Over-Ear
Earfun Wave Pro X
85Outstanding
$130
Full review dataEarfun Wave Pro X vs Soul Emotion Max: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Earfun Wave Pro X vs Soul Emotion Max, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Soul Emotion Max
Not yet scored
$120
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Earfun Wave Pro X leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Earfun Wave Pro X
- Soul Emotion Max
HearWiki score
85
-
Sound
8.3
-
Noise cancelling
7.8
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
7.7
-
Value
9.6
-
Price (USD)
$130
$120
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
New platform
Earfun Wave Pro X (2026) against Soul Emotion Max (2024). The Earfun Wave Pro X is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 6.0 against 5.3 and ANC type Hybrid against Feed-forward.
- Wave Pro X20262 yr newer
- Emotion Max2024
What differsWave Pro XEmotion Max
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- 5.3
- ANC type
- Hybrid
- Feed-forward
Platform
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C.
Specifications
Wave Pro XEmotion Max
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $130
- $120
- HearWiki score
- 85
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 13 mm driver
- Driver type
- dynamic
- -
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 13 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, aptX, LC3, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 90 h
- 24 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 50 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- hybrid
- feedforward
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Weight
- 259 g
- -
- Water resistance
- -
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 8
- 2
- Microphone type
- -
- MEMS
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- noise-cancelling mic
- cVc 8.0
What reviewers said
Earfun Wave Pro X
The Earfun Wave Pro X is a budget-friendly over-ear wireless headphone that pairs hybrid active noise cancellation with an impressively long battery life. It supports a wide range of high-quality Bluetooth codecs, including LDAC and aptX Lossless, and offers multipoint connectivity for seamless device switching. With its 40mm dynamic drivers and customizable EQ, it aims to deliver a versatile and immersive listening experience at a competitive price point.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC effectively reduces ambient noise
- Pro:Exceptional battery life, especially with ANC off
- Pro:Supports high-resolution codecs like LDAC and aptX Lossless
- Con:Plastic build may not feel as premium as pricier rivals
- Con:Controls are limited to physical buttons
- Con:Frequency response is somewhat narrow for an over-ear model
Soul Emotion Max
The Soul Emotion Max is a budget-friendly over-ear wireless headphone with active noise cancellation and Bluetooth 5.3 multipoint connectivity. It delivers up to 24 hours of playback with ANC engaged, and its dual MEMS microphones plus cVc 8.0 technology ensure clear voice calls. The IPX4 rating adds light water resistance for everyday use.
- Pro:Effective feedforward ANC for the price
- Pro:Long 24-hour battery life with ANC on
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint for seamless switching
- Con:13mm drivers may limit bass depth
- Con:No wired playback option mentioned
- Con:ANC is feedforward, not adaptive
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