Over-Ear
QCY H3S
81Outstanding
$34
Full review dataQCY H3S vs Shure Srh550dj: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the QCY H3S vs Shure Srh550dj, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Shure Srh550dj
Not yet scored
$59
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
QCY H3S leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- QCY H3S
- Shure Srh550dj
HearWiki score
81
-
Sound
7.5
-
Noise cancelling
7.4
-
Battery
9.8
-
Calls
5.4
-
Value
9.5
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Price (USD)
$34
$59
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?
Same generation
The QCY H3S is 14 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. The platform is level; the newer hardware shows up in convenience features instead - the QCY H3S adds USB-C. For 14 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.
- H3S202514 yr newer
- Srh550dj2011
What differsH3SSrh550dj
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
Everyday features
Specifications
H3SSrh550dj
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $34
- $59
- HearWiki score
- 81
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2011
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 2-driver hybrid
- 50 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- hybrid
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 50 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- 5 Hz - 22 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 109 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 6.0
- -
- Codecs
- AAC, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 102 h
- -
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 58 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 7 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- -
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 240 g
- 235 g
- Water resistance
- none
- -
- Foldable
- Yes
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- No
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 7
- -
What reviewers said
QCY H3S
The QCY H3S is a budget-friendly over-ear wireless headphone that packs adaptive active noise cancellation, a hybrid dual-driver setup, and support for LDAC and Bluetooth 6.0. Its foldable design and lightweight build add to its portability and convenience.
- Pro:Effective adaptive ANC for the price
- Pro:LDAC and AAC codec support for high-quality audio
- Pro:Multipoint connectivity and Bluetooth 6.0
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Controls are button-based, not touch
Shure Srh550dj
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