Sennheiser HD 450BT Review | Budget-Friendly ANC Headphones
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- Опубликовано: 27 авг 2024
- Review of Sennheiser's HD 450BT headphones, which offer Active Noise Cancelling and other premium features for under £200. If you're set on a pair of over-ear ANC 'phones but you don't have the cash to spend on Sony's fresh WH4 1000s, the Bose QCs or other top-end offerings, the HD 450BT will definitely appeal. And while they're not as good as those top-priced headphones, there's still plenty to like here.
Check out my reviews of other best ANC headphones in 2020, including my coverage of noise cancellation True Wireless Earbuds like Samsung's new Buds Live. Of course, for true isolation you'll want to check out over-ear options like this set from Sennheiser. I'm hoping to test out those Sony WH4 headphones soon too, so stay tuned for more on those.
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Good review! I bought these headphones the other week and I really love them. It's true about the narrow ear padding, and it does get a bit hot and cramped... but I find them really comfortable and they certainly don't hurt my ears like on-ear headphones do (which means I'm able to wear these for hours on end). I do find there's a bit of a hiss with the ANC switched on, but it's negligible once you're playing music (I find the padding alone does a really good job of blocking out noise). Sound quality is great - I much prefer this to the bass-heaviness of the Sony XM3. It only took me a few minutes to get acquainted with the manual controls on the headset, and the fact that they're manual controls was a big selling point for me - I just don't have the patience for learning how to use touchpads on the more premium headsets. Perhaps the two things I don't like is that the headset doesn't make it clear when ANC is switched on, and also, while you can technically have two devices connected to the headset via Bluetooth, I find that switching between the devices isn't always so seamless, especially when the two devices are in close proximity. Aside from that, absolutely no regrets buying these headphones! I've been a fan of Sennheiser for a long time - I find that their 'cheaper' models are still well built.
Nice to know! Thanks!
hey i bought one today?
how has your's held up??
A very accurate review. Own these too, and agree with each point. Also, these sound great in wired mode)
I just ordered them today can u give me a update plz
Hey if I was to workout with these on would it ruin the headphones or would I be okay?
I’m actually watching this wearing a pair of 450BTs and, I must say, I love them!
I bought the, for music on the go but, due to lockdown and now being in isolation, I’m not venturing too far. However, I’ve also been using these for work (customer service, call centre), as they are much better than the gaming headset I thought would be perfect (and because my original work headset needs some Quick Disconnect adapter). The customers can hear me so clearly and I them. Plus it means I’m not tethered to the PC if a parcel comes, etc.
I’d highly recommend these. I used to have the 4.40BTs but lost them (lost pre-lockdown - probably at work or left in a taxi), and they’re definitely a step up.
Does it have a microphone?
Smashi not an in line one but I can take calls on it. I’m actually using it for working from home as my call centre headset has a weird “quick disconnect” end as opposed to 3.5mm, lightning or USB C and, between starting WFH and buying these, I bought a Rig gaming headset that has began falling apart.
My customers can hear me pretty well (the line itself is awful, not the headphones), and I can comfortably sit with these on for many hours at a time.
@@DavidWW1991 Ooh, thanks!
I bought this headphones recently. When attending the calls I am listening the minute sounds in my surroundings loudly into my ears like knocking table,keyboard typing..it's like am in empty room can listen everysound
What can you say about the outwards sound leakage? If it's not too much trouble, at what percentage can you have the volume before you hear something whilst the earcups are covered by your hands? It's sound leakage is supposedly one of the best among the over-ear headphones.
I am listening to this video on my sennheiser 450BT HD audio.
Sound good?
Same
Same lol
Me on My 458BT HD
Same 🥳
A comparison between the best over-ear headphones under a 100$ would be reeaallly cool!
On sale as of comment date on Amazon for anyone looking buying these currently
got em today for $AUD149 = $115 US.
I got them for $200 and it was $100 off
I’ve been using mine for a little more than 2 years now and I have to say they’ve been great. Only had to change the ear cushions a few months ago as they tore up a bit. Cost me ~10 euros. Other than that I’m extremely satisfied with the headset. Battery life is like the day I bought it. Plus you can still use it as it’s charging via the USB c port. The only negative imo is the non-standard 2.5 mm jack. It is a bit frustrating to not be able to use a standard aux cable. Especially if you’ve lost the one that comes with the package.
I just bought the HD458BT, they're pretty much the same as these on the video and they're a major win for me. They're very comfortable, the padding doesn't bother me at all, idk what they were complaining about it. They cost me 99€ on sale and I don't see why people are spending 300+ on other ''high quality headphones'' since these have everything you need (they're from a company with experience, have excellent build quality, Bluetooth 5.0, clear sound with low frequencies, long lasting battery, ANC, 3.5 input, etc
Just bought the headphones last week after seeing this review, pretty accurate review and I think the headphones are great.
Did I miss it or you didn't test the microphone?
Just ordered some this morning. Super excited
Great review! My husband bought me a pair for my 40th birthday to use for work. The grey rings that are on each side of the earcup where you adjust the headphones cracked. I took them back and they were replaced. They same thing happened to my second pair, and I have also sent those ones back. I am really disappointed because these headphones sound great and fit well. Now, I have to look for another set of good headphones all over again. Not happy.
After using them for almost a year I can say my ears got used to the pads so I can feel no discomfort whatsover.
They can stay connected to both my android phone and my windows laptop no problem, which is great.
Their ANC works great too, listening to electronic ambient music using them e.g. on train is bliss. The pads sticking firmly to your head help noise cancellation greatly as well.
One more thing that works great here and maybe could've been mentioned in this vid is the connection cord. Which obviously helps when your headphones battery goes too low OR you want to listen to music in a bit better quality. Some bitrate/frequency levels are only available when you listen with the connection cord plugged in. Even though the APTX codec works great here.
Cheers!
I have the 4.40 bt (the non ANC version) and recently bought some QC 35 2s and my main complaint was definitely the top head band and the eat cup fit but the sound quality was amazing and I would definitely recommend as a cheaper alternative
the trebles are kind of weird and they aren't so comfortable but still gud for the price
I have the sony xm4 and the Sennheiser hd4.50 ; I love the controls on the Sennheiser. Audio signature is classic Sennheiser, well balanced, the quality improves a lot if you go wired. The Sony xm4 is hands down way better. But, this pair holds its own and I do switch between them every now and then. It's a solid pair of headphones.
I've been using these (or the previous version, I'm not sure. They look identical) for a couple of years, and in general I really like them. I got them for £90 on an amazon deal, so I got a fantastic deal and they've been fantastic for the amount of time they've lasted.
The bluetooth is good, they sound good, battery life is great - I charge them every few days and the announcements for battery are, as you said, vague but its almost always on the high end of the range. The proprietary headphone connector when not using bluetooth is good - the screw in part means you can't yank them out, but I suppose it makes it harder to replace if it breaks. The earcups have also got a little bigger over the extended use. They're still intact, if with a few scratches, and they're pretty adjustable.
However, the controls are very irriating. The pause button is so annoying - too easy to skip tracks, or go back, and is hard to find quickly if you need to pause. The noise cancelling is ok, but not as good as the Sony MDX-1000 I've compared them to (though for a third of the price you can't complain), but it seems to have gone down in effectiveness over the years. The random "12 hours playtime" voice when fully charged has given made me jump a few times. You also can't see just by looking at them whether the noise cancelling is on, though it is fairly easy to work out by listening. I agree with volume - the base volume level on my phone is fairly loud, but it is still usable. Sometimes it is a bit slow to connect, but that's probably the devices I'm connecting to rather than the headphones.
In general, I'd say go for them, especially if you see them on a deal. They're great for the money, and if you are travelling on aeroplanes regularly (not at the moment hopefully) and want the noise cancelling to be better, if you can stretch to a high end pair it is probably worth it.
Feel free to ask about them if you want, people of youtube.
Is there some kind of hiss or beeb when you aren't playing anything but its still on? My headphones now have some kinde of hiss and it drives me crazy.
@@ellendeluyck8356 Yes, with NC on. You aren't going to find a pair that don't though, because that's how NC works
Does it leak sound?
My budget is 12k INR should i go for sennheiser or sony
Just got mine love them, I have small ears so the pads were grand. And alot of hair so no padding on the top was fine too lol.
How's the ANC do you get a headache?
@@miisty6438 no headaches all good👍
seriously good review thank u so much
How hard is it to put wider holes for your ears and make them feel comfy or put a bit off metal in there. There are 10£ gun noise cancelling headsets that are more comfortable than most brands
I have the Spin-off: 450r !!! I FEEL LUCKY and blessed. I prefer to equalize them to clarify their sound... and then it gets fairly DECENT to be a sealed can.
In my huge collection of headphones it's the most pleasant in the closed-backs!
I'm not a wireless-headed. I chose to wire them to the DAC, to get the best from them!
Cheers! 🇮🇹
All the reviews fail to say that when on calls, the microphone lets you hear your own voice and your surroundings, which is pretty bad for shared home offices or loud enviroments of any kind. If you plan to use them on said places, make sure you have an external microphone to make it the default recording device on Windows thus avoiding the "pass through feature".
This only applies to wireless, in my experience
Thanks for the tip. I'll have to say that would be a showstopper for me. I almost ordered a pair, but now I'll have to look around...
Thank you for taking the time to make such detailed review ! Great video
Can get these for £99 at Richer Sounds at the moment which looks like a complete bargain.
Please send the link
@@stephennkrumah it was a black friday deal. Now up to £120.
Sennheiser probably was like, 6h of podcast or 2h of blowing your head off with bass at high volume xD
I bought the 458bt's for a equivalent 70 pounds, a steal deal. But for a higher cost I don't know if they are that worth it. The sound is really great. Would recommend without considering the price.
Is it worth it for the noise cancellation?
@@licinylopes8755 I will not buy this for its nioce cancelling ability
I just got these and have been experiencing a clicking/creaking sound in the right cup if I move while wearing them. It does it when both turned off and on so I'm sure it's mechanical. Curious if anyone else is experiencing the same?
Realy like your products reviews
Hello, great video! I have some questions. Can i use it on Pc with the charger on? Does it have microphone for making calls (discord, meets, teams etc) and is it good? Is it worth even this date, or there is another better option out there?
Excellent review! I'm listening to this on a pair of these headphones and let me just say that they are very comfortable and sound great considering the price. In Australia their RRP is $299 but I got them for $165 because they were on special for an EOFY sale. I like the simple app with eq control and the headphones were easy to set up. It was also nice that they were almost fully charged without me having to wait 2 hours for them to charge initially before I could use them. I nearly went for a pair of Sony 710 as they were also on special for an even cheaper $149 down from $299 but I've always found Sony headphones to be too bass heavy, just like their Bluetooth speakers and the HD450BT has a 2 year warranty as opposed to the 1 year warranty on the Sony.
Mic comes with unsolvable issue that it is picking up surround sounds. So during phone calls you only hear yourself and surround sounds while it is really hard to hear the person you are talking with. I own one and I offer you to find another device.
Great vid
Where did u buy that controller from ( the one u used in the realme x50 review )
Had two pairs as lost one they last forever superb sound quality best under £100 and imo superior to £400beats
Great review! Liked and subbed 💯
I really hope youtubers start paying closer attention when mentioning/covering bluetooth audio delay as best is Aptx LL (old technology but 34-40ms audio delay) vs Aptx adaptive (newer codec which combines aptx LL & aptx HD with slower 80ms audio delay and isn't backwards compatible with Aptx LL).
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@Tech Spurt the volume fluctuations could be due to bit depth and sample rate of your device? Having this on a high setting on your PC (e.g., 24 bit 192000 [studio quality]) may be causing this?
Hi I’m having trouble connecting these through bluetooth to my computer any solutions?
fluctuating volume might be because you have multiple devices paired to it? Mine is paired to both PC and Phone, listening to music wirelessly from PC : when notifications come from the phone, music volumes goes down and notification sound sometimes doesn’t come through, depends on sound length, just got used to it, if the volume suddenly goes down, I just check my phone to see if I got something
they are now 100 euro on amazon
You gotta check the 350BTs!
That's a nice solid design if I do say so myself.
Hi Chris can I suggest you get your hands on a pair of MU6 Space 2 ANC headphones. Just acquired a pair and they're really awesome. Rival Sony MX 1000 3 and Bose.
I may get these since I need a good pair of headphones and all I have is about €200 so they sound like they could do the job. Is there any other headphones better for €200?
You can get premium headphone for under 200 on amazon
Pxc 550 *wink wink*
How does this hold up against hd 350 bt, hd 450 se, sony whch710n, scullcandy hesh evo and hesh anc?
Would these be comfortable for glasses wearers?
Hi ,Are these a good buy @ $80 new on sale? How is sound separation. I prefer good mids vocals with decent bass. Thanks 🙏
Can anybody tell me if they bleed out sound? Like if I'm listening to high volume can the person next to me hear it?
My son got these for Christmas and the left speaker doesn’t have sound when using bluetooth but does when usung the 3.5m jack. Others have had this issue too by the looks of it. Anyone else ever experienced this?
Would you chose these or the bang and Olufsen h4 gen 2 for the same price ?
Anyone else find these lacking in volume? I could use another couple of notches in it's volume range
True that’s an issue just get Soundcore is better
Why didn't you provide a sound sample from the mic?
These are the best value aptx low latency headphones I could find
I just picked these headphones up and quite like them. Very good sound on my phone. I was not able to get the "Smart Control" app to recognize my headphones, it said in the fine print my headphones are before a certain time so, "too old"? I just downloaded a separate equalizer app which works fine.
Just bought this headphone and would like to know what’s the review for this ?
Are they good for bass to watch movies?
great review
these Sennheiser's HD 450BT's are 129 ( Canadian ) 95 ( USD ) for black friday....i just need a set of headphones for watching netflix and my ipad for movies and utube....the noise cancellation and calls are not important but good sound is ....would these be a good buy ?....cheers from Canada
Anyone can explain,why it randomly turn off?I have this but I was struggling keeping it on.Its on my ears but it says,turn off eventhough im actively using it.
Not a bad pair of headphones. Sound quality okay, if not a bit quiet, but the ANC is utterly useless on a plane as I found out yesterday. Now I just have to decide whether to get the Bose 700's or the Sony XM4's.
Do these make a beep whenever you turn the volume up or down? My HD440s do, and I find it really annoying. Hoping these HD 450BT don't?
I don’t see how headphones over 100 dollars can not be top of the line, it’s 2022 makes no sense
I got a pair of Sony zx220Bt, the battery is starting to show signs of degradation an I see the Sennheiser HD 450BT a worthy replacement
i am finding problems with it, suddenly no noise comes and it comes back
Sennheiser 450bt or Soundcore Q30? Which is better?
What is the difference between those and Special Edition?
These or soundcore life q30 for noise cancelling.. which one is better please.
2 weeks to figure out the buttons? did you even read the manual? it takes about 1 minute to do that - i've the same pair of headphones and i will agree on the narrow earpads (idk about the head padding as i'm not bald) but other than that these were a great purchase, excellent battery life, fantastic sound quality (not that bass heavy unless you tinker the EQs), mediocre microphone but decent enough to have pick up a phone call and have a conversation, and a solid build quality even if it's all plastic
Do you need to keep the equalizer app open for the sound to be equalized?
Just wondering how is the volume... I did checked a few of these (beats bose etc) but my 20£ headphone is way way way louder the all of them. Apparently there's a EU safety volume limit on them..??
Have you checked the output impedance on your source device?
how is better Sennheiser HD 450BT or soundcore q30
Is there dimensions of the ear cups somewhere?
How is the leakage sound.. do somebody hear your music?
Can you connect them with your pc and your phone at the same time?
Yes
Do these have dual pairing/ multi-point connectivity (e.g., connect to both laptop & phone, normally listen to laptop audio but automatically switching to phone when it starts ringing)?
yes
@@andremp1634 Thanks for the reply. Strange that Sennheiser doesn't mention it anywhere... I find this to be an extremely useful feature.
Yes
Are they balanced well like an Audiotechnica?
For this price I am quite disappointed. They give good sound, true, but also headphones in price range 60-70€ are doing the same. ANC is poor, it is better with chins ones with price range of 50-60€, and additionally they have in call this ambient sound that you can not turn off (I would at least expect that it can be turned off). Overall I would expect for this price better ANC and no ambient sound in talk. AAAhhh, yes, allmost forgot, material-plastic is good (if you are buying head phones for plastic)
Hello! Which headphones are better yet do the same thing?
These or the Sony CH720N what y'all saying??
Sennheiser 450 BT or Anker life Q35?
Nice review as always @techspurt however. Where is my weekly fix of techspurt weekly? Its not the same without it
I got one but could not pair with my smartphone.Very disappoint.
Which is better? This or soundcore life q30
Soundcore
how do i turn the sidetone off? everything sounds like vomit
I need a set of headphones for music, for video editing and for audio capture (whilst filming) hence the need for a wired option! These look good! Anything around this price point I've missed?
These things are amazing. (You have to use the cable that you got with these headphones). If you use a good amp these headphones actually sound superb,
If you have questions i will try to answer them
@@jasperboer9854 they seem to fit my needs. Did you look at anything else with the same spec?
@@simonrhys samson but they are wired (not samsung but samson)
@@jasperboer9854 okay mate. I'll have a look. The fact that these do both is a real plus however!
No techspurt weekly this week?
I'm trying to get headphones for my home studio. I am comparing these to Beyerdynamic 770. I record my vocals and covers. Would this be a better choice?
I got 770 just recently, and honestly didn’t like them. The bass was way too oversaturated and I expected much more for the price
how to use google assistant instead of amazon alexa
Hi, will these headphones work with a PC with bluetooth? I'm thinking about them as a cheap wireless gaming headset.
I think you want more clarity to your sound when gaming and less base. Maybe SteelSeries or Razer (or any other gaming brand for that matter) have cheap wireless headphones?
How is this for gaming?
what are headphones for big ol' ears!!!
How is the durabiliti in them
I recommend checking out the Sony Wh-xb900n, worthy contender for the 450bt
But the price difference is huge! I’m Lithuania the sony xb900n is €250 and the dentist sennheiser hd450 bt is €99. As of today
quality review
Paid $149 AUD...Winning!!!
These sound significantly weird once you screen record with mic switched-on while connected to an iOS device. I purchased these considering your review and iam truly disappointed . Would appreciate if you look into this.
You didn’t evaluate the mic
Great review, I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 600 headphones that I bought in 2002 (ish), cost me £300 & I use them that infrequently that they still look & feel brand new, I love them & they sound just amazing, especially through my Realme 6 Pro! Oh yeh & "flaps" 😏
2002???
Your headphones more expensive then your phone bruv
@@drowzy7338 So?
@@redwanahmedratul4212 Yes, the year before 2003
i envy you man. i've been wanting a pair of hd 600s for years but they're always way too expensive for me. just goes to show how a good pair of headphones wont ever go obsolete unlike many other forms of technology
do these headphones have sarroundsound
Does it hurst your ears?
Does it work for ps4 party
Your review doesn't line up with most others for these headphones. Specifically when it comes to ANC quality and mic quality. Everyone else those two are average at best, while you say they're really good.
They do almost everything well, except the BT was upgraded to Alexa in the SE.
Yes, everything is done well, except music. The sound quality for music is just unlistenable.
Bro what your favorite buget gaming smart phones please reply
Red magic 3