JBL Live 770NC vs Sony WH-1000XM5

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Live 770NC compared with WH-1000XM5

	JBLLive 770NC	SonyWH-1000XM5
Overview
Released
Released	August 2023	May 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	Yes	Yes
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	Yes	Yes
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	30 mm
Back
Back	Closed	–
Impedance
Impedance	32 ohms	–
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	SBC and AAC	SBC, AAC and LDAC
Lossless over USB-C
Lossless over USB-C	–	No
Chip
Chip	–	QN1
Drivers
Drivers	40 mm dynamic; current UK page lists 20 Hz–20 kHz response; PDF distinguishes Bluetooth 20 Hz–20 kHz from AUX 20 Hz–40 kHz; 100 dB SPL sensitivity at 1 kHz	30 mm driver unit with a carbon fibre composite dome, soft edge and neodymium magnet; 4 Hz to 40,000 Hz (JEITA, wired, switched on); sensitivity 102 dB/mW switched on, 100 dB/mW switched off; impedance 48 Ω switched on, 16 Ω switched off (1 kHz)
Chip
Chip	–	HD Noise Canceling Processor QN1 and Integrated Processor V1
Noise cancelling detail
Noise cancelling detail	True Adaptive Noise Cancelling, Ambient Aware and TalkThru	Eight microphones for noise cancelling (four on each ear cup); Auto NC Optimizer adjusts noise cancelling to the fit and surroundings, including air pressure; Ambient Sound Mode; Quick Attention Mode; Speak-to-Chat
Audio features
Audio features	Spatial Sound and Personi-Fi 2.0; SBC/AAC confirmed by Les Numériques, while maker LE Audio support remains a promised OTA update; no current LC3 support inferred	LDAC up to 990 kbps (Hi-Res Audio Wireless); Hi-Res Audio over the headphone cable; DSEE Extreme upscaling; 360 Reality Audio
Hearing health
Hearing health	Personalised hearing profile and VoiceAware own-voice monitoring	–
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	Up to 50 hours	Up to 30 hours
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 65 hours with Bluetooth on and ANC off, 50 with both on, or 40 with Bluetooth off and ANC on; calls up to 33 hours without ANC or 28 with it; 850 mAh, 3.7 V battery. Current UK table and PDF give three-hour full charging, despite two hours in marketing prose	Up to 40 hours with noise cancelling off (AAC); with LDAC, 26 hours with noise cancelling on or 36 hours off; with SBC, 28 hours on or 38 hours off; talk time up to 24 hours (32 hours with noise cancelling off); up to 28 hours on the headphone cable with noise cancelling on (38 hours off); can't be used while charging
Fast charging
Fast charging	Five minutes supplies up to four hours	3 minutes gives about 3 hours of playback with a USB PD adaptor (9 V/2.3 A or more), or about 1 hour with a standard 1.5 A adaptor; 10 minutes gives about 5 hours; full charge in about 3.5 hours
Design
Weight
Weight	256 g	250 g (better)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.3	5.2
Two devices at once
Two devices at once	Yes	Yes
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	Physical buttons and customisable touch panel; maker automatic play/pause worked in Les Numériques' firmware 3.2.0 test, while Tom's Guide reports wearing detection failed	Touch sensor control panel on the right ear cup (double-tap to play, pause or answer calls; swipe forwards or backwards to skip; swipe up or down for volume; cover with your hand for Quick Attention Mode); power and NC/AMB buttons on the left ear cup; a proximity sensor in the left unit pauses music when the headphones are taken off and switches them off after 15 minutes
Microphones
Microphones	Two beamforming call microphones; maker separately describes four noise-sensing microphones	Eight microphones for noise cancelling; four beamforming microphones with AI-based noise reduction for calls; MEMS, omnidirectional
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Foldable over-ear design with fabric headband; closed back confirmed by Les Numériques	Closed, over-ear; Soft fit leather headband and earpads; stepless slider; ear cups swivel flat for the carrying case
Water resistance detail
Water resistance detail	–	No water resistance rating; Sony says the headphones are not waterproof
Dimensions
Dimensions	Outer cups 9.3 × 7.6 cm; inner 5.8 × 4 cm; depth 2.7 cm	–
Works with
Works with	Two Bluetooth devices, Google Fast Pair, voice assistants and detachable analogue cable; passive listening confirmed by Les Numériques	Sony | Headphones Connect app (now Sony | Sound Connect) for iOS and Android; multipoint connection to two devices; the headphone cable also works with the headphones switched off, without noise cancelling
Colours
Colours	Black, White, Blue and Sandstone	Black, Platinum Silver, Midnight Blue, Smoky Pink (Sony Australia; colours vary by region)
In the box
In the box	Headphones, USB-C charging cable, detachable audio cable, warranty and quick-start guide. UK page and maker prose advertise a carrying pouch, but PDF box list and Les Numériques' sample omit it. Maker's end-August UK schedule is corroborated by Les Numériques' actual 31 August 2023 regional release	Headphones, USB-C cable (USB-A to USB-C, about 20 cm), headphone cable (about 1.2 m, gold-plated L-shaped stereo mini plug), carrying case, documents