Top 5 charts
Best budget headphones
1
2
3
4
5
RHA MA450i
Sennheiser HD 429
Rock Jaw Alpha Genus
AKG K77
Vibe Slick Zip V3
Price
£39 inc VAT
£45 inc VAT
£41 inc VAT
£25 inc VAT
£12 inc VAT
Website
Rha-audio.com/uk
En-uk.sennheiser.com
Rockjawaudio.com
Uk.akg.com
Vibeaudio.co.uk
Launch date
Nov 14
Jan 11
Jun 14
May 08
Sep 13
Type
In-ear
Circumaural over-ear
In-ear
Circumaural over-ear
In-ear
Frequency response
16Hz to 22kHz
18Hz to 22kHz
20Hz to 20kHz
18Hz to 20.5kHz
20Hz to 20kHz
Nominal impedence
16 ohms
32 ohms
16 ohms
32 ohms
16 ohms
Sensitivity
103dB
110dB
108dB
112dB
93dB
In-line remote
Yes (3 button)
No
No
No
Yes (1 button)
Mic
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Extra grommets
Yes
N/A
Yes, and filters
N/A
Yes
Carry case
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Cable length
1.5m (braided)
3m
1.2m (twisted)
2.5m
1.2m
Weight
14g
218g
11g
190g
21g
Warranty
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
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Best headphones
1
2
3
4
5
Denon AH-D600
Bose QC20
Denon AH-W150
Bowers & Wilkins P3
RHA MA450i
Price
£229 inc VAT
£259 inc VAT
£59 inc VAT
£169 inc VAT
£39 inc VAT
Website
Denon.co.uk
Bose.co.uk
Denon.co.uk
Bowers-wilkins.co.uk
Rha-audio.com/uk
Launch date
Aug 2012
Jun 13
Aug 12
Jun 12
Nov 14
Type
Circumaural over-ear
In-ear
Over-ear wireless buds
On-ear, foldable
In-ear
Frequency response
8Hz to 25kHz
20-21kHz
5Hz to 25kHz
10Hz to 20kHz
16Hz to 22kHz
Nominal impedence
37 ohms
32 ohms
16 ohms
34 ohms
16 ohms
Sensitivity
120dB
105dB
102dB
111dB
103dB
In-line remote
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes (3 button)
Mic
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Extra grommets
N/A
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Carry case
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cable length
3m
1.3m
N/A
1.2m
1.5m (braided)
Weight
250g
44g
23g
132g
14g
Warranty
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
1 year
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