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Updated April 11, 2024·

If budget is a concern and you want good quality sound for TV and gaming, the Sennheiser 450BT would be a suitable choice, as they're less expensive and have low latency. However, if you're looking for the best experience during calls and meetings, as well as superior sound for a variety of uses like music and travel, the Sennheiser Accentum Plus might be worth the higher investment, offering excellent mic quality and active noise cancelling. The Accentum Plus also has a longer battery life and is equipped with advanced codec support such as AptX Adaptive, which improves sound quality for compatible devices. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
  • The Sennheiser 450BT has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Accentum Plus.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Accentum Plus
  • Good for music
  • Excellent for phone calls
  • Excellent for gaming
  • Very good for exercise
  • Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks

Key differences

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Music

6.2
450BT
Accentum Plus
7.5
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is good for music, while the Sennheiser 450BT is only fair.

Phone Calls

6.9
450BT
Accentum Plus
9.2
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for phone calls, while the Sennheiser 450BT is only fair.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

7.9
450BT
Accentum Plus
9.3
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser 450BT is good.

TV and Video

8.1
450BT
Accentum Plus
8.8
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus and Sennheiser 450BT are both very good for TV and video, though the Sennheiser Accentum Plus is somewhat better.

Noise Reduction

9.1
450BT
Accentum Plus
8.3
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good.

Battery

27.5 Hours
450BT
Accentum Plus
50.0 Hours
The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus has 50 hours of battery life.

Cost

$90
450BT
Accentum Plus
$230
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The Sennheiser 450BT has a price of $90 and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus costs $230.

Build Quality

8.0
450BT
Accentum Plus
8.9
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus and Sennheiser 450BT both have very good build quality, though the Sennheiser Accentum Plus has somewhat better build quality.
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Key similarities

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Gaming

8.8
450BT
Accentum Plus
9.1
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser Accentum Plus to be excellent for gaming, while the Sennheiser 450BT is very good.

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How the Sennheiser 450BT and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Sennheiser 450BTSennheiser Accentum Plus
Sennheiser 450BTSennheiser Accentum Plus

GENERAL

Price
$90
$230
Brand
SennheiserSennheiser
Release Date
February 1, 2020February 1, 2024
Form Factor
HeadphonesHeadphones
Connectivity
Wired + WirelessWired + Wireless

SOUND

Music Score
6.2/107.5/10
Phone Calls Score
7/109.3/10
Gaming Score
8.9/109.1/10
TV and Video Score
8.1/108.8/10
Exercise Score
6.1/108/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
27.5 Hours50 Hours
Wireless charging
NoNo
Charging time
2.3 Hours2 Hours
Bluetooth version
55.2

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesYes
Noise Reduction Score
9.1/108.4/10
Virtual Surround
NoNo
Android App
YesYes
iOS App
YesYes
Mic Quality
8.5/108.5/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8/108.9/10
Comfort score
7/107.6/10
Weight (headset or single earbud)
240.4 Grams227 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedIntegrated
Waterproof Rating
00

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Sound Guys

Lily Katz | March 2022
"The Sennheiser HD 450BT is a very good pair of headphones for the price, noise canceling is good and sound quality is great—quite rare at this price point. Like any product, this headset isn’t without its faults."

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About Sennheiser

A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.

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