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Updated January 10, 2024·

The Sennheiser 450BT offers superior active noise cancelling and better overall sound quality, making it ideal for immersive music listening and air travel where noise isolation is crucial. It also includes a convenient foldable design for portability and supports AptX Low Latency, enhancing TV and gaming experiences by reducing audio lag. Meanwhile, the Steelseries TUSQ is a more budget-friendly option, lighter in weight and has a boom microphone, which can be better for gaming. However, the TUSQ lacks wireless connectivity and noise cancellation, and is not optimized for exercise due to the lack of sweatproof certification. Choose the Sennheiser 450BT for a high-quality audio experience with greater versatility, or the Steelseries TUSQ for a less expensive solution with an emphasis on gaming. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the Sennheiser 450BT
  • Very good for TV and video
  • Excellent for air travel
  • Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Steelseries TUSQ
  • Good for music

Key differences

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Music

6.2
450BT
TUSQ
7.6
The Steelseries TUSQ is good for music, while the Sennheiser 450BT is only fair.

Phone Calls

6.9
450BT
TUSQ
5.2
The Sennheiser 450BT is only fair for phone calls, while the Steelseries TUSQ is poor.

Podcasts and Audiobooks

7.9
450BT
TUSQ
4.7
The Sennheiser 450BT is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Steelseries TUSQ is poor.

TV and Video

8.1
450BT
TUSQ
7.3
The Sennheiser 450BT is very good for TV and video, while the Steelseries TUSQ is good.

Noise Reduction

9.1
450BT
TUSQ
6.0
The Sennheiser 450BT is excellent for noise reduction, while the Steelseries TUSQ is only fair.

Battery

27.5 Hours
450BT
TUSQ
N/A
The Sennheiser 450BT has 27.5 hours of battery life. The Steelseries TUSQ does not have a battery.

Cost

$90
450BT
TUSQ
$30
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The Sennheiser 450BT has a price of $90 and the Steelseries TUSQ costs $30.
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Key similarities

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Gaming

8.8
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TUSQ
8.5
The Sennheiser 450BT and Steelseries TUSQ are both very good for gaming.

Build Quality

8.0
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8.0
The Sennheiser 450BT and Steelseries TUSQ both have very good build quality.

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How the Sennheiser 450BT and the Steelseries TUSQ compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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Sennheiser 450BTSteelseries TUSQ
Sennheiser 450BTSteelseries TUSQ

GENERAL

Price
$90
$30
Brand
SennheiserSteelseries
Release Date
February 1, 2020August 1, 2021
Form Factor
HeadphonesEarbuds
Connectivity
Wired + WirelessWired

SOUND

Music Score
6.2/107.7/10
Phone Calls Score
7/105.3/10
Gaming Score
8.9/108.6/10
TV and Video Score
8.1/107.4/10
Exercise Score
6.1/104.2/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
27.5 HoursN/A
Wireless charging
NoN/A
Charging time
2.3 HoursN/A
Bluetooth version
5N/A

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
YesNo
Noise Reduction Score
9.1/106/10
Virtual Surround
NoN/A
Android App
YesN/A
iOS App
YesN/A
Mic Quality
8.5/108.5/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8/108/10
Comfort score
7/107.6/10
Size
N/ALarge
Weight (headset or single earbud)
240.4 Grams11 Grams
Microphone style
IntegratedBoom

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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."

Steelseries TUSQ

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Can Buy or Not

Aloysius Low | March 2021
"The SteelSeries Arctis Tusq is a great headset for those on a more modest budget. You can use it for gaming or music, and I daresay it's also great for Zoom meetings when you don't want to be wearing on-ear or over-ear headphones."

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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.

About Steelseries

Steelseries is a Danish gaming products manufacturer founded in 2001 and owned by GN Store Nord. Beside a large variety of gaming peripherals like mice, keyboards, and mousemats, Steelseries markets the Arctis line of gaming headsets which feature integrated boom microphones and RGB lighting. Steelseries has partnered with several game publishers and studios for limited editions of their products like a line of Cyberpunk 2077 themed headsets in 2020.

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