JBL Live 400BT vs Sony MDR-1AM2

The reviewers at Rtings have featured the JBL Live 400BT in their JBL Live 400BT Wireless Headphones Review roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

As for the Sony MDR-1AM2, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Head-fi, hardwarezone.com.sg, and Wirecutter enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct JBL Live 400BT vs. Sony MDR-1AM2 review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the JBL Live 400BT most impressed the reviewers at Rtings, who gave it a score of 7, whereas the Sony MDR-1AM2 did best in its Head-fi review - it scored 8 points.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review data to compare them to their competitors. We found that the Sony MDR-1AM2, with its 8.0 out of 10 points, got reviewed noticeably better than most of its competitors - the average Wireless Headphone score being 7.3 - whereas the JBL Live 400BT performed worse, with an average of merely 7.0.