Audio-Technica ATH-M40x vs Bose QuietComfort

Every tracked fact about the two, side by side - prices, history lows, ratings and measured tuning. No verdict: which one to buy is the visitor's decision, always.

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Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones Audio-Technica Now ₹10,388 at ListenUp Lowest on record ₹9,364 on Thursday, 22nd Oct, 2026 Full prices & history

Bose QuietComfort Headphones - Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones (Lunar Blue) Bose Now ₹27,900 at AV Shack At its lowest recorded price Full prices & history

What is being compared

Both sides are headphones. The rows below are the facts each store publishes for this shelf - driver setup, impedance, sensitivity, back design and connectivity. A dash means the listing does not state that spec.

Spec Audio-Technica Bose

Sensitivity 98dB —

Connectivity Wired Wireless

Active noise cancelling — ANC / noise cancelling

Measured tuning, side by side

Both curves are real community measurements (gold: Audio-Technica · ink: Bose). Each is level-aligned to its own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean, so rig offsets don't skew the comparison.

Audio-Technica Bose

Tuning distance ±2.33 dB RMS 86% match - Very close. Computed on a shared 40-point log grid, 20 Hz–10 kHz. A measurement-space fact, not a promise two ears agree.

Bass · 20–250 Hz Audio-Technica +1.3 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audio-Technica plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Bose does.

Mids · 250–2,000 Hz Audio-Technica −0.2 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audio-Technica plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Bose does.

Treble · 2,000–10,000 Hz Audio-Technica +0.4 dB Average level difference in this band, both curves aligned to their own 200 Hz–1 kHz mean. Plus means Audio-Technica plays louder there on the measured files; minus means Bose does.

What a curve cannot seeBuild, driver QC unit-to-unit, comfort, isolation, accessories, warranty and resale value sit outside the graph - usually what the pricier one is charging for.

Price over the last 30 days

Daily lowest price across every tracked store, from the site's own price history. The line is one product's own range - the two cards are not drawn to a shared scale.

Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones Now ₹10,388 10% above its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹9,364 on Thursday, 22nd Oct, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

Bose QuietComfort Headphones - Noise Cancellation Wireless Headphones (Lunar Blue) Now ₹27,900 at its 30-day median Lowest on record ₹27,900 on Monday, 21st Sept, 2026 In stock at 1 tracked store

Price gap right now ₹17,512 63% of the dearer one's price.

Stores with it in stock 1 vs 1 Active stores carrying each one right now - more stores usually means easier replacement and a steadier price.

The decision, factually

Cheaper right now Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones Lowest current price across all tracked stores - ₹10,388 vs ₹27,900.

Deepest discount ever seen Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Professional Studio Monitor Headphones From each product's own recorded price history.

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