Main trade-off
Breville Super Q
The noise-reducing cooling design is not a full enclosure around the pitcher.
Head-to-head
Breville Super Q vs Blendtec Professional 800: Blendtec’s sound enclosure needs extra space to open
The short answer
Super Q suits pitcher and personal-cup routines. Blendtec Professional 800 adds a full sound enclosure, with extra clearance needed to open it.
Before you choose
The reasoning and the trade-offs
The enclosure is the real noise-related distinction
Choose Blendtec when a physical acoustic barrier matters, while reserving any quietness ranking until comparable testing is available.
What this is based on
Blendtec documents a sealed sound enclosure, Breville describes noise suppression through cooling design.
Main trade-off
Blendtec Professional 800
The enclosure makes this one of the largest and most expensive machines in the group.
Breville Super Q
- Choose it for
- You need a supplied personal cup
- You prefer tamper-assisted recipes
- Main trade-off
- The noise-reducing cooling design is not a full enclosure around the pitcher.
Blendtec Professional 800
- Choose it for
- A physical sound enclosure is central
- You have clearance for the raised enclosure
- Main trade-off
- The enclosure makes this one of the largest and most expensive machines in the group.
About this comparison
Super Q suits pitcher and personal-cup routines. Blendtec Professional 800 adds a full sound enclosure, with extra clearance needed to open it.
Personal cups and tamper access or an enclosed blending jar
Winner by situation
Start with what you need it to do
A physical acoustic enclosure
Blendtec supplies the enclosing hood.
- Breville Super Q
- Not suitable
- Blendtec Professional 800
- Better fit
Individual drinks in a portable vessel
Super Q includes its personal blending system.
- Breville Super Q
- Better fit
- Blendtec Professional 800
- Depends
A shelf directly above the appliance
Blendtec needs room for the hinged enclosure. Super Q still needs lid and tamper access, so measure the actual operating clearance for both.
- Breville Super Q
- Depends
- Blendtec Professional 800
- Caution
Recipes using the supplied tamper
Breville explicitly supplies a tamper for its pitcher.
- Breville Super Q
- Better fit
- Blendtec Professional 800
- Not suitable
What matters in practice
The differences that matter
The enclosure is the real noise-related distinction
Choose Blendtec when a physical acoustic barrier matters, while reserving any quietness ranking until comparable testing is available.
How we reached this conclusion
Blendtec documents a sealed sound enclosure, Breville describes noise suppression through cooling design.
The 90-ounce figure is not a safe working fill target
Blendtec’s total vessel volume cannot be used to promise a larger finished batch than the Super Q without checking each fill limit.
How we reached this conclusion
Blendtec identifies 90 ounces as total WildSide Plus volume with lower blending capacity, Breville lists a 68-ounce jug.
Personal drinks favor the included smaller vessel
Super Q avoids requiring the large main jar for every individual drink because its standard set includes a dedicated cup and blade.
How we reached this conclusion
Breville lists a personal blending attachment, while the Professional 800 standard package centers on the WildSide Plus jar.
Choice A
Breville, BBL920BSS
Super Q
A 68-ounce blender with twelve manual speeds, five one-touch controls and a separate personal blending cup.
- Best matched use
- Households switching between pitcher recipes and individual drinks
Checked facts
- 1800-watt motor and 68-ounce main jug
- Twelve manual speed settings
- Five one-touch controls include two smoothie options, pulse and ice crush, frozen dessert and soup
- Additional personal cup and blade system supplied
- Base recognizes the installed vessel
Choice B
Blendtec, Black, WildSide Plus jar
Professional 800
A powerful home Blendtec built inside a hinged sound enclosure, with a touch slider and six automatic recipes.
- Best matched use
- Premium blending when noise matters most
Checked facts
- A sealed sound enclosure lowers operating noise and lifts for jar access.
- The touch interface has an 11-speed slider, pulse and six preprogrammed cycles.
- The 1,800-watt motor drives a blunt blade in the 90-ounce WildSide Plus jar.
Meaningful differences
What changes the fit
| What changes | Breville Super Q | Blendtec Professional 800 | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noise design | Noise-reducing cooling system | Full hinged sound enclosure | Blendtec physically surrounds the jar. |
| Personal vessel | Included | Not in standard package | Breville supports direct individual drinks. |
| Manual adjustment | 12 settings | 11-speed slider | The tactile control method differs. |
| Jar access | Exposed pitcher with tamper | Enclosure opens over jar | Check operating clearance as well as closed height. |
What you give up
Every choice has a cost
If you choose Breville Super Q
- The personal cup and separate blade add pieces to wash and store.
If you choose Blendtec Professional 800
- The wide jar still prefers medium or large loads over a one-cup sauce.
Recommendation switch
The decision flips if...
A physical acoustic enclosure
Choose Blendtec Professional 800. Blendtec supplies the enclosing hood.
Individual drinks in a portable vessel
Choose Breville Super Q. Super Q includes its personal blending system.
Recipes using the supplied tamper
Choose Breville Super Q. Breville explicitly supplies a tamper for its pitcher.
What matters in practice
How to make the call
Noise features have different physical forms
Super Q reduces noise through its cooling design. Blendtec surrounds the jar with a hinged enclosure. Those are different approaches, and neither specification provides a directly comparable decibel result.
Access changes during preparation
Super Q provides a tamper for the open-top pitcher workflow. Blendtec’s enclosure must open for jar access. Consider how often a thick recipe needs attention and whether cupboards obstruct that movement.
Avoid comparing the largest printed ounces
Breville lists a 68-ounce jug. Blendtec’s WildSide Plus has 90 ounces of total volume, with a lower recommended blending capacity. Treating 90 versus 68 as working capacity would overstate the Blendtec advantage.
What this comparison cannot tell you
- Manufacturer specifications establish equipment and capacity. Cooking or preparation outcomes have not been independently tested for this comparison.
What the facts say
What the comparison shows
Useful conclusions from the current high-end blenders comparison, followed by the checked facts used to reach them.
Compared set
Only 1 of 29 models checked match every need here: “Noise is a major concern”, “I want cups that blend and travel”, and “I prefer direct speed control”.
1 matching model from 29 checkedMeasured difference
Blendtec Professional 800 lists 90 oz for supplied container capacity, 32% above Breville Super Q at 68 oz.
- Breville Super Q
- 68 oz
- Blendtec Professional 800
- 90 oz
- Comparable models
- 28 of 29
See the checked facts and calculation notes
Match countThe count uses the current product-to-need assignments for “Noise is a major concern”, “I want cups that blend and travel”, and “I prefer direct speed control”. A need with no documented match does not count.
Calculation noteThis uses the largest stated vessel in the package. Total volume can exceed the recommended liquid fill line. 28 of 29 models have comparable published figures for context.
| Product | Needs matched | Checked facts | Source records |
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| Breville Super Q |
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| Blendtec Professional 800 |
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