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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Antlion Kimura Duo earbuds are less expensive and offer good build quality and comfort with a high score for gaming audio. However, they lack wireless connectivity and active noise cancelling, making them less ideal for travel and noisy environments. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones, while pricier, excel in overall sound quality and feature active noise cancelling and wireless support, enhancing their suitability for varied environments and tasks including travel, calls, and watching TV. They also have a longer battery life and an integrated microphone, which provides convenience for extended use and calls. Choose the Kimura Duo for budget-friendly gaming and the Momentum 4 for versatile, high-quality audio experiences. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Antlion Kimura Duo
Very good for music
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum 4
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for air travel
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.0/10
7.5/10
The Antlion Kimura Duo is very good for music, while the Sennheiser Momentum 4 is good.
Gaming
8.5/10
9.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for gaming, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is very good.
Phone Calls
5.2/10
6.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is only fair for phone calls, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.0/10
8.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is poor.
TV and Video
7.8/10
8.9/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for TV and video, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is good.
Noise Reduction
6.0/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Antlion Kimura Duo is only fair.
Battery
N/A
59.0 Hours
The Antlion Kimura Duo does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has 59 hours of battery life.
Cost
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The Antlion Kimura Duo has a price of $150 and the Sennheiser Momentum 4 costs $250.
"Antlion Kimura Duo aren’t packed with features, but the ones they offer, work incredibly well. Especially the boom mic delivers very clean call quality with no distortion. If you explicitly look for gaming in-ear monitors with a reliable microphone, Antlion Kimura Duo are your best option."
"If you're looking for a slightly more affordable set of ANC headphones in comparison to the Bose or Sony offerings: the Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless is not a bad way to go. While its ANC is technically behind the other top-tier headphones, its sound quality is ahead of the pack—as is its battery life. Not bad for $350 USD."
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About Antlion
Antlion Audio is an American company based in Oregon. Founded in 2011 by Jimmy Console, an engineer and physician, in order to create and offer better solutions for voice communication, specifically a microphone which could be used with any set of headphones which materialized in the very popular ModMic. The company has since expanded to include a wide variety of wired and wireless products.
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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