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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you prioritize wireless convenience and portability, the Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX offers excellent sound, active noise cancelling, and good call quality for use on the go, with added features like sweat and dust resistance making them suitable for exercise. The Sennheiser HD800S, while pricier, delivers best-in-class soundstage and music experience, ideal for home listening, particularly with high-fidelity setups that may involve an amplifier. However, it lacks wireless capability, noise cancellation, and is not portable or exercise-friendly. Select Beoplay EX for versatile, everyday use or HD800S for an unparalleled home audio experience, but be aware of its specific high-end setup requirements. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX
Excellent for gaming
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD800S
Best in class for music
Best in class for TV and video
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
7.9/10
9.9/10
The Sennheiser HD800S is best in class for music, while the Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX is good.
Gaming
9.3/10
7.5/10
The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX is excellent for gaming, while the Sennheiser HD800S is good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
6.1/10
8.1/10
The Sennheiser HD800S is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX is only fair.
TV and Video
8.9/10
9.7/10
The Sennheiser HD800S is best in class for TV and video, while the Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX is very good.
Noise Reduction
8.3/10
2.5/10
The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX is very good for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD800S is poor.
Battery
6.5 Hours
N/A
The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX has 6.5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD800S does not have a battery.
Cost
$399
$1,400
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX has a price of $399 and the Sennheiser HD800S costs $1,400.
Build Quality
10.0/10
9.0/10
The Bang and Olufsen Beoplay EX has best in class build quality, while the Sennheiser HD800S has excellent build quality.
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About Bang and Olufsen
Bang and Olufsen is an almost century-old electronic goods manufacturer based in Denmark with a very special focus on design. Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen created the first AC radio in 1925 and went on to develop televisions, telephones and, of course, headphones and loudspeakers. Today, they are partnered with several companies, like Audi, BMW and Aston Martin, to provide very high-quality audio solutions.
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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