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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're prioritizing noise isolation and listening during air travel, the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds have excellent noise canceling and are suitable for flying. However, they aren't the best for gaming due to poor latency and aren't optimized for exercise. On the other hand, the Sennheiser Momentum Sport, while more expensive, offers very good features for gaming due to low latency and is sweatproof for workouts, with added health tracking integrations. The Sennheiser earbuds also support a high-quality audio codec (AptX Adaptive) for better sound quality, essential if you value audio fidelity and your device is compatible. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds
Best in class for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
Good for phone calls
Very good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Key differences
Gaming
5.6/10
8.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for gaming, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
9.5/10
7.8/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds is best in class for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
TV and Video
6.0/10
7.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for TV and video, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds is only fair.
Noise Reduction
9.1/10
8.0/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good.
Battery
7.0 Hours
6.0 Hours
The Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds has 7 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has 6 hours of battery life.
Cost
$199
$330
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The Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds has a price of $199 and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport costs $330.
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport and Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds are both good for music.
Phone Calls
6.6/10
7.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser Momentum Sport to be good for phone calls, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds is only fair.
Build Quality
8.9/10
9.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser Momentum Sport to have excellent build quality, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds has very good build quality.
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How the Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport compare to other earbuds and headphones
"The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds is a great do-it-all option for anyone, so long as you can afford it. This is a great alternative to the Apple AirPods Pro and Sony WF-1000XM4. You can choose the degree of noise canceling, and enjoy premium features like automatic ear-detection. These earbuds merit an IPX4 rating, making them a fine workout companion."
"We hadn't been expecting a new pair of dedicated sports buds but the surprise was nonetheless exciting. I got to try out the new buds at CES 2024 and while they have stayed true to delivering that "signature" Sennheiser sound, with a wide soundstage and strong sense of detail, it’s the extra wearable tech inside them that stands out to me against the best workout headphones."
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About Bose
Bose is an American audio equipment manufacturer based out of Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose with the goal of creating a speaker system that could accurately recreate the sound of a concert hall, Bose has become one of the most prominent players in the modern consumer audio market due to the premium feel of their products and their wide brand recognition.
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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