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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you prioritize noise cancellation and comfort for long listening sessions or flights, Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones would be ideal with their best-in-class noise isolation and comfort. For active users, the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds are more exercise-friendly with a sweatproof design and secure fit, while also offering health tracking features. For immersive gaming or movies, Bose provides an excellent experience with superior sound quality, but Sennheiser's lower latency is better suited for gaming where timing is crucial. Both offer very good build quality and sound, but Bose has longer battery life, while Sennheiser supports wireless charging. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones
Very good for music
Excellent for gaming
Excellent for TV and video
Best in class for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
Good for phone calls
Very good for exercise
Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.3/10
7.5/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones is very good for music, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
Phone Calls
5.3/10
7.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for phone calls, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
6.0/10
7.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones is only fair.
TV and Video
9.0/10
7.8/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones is excellent for TV and video, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
Noise Reduction
9.1/10
8.0/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good.
Battery
29.0 Hours
6.0 Hours
The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones has 29 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has 6 hours of battery life.
Cost
$429
$330
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The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones has a price of $429 and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport costs $330.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones to be excellent for gaming, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good.
Build Quality
9.0/10
9.0/10
The Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones and Sennheiser Momentum Sport both have excellent build quality.
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How the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultra Headphones and the Sennheiser Momentum Sport compare to other earbuds and headphones
"The Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones are a credible step up from previous Bose ANC headphones, and they're built to hang tough with the competition for years into the future. No waterproofing is a bit of a letdown, but these headphones have the technical chops to make most quite happy."
"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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