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Updated April 10, 2024·
If immersive music listening with the option for lossless audio is your priority, the Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 earbuds, featuring AptX Lossless and excellent build quality, could serve you well. However, be prepared to charge them more frequently, as they offer less battery life than the Sennheiser HD 250BT headphones. The Sennheiser option, while less expensive, provides a better experience for calls, TV, and gaming, thanks to its lower latency and very good microphone quality. Also consider that the headphones might be better suited for longer listening sessions due to their over-ear design and longer battery life. The Aurvana Ace 2 are better for exercise and have active noise cancelling which the Sennheiser lack, but are not as comfortable for air travel or as portable as the foldable Sennheisers. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2
Very good for music
Good for exercise
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 250BT
Good for phone calls
Very good for TV and video
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
8.4/10
6.5/10
The Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 is very good for music, while the Sennheiser HD 250BT is only fair.
Phone Calls
4.9/10
7.2/10
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is good for phone calls, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.6/10
8.1/10
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 is poor.
TV and Video
7.7/10
8.4/10
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 is good.
Noise Reduction
7.0/10
6.0/10
The Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 is good for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD 250BT is only fair.
Battery
5.0 Hours
25.0 Hours
The Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 has 5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD 250BT has 25 hours of battery life.
Cost
$150
$65
$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
The Creative Labs Aurvana Ace 2 has a price of $150 and the Sennheiser HD 250BT costs $65.
"The Creative Aurvana Ace 2 earphones deliver robust, crisp audio thanks to their combination of xMEMS and dynamic drivers. We're fans of their extensive, high-quality codec options and highly customizable EQ."
"As a lightweight, robust audio provider with a long battery life, the Sennheiser HD 250BT offer a lot for their price: very good Bluetooth codecs, an app connection and an extremely understated design. These headphones may not be among the most comfortable, but they deliver adequate sound – without overdriving or distortion."
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About Creative Labs
Creative Labs is a Singaporean technology company specialized in the manufacture of multimedia products. They created the world-famous Soundblaster soundcard back in 1989 which was a staple of the gaming community for a long time. Nowadays, besides still marketing their discrete audio systems, they offer a wide array of headphones, gaming headsets and speakers that still preserve that same heritage.
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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