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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget, the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS earbuds are more affordable and offer a fair sound quality with good comfort and excellent build quality; however, they lack wireless capability and are not the best choice for exercise due to no sweatproof certification. For a higher cost, the Sennheiser HD 250BT headphones provide very good overall sound quality, better suitability for gaming and TV due to low latency, active app support with equalizer customization, and are wireless with longer battery life. Sennheiser's over-ear form may be more comfortable for extended listening, but these are less portable and don't offer active noise cancelling. Consider your need for portability, wireless convenience, and the type of content you will be consuming when making your decision. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS
- The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 250BT.
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 250BT
- Good for phone calls
- Very good for gaming
- Very good for TV and video
- Very good for air travel
- Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Gaming
7.9
8.8
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for gaming, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.4
8.1
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
TV and Video
7.2
8.4
The Sennheiser HD 250BT is very good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Noise Reduction
7.0
6.0
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD 250BT is only fair.
Battery
N/A
25.0 Hours
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS does not have a battery. The Sennheiser HD 250BT has 25 hours of battery life.
Cost
$25
$66
$0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS has a price of $25 and the Sennheiser HD 250BT costs $66.
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Key similarities
Music
6.6
6.5
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS and Sennheiser HD 250BT are both only fair for music.
Phone Calls
6.9
7.2
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser HD 250BT to be good for phone calls, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair.
Build Quality
9.0
9.0
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS and Sennheiser HD 250BT both have excellent build quality.
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How the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS and the Sennheiser HD 250BT compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS | Sennheiser HD 250BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$25 | $66 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Creative Labs | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | January 1, 2018 | May 1, 2021 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 6.6/10 | 6.6/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7/10 | 7.2/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8/10 | 8.9/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.2/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.1/10 | 6.2/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | N/A | 25 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | N/A | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | N/A | 3 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | N/A | 5 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 7/10 | 6/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | Yes | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | Yes | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 7/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 9/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7.9/10 | 7/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Medium | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 18 Grams | 125 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | Integrated | |
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Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS
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Forbes
Mark Sparrow | December 2021
"These super-affordable wired earphones are some of the best I’ve heard in recent years. For the money they are unbeatable. And before you say: “I can’t use them as there’s no headphone jack on my smartphone!”, they can work with jack-less phones by using the brilliant little Creative SXFI headphone amp which plugs into a smartphone’s USB or Lightning port (with an adapter) and produces the most sublime audio output."
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Pete Scholßnagel | 2020
"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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