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Updated April 11, 2024·
If price is a major concern and you need a wired connection for reliability, the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS earbuds are the cost-effective choice, especially as they offer fair sound quality and good comfort. However, if you're looking for superior noise isolation, wireless capabilities, and an app with customizable audio controls, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones may justify the higher cost. They also feature active noise cancelling for quieter environments and long battery life for extended use. The Momentum 4's sound quality is very good, which could enhance your listening experience with music and TV, despite being priced at a premium. Choose the Aurvana Trio LS for budget-friendliness and the Momentum 4 for advanced features and better audio performance. 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 Momentum 4.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum 4
Good for music
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for air travel
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
6.6/10
7.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is good for music, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is only fair.
Gaming
7.9/10
9.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for gaming, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.4/10
8.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
TV and Video
7.2/10
8.9/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is very good for TV and video, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Noise Reduction
7.0/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS is good.
Battery
N/A
59.0 Hours
The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has 59 hours of battery life.
Cost
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The Creative Labs Aurvana Trio LS has a price of $25 and the Sennheiser Momentum 4 costs $250.
"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."
"If you're looking for a slightly more affordable set of ANC headphones in comparison to the Bose or Sony offerings: the Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless is not a bad way to go. While its ANC is technically behind the other top-tier headphones, its sound quality is ahead of the pack—as is its battery life. Not bad for $350 USD."
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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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