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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget, the Earfun Wave Pro offers good value, being lower-priced with very good overall sound quality, excellent mic for calls, and active noise cancelling for air travel. They are versatile with both wireless and wired options, with a notable 80 hours of battery life. However, Sennheiser IE600, while more expensive, provides the best in class sound quality, which is great for immersive music experiences. But, it lacks wireless connectivity and has lower mic quality, making it less ideal for calls. Both are comfortable, but the Sennheiser is lighter, which could be a deciding factor for long listening sessions. Choose Earfun for a cost-effective, feature-rich option, or Sennheiser for top-tier sound quality in a wired format. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Earfun Wave Pro
Excellent for phone calls
Very good for gaming
Excellent for air travel
Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser IE600
Very good for music
Excellent for TV and video
Key differences
Music
7.0/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is very good for music, while the Earfun Wave Pro is good.
Gaming
8.7/10
6.7/10
The Earfun Wave Pro is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser IE600 is only fair.
Phone Calls
9.0/10
3.5/10
The Earfun Wave Pro is excellent for phone calls, while the Sennheiser IE600 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
9.1/10
5.4/10
The Earfun Wave Pro is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser IE600 is poor.
TV and Video
8.0/10
9.3/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is excellent for TV and video, while the Earfun Wave Pro is very good.
Noise Reduction
8.3/10
7.0/10
The Earfun Wave Pro is very good for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser IE600 is good.
Battery
80.0 Hours
N/A
The Earfun Wave Pro has 80 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser IE600 does not have a battery.
Cost
$80
$600
$50
$100
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$250
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$400
The Earfun Wave Pro has a price of $80 and the Sennheiser IE600 costs $600.
Build Quality
8.5/10
9.0/10
The Sennheiser IE600 has excellent build quality, while the Earfun Wave Pro has very good build quality.
"If you've got the bucks, the Sennheiser IE 600 is a nice, upscale set of in-ear monitors made of a lightweight metal with an unusual texture. It comes with a suite of extras, and performs well at virtually every task."
Get a great deal on the Earfun Wave Pro or the Sennheiser IE600
About Earfun
Earfun is an audio equipment manufacturer, headquartered in California, that specializes in producing quality, very affordable earbuds and wireless speakers. According to their site, their mission is to provide high-quality sound that the general public can hear, perceive, and afford.
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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