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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Grado GT220 earbuds offer a premium wireless experience with better portability and suitability for exercise, plus they support wireless charging. However, they fall behind the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones when it comes to sound quality, soundstage, and comfort. The Sennheisers also have superior microphone quality for calls, an important feature for many users. Moreover, they perform much better for gaming and watching TV due to lower latency, and they're better optimized for long listening sessions like during air travel. Although more affordable, the Sennheisers do not offer wireless charging. If budget allows and you need portability plus wireless charging, the Grado GT220 are a good pick, but if you prioritize audio quality, comfort, and use for multimedia content, then the Sennheiser HD 350BT provide better value. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Grado GT220
- The Grado GT220 has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 350BT.
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 350BT
- Good for music
- Good for phone calls
- Excellent for gaming
- Excellent for TV and video
- Very good for air travel
Key differences
Music
6.3
7.0
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is good for music, while the Grado GT220 is only fair.
Gaming
5.1
9.1
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for gaming, while the Grado GT220 is poor.
TV and Video
5.5
9.0
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for TV and video, while the Grado GT220 is poor.
Noise Reduction
5.3
6.0
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is only fair for noise reduction, while the Grado GT220 is poor.
Battery
5.5 Hours
33.0 Hours
The Grado GT220 has 5.5 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD 350BT has 33 hours of battery life.
Cost
$259
$50
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Grado GT220 has a price of $259 and the Sennheiser HD 350BT costs $50.
Build Quality
8.8
8.2
The Grado GT220 and Sennheiser HD 350BT both have very good build quality, though the Grado GT220 has somewhat better build quality.
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Key similarities
Phone Calls
6.9
7.4
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser HD 350BT to be good for phone calls, while the Grado GT220 is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
8.8
8.3
The Grado GT220 and Sennheiser HD 350BT are both very good for podcasts and audiobooks.
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How the Grado GT220 and the Sennheiser HD 350BT compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Grado GT220 | Sennheiser HD 350BT |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$259 | $50 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Grado | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | September 1, 2020 | January 1, 2020 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wireless | Wireless | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 6.4/10 | 7/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7/10 | 7.4/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 5.2/10 | 9.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 5.5/10 | 9.1/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 6.2/10 | 6.3/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 5.5 Hours | 33 Hours | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | Yes | No | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 2 Hours | 2 Hours | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5 | 5 | |
Case Battery Life | |||
Case Battery Life | 36 | N/A | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 5.3/10 | 6/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | No | Yes | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | No | Yes | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 6/10 | 8.5/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8.8/10 | 8.2/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7.6/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Small | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 5 Grams | 238 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Integrated | Integrated | |
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Major HiFi
Alex Schiffer | October 2020
"With its superb and functional interface and its highly satisfying imaging, Grado has shown a new talent for delivering a solid true wireless system, and with future improvements, has the potential to really be one of the best."
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Soundguys
Lily Katz | September 2023
"Sennheiser nails just nearly everything about the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones. Sound quality is excellent, and the high-quality Bluetooth codec support is a rarity at this price point. If you don’t care for high-tech features like automatic ear detection, you’ll be delighted with these portable headphones."
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About Grado
Grado Labs is a small, family-owned, business based in Brooklyn New York that specializes in high-end, boutique, dynamic headphones and turntable cartridges. They boast a particular house sound, that is to say their products have a particular sound signature unique to Grado, that some audiophiles seem to really like and are unable to find anywhere else. Their high-end headphones are all hand made, completely in house, from a variety of exotic woods and materials going so far as to making one of their most popular products out of hemp.
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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