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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget, the JBL 510BT offers a good balance of features for its price, including very good built-in controls and suitable for listening to music and air travel due to their on-ear design, but they are not the best choice for comfort or portability and have poor noise isolation. In contrast, the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2, while more expensive, provide good comfort, excellent build quality, and feature active noise cancelling, making them well-suited for various environments including exercise and air travel; they also support a sweatproof design and have an app with equalizer and control customization. However, keep in mind that they have a poor gaming and TV/video performance due to latency issues. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the JBL 510BT
The JBL 510BT has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2
Good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Phone Calls
5.1/10
6.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 is only fair for phone calls, while the JBL 510BT is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.6/10
7.4/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the JBL 510BT is poor.
Noise Reduction
5.3/10
6.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 is only fair for noise reduction, while the JBL 510BT is poor.
Battery
38.0 Hours
5.5 Hours
The JBL 510BT has 38 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 has 5.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$30
$195
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The JBL 510BT has a price of $30 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 costs $195.
Build Quality
6.5/10
9.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 has excellent build quality, while the JBL 510BT has only fair build quality.
"The JBL Tune 510BT is affordable and compact, making it a great companion for a commute, so long as you don't need active noise canceling. If you wear glasses or have ear piercings, the on-ear design might not be comfortable, since the ear cups will squish your ears."
"They are more comfortable and nicer to use than their predecessors, battery life is better and noise-cancelling is now included as part of the package. They’re easy to live with and you could happily listen to them for hours on end without reaching for the pause button. If your budget allows, your ears will be handsomely rewarded."
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About JBL
JBL is an American audio equipment manufacturer. Owned by Harman International which is, itself, owned by Samsung Electronics. JBL markets a wide array of monitoring speakers, professional headphones and consumer market headphones and earbuds. It was founded in 1946 by James Bullough Lansing (whose initials give the company its name) and has become one of the most prolific audio companies ever. Their products were responsible for audio during the 1969 Woodstock Festival.
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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