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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you're mindful of budget and don't want to sacrifice on features like active noise cancelling, sweatproof certification for workouts, and solid battery life, the JBL Live Pro 2 may serve your needs well. However, for top-notch sound quality for music and gaming, the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4, with its support for lossless streaming and superior microphone quality, could be the better choice, although they come at a premium price. Keep in mind, the Sennheisers also offer aptX Low Latency which is great for videos and gaming, but if you're looking for earbuds to frequently use during exercise, the JBL's higher exercise score and sweatproof feature could be decisive. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the JBL Live Pro 2
The JBL Live Pro 2 has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4
Good for music
Good for phone calls
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
5.9/10
7.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good for music, while the JBL Live Pro 2 is poor.
Gaming
5.3/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is excellent for gaming, while the JBL Live Pro 2 is poor.
Phone Calls
5.2/10
7.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good for phone calls, while the JBL Live Pro 2 is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.8/10
8.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the JBL Live Pro 2 is poor.
TV and Video
5.5/10
8.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for TV and video, while the JBL Live Pro 2 is poor.
Noise Reduction
9.1/10
8.3/10
The JBL Live Pro 2 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good.
Battery
8.3 Hours
7.5 Hours
The JBL Live Pro 2 has 8.3 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has 7.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$90
$300
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The JBL Live Pro 2 has a price of $90 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 costs $300.
Build Quality
7.0/10
8.9/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has very good build quality, while the JBL Live Pro 2 has good build quality.
"The JBL Live Pro 2 TWS occupy an interesting space in the wireless earbuds market. They’re a step up from cheap wireless earbuds and allow you to access better sound quality without having to make the jump to more premium options from the likes of Bose, Sony and Sennheiser. They’re an entertaining listen, easy to use and manage to pack in a lot of useful features. We think they’re well worth a listen."
"It’s fair to say our brief time with the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 was a generally positive one. Comfort levels seem similar to what we have experienced before and the general flavour of sound was to our liking although we need to get a pair in to test and put up against the big rivals at the money from Bose and Sony. It could be an interesting contest."
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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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