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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a budget and need something for casual listening and exercise, JBL Tune Buds can be a good choice, as they are priced lower and offer good sound quality and exercise suitability. However, the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4, while more expensive, provides superior sound quality, active noise cancelling, and excellent gaming and TV performance, along with longer battery life and features like wireless charging and sound customization through an app. If you value higher-end audio and additional features for a variety of situations, the Sennheiser may be worth the investment. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the JBL Tune Buds
The JBL Tune Buds 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 exercise
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
6.2/10
7.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good for music, while the JBL Tune Buds is only fair.
Gaming
5.4/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is excellent for gaming, while the JBL Tune Buds is poor.
Phone Calls
4.9/10
7.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good for phone calls, while the JBL Tune Buds 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 Tune Buds is poor.
TV and Video
6.1/10
8.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for TV and video, while the JBL Tune Buds is only fair.
Noise Reduction
6.7/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for noise reduction, while the JBL Tune Buds is only fair.
Battery
10.4 Hours
7.5 Hours
The JBL Tune Buds has 10.4 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has 7.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$50
$300
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$100
$200
$300
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The JBL Tune Buds has a price of $50 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 costs $300.
"JBL’s Tune Buds stick with the company’s signature bass-heavy sound by default, but a quality in-app EQ lets you sculpt the audio to taste. These noise-cancelling true wireless earphones also mitigate environmental distractions fairly well for the price and offer good battery life. If you're specifically seeking bold, bass-tuned audio out of the box, the Tune Buds are 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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