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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a tight budget and need something portable for casual listening, the JLab Go Air Pop earbuds are a suitable choice, as they're lightweight, have a long battery life, and are sweatproof, making them good for exercise. However, sound quality and microphone performance are not their strongest points. On the other hand, if you're willing to invest in a premium listening experience, particularly for music and TV, the Sennheiser HD600 headphones offer excellent sound with a natural open-back design but require an amplifier for the best experience and aren't portable or suited for exercise. They also lack a built-in microphone, making them unsuitable for calls. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the JLab Go Air Pop
Good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD600
Excellent for music
Good for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
7.1/10
9.3/10
The Sennheiser HD600 is excellent for music, while the JLab Go Air Pop is good.
Gaming
5.5/10
7.0/10
The Sennheiser HD600 is good for gaming, while the JLab Go Air Pop is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
5.7/10
7.9/10
The Sennheiser HD600 is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the JLab Go Air Pop is poor.
TV and Video
6.1/10
8.9/10
The Sennheiser HD600 is very good for TV and video, while the JLab Go Air Pop is only fair.
Noise Reduction
6.5/10
2.5/10
The JLab Go Air Pop is only fair for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser HD600 is poor.
Battery
9.0 Hours
N/A
The JLab Go Air Pop has 9 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD600 does not have a battery.
Cost
$25
$350
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The JLab Go Air Pop has a price of $25 and the Sennheiser HD600 costs $350.
"The JLab GO Air POP is a great option for anyone on a tight budget. This pair of true wireless earbuds checks all the boxes for earbud essentials, and performs pretty well in most areas. The microphone isn't great, but that's to be expected for something this inexpensive."
"The HD600 are state-of-the-art headphones with high sound quality and remarkable value, among most of the offerings in today’s time."
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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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