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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you're on a tight budget and need something for exercise and air travel, the Jlab Go Air Sport would be perfect as they're sweatproof and have decent battery life. However, if sound quality is your top priority and you can invest more, the Sennheiser IE600 offers the best sonic experience, particularly for TV and video, but they don't have wireless capability or active noise cancelling. The Sennheisers have superior build quality but lack built-in controls and features like sweatproof certification, which the Jlabs offer. Choose the Jlab for affordability and sport use, or the Sennheiser for top-tier sound and build in non-exercise settings. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Jlab Go Air Sport
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser IE600
Very good for music
Excellent for TV and video
Key differences
Music
5.6/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is very good for music, while the Jlab Go Air Sport is poor.
Gaming
5.4/10
6.7/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is only fair for gaming, while the Jlab Go Air Sport is poor.
Phone Calls
5.2/10
3.5/10
The Jlab Go Air Sport and Sennheiser IE600 are both poor for phone calls, though the Jlab Go Air Sport is somewhat better.
TV and Video
5.8/10
9.3/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is excellent for TV and video, while the Jlab Go Air Sport is poor.
Noise Reduction
6.0/10
7.0/10
The Sennheiser IE600 is good for noise reduction, while the Jlab Go Air Sport is only fair.
Battery
8.0 Hours
N/A
The Jlab Go Air Sport has 8 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser IE600 does not have a battery.
Cost
$30
$600
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Jlab Go Air Sport has a price of $30 and the Sennheiser IE600 costs $600.
Build Quality
8.0/10
9.0/10
The Sennheiser IE600 has excellent build quality, while the Jlab Go Air Sport has very good build quality.
"If you want seriously bass-forward earphones for the gym, you'll be hard-pressed to find a pair more affordable than the JLab Go Air Sport. We like their long battery life and solid water-resistance rating, though we aren’t fans of their finicky on-ear controls and the case’s hardwired charging cable."
"If you've got the bucks, the Sennheiser IE 600 is a nice, upscale set of in-ear monitors made of a lightweight metal with an unusual texture. It comes with a suite of extras, and performs well at virtually every task."
Get a great deal on the Jlab Go Air Sport or the Sennheiser IE600
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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