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Updated January 10, 2024·
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless offers a versatile experience with both wireless and wired options, higher scores for comfort, mic quality, and built-in controls, making them suited for prolonged use and calls or meetings. They are also more suitable for gaming and air travel due to their long battery life. However, these over-ear headphones are not as portable as the Sennheiser CX300S earbuds, which are lighter and come with a small carrying case. The CX300S earbuds offer better noise isolation and are optimized for music listening. If you don't need a microphone or wireless functionality and prioritize portability and noise isolation for listening to music, the CX300S might be the more cost-effective choice. However, if you are looking for versatility and frequent use in varied scenarios like calls, gaming, or travel, the extra cost for the JLab JBuds Work Wireless could be justified. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the JLab JBuds Work Wireless
- Good for phone calls
- Very good for gaming
- Very good for air travel
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Advantages of the Sennheiser CX300S
- The Sennheiser CX300S has no clear advantages over the JLab JBuds Work Wireless.
Key differences
Gaming
8.8
6.1
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser CX300S is only fair.
Phone Calls
7.3
3.0
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless is good for phone calls, while the Sennheiser CX300S is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.9
4.7
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser CX300S is poor.
TV and Video
7.9
7.3
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless and Sennheiser CX300S are both good for TV and video, though the JLab JBuds Work Wireless is somewhat better.
Noise Reduction
5.3
7.0
The Sennheiser CX300S is good for noise reduction, while the JLab JBuds Work Wireless is poor.
Battery
60.0 Hours
N/A
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless has 60 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser CX300S does not have a battery.
Cost
$79
$50
$0
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$40
$60
$80
$100
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless has a price of $79 and the Sennheiser CX300S costs $50.
Build Quality
9.0
8.0
The JLab JBuds Work Wireless has excellent build quality, while the Sennheiser CX300S has very good build quality.
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Key similarities
Music
6.8
6.9
The Sennheiser CX300S and JLab JBuds Work Wireless are both only fair for music.
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How the JLab JBuds Work Wireless and the Sennheiser CX300S compare to other earbuds and headphones
Spec Comparison
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| JLab JBuds Work Wireless | Sennheiser CX300S |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$79 | $50 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | JLab | Sennheiser | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | October 1, 2021 | February 1, 2019 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Headphones | Earbuds | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired + Wireless | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 6.9/10 | 7/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 7.3/10 | 3.1/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 8.9/10 | 6.1/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 8/10 | 7.4/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 6.3/10 | 4.2/10 | |
PERFORMANCE | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery life | |||
Battery life | 60 Hours | N/A | |
Wireless charging | |||
Wireless charging | No | N/A | |
Charging time | |||
Charging time | 3 Hours | N/A | |
Bluetooth version | |||
Bluetooth version | 5 | N/A | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 5.3/10 | 7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Android App | |||
Android App | No | N/A | |
iOS App | |||
iOS App | No | N/A | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | 9/10 | N/A | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 9/10 | 8/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 8.4/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | N/A | Small | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 158 Grams | 12 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | Boom | N/A | |
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JLab JBuds Work Wireless
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Tim Gideon | February 2022
"The JLab JBuds Work is an affordable headset-headphone hybrid that you can use to listen to music in stereo and communicate on video calls thanks to a retractable boom mic, and we particularly like its convenient mono and passive wired modes. You won't find any frills here like you will with the costlier Jabra Evolve2 65 or Plantronics Voyager 4220 UC, but for less than half the price, the JBuds Work is an effective lower-cost alternative."
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Carroll Moore | April 2019
"Sennheiser offers impressive bang for your buck when it comes to the CX 300S. Built like a tank and sounding surprisingly good for such a budget-minded earphone, the CX 300S out-classes many of its would-be competitors. Functional but beautiful, it’s the perfect in-ear listening solution for anyone who wants to hear everything and look good doing it."
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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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