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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you're on a budget, Moondrop Nekocake earbuds offer good sound quality and noise isolation, suitable for casual listening and they're very portable, making them great for on-the-go use. However, they lack features for gaming and TV due to poor soundstage and latency. Sennheiser Accentum Plus headphones, while more expensive, provide excellent overall audio, build quality, comfort, and active noise cancelling, making them great for immersive music listening, calls, and travel. They are also suitable for gaming and TV, thanks to low latency with AptX Adaptive codec. If having a high-quality mic and long battery life is a priority, and you don't mind spending more, the Sennheisers are a solid investment. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Moondrop Nekocake
The Moondrop Nekocake has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Accentum Plus.
Advantages of the Sennheiser Accentum Plus
Good for music
Excellent for phone calls
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Excellent for air travel
Excellent for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Music
5.7/10
7.5/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is good for music, while the Moondrop Nekocake is poor.
Gaming
4.6/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for gaming, while the Moondrop Nekocake is poor.
Phone Calls
6.1/10
9.2/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for phone calls, while the Moondrop Nekocake is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.7/10
9.3/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is excellent for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Moondrop Nekocake is good.
TV and Video
5.0/10
8.8/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for TV and video, while the Moondrop Nekocake is poor.
Noise Reduction
7.0/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser Accentum Plus is very good for noise reduction, while the Moondrop Nekocake is good.
Battery
3.0 Hours
50.0 Hours
The Moondrop Nekocake has 3 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Accentum Plus has 50 hours of battery life.
Cost
$39
$230
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The Moondrop Nekocake has a price of $39 and the Sennheiser Accentum Plus costs $230.
"What sets the Nekocake apart from its competition at this price point is the Moondrop Link app that allows the user to change the tonal balance of the Nekocake. This makes sure that it’s versatile enough to suit different sonic preferences while allowing some customization of controls."
Get a great deal on the Moondrop Nekocake or the Sennheiser Accentum Plus
About Moondrop
Moondrop is a Chinese brand of smart audio equipment, portable audio players, earbuds and headphones started in 2015. During the last few years they have become one of the major players in what is lovingly referred to as the Chi-fi market, the bulk of Chinese companies that have managed to actually compete with the western manufacturers in both prices and superior quality. Products such as the Blessing II, Chu and Kato are among the most popular offerings of the brand, more popular among those users that wish for good quality audio that won't break the bank. Besides audio, the brand also works in what they call the ACGN field (Animation, Comics, Games and Short Novels).
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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