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Updated April 11, 2024·
If you prefer open-back headphones with a wider soundstage for an immersive music and TV experience at home, Philips SHP9500 suits you, but it won't isolate noise and is not portable. For active, on-the-go lifestyles requiring portability, sweatproof features, and noise cancellation, Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 excels, offering excellent call quality and modern features like app customization, wireless charging, and low latency for gaming. Keep in mind, the Sennheiser is a premium-priced product, but it supports the latest technologies for a variety of uses, including exercise and travel. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Philips SHP9500
Excellent for music
Excellent for TV and video
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4
Good for phone calls
Excellent for gaming
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Key differences
Music
9.2/10
7.5/10
The Philips SHP9500 is excellent for music, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good.
Gaming
7.2/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is excellent for gaming, while the Philips SHP9500 is good.
Phone Calls
4.9/10
7.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good for phone calls, while the Philips SHP9500 is poor.
TV and Video
9.0/10
8.0/10
The Philips SHP9500 is excellent for TV and video, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good.
Noise Reduction
2.5/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for noise reduction, while the Philips SHP9500 is poor.
Battery
N/A
7.5 Hours
The Philips SHP9500 does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has 7.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$48
$300
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Philips SHP9500 has a price of $48 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 costs $300.
"You can’t go wrong with the Philips SHP9500 for their price. Their audio quality is superb, and the fact that you can use them for just about anything you can think of makes them well worth your money"
"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 Philips
Philips is a Dutch conglomerate and electronics manufacturer with over 130 years of history. Philips makes the Fidelio audio line which includes several models of full-sized wired and wireless headphones, true wireless earbuds. soundbars and wireless speakers.
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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