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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Sennheiser CX300S earbuds offer good noise isolation and portability, making them suitable for on-the-go listening, but lack a microphone for calls. If your priority is a versatile headset for communicating while gaming or taking calls, and you don't mind a larger form factor, go for the Turtle Beach Recon 70. If you need something compact for music and travel without call capabilities, the Sennheiser CX300S may be better despite the higher price. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sennheiser CX300S
- Good for air travel
Advantages of the Turtle Beach Recon 70
- Good for music
- Best in class for phone calls
- Very good for gaming
- Good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Gaming
6.1
8.4
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is very good for gaming, while the Sennheiser CX300S is only fair.
Phone Calls
3.0
9.6
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is best in class for phone calls, while the Sennheiser CX300S is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
4.7
7.6
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Sennheiser CX300S is poor.
Noise Reduction
7.0
5.6
The Sennheiser CX300S is good for noise reduction, while the Turtle Beach Recon 70 is poor.
Cost
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$40
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$20
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$50
The Sennheiser CX300S has a price of $50 and the Turtle Beach Recon 70 costs $40.
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Key similarities
Music
6.9
7.1
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Turtle Beach Recon 70 to be good for music, while the Sennheiser CX300S is only fair.
TV and Video
7.3
7.5
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 and Sennheiser CX300S are both good for TV and video.
Build Quality
8.0
8.5
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 and Sennheiser CX300S both have very good build quality.
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Spec Comparison
 |  | |
| Sennheiser CX300S | Turtle Beach Recon 70 |
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
$50 | $40 | ||
Brand | |||
Brand | Sennheiser | Turtle Beach | |
Release Date | |||
Release Date | February 1, 2019 | May 1, 2019 | |
Form Factor | |||
Form Factor | Earbuds | Headphones | |
Connectivity | |||
Connectivity | Wired | Wired | |
SOUND | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Music Score | |||
Music Score | 7/10 | 7.1/10 | |
Phone Calls Score | |||
Phone Calls Score | 3.1/10 | 9.6/10 | |
Gaming Score | |||
Gaming Score | 6.1/10 | 8.4/10 | |
TV and Video Score | |||
TV and Video Score | 7.4/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Exercise Score | |||
Exercise Score | 4.2/10 | 4.3/10 | |
FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Active Noise Cancelling | |||
Active Noise Cancelling | No | No | |
Noise Reduction Score | |||
Noise Reduction Score | 7/10 | 5.7/10 | |
Virtual Surround | |||
Virtual Surround | No | No | |
Mic Quality | |||
Mic Quality | N/A | 10/10 | |
BUILD AND DESIGN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality | |||
Build Quality | 8/10 | 8.5/10 | |
Comfort score | |||
Comfort score | 7.6/10 | 7.6/10 | |
Size | |||
Size | Small | N/A | |
Weight (headset or single earbud) | |||
Weight (headset or single earbud) | 12 Grams | 309 Grams | |
Microphone style | |||
Microphone style | N/A | Boom | |
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Major HiFi
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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Sound Guys
Sam Moore | September 2022
"There aren’t many considerations to make here. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 sounds decent, offers solid chat audio, feels good to wear over long periods, and it works everywhere. If you’re in the market for a simple plug-and-play option, you could do a whole lot worse (and spend a whole lot more money). Regardless, if getting something cheap that works well is the only thing you care about, this is a great option."
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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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