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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you value sound quality, especially for music and calls, the Sennheiser Momentum Sport offers very good performance and features like active noise canceling and a heart rate tracker, making them great for exercise and travel. However, they come at a premium price. On the other hand, Skullcandy Dime is more affordable with decent sound but lacks advanced features. It's more portable but has lesser battery life and is not as well-suited for gaming or TV due to its poor soundstage. So, if the budget is a constraint and you need basic earbuds, Skullcandy Dime is suitable but for a premium experience, especially for activity tracking and sound quality, go with Sennheiser. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
Good for music
Good for phone calls
Very good for gaming
Good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Advantages of the Skullcandy Dime
The Skullcandy Dime has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser Momentum Sport.
Key differences
Music
7.5/10
5.7/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for music, while the Skullcandy Dime is poor.
Gaming
8.8/10
4.8/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for gaming, while the Skullcandy Dime is poor.
Phone Calls
7.0/10
6.2/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for phone calls, while the Skullcandy Dime is only fair.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.8/10
7.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport and Skullcandy Dime are both good for podcasts and audiobooks, though the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is somewhat better.
TV and Video
7.8/10
5.3/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good for TV and video, while the Skullcandy Dime is poor.
Noise Reduction
8.0/10
6.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for noise reduction, while the Skullcandy Dime is only fair.
Battery
6.0 Hours
3.5 Hours
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has 6 hours of battery life. The Skullcandy Dime has 3.5 hours of battery life.
Cost
$330
$29
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has a price of $330 and the Skullcandy Dime costs $29.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has excellent build quality, while the Skullcandy Dime has very good build quality.
"We hadn't been expecting a new pair of dedicated sports buds but the surprise was nonetheless exciting. I got to try out the new buds at CES 2024 and while they have stayed true to delivering that "signature" Sennheiser sound, with a wide soundstage and strong sense of detail, it’s the extra wearable tech inside them that stands out to me against the best workout headphones."
"For $25, the Skullcandy Dime True Wireless Earbuds deliver a powerful, balanced, rich, and bright sound signature. There’s really not much else to talk about, but the audio is better than you would expect for the price."
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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.
About Skullcandy
Skullcandy is an American, consumer-oriented, earbuds and headphones manufacturer with 20 years of market experience. They sell a wide variety of, budget-friendly and unique, wired and wireless products that are sure to please the vast majority of users. Among their most popular offerings, the Crusher headphones, includes a pair of actual subwoofers inside the cups which makes the bass extra prominent for a unique and extra fun sound.
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