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Updated April 10, 2024·
If you prioritize high-quality sound, comfort, and advanced features like heart rate and body temperature tracking for sports and exercise, then the Sennheiser Momentum Sport may be worth the investment, despite the higher cost. They offer active noise cancelling, wireless functionality with low latency, and are both sweatproof and dustproof. However, if budget is a concern and you're looking for a cost-effective option with exceptional mic quality for calls and meetings, and don't mind the absence of wireless connectivity and active noise cancelling, the Turtle Beach Recon 70 headphones could be a good choice, particularly for gaming where the mic and low latency are key, but do note that they won't be suitable for exercise or travel due to lower portability and noise isolation. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum Sport
Very good for exercise
Very good for air travel
Advantages of the Turtle Beach Recon 70
Best in class for phone calls
Key differences
Phone Calls
7.0/10
9.6/10
The Turtle Beach Recon 70 is best in class for phone calls, while the Sennheiser Momentum Sport is good.
Noise Reduction
8.0/10
5.6/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport is very good for noise reduction, while the Turtle Beach Recon 70 is poor.
Battery
6.0 Hours
N/A
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has 6 hours of battery life. The Turtle Beach Recon 70 does not have a battery.
Cost
$330
$40
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has a price of $330 and the Turtle Beach Recon 70 costs $40.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.5/10
The Sennheiser Momentum Sport has excellent build quality, while the Turtle Beach Recon 70 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."
"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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