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Updated April 10, 2024·
premium headphones with excellent noise isolation and very good overall sound quality. If you prioritize active noise cancelling for air travel and a comfortable over-ear design for extended use, the Bose 700 are the better fit. They also have a longer battery life for typical use and a more durable build. On the other hand, the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds are better if you prefer a lightweight, portable option optimized for various activities including exercise, and with features like Bluetooth LE and Snapdragon Sound Technology for high-quality, low-latency streaming. The Sennheiser earbuds also offer a lossless codec, which the Bose do not, making them ideal for audiophiles wanting the best sound reproduction. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Bose 700
Very good for phone calls
Best in class for air travel
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4
Excellent for gaming
Very good for TV and video
Very good for exercise
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Gaming
5.3/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is excellent for gaming, while the Bose 700 is poor.
Phone Calls
8.3/10
7.2/10
The Bose 700 is very good for phone calls, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is good.
TV and Video
5.6/10
8.0/10
The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good for TV and video, while the Bose 700 is poor.
Noise Reduction
9.1/10
8.3/10
The Bose 700 is excellent for noise reduction, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 is very good.
Battery
20.0 Hours
7.5 Hours
The Bose 700 has 20 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has 7.5 hours of battery life.
The Bose 700 and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 are both good for music.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
7.8/10
8.1/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 to be very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Bose 700 is good.
Cost
$299
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The Bose 700 has a price of $299 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 costs $300.
Build Quality
9.0/10
8.9/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Bose 700 to have excellent build quality, while the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 has very good build quality.
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How the Bose 700 and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 compare to other earbuds and headphones
"Bose took active noise canceling and made it mainstream but eventually, the market caught up. Well, it seems like Bose was listening, because the Noise Canceling Headphones 700 is a complete redesign of its iconic product. The Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 have a new design, improved sound quality, a touch-sensitive gesture pad for playback controls, and even USB-C charging."
"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 Bose
Bose is an American audio equipment manufacturer based out of Framingham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1964 by Amar Bose with the goal of creating a speaker system that could accurately recreate the sound of a concert hall, Bose has become one of the most prominent players in the modern consumer audio market due to the premium feel of their products and their wide brand recognition.
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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