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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Bose SoundSport Wireless vs Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bose SoundSport Wireless
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless

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Tested using Methodology v1.4

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Bose SoundSport Wireless Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Picture

Variants

  • SoundSport Wireless (Aqua)
  • SoundSport Wireless (Black)
  • SoundSport Wireless (Citron)
  • Tarah Pro (Black)
  • Tarah Pro (Mineral Blue)
  • Tarah Pro (Titanium)

Our Verdict

Bose SoundSport Wireless

Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless

The Jaybird Tarah Pro WIreless are better sports headphones than the Bose SoundSport Wireless. Also, due to their closed-back design, they isolate more and leak less, making them more versatile for everyday casual use as well. The Tarah Pro feel better made, and their fit is more stable than the bulkier and heavier design of the SoundSport Wireless. They also have better battery life and have a companion app to EQ their sound. On the other hand, the Bose are more comfortable and don't need a proprietary charging cradle. They also have a slightly better default sound quality.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

7.2
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Design Picture 2
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
In-ear

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.0

Comfort Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Comfort Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.04 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.0
6.8

Controls Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Controls Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Good

Feedback  

Subpar
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

9.0
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Breathability After Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

8.6
8.8

Portability Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Portability Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Portability Picture

 

2.4" (6.2 cm)
2.5"

 

3.1" (8.0 cm)
2"

 

0.9" (2.2 cm)
1"

Volume  

6.51 in³ (106.68 cm³)
5 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.0
6.0

Case Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Case Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Pouch

 

3.5" (9.0 cm)
N/A

 

3.5" (9.0 cm)
N/A

 

1.4" (3.5 cm)
N/A

Volume  

16.74 in³ (274.32 cm³)
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
8.0

Build Quality Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Build Quality Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Stability Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Angled Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Side Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Front Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Rear Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Top Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless In The Box Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.79 dB
1.05 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.92 dB
-1.8 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.9
9.0

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.23 dB
0.2 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.3

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.75 dB
2.37 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

12.78 Hz
10.15 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.69 dB
0.03 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.64 dB
2.02 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.61 dB
3.87 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.7

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.62 dB
1.72 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.09 dB
1.49 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.17 dB
-2.06 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.02 dB
-0.01 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.7
7.2

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.95 dB
3.67 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.5 dB
-1.49 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.67 dB
-0.88 dB

High-Treble 
 

-10.44 dB
-4.19 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.43 dB
1.67 dB

Dips 
 

0.88 dB
1.42 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.2
8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.08

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.47
1.45

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.3
1.08

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.42
1.74
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.4
0.6

PRTF  

Bose SoundSport Wireless PRTF
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

7.9
2.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.6
0.2
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.3
7.5

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.159
0.273

WHD @ 100 
 

0.080
0.161
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
Default

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
In-line
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

2.6
7.1

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-6.62 dB
-19.39 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.1 dB
-6.47 dB

Mid 
 

-3.85 dB
-19.4 dB

Treble 
 

-16.14 dB
-33.57 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.8
9.8

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

35.03 dB
22.25 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

Yes
Yes

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

5.8
6.4

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

285.09 Hz
343.96 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.52 dB
2.47 dB

HFE 
 

2,248 Hz
3,179.16 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

38.586
5.021

Gain 
 

38.7 dB
44.44 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

7.1
6.1

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

18.8 dB
13.2 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.0
7.4

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.9 hrs
13.3 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

5.9 hrs
13.3 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
1.9 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

micro-USB
Proprietary
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App Support 
 

6.5
8.0

App Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless App Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Bose Connect
Jaybird MySound

iOS  

Yes
Yes

Android  

Yes
Yes

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
Parametric + Presets

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
Yes

Button Mapping  

No
Yes

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.5
7.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

99.00 ft (30.18 m)
238 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

249 ms
151 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

79 ms
208 ms

Android Latency 
 

136 ms
122 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Cable Picture
Jaybird Tarah Pro Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

No

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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