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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 BGVP DM6

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Bose SoundSport Wireless
BGVP DM6

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Bose SoundSport Wireless Picture
BGVP DM6 Picture

Variants

  • SoundSport Wireless (Aqua)
  • SoundSport Wireless (Black)
  • SoundSport Wireless (Citron)
  • DM6 (Black)
  • DM6 (Blue)
  • DM6 (Clear)
  • DM6 (Clear Black)
  • DM6 (Clear Purple)
  • DM6 (Dark Red)
  • DM6 (Green)
  • DM6 (Light Red)
  • DM6 (Ocean Blue)
  • DM6 (Purple)
  • DM6 (Red)
  • DM6 (White)

Our Verdict

Bose SoundSport Wireless

BGVP DM6

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.9
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
BGVP DM6 Design Picture 2

Type  

Earbuds
In-ear

Enclosure  

Semi-Open
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.5
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Comfort Picture
BGVP DM6 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.05 lbs
0.08 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs
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Controls 
 

6.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Controls Picture
BGVP DM6 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

Okay
No Controls

Feedback  

Subpar
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No
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Breathability 
 

9.0
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Breathability After Picture
BGVP DM6 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

1 °C
0.8 °C
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Portability 
 

8.6
8.3

Portability Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Portability Picture
BGVP DM6 Portability Picture

 

2.4" (6.2 cm)
3"

 

3.1" (8.0 cm)
2.2"

 

0.9" (2.2 cm)
1.3"

Volume  

6.51 in³ (106.68 cm³)
8.6 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

7.0
0.0

Case Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Case Picture
BGVP DM6 Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
No case

 

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
BGVP DM6 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

7.5
8.0

Stability Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Stability Picture
BGVP DM6 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Angled Picture
BGVP DM6 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Side Picture
BGVP DM6 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Front Picture
BGVP DM6 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Rear Picture
BGVP DM6 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Top Picture
BGVP DM6 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless In The Box Picture
BGVP DM6 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.79 dB
-1.71 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.92 dB
-3.13 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.9
9.3

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.23 dB
0.14 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
7.7

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.75 dB
3.1 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

12.78 Hz
50.4 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

0.69 dB
-4.57 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

1.64 dB
0.14 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.61 dB
3.95 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.8
8.2

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.62 dB
2.42 dB

Low-Mid 
 

0.09 dB
3.71 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-2.17 dB
0.11 dB

High-Mid 
 

0.02 dB
-0.78 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

8.7
6.4

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.95 dB
4.86 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.5 dB
-4.88 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-1.67 dB
1.64 dB

High-Treble 
 

-10.44 dB
-7.18 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.9
6.7

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.43 dB
2.24 dB

Dips 
 

0.88 dB
1.55 dB
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Imaging 
 

9.2
9.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.16
0.15

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.47
1.15

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.3
0.31

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.42
0.87
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Passive Soundstage 
 

2.4
0.6

PRTF  

Bose SoundSport Wireless PRTF
BGVP DM6 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
2.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

2.6
0.4
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Virtual Soundstage
BGVP DM6 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.3
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.159
0.290

WHD @ 100 
 

0.080
0.150
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
Passive

Connection 
 

Unknown
Wired

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

In-line
No Microphone
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

2.6
7.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-6.62 dB
-21.26 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-0.1 dB
-9.89 dB

Mid 
 

-3.85 dB
-19.51 dB

Treble 
 

-16.14 dB
-35.23 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.8
9.7

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

35.03 dB
22.9 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
No
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Recording Quality 
 

5.8
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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BGVP DM6 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

285.09 Hz
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

2.52 dB
N/A

HFE 
 

2,248 Hz
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

38.586
N/A

Gain 
 

38.7 dB
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

7.1
0.0

SpNR  

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BGVP DM6 SpNR

SpNR 
 

18.8 dB
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

Always On

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

6.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

6.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

5.9 hrs
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

5.9 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

1.5 hrs
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
No

Audio While Charging 
 

No
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

micro-USB
None
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App Support 
 

6.5
0.0

App Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless App Picture
BGVP DM6 App Picture

App Name  

Bose Connect
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

Yes
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.5
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

4.0
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

99.00 ft (30.18 m)
N/A

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

249 ms
N/A

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
N/A

Android Latency 
 

136 ms
N/A
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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
9.5

Cable Picture  

Bose SoundSport Wireless Cable Picture
BGVP DM6 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
Yes

Length  

N/A
4.1 ft

Connection 
 

No Wired Option
1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

No

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

No
Audio Only

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
Audio Only

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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