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- Main Differences
- Design
- Sound
- Isolation
- Microphone
- Active Features
- Connectivity
- Comments
Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear / Momentum In-Ear vs Jaybird X3 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear / Momentum In-Ear
Jaybird X3 Wireless
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TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeIn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- Momentum In-Ear (Android, Black)
- Momentum In-Ear (Android, Red)
- Momentum In-Ear (iOS, Black)
- Momentum In-Ear (iOS, Red)
- X3 (Alpha Green)
- X3 (Blackout)
- X3 (Red)
- X3 (Sparta White)
Our Verdict
Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear / Momentum In-Ear
Jaybird X3 Wireless
The Jaybird X3 are a better option than the Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear if you want to go wireless. The X3 have better build quality, a more balanced sound that you can EQ thanks to their companion app, and they have a better range since they are wireless. However, the Momentum do better for watching movies since their wired design has no latency. They also have no battery life since they are completely passive, so they will always work as long as you have a headphone jack.
Main Differences for
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.7
7.1
Bluetooth Version
N/A
4.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
In-ear
In-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Closed-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
6.5
6.5
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.03 lbs
0.04 lbs
Clamping Force
0 lbs
0 lbs
Controls
7.4
7.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
iOS
N/A
Ease Of Use
Decent
Good
Feedback
Good
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
N/A
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
N/A
N/A
Talk-Through
N/A
N/A
Additional Buttons
No
No
Breathability
9.2
9.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
0.8 °C
0.7 °C
Portability
9.1
8.5
Portability Picture
L
2.13"
3"
W
2.13"
3"
H
0.75"
0.8"
Volume
3.4 in³
7 in³
Transmitter Required
N/A
N/A
Case
7.5
6.0
Case Picture
Type
Hard case
Pouch
L
3.88"
N/A
W
3.88"
N/A
H
1.31"
N/A
Volume
19.7 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.0
7.5
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
8.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In the box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
2.6 dB
1.51 dB
Treble Amount
-2.08 dB
-2.84 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
9.5
9.5
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.11 dB
0.11 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Bass Accuracy
7.7
8.3
Std. Err.
3.19 dB
2.4 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
10 Hz
Low-Bass
1.04 dB
1.69 dB
Mid-Bass
2.55 dB
1.84 dB
High-Bass
5.22 dB
3.77 dB
Mid Accuracy
7.9
8.7
Std. Err.
2.78 dB
1.78 dB
Low-Mid
3.09 dB
1.56 dB
Mid-Mid
-2.35 dB
-2 dB
High-Mid
-2.08 dB
0.65 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.0
6.9
Std. Err.
5.1 dB
4.42 dB
Low-Treble
-5.45 dB
-0.75 dB
Mid-Treble
0.63 dB
0.29 dB
High-Treble
-1.69 dB
-7.98 dB
Peaks/Dips
6.2
6.4
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
2.75 dB
2.47 dB
Dips
1.64 dB
1.57 dB
Imaging
9.4
8.1
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.11
0.13
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.33
0.64
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.07
1.28
Weighted Phase Mismatch
1.05
20
Soundstage
0.7
0.5
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Size (Avg.)
N/A
N/A
PRTF Distance
N/A
N/A
Openness
2.7
2.3
Acoustic Space Excitation
0.7
0.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.5
7.2
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.167
0.219
WHD @ 100
0.056
0.376
Isolation
Noise Isolation
7.3
7.7
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-22.36 dB
-23.51 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-6.39 dB
-8.28 dB
Mid
-17.57 dB
-20.12 dB
Treble
-43.99 dB
-43.12 dB
Leakage
9.4
9.9
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
24.79 dB
21.83 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
Yes
In-line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
N/A
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
7.4
6.0
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
479.46 Hz
486.43 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
3.08 dB
2.33 dB
HFE
19,611.72 Hz
3,466.89 Hz
Weighted THD
1.099
3.452
Gain
22.57 dB
38.52 dB
Noise Handling
6.0
6.2
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
12.23 dB
14.23 dB
Active Features
Battery
0.0
6.1
Battery Type
N/A
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
7.1 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
0
Total Battery Life
N/A
7.1 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
1.7 hrs
Power Saving Feature
N/A
Standby mode
Audio While Charging
N/A
No
Passive Playback
N/A
No
Charging Port
N/A
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
8.0
App Picture
App Name
N/A
Jaybird MySound
iOS
N/A
Yes
Android
N/A
Yes
macOS
N/A
N/A
Windows
N/A
N/A
Equalizer
N/A
Parametric + Presets
ANC Control
N/A
N/A
Mic Control
N/A
N/A
Room effects
N/A
No
Playback Control
N/A
No
Button Mapping
N/A
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
N/A
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
8.5
Bluetooth Version
N/A
4.1
Multi-Device Pairing
N/A
2 Devices
NFC Pairing
N/A
No
Line of Sight Range
N/A
191 ft
Default Latency
N/A
180 ms
aptX Latency
N/A
N/A
aptX(LL) Latency
N/A
N/A
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.0
0.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
N/A
USB Audio
No
N/A
Detachable
No
No
Length
4.6 ft
N/A
Connection
1/8" TRRS
N/A
Wired Latency
0 ms
N/A
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC / PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
No
PC / PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
N/A
N/A
USB Input
N/A
N/A
Line In
N/A
N/A
Line Out
N/A
N/A
Optical Input
N/A
N/A
RCA Input
N/A
N/A
Dock Charging
N/A
N/A
Power Supply
N/A
N/A
Sennheiser HD1 In-Ear / Momentum In-Ear
Jaybird X3 Wireless
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