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VPNs for ad-blocking The new Sennheiser Sport True Wireless isn’t the brand’s most approachable or cheapest set of Bluetooth buds, but they offer up an intriguing promise of incredible battery life and gym-friendly durability. Even if the finer details are held back by a lack of noise-cancelling, it’s easy enough to like the sound of that capability-oriented combination. In any case, the price point for the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless earbuds puts them towards the bottom of the brand’s current Bluetooth bud lineup and the middle of the pack overall. The Sport True Wireless earbuds are cheaper than anything you’ll find in the Momentum lineup, but they’re not that much cheaper than Apple’s category-leading AirPods. Still, if you are looking to pick up a set of Sennheiser Sport True Wireless earbuds, it can pay to look around and see which Australian retailer offers the best price. Check out the table below for a round-up of local pricing for the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless earbuds. All things considered, the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless earbuds are closer to the bottom end of the brand’s current Bluetooth lineup than the top. They’re nice to look at, but not too nice. Gold accents aside, the new earbuds are almost a dead ringer for the Sennheiser CX True Wireless earbuds. While the earbuds themselves are relatively heavy compared to some of the competition out, this characteristic is hardly a practical encumbrance. Held in your hands, they feel as lightweight as you’d want. The same goes for the carry case. By comparison, it’s a little chunky. In isolation, it’s not really something I found myself caught up on. Like many other modern true wireless solutions, the Sennheiser Sport rely on a magnetic mechanism to keep the earbuds in the right place when charging. This is always appreciated, even if it’s hardly original. Beyond these basics, Sennheiser’s Sport True Wireless earbuds can be as thrill-free as you like. Straight out of the box, you can pair them to a device and get listening. Installing the Sennheiser Smart Control app (available on both iOS and Android) is optional, but nets you access to both EQ settings, ambient mode and the ability to tinker with the touch-based control scheme. For the most part, the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless are content to coast on the foundations laid by the brand’s earlier efforts in the space. This is not a bad thing. Trying to fix what isn’t broken is often a fast track to disaster, and there are worse sins than familiarity. The searing vocals of My Chemical Romance’s “Foundations of Decay” and the curvy soundscapes of Montaigne’s “make me feel so…” came through with impressive dynamism and depth. Unfortunately, many of the Sport True Wireless earbuds’ sonic strengths here are eroded when taken outside the relative quiet of a home office. The Sennheiser Sports True Wireless earbuds are designed to survive the rigours of the gym, but they aren’t necessarily designed to sound great at the gym. While the impressive degree of grip that these earbuds boast meant that I never worried about them falling out of my ears during a workout, the absence of active noise-cancelling hurt their audibility in some cases. Your mileage may vary with the popularity and nature of your local gym, but I found that cranking up the volume to an unhealthy degree was sometimes the only way to get these earbuds to cut through nearby noises. As part of our earbud testing process, we tested out the Sennheiser Sport True Wireless earbuds with a playlist designed to tease out the finer capabilities of the hardware. In practice, the bass was present without being overwhelming. However, a degree of clarity was lost on busier tracks. Sennheiser’s sportsbuds did a decent job with the guitar riffs in “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” by The Beatles, but were less balanced when it came to “The Funeral Portrait” by Opeth. There is a big caveat to this, in that they don’t offer the kind of noise-cancelling you’ll get from something like the AirPods Pro. However, nine hours is still a lot more than most other earbuds. The idea that you’ll run out of charge mid-workout is a bit of a remote possibility. Even marathon runners aren’t likely to run these dry in a single session. If practicality matters more to you than performance, then Sennheiser’s Sport True Wireless earbuds are likely to delight. They do what they say on the tin. There are caveats that audiophiles may get caught up on, but those who prefer to listen at the gym are going to appreciate the practical upsides over any potential improvement in fidelity. The Sennheiser Sport True Wireless don’t have active noise-cancelling, but if you’re willing to live without then there’s plenty of bang for buck to be found here.
