Bose SoundSport Free (2017) vs Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017)

The Bose SoundSport Free (2017) is a great Earphone for its $134 asking price.

The Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017), however, is merely passable at its $19 price point. If you're considering buying a Earphone in the $15 range, you might want to check out some of its competitors.

The Bose SoundSport Free (2017) got praised by SoundGuys and Rtings - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best sound" title from SoundGuys and "Runner Up for Best Headphones For Vocals And Instruments - Truly Wireless Alternative" from Rtings in their respective Earphone roundups.

As for the Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Headphone Review, PCmag, and Tom's Guide enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

To get a better idea of how they fare when compared directly to each other, we analyzed review scores of sources that tested both. PCmag, for example, preferred the Bose SoundSport Free (2017), while WIRED rated both of them the same.

We also took a look at which sources had the best things to say about them. We learned that the Bose SoundSport Free (2017) got reviewed the highest by Pocket-lint - it gave it a rating of 10, while the Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017) most impressed reviewers at WIRED, which gave it a score of 8.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Earphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Earphones being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the Bose SoundSport Free (2017) and Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017) managed averages of 7.8 and 7.5 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Bose SoundSport Free (2017) vs. Monster iSport Victory Wireless (2017) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.