Sennheiser CX Sport vs Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015)

The Sennheiser CX Sport and the Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015) are decent Canal Earphones at their respective price points, but don't manage to stand out from their direct competitors in any meaningful way. We suggest that you also look at some alternatives that can be found for around $85 or $130.

If you're still interested in learning a bit more about the Sennheiser CX Sport and the Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015), however, read on for a summary of what we could gather about them:

While the Sennheiser CX Sport wasn't able to make it to the very top of any roundups from sources that perform quality hands-on testing, it still got featured in a large number of them. Techradar, What Hi-Fi?, PCmag, Reviewed, and Wirecutter (NYTimes) have all deemed it worthy of a place on their respective shortlists.

As for the Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015), 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 CNET, Head-fi, Rtings, and Tom's Guide enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Canal Earphones, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Sennheiser CX Sport got its highest, 9.1, rating from Gadget Review, while the Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015) earned its best, 8, score from CNET.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Sennheiser CX Sport, with its 7.7 average, performed considerably better than most Canal Earphones - the mean score for the product category being 7.4 out of 10 - while the Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015) managed an average of 7.0.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Sennheiser CX Sport vs. Bose SoundSport In-Ear (2015) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.