Sennheiser CX 300-II

Design

The CX 300-IIs, again, find themselves as the sportier, more festive option with slightly more durability thanks to their cord guards.

Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Frequency Response

Since both of these headphones were made by Sennheiser and both have CX in their names, we aren’t too shocked that they have nearly identical frequency responses.

Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Distortion

We also weren’t surprised to see both headphones with negligible distortion levels.

Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Tracking

The CX 95s manage to eke out a slight advantage here with a much flatter tracking. Again, however, the differences aren’t astounding.

Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Isolation

Both headphones have very, very similar shapes to their isolation graphs.

Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Comfort

We thought the CX 300-IIs were slightly more comfortable. The CX 95s’ ‘bent’ design caused the cord to fall straight down, when it should naturally fall down and away. This led to the ear buds pulling out more easily.

Wear
Sennheiser CX 300-II	Sennheiser CX 95

Verdict

The CX 95s and CX 300-IIs are very similar headphones. Both are pretty comfortable and have good audio quality. Neither isolate particularly well. The main difference between the two is price. The CX 95s are about $120 and the CX 300-IIs are about $75. This price difference isn’t particularly large. If you prefer the CX 95s’ sound, pick them up for the extra $45. If you’re really on the fence about it, choose the CX 300-IIs and buy yourself something pretty with the difference.