Sennheiser CXC 700

Design

While both in-ears are not exactly going to beat you over the head with slick aesthetics, we’re going to posit that you’ll probably like the overall design of the V-Modas a little bit better, due to the insane lengths the company goes to in order to ensure that their in-ears will not break. For example, the thicker cord is wrapped in a kevlar weave, and there is only a tiny, extremely lightweight remote.

Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Frequency Response

Aside from the degree to which the Sennheiser CXC 700 overemphasizes some of its frequencies, these two in-ears are geared towards the same audience, as they have a a very similar responses.

Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Distortion

Both in-ears have a small amount of distortion, but the V-Modas have less.

Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Tracking

Both headphones lack a huge shift in channel preference that can be noticed.

Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Isolation

Both sets of in-ears isolate well, but the system used on the Sennheiser CXC 700 is a lot more cumbersome and annoying. We’d stick with the passive attenuators here.

Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Comfort

Because both sets of headphones are in-ears, comfort is going to depend greatly on how your inner ear is shaped. Also, the Sennheiser CXC 700s have a heavy remote attached to the cable, so if it becomes unclipped for any reason, it will tug at your earbuds and become painful very quickly. The V-Modas do not have this problem.

Wear
Sennheiser CXC 700	V-MODA Vibrato Remote

Verdict

Considering the cost of both units, we’ll go out on a limb and say that the more affordable Vibrato Remotes will not only be potentially more comfortable, but a better value overall. Not only do they passively attenuate a lot of noise, but they also do not have the drawback of a terrible remote weighing them down. On top of that, they have a very similar frequency response, and a level of distortion that is not notably different from the more expensive Sennheisers.