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Product Comparison
Nuheara IQBuds Max vs Sontro Soundwave
Side-by-side HearAdvisor lab results with SoundGrades, expert pick badges, and the same visualizations we use in product reviews.
Uses official HearAdvisor lab data
Performance metrics
Scale 1-5 (Tuned)
Lab metric by fit
Speech in quiet
Nuheara IQBuds Max3.0
Sontro Soundwave3.1
Speech in noise
Nuheara IQBuds Max2.0
Sontro Soundwave1.2
Own voice
Nuheara IQBuds Max2.2
Sontro Soundwave3.6
Feedback handling
Nuheara IQBuds Max3.4
Sontro Soundwave2.5
Music streaming
Nuheara IQBuds Max4.3
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Speech level
Adjust input dB (Tuned)
Amplification (REIG)
Insertion gain at 65 dB (Tuned)
Audio scenes
Using MUSHRA scenes (Tuned)