Sennheiser Momentum 4 wireless headphones review

Battery life: As much as 60 hours

Charging time: 2 hours for a full cost, 5-minute charging for as much as 4 hours of playtime

Model: Headband stereo headphones

Ear Coupling: Round-the-ear, circum-aural

Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.2 compliant, class 1, 10 mW (max)

Energetic noise cancellation: Hybrid Adaptive ANC

Speaker Sort: SBC, AAC, aptX™, aptX adaptive™

Equipment: USB-C charging cable, Audio cable 3.5mm and a pair of.5mm jacks, Airplane adapter

Whereas Sennheiser suggests utilizing the companion app for a very tailor-made expertise (which when you’ve learn my critiques, you’ll know fills me with a fiery rage), it’s necessary to notice that the Momentum 4 will instantly hook up with no matter machine they’re closest to, straight out of the field, just by opening Bluetooth preferences. I believed this was a implausible characteristic and one which made your entire set-up a breeze.

My solely qualm, as a result of I’m so used to my traditional Bose 700s, is that the Momentum 4 cans don’t announce precisely what machine they’re linked to – which is problematic when you’re used to organising a pair of Bluetooth headphones with every bit of audio-playing tech that you just personal. It makes connectivity – whereas rapid – a little bit of a guessing recreation. This may stress out commuters with a concern of taking part in music or a saucy audiobook aloud on the tube.

The contact controls on the facet of every earmuff mean you can simply regulate the noise cancellation settings, or the amount of your music – relying on which choice you go for throughout set-up. The truth that these buttons work by tapping the surface of the headphones, like a pair of AirPods, is a good contact. No extra trying to find tiny buttons on the base of some outsized monstrosities.

On the subject of lively noise cancellation, the Hybrid Adaptive ANC is implausible. Good for my simply overwhelmed mind, I even liked utilizing the headphones with out taking part in something as a result of I discovered that – slightly than filling my eardrums with a dizzying echo like nearly all of noise-cancelling headphones – they left me feeling relaxed and targeted.

Importantly, carrying these headphones for an prolonged time period didn’t give me a headache, in contrast to my Bose 700s, which I incessantly should take off and therapeutic massage my ears or the highest of my head after lengthy listening stints. That is probably because of the low-friction hinge mechanism which simply adjusts for a cushty and comfortable match, with out putting any extra stress on my head.

I gave these headphones a cost straight out of the field and located that I didn’t should cost them once more throughout my two weeks of testing. It’s protected to say that the 60-hour battery life isn’t a lie. Plus, the automated on/off setting meant that, even after I forgot to show off the Momentum 4s throughout espresso and lunch breaks – none of that extra battery life was used up. Both method, the truth that a five-minute cost would give me 4 further hours of play time earlier than my commute house on the finish of the day was sufficient to promote me.

I’ve talked lots concerning the noise-cancelling energy of those headphones, however I haven’t talked about the extent of sound high quality, which – spoiler alert – is equally implausible. When shopping for headphones, regardless of how expensive they’re, there’s all the time the chance of a tinny sound or an excessive amount of base. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 cans strike the proper stability, providing cosy, all-encompassing sound waves that gained’t depart you with a migraine.