Sennheiser’s new Accentum wi-fi noise-canceling headphones look so much like its top-of-the-line $380 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wi-fi headphones. And whereas they’ve related options, the Accentum are priced at $180 and might do one thing the Momentum 4 can’t: they settle for lossless digital audio by way of their USB-C port. The black model is up for preorder on September 25 and is anticipated to ship beginning on October 4, whereas the white model begins delivery in late November. Each fashions will probably be accessible at choose retailers and at sennheiser-hearing.com.
The Accentum are the successors to Sennheiser’s 2020 HD 450 BT, and the corporate’s strategy to this extra reasonably priced product line stays the identical — protect as many options from the Momentum line as doable whereas retaining the worth below $200. For sure, you’ll be able to’t do that with out some trade-offs. The Accentum don’t include a carry case or any form of analog enter. They use solely bodily controls, not contact controls, they usually don’t have put on sensors for auto-pausing your tunes if you take away them.
Regardless of these cost-saving measures, it’s spectacular what Sennheiser has been in a position to pack into the Accentum. They undertake the identical styling because the a lot pricier Momentum 4 (albeit with out the usage of cloth on the headscarf) and their battery life is wonderful — a claimed 50 hours of use between prices. That beats each set of Sony, Apple, and Bose wi-fi headphones, although it’s nonetheless shy of the Momentum 4’s loopy 60-hour stamina.
The 38mm drivers might not have fairly the identical frequency response because the Momentum’s 42mm items (10Hz to 22Hz versus 6Hz to 22Hz), however with Qualcomm’s aptX HD Bluetooth codec, you’re nonetheless getting hi-res audio at 24-bit/48kHz when you use them with a appropriate Android cellphone.
Talking of hi-res audio, we’re genuinely stunned to see USB-C digital audio on the Accentum. This has historically been an unique characteristic of very high-end wi-fi cans like Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2/Px8 fashions. Even the Momentum 4 lacks this capability. Till the Accentum, probably the most reasonably priced set of wi-fi headphones to supply USB-C audio was the $350 Beats Studio Professional. Just like the Studio Professional, the Accentum help as much as 24-bit/48kHz lossless audio by way of USB-C, which falls in need of what the very best headphone DAC/amps present, however ought to nonetheless be a giant step up in high quality over the headphones’ wi-fi connection.
By way of Bluetooth, it’s model 5.2 and it helps Multipoint so you’ll be able to join to 2 machine concurrently. As with Sennheiser’s different wi-fi headphones, earbuds, and soundbars, you should use the Sennheiser Sensible Join app to get firmware updates, handle Bluetooth connections, and regulate the Accentum’s sound by way of a five-band equalizer.
The Accentum use the identical two-mic with beamforming association because the Momentum 4, however provides wind-reduction know-how. In addition they have hybrid lively noise cancellation (ANC) and transparency modes, with adjustable side-tone for listening to your self on calls.
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