Sennheiser Momentum Review - Over Ear Edition
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Sennheiser Momentum Over Ear Headphones
First, wow. As of today, February 19th, 2014, these are the best sounding set of headphones I've heard under $500. Granted, I've not heard them all, but what I was able to experience with the Momentums is stellar.
Pros:
- Incredible bass - from volume to accuracy - one of the best I've heard, period
- Mids - beautiful, lush, warm, engaging
- Highs - detailed without being technical, smooth, delicate
- Aesthetics
- Light - for those who are sensitive to heavy headphones, you should check these out
- Perfect clamping pressure - not to strong, not too light - this one feels jussssst right
- Removable cables
- Plugs fit well into phone cases like Otterboxes
- Play controls for media players/phones/laptops
- Fantastic build quality and very comfortable - assuming ears fit
Cons:
- Won't be comfortable for people with longer/larger ears
- Not all that compact - can't fold them down - they pretty much stay the size you see
- Annoying that you have to push them back into the "most compact" form to get them back into the case - means you always have to readjust
- Potentially won't work well for people who wear thick framed glasses
Overall, these are in the very top of my favorite sets of headphones at any price range. The combination of comfort, sound quality and features makes this an incredible set of headphones if you're in the market looking. They are truly versatile as they can literally be used with every genre out there - they can handle it all, and do it with aplomb.
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9 years later these are still incredible.
10 years later, I'm still loving them.
Picked these up when they first came out and immediately put them back in the box after 2 hours of listening, but recently after a little burn-in I've found that they sound absoulutely fantastic especially with a headphone amp like a Fiio e12 or an Audiolab M-DAC. Great review as always, love your videos. Keep up the good work!
What initially turned you off to them?
I guess it was the rolled off treble and the fact that I didn't have a portable amp at the time made them sound a little underpowered despite being a headset that is relatively easy to drive. The amp really made a big difference and opened up the Momentums quite nicely, I use them daily now for on the go use.
Just found a set of these at a local goodwill for $4.99 awesome headphones.
I've had these since they came out. Only recently did I connect them to a high end amp. Wow!!! I'm glad I never got rid of them.
Still using it, the best headphone i ever had!!!
Thanks for making such an enjoyable and thorough review. Excellent job.... covering seemingly every area!
Finally!!!! I've been waiting (for moths) for you to make a review of these cans!!! Now I'm 200% convinced that this headphones is very amazing!!!
They are simply amazing. In my top 5 for sure.
Owen Thurston On the being rough on the headphones...it sounds like you could damage the wires. Wouldn't really hurt the headphones but you'd probably end up spending quite a bit of money buying new cables for your Momentums.
On the topic of wearing these with glasses: I wear glasses and I've had these headphones for almost a year now, I've worn them for over 12 hours straight on many occasions. I have had some slight discomfort starting after 3-4 hours of wearing them without changing the position (although I guess that's to be expected if you wear them for such a long duration) but the discomfort went away as soon as I moved them around a bit and I feel overall very satisfied with these headphones. I agree with all the positive points made in this review in regards to the sound quality and would definitely recommend this product.
Hello buddy. Once you've already helped me to choose and it was worth it. Here I go again. Simple question. Momentums or ATH M50x?
Great review, covered everything I wanted to know. You convinced me, definitely have to get these
Let us know what you think when you do get them!
Sennheiser Momentum 2 was better than both Bose QC 25, Sony
MDR-100AAP/ABN/1A, B&W P3/P5 and was even with Denon when I gave
some headphones a try in some stores! Review below!
--Senheiser--
The Sennheiser had pleasant warm sounding sound frequency response and very good detail across the range. They made music listening fun and the music felt alive.
They were not punchy in the bass like Sony or AKG or Koss but they were really fun to listen too and they had alot of bass but it was true to the recording and balanced and fun. I've never liked any Sennheiser headphone or in-ear bud before because I always found Sennheiser to be unengaging, flat and boring to listen to - Not these ones!
--Noise Cancelling--
Now for Noise cancelling I found them better than both Sony and Bose. I didn't really measure how much sound they kept out or how much hizz/white noise they introduced. It's just that the Sennheiser didn't play music worse with it engaged. Furthermore I could not keep the Bose's on for very long because the NC applied an air pressure to my eardrums so It felt like i was on a plane and needed to pop the negative pressure out of my ears, not very pleasant to have that sensation.
--Sound competition--
I have an B&W surround system at home and tried many headphones up towards 1 000$ range. I wanted to find a descent price for something that might get lost or broken so I settled for around USD.
The Bose QC-25 was very uncomfortable to listen to. It induced a air pressure from the NC that wasn't comfortable. The sound quality was lousy. I loved these trying them on 2 years ago but not now. All songs I tried with them in 320Kbit made them sound like 128Kbit versions of the same song. It has some serious compression and detail problems. Besides all music sounding like digital jitter in comparison to the Senheiser, they feel like they try more than they can manage both in bassresponse and treble. It's just like Bose's other products "An underdimensioned speaker trying to sound larger" - It doesn't work!
I can't say I liked ANY of the Sony alternatives not the 100ABN 100AAP or 1A.
The bass was punchy and lossy.
The treble was so sharp It made my ears cringe of pain at even medium sound levels.
These Headphones have some of the sharpest treble responses I've ever heard and It did hurt - Just avoid!
The B&W P3 and P5 suck soo much. I can't believe how disappointed I am with them but fine; if you like Marshall Major Headphones or Beats headphones then maybe :/
The B&W P7 however; wow It's great. The bass was round, warm and felt a little bit undetailed. And actually that's what I feel about my living room speakers aswell. B&W lacks differentiation and subtleties in the bass region. But they sound great with Classical and Rock music not so much modern music.
The B&W P9 I tried with Tidal, DAC and headphone amplifier. This is not where I would put my money. They sounded sooo detailed my brain had trouble processing the music when compared to today's lousy CZcams and lossy Spotify formats. Think of It like having three people talk to you at once. That's how the instruments and singer felt. Sooo much clarity!!
I also tried Denon AH- GC20 and they sounded as good If not better than the Sennheiser, so I would say this is the only alternative I found!
The Denon AH-MM400 was a more expensive version with exotic materials and I didn't like the almost vacuum tight fit of the headphones around my ears, sound quality was very good but didn't justify 100$ more for me.
Got mine for 20$ used. I have changed the pads for a new ones. Nice
Hey man. Enjoyed your review of the Momentum. I like your emphasis on user experience rather than those nit picky sonic analysis. The review seemed well planed as well and the video contents are pretty relevant for the average consumers. Would like a few remarks on whether the headphone gets warm on extended sessions, I think it's pretty important. Keep up the good work :)
I went to bestbuy to get the sennheiser hd 558.
After listening to the sennheiser momentum, I changed my decision due to the noise isolation and clear audio
I love the fact you actually tested the blocking capacity for the headphone. Cheers mate!
Nice review. I've owned these for about 6 months now and I take them everywhere with me. I do wear glasses so I highly appreciate your mention on that. The first few weeks of owning these, I couldn't stand to keep them on my head for longer than an hour. They would cause the legs of my glasses to dig into my head, right behind my ears. I discovered I could stuff a little bit of material in between the driver and the earpad a bit more room. This gave me just a hair under 1/4" additional clearance and no more discomfort.
Fantastic tip!!!
I've been missing ur review for a quiet time man haha..
I remember that u mentioned to do comparison of this cans with M100.
Hope it'll come soon
I'm going to try and get that live this weekend.
cool
Excellent review. I have these cans and recommend them 100%
Thanks for the review. I was going back and forth on what to buy as I wanted a decent monitor set but also listening sound. I got them and tried them, comparing with several different headphones that I (and my son) owns. Awesome response across the entire spectrum. Handled everything from Dubstep (no muddy sounds from being over driven base) to Whitney Houston peaks. Awesome listening to everything from R&B, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Metal, etc.
got the momentums..i have to say these are the best listening experience i had in my life..not even on ear momentums which i have come close..u were pretty spot on with your impressions..keep up..ordered fiio x3 too after ur review of fiiox3..
Awesome man. Love to hear that other people find the same things I do when listening.
Hey, just wanted to let you know I thought you did a great job doing this review. Very well done! Thanks for doing this.
Thank you!
Love the dog, made the review memorable for me!
The real star of the show! :-)
normal dog to buy, for example weimaraner
Brilliant review fella, I’ve owned the 2.0 and just bought a pair of 1.0, with the 2.0 my ears seemed to touch the inside and were uncomfortable after a while but the 1.0 seem a tad deeper.
Unless my ears have shrunk?!?.
Excellent review, thank you. I was stuck between these at the new Beats Studio and subject to the cups fitting my ears, I will now purchase these. Thanks.
Hey Man,
Your video was great. Neat, real things audiophiles like me look for. The editing is amazing as well.
Unfortunately, I live in Canada, so I couldn't purchase the headphones from your link :(
But I still got them!
I give the credit to you tho.
Great job.
"Not as good as beats" said no one fucking ever
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+blablabla gtfo of here
except Nike and adidas are actually a good pair of shoes especially if you play basketball a lot.
Nice review. I like your work. You give the info I need and not a lot of silly observations. Good production values also. Will be looking for more! How about the new Blue MoFi cans and the Senn Momentum In-Ear when they are released?
After trying out many headphones the past couple of months I finally found what I was looking for in the Momentum. A good movie headphone with awesome sounds!
mobile (not movie), LOL!
this guy makes the best reviews. keep up the good work man!
Good review. I want these headphones, but I have a dilemma. The on-ear versions are very affordable and available right over at my local Best Buy. That said, I'm leaning towards the over-ear, but they cost $100+ more than the on-ear (from Amazon). Is there enough of a difference between the two models to justify spending that much more on the over-ears?
I've not heard the on ear version so I can't give any personal experience.
Great review, I've shortlisted the Sennheiser momentum and Bose QC15. I travel a lot so noisecancelling would be great but I am loathe to get NC that won't play if I run out of battery. I've noted instruments in favorite songs I hadn't heard before on the Momentums so with your rave review I am confident I'll pick up a pair of Momentum over-ear headphones next week when visiting Dubai.
Did you get them?!
Hey. I just wanted to stop by and say thank you for a good review, I bought a pair of these about 1-2 weeks after you released this review and I haven't looked back. They sound and feel great but you where also right about the snuggness of the earphone, but I find that even though it's a tighter fit than most over-ear headphones they still feel great even after hours of listening. I do a fair bit of flying in my line of work and these headphones almost block out all the noise even when in a smaller airplane like a SAAB 2000. Anyways, great review, great channel. P.S: I got the Ivory ones. :)
Hi, are you experiencing this with your Sennheiser Momentum:
the right ear cup has more bass volume than the left?
I agree with you on your review. I think they are the best value and sounding headphones for the cost.
excellent review allen..yu almost made my day as i was just a bit hesitant or u can say borderline as to order the momentums over the vmodas..ur review absolutely nailed it and i had to order the momentums...now eagerly waiting for that ..u get 10 thums up from me ...deserved...
Thanks a million. Let me know your thoughts when you get them!
Thanks for the detailed, in depth review, minus all the unnecessary technical stuff. I wanted to know how they actually perform. I was leaning toward these before, I'm getting a pair for my daughter and another for myself after watching.
Thomas Gardner wait, how old is your daughter and does she really need these high quality, expensive headphones. if she doesnt need it, just get some 40-60 dollar headphones.
Kevin Tang, if it's all the same to you, here in America I get to do whatever the flip I want with my money. But thanks for the info.
im american to- ok and calm down
i just bought these and they are amazing. the ear cups are a bit small but the cushions are very soft and not uncomfortable at all. and they sound great too
I am thinking about getting these, would you say you have big or small ears?
about 70 mm tall
Thanks for the response and also are these good for listening to Hip Hop?
Are there any better new headphones since this review or should i just buy these? Great review dude awesome dog aswell.
Thanks for the video. I think this is the one I was looking for: Deep and tight bass.
I currently used HDJ2000 and it was sharp and good but bass was somewhat weaker than other headphones like sony and beyerdynamic.
Your review was so good that it made me go buy the Sennheiser Momentum :)
Awesome sound very comfortable and light
Great review thanks I've been waiting for your review in the Momentums. I actually bought a pair to use with my iPhone 5 and really liked them. But I thought I was missing something so I sold them and got a pair of Beyerdynamics DT880 32ohm, hated it, then Ultrasone Pro900, hated it and ended up buying another pair of black/red over ear Momentums.
I think these are perfect for iPhone, iPad, iPod listeners!
LOL....headphones can be frustrating huh?! I think for MOST people, the Momentums would be one of the last pairs they'd ever really feel the need to get. They're really that good, especially when compared to all the other options out there.
Well, confession time. I actually sold the black/red ones, LOL!! Went with AKG K545's. I believe once I couple those with the Mont Blanc I just ordered I'll have close to the perfect setup I need. I really didn't want to go the amp route but at least I know now that if I do back up to like a HD650 I can push it now!
Thanks a lot for your review, helped me to decide and by it!
Love your taste in music, especially Sting and his song "If You Love Somebody" it's one of my favorites, and I really liked your review and I'm totally subbing to you. Great job and keep it up!
Thanks!
Your welcome
HeadphoneReviewHQ Plus those headphones are amazing! I love them.
Loved the review.
Thanks Jose
Thanks for yet another great review..! There's a lot of buzz now around the NAD HP50 which seems to be in a close price range. Wonder if you has a chance to check them or have any comments on how the two compare. Cheers in advance ..!
How do these compare to the ws55? I know the ATH is like half the price or less but just is the Momentum so much better for the money in terms of sound quality than the Ws55? Very informative and enjoyable reviews by the way!
Thanks for the detail.
My pleasure.
Great Review.
I might buy them, they're about $300 au now.
Hi, your review on these is very positive to say the least.
I wonder if the Beyerdynamic T5p are worth 3 times the price compared to the Momentum?
Unfortunately, there are no resellers of Beyerdynamic close to my home, otherwise I could go listen to them.
Thanks
Hi. Great review. I'd be interested getting a comparison with the Marshall monitor. I'm still hesitating between those two.
Very nice and complete review.
Quick question: I ordered Beyerdynamics DT990 Pro 250ohms for about 145euros.
Whats your opinion about the headphones and the price (i haven't gotten them yet)?
Also i am thinking of buying audioengine D1 dac/amp. Is this a good product?
Thanks for the awesome review(s)! How would you say these compare to the Beyerdynamic COP's? I will be using them primarily with my phone (Moto X) + fiio portable amp.Thanks in advance and keep up the excellent work!
Nice review thumps up and well since u don't have so many sennheiser reviews would you consider making the hd598
That's one of the sets I definitely want to try out in the coming months.
Nive review. Loved the fact that you have done the review with the glasses.
Was it comfortable? Did you feel the ear pads pushing them against your head?
These were pretty comfortable...I could feel the glasses more of a fact that they're new to me so I'm always aware of them, but they were not uncomfortable at all.
Got em & Love em
Off of both of your reviews I bought the these momentums and M50x's!! What is your opinion when comparing these? I would like to know from your standpoint Thanks for your awesome reviews.
thank you for this review. i have been wondering which headphones you recommend for quality sound, build and under 500usd.
Great review, man!
Thanks for the review. These helped.
Nicely done. I love mine!
This is an incredible review
thanks so much for the helpful review! am thinking about a pair of these 1.0's at the moment. Also, cool dog :)
Great review!!
Thanks!
Hey dude thanks for the videos they have helped a lot, I think I'm either going to pick up these or the "Audio Technica ATH-M50" - which would you recommend more so? Many thanks!
great review! nice work
Thanks!
Great vid. Def most comfortable headphones I have worn. I have the black, this almost makes me wish I had the brown. Of course with digital music files garbage in will equal garbage out, but did you think the momentums highlighted poor quality files or live music in a negative way? More so than other headphones, I mean.
I didn't really listen to low quality recordings - probably the worst I tried were streaming and those mostly sounded great. Don't get me wrong, some songs compress worse than others, but mostly they sounded nice. I found these to be the perfect balance between a studio set of headphones and standard every day headphones - they brought out the perfect amount of detail without making everything sound very analytical. But I would agree - if you throw poor recorded material at these, it won't be nearly as enjoyable.
Thank you for the great review!
Very welcome.
I would love to see a review on the Stax SR-009 I am looking into them to buy
Great review if you like your mids try the ATH- ES700
Thanks for the suggestion
love your reviews !!
Thank you!
Love your review.......Wat do u prefer...Sennheiser Momentum or V-moda M-100??
For SQ the Momentum...but I like the warmer sound.
I would love to see reviews on the Sennheiser HD8 DJ and HD7 DJ
You should review the Nakamichi NK2030 which look almost identical to these.
Awesome review
Man, this is the first time I saw any of your videos. I like your presentation and the way you film the video. Btw, do you test all your headphones on an amp or without?
Thank you! Super-appreciate the comment. I test all with and without amplifiers and on multiple listening devices...a Dell workstation, a Macbook pro, Nexus 5, iPhone 4, iPad, and various other devices.
I realized that you don't do every video this way. Prefer seeing you talk in front of the camera. You're welcome. :)
The best set of headphones at this price range? waw. Would you be able to review the AKG k702, that might just change your mind ;)
I most definitely want to!
great review man.
Hi Allen
Enjoyed your positive review. Interested in a set of headphones for home use over a hifi system. Based on the excellent reviews online for sound quality, I keep coming back to these.....but unsure of one thing. All reviews seem to be based on experience using portable electronics , which is the market they were created for. From your experience, would you recommend these for home use over hifi system? Would I get the same balance of sound from lows, mids to highs..........or would the headphones start to show weakness? I listen to jazz, rock, folk, blues..........instruments such as electric / acoustic guitar, cymbals, piano (particularly mid and hi piano tones)etc.
Blaine
Honestly, I would think these would thrive when plugged up to a home hifi system. Really the biggest difference is the home system will have way more power than a portable player. I know I plugged it up to various amps was more than happy with the sound!
super good review. cheers bud
Great review mate...
Hello, I would like to know what you recommend me headphones from Bose QuietComfort 25 and the Sennheiser Momentum over ear please ?
how significant is the difference between the over head edition and thee on ear edition
great review bro, do some new review please
Hey Alan! hope things are well. I see you haven't made any videos the last couple years?
Is this the Momentum 1 ?Nice review.
Hey where've you been I miss you know one does reviews as good as you
Been busy as heck...I've gotten a lot of things out of the way that I've needed to get done so I should be back with hopefully quite a few reviews back to back!
HeadphoneReviewHQ awesome cant wait
HeadphoneReviewHQ will you ever do a Review on the beyerdynamic dt 770 ???
My ears are 65mm top to bottom, would they fit comfortably in these?
Bought these on eBay for $200 .. I hope theyll sound good !
Nice review! Thanks! Btw, have you heard the bang & olufsen H6 over ear headphone?
Haven't even seen them!
Completely agree on your thoughts about the Nexus 5 headphone amplifier - that thing is pretty horrid for anything other than in ear sets.
Yeah...frustrating as heck. As a side note, I just put Cyanogenmod 11 on my phone so I could use a USB audio out for an external DAC and I am once again thrilled with my Nexus 5.
Has anyone found a compatible ear pad that has more room?
Here is the size:
Sennheiser Momentum
Outer Height - 93.5mm
Inner Height - 52mm
Inner Inner Height (inside pads) - 58mm
Outer Width - 70mm
Inner Width - 36mm
Inner Inner Width (inside pads) - 43mm
Depth - 20mm
Bought one for my father and he loves it but the fit bothers him. So I would like to find him roomier ear pads. He is also slightly bothered by the headband so if you have any suggestions to modify or add cushioning, please let me know.
Thanks
I need a one liner on Focal Spirit One vs Sennheiser Momentum, really appreciate it. I own Spirit One, they're great but not comfortable even on my small ear size. I'm planning to get these and get rid of Focal. Thank-you in advance.
These are amazing headphones
Fully agree.
how would you compare the sound quality of the lows mids and highs of these momentums against the audio technicas ath m50x or the m50 whichever youve tested
Great Review...
how does the audio quality compare with the nad viso.
Well, companies should keep sending you products to review because you just sold me on them. I've been up in the air between these and a few other pairs but I'm literally leaving right now to buy a pair. Cheers Alan
Did you get them?! What do you think?
I did.
Short Version: I love them.
Long Version:OK, the mids and highs are both exceptinally good, and the bass is merely fantastic. I do find it a tiny bit lacking but I'm a "stickler" and occassionally notice a bit more power could be used, but it's only been when listenng to extremey bass heavy things, namely rap and once during a movie.
That being said I do love them. I listen to a wide range of musc from classical to rock to EDM to blues etc.and it's all top notch.
I also must have smaller ears, I guess, because they fit perfectly snug (the way I like it) and the adjustable earpieces make them extremely comfortable. That being said after about 4-5 hours I do notice my ears getting uncomfortably warm but I'll take the pure sound quality these offer any day of the week.
After buying them I immediately tried to break them, throwing all sorts of eclectic stuff and varying the levels rather extremely and they held up very well through everything. Cheers Sennheiser, you win ths round! (shakes fist)
Also, the sound reduction/leakage is good. Even on low volume from my mixing board to amp to computer it drowns out my gf, and on high volume on someone else's head they're not audible a room over.
The volume is perfectly adequate. As far as I can tell there's no reduction in quality regardless of volume.
Honestly, these are great. If you're exclusiively listening to rap or EDM you'd be slightly better off elsewhere but not by much. If you're looking for a good pair of all around headphones, buy these and if you take care of them they'll last you a long time as the material they're made from is good and they're well put together.
Anyways, I know that was long winded but thanks Alan. I'm very happy with them and would absolutely recommend them to anyone on the fence about what to buy and has taken the time to read this far down my comment.
I need these! :O The bass on my Sony headphones dim down all the other sounds...