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Sennheiser is well known for high-quality headphones aimed at an audience that prides itself on substance – and a little style – over anything else. Traditionally though that has meant keeping those headphones firmly rooted to devices through wires – but not so with the Momentum Wireless 2.0 headphones.
This set of cans is Bluetooth compatible and makes use of the AptX codec to prevent the usual quality dip that is associated with wireless connections. These headphones also incorporate noise cancelling technology.
We will be conducting some thorough testing to see how well those claims stand up under duress.
- Impedance passive: 28 Ω.
- Impedance active: 480 Ω.
- Frequency response (headphones): 16 Hz – 22000 Hz.
- THD, total harmonic distortion: <0.5%.
- Contact pressure Approximately: 3.6 N.
- Bluetooth Version: Bluetooth 4.0 + EDR.
- Supported Profiles: A2DP + AVRCP + HSP + HFP.
- Ear coupling: Circumaural.
- Jack plug: 3.5 mm, angled.
- Cable length: 1.4 m (Detachable).
- Transducer principle: Dynamic, Closed.
- Attenuation: Up to 25dB.
- Charging time: Approx. 3 hrs.
- Operating time: 22hrs (HFP + ANC).
- Battery Specification: Rechargeable Lithium-ion Polymer (600mAh).
- Codecs: apt-X®.
That’s even more expensive than a QC35 from Bose. I wonder if the sound quality and the quality of noise cancellation justify paying another 70 quid? Especially since Bose has made the best noice cancelling headphones for years now. Sennheiser typically has better audio quality, but if you want the best audio quality you don’t buy noise suppression anyway since you always loose some quality, particularly over bluetooth (and the QC35 also sounds great over bluetooth).
It loks prettier though, but that could just be me.
Good review Jon. I was after a pair of Bose QC25 before the QC35 where rumoured about a year back but my local store where out of stock, since I was in town I popped into Argos and they had in the lower-mid range Sony MDR10-RBT and I still haven’t gotten round to changing them, every day they get switched wired from my pc to my xbox controller for gaming then Bluetooth for music, they too support aptx and have a 20hr battery life and have a huge range with typical Sony bass but can be regularly picked up for £100. I’m just not sure any portable headset can justify an extra £2-300 on top of that. I’d invest that in a good second set. Those Momentum over ears are damned comfortable although I hated those furry momentum on-ears, those where like medieval torture.
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