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The Sennheiser Momentum Wireless is quite an understated pair of headphones. It blends subtle tones together with a metallic frame that is in stark contrast with some of the usual black, red and blue gamer gear we review here at KitGuru. I cannot say I am a huge fan of this off-white colour scheme, but these headphones are also available in brown and black.
It has a strong, flexible construction to the frame, with a quality feel to the materials and build. There is not a single sharp edge to be found on these headphones.
Up close, the exterior of the ear cups are a beige colour with a greenish tinge. The paint job is pearlescent so has that slightly sparkly look to it, while the earcup material is a dark brown leather, with black stitching.
The ear cups have a bit of give on their housing, so should fit nicely over your ears. Sennheiser has also increased their size over the previous generation Momentum headphones – to make them more comfortable.
Controls for the headset, including volume, power and Bluetooth pairing are all found alongside the right ear cup, along with a micro-USB connector for charging the internal battery.
The whole headset can fold in on itself which makes transporting it easier. It also gives us a great look at the interior of the earcups, which are a rich, light-brown.
The headband is made of stainless steel and provides a lot of elongation for those with larger heads. It also has plenty of flexibility and does not creak as you move your head around, as some plastic frames do. That should make these headphones excellent for virtual reality gaming.
The inside of the headband has very fine, light-brown stitching and hex-head screws holding the whole construction together. There are also small indicators to let you know which earcup is left and which is right.
The headband proper has a gap along its length to allow air to circulate and prevent overheating.
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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