MOMENTUM 4 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones - Bluetooth Headset for Crystal-Clear Calls, Adaptive Noise Cancellation, Over Ear Headphones Wireless, Up To 60HR Playtime, Folding, Black

These headphones sound phenomenal and are extremely comfortable and for that are a clear 5* rating. I personally would drop a star for the touch controls. The controls generally seem to work fine except for volume control, which is hit and miss. But as I only use these for music and nothing else, the sound and comfort is 5* (the other controls generally seem to work OK). ***IMPORTANT***: When I first tried the headphones I was NOT impressed. The Bass was to overpowering, and due to an only 3 band EQ could not compensate for the over pronounced Bass! I was on the verge of sending them back, when a firmware update appeared! After the 20min update.... WOW! Not only had the 3 band EQ changed to a 5 band EQ, but the Bass issue was resolved! So now the EQ remains flat and natural. For Bass lovers there is a 'Bass Boost' as well as standard presets. I previously had the Momentum 2 earbuds which was exceptional and similar sound to these Momentum 4s in sound signature. Obviously as the Momentum 4s are closed headphones they trump the Momentum 2 earbuds. Unfortunately one the earbuds stopped working and I replaced them with the Momentum 3 earbuds. Unfortunately I felt these a downgrade from the Momentum 2 earbuds! Although a more snug fit, they failed on everything else! The sound wasn't a crystal, they let to much sound in spoiling my listening pleasure... and the Momentum 2s looked more pristine. I hated the fact the Momentum 3 earbuds let to much sound in! My kids are always arguing etc and my sanity required to jump from earbuds to closed headphones! I love Sennheiser, but the Momentum 3s had me wondering if I would continue with Sennheiser. I did all the usual reviews etc and the Momentum 4s seem to have the 'overall' edge, with a resounding winner for sound. As I consider myself an Audiophile and don't care about phone calls etc, I only wanted for my Flac Library. So in short: The sound is phenomenal providing you ***DOWNLOAD the Firmware***! I also am taken aback by the comfort as the ear pads are so soft! These headphones may not be for everyone due to the touch controls and possible phone and other functions etc which I am not personally interested in. If like me, you only want for music... they are 5*, and I am pleased... no, VERY PLEASED I get a break from my arguing kids! ***UPDATE*** This is an ANC update. I didn't mention this before as I hadn't used them outside and the Momentum 2 earbuds only worked slightly and the M3 earbuds let so much noise in I had given up! Now back to these Momentum 4s.... I am BLOWN AWAY with the ANC! for the first time I feel like I can post a positive review on ANC. I suspect a lot of the positives are due to the headphone being 'closed', but I still think I need to give credit to how they function. So inside, the music is full whilst allowing enough sound in to acknowledge a doorbell etc... just. But I think the quieter the music, the more outside noise you would here. NOW THEN.... This is where I am truly impressed! I use the Momentum 4s to walk my dog on my mobility scooter. It is absolutely surreal how the ANC works. Despite the music being full (and I don't mean volume) and in your head... I can still hear passing traffic whilst the music still feels complete and uninterrupted! Also a brush of wind and the ANC automatically adjusts to compensate and cut wind sound down instantly by around 90% to unnoticeable! Sorry I can't compare to other brands, but as an Audiophile I am beyond pleased and so glad I jumped to closed headphones. (I just preferred the discreteness of earbuds)

Spent hours on end deliberating over these after reading some bad reviews relating to connectivity issues & bugs. I was stuck between these and Xm4s but decided to take the chance on the momentums as they have a better reputation with "audiophiles" for sound quality. So far I haven't had any issues with bugs. The touch controls are extremely sensitive but I wasnt really bothered about having that feature anyway so I just turned it off instantly to avoid frustration 😅. (EDIT: you do have to turn this particular feature off every time you power them on which is a bit annoying). I also noticed that they auto powered on in the case just from me picking it up so I can see where there might be an issue with battery drain during transportation (mine arrived with 50% battery) but again - just turned that feature off in the app and problem solved. I can see why people are frustrated that there's features that you're paying for that don't exactly work the best but still.. the most important thing for me was the sound quality and these headphones definitely deliver! Really well balanced sound bringing out the best in so many different genres. Theyre maybe a little bass heavy (which suits me fine) but EQ can be easily adjusted with the app. They're also really comfortable which is a huge plus. As a glasses wearer I find most headphones start to hurt after about an hour of use but I put these on as soon as they arrived and didn't take them off for about 2/3hours and experienced zero discomfort. Overall I'm totally blown away by these. I'd maybe be more frustrated with the unreliable features if I'd payed full price, but for £220 they're totally worth it. It's hard to take them off! Wish I'd saved hours of my life being indecisive and just bought them sooner 😆

Great headphones. I had the Sennheiser 450bt, and this was a needed upgrade. The sound is fantastic and the app is easy to use. The headphones are super comfy, I can have them on for hours and they are still super comfy. Love the design. The noise cancellation is impressive. The connection is great to both my android phone and macbook pro. Overall I really enjoy using these, the only note is that the clamp is not too strong so they are not great if you want to use them at the gym.

I'll start with the most egregious negative first; I'm on my second pair of Momentum 4's. The original pair I sent back to Sennheiser for RMA, because they started crackling in the left earcup. Now, this pair has started crackling, also in the left ear cup. I bought my original pair for £209 on October 9th 2024. I am writing this October 21st 2025. That makes two pairs of headphones, exhibiting the same fault in just over ONE YEAR. I won't bother RMA-ing this pair, since I expect I'll just get the same issue in another 6 months. To be clear, I've used them with factory settings, apart from enabling AptX HD. They haven't been exposed to water, and I listen at about 30-40% volume. If you're still considering buying these for some reason, the pros and cons are as follows. Pros: * The sound quality is decent, though not amazing given the price. * The companion app is surprisingly functional (and doesn't require sign-in, amazing!), with a 5 band EQ, access to ANC settings, and an option to prefer AptX HD when using Bluetooth. * The battery life is decently long, I can't give an exact number, but I found I only needed to charge every 5-7 days or so, with on and off usage, and the headphones are decently comfortable. Cons: * The headphones are 100% plastic, including the earcup hinges, which creak if you dare move while wearing them. * The active noise cancellation is present, but more noise reduction than cancellation. Fortunately, you can disable wind reduction in the app, which improves the noise cancellation, but, unsurprisingly, increases wind noise. On a positive note, the transparency mode is surprisingly transparent! * The Bluetooth playback in AptX HD mode is weirdly spotty, sometimes it's rock solid, staying connected through multiple walls, and sometimes it hitches at less than a meter away. I've found that the Qualcomm Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chipset in my laptop is more reliable than the Realtek one in my ThinkPad, and most surprisingly, better even than the BTD600 dongle. * The final issue; sometimes, the controls decide they don't want to work properly. Sometimes, both the volume up and down gestures *increase* the volume. Sometimes, taking the headphones off doesn't pause the currently playing media, but putting them back on does. Sometimes, tapping the right earcup (the play/pause gesture) when connected to two devices - a selling point of these headphones - doesn't pause the currently playing content, but starts whatever was last playing *on the other device*. Even ignoring the quality (control?) issues, I probably wouldn't recommend these headphones. The build is subpar, the ANC - again, a selling point - is *far* behind the competition, and the Bluetooth is far flakier than other headphones I've tried, and that's saying something.

I have had the momentum 2 headphones for years and i recently tried the momentum 3's. I didn't like the skinny cups on the 3's and the headband was uncomfortable on the top of my head after thirty minutes. But, they did look great, with an excellent build quality. Right off the bat, I can say the 4's build quality is nothing to write home about. They creak and click as you move your head or your jaw and they're quite hot on the ears. The cups are fairly shallow and since they only twist in two directions, I found it difficult to get them comfortable on both ears. One ear always felt like it wasn't at the right angle and both ears were always touching against the odd plastic ridge that exists just inside the cups. The headband was comfortable and all-in-all, the headphones were fine to wear for long periods without hurting you. I just could never find that sweet spot. They look, par for the course for the wireless headphones available today, which is rather disappointing, but not a big deal. The sound quality does make up for it. I'll get to that though. Keeping with the build quality, the headphones have foregone the buttons that came with the previous incarnations, and they now have touch controls. I'm not a fan of touch controls, but like I said, the sound quality was pretty great, so I really gave it my best shot. However, i found that they were too sensitive to the touch. A few times, I switched songs or paused with my shoulder. More times I tried to turn the volume up or down and ended up doing nothing at all, but still recieving the beep announcement of being touched. What finally put the nail in the coffin for me was the fact that the volume doesn't work in intervals, it's an actual gauge on the right headset. So I found myself constantly going a little too high or a little too low. Like, I'm walking in the park, I just want to up the volume one "jump", not three. Something else, you can adjust the active noise cancelling on the right cup, too. But, honestly it just felt like it was giving an already over active touch control ANOTHER thing to do badly when all you want is to turn the music down. A lot of people have claimed the headphones had problems connecting to their phone. I didn't have any such issues. However, to access the app, it would take forever to connect and then you'd have to wait ages to actually be able to move onto the next screen. The app itself isn't fantastic. The equaliser only has three adjusters, there's no way to turn off the ANC altogether. It's always on, just like the momentum 2. A step back from the momentum 3, which had a very welcome off switch. Hopefully they change that in the future. You can turn off the auto pause feature though, and also a couple of other features. I did that because I like pulling my headphones onto one ear to keep listening while I'm checking what others are saying. From what I tested, auto pause works well. Auto on and off worked well for the most part, but I did have them turn themselves on once, so I always used the power button on the side to be certain. The sound stage is pretty fab. It sounds deep and far reaching, with crisp audio. I messed around with the sad equaliser for a while to test variations, but honestly, that sound pretty great from the get-go. So I didn't bother with the equaliser for real listening. I love all kinds of music genres and I tried just about all of them on these babies and was not disappointed. They do have a word habit of sounding better after a particular volume level, but the previous momentum's did that too. The battery life is massive. I changed them once in twenty days I had them, to no issue. Very impressive. Sadly though, I couldn't get past the creaky, clicking plastic, the uncomfortable cups and the teeeeerrrrriible touch controls. I think if the volume had been at intervals, I would have kept them. Clicks and all. So, for the price, they're a fantastic pair of headphones. Amazing sound quality, great battery life, reliable Bluetooth. Sort of comfortable. Great, if you can get over the other small things. Why'd you take away the buttons, sennheiser? :(

These headphones sound fantastic and are great value for the price in every way. Noise Cancellation is great too when travelling. However the Bluetooth features are terrible in my experience. It struggles when connected to two devices, often I need to unpair from one to get clear sound - there's no option to limit it to one device, so it will continuously reconnect causing sound quality issues. It constantly connects even when switched off and put away in it's case. These headphones are ruined by the Bluetooth options and lack of user settings for me.

The very first thing you need to do is update the app that is downloaded to control the headphones, improves the sound quality and offers more flexibility of settings. The second thing is to fit the cooler ear padding that are on offer not only are they a much better fit but actually improve performance and sound quality. Straight out the box I found these to be overwhelming in the bass and quick to heat up making them uncomfortable but after the update app and fitting the cooler pads they are extremely comfortable and sound amazing with a flat response that can easily adjust to your preferred liking. Changing the ear pads is a bit of a struggle but well worth the improvements they bring, highly recommended once updated my only complaint is the clunky volume control which needs improvement Sennheiser take note and update your app again.

I don't have a lot of experience with headphones, I've always used ear buds. I'm moving from Sony's WF1000MX buds, which suffered the known battery issue after 18months and stopped working, to these beauties: Sennheiser's Momentum 4 cups. Build quality is superb, they have a muted design, not boring, but quite good looking in the graphite colour. They have a solid feel, with smooth pivot joints and the headband has a textured top, and a soft rubber contact underneath making contact with the top of the head. The storage box is fine. I bought these over Sony's, Bose's and other brands' headphones due to the audio quality that has been praised in all the reviews I've read. These seem to be among the best of the consumer level bluetooth headphones before you stray into the £500+ arena or open backed, DAC equipped headphones which require lossless music sources etc. And wow, the sound quality is excellent. Much, much better than my Sony WF1000MX earbuds, which seem completely muddy and muffled in comparison. The Momentums' sound is what I'd describe as crisp, sharp and clear. Every sound is heard. Cymbals sound like cymbals, no distortion. I have a couple of albums in my playlist which upto now I thought had been produced badly, however the Momentum 4s have transformed my experience of them and I can now hear them clearly. These aren't as bassey as I'm used to. The EQ within the app is excellent so you can dial the bass up or use the bass boost function (which to me muddys everthing and I'm back to Sony levels of murkiness so I avoid). I'm enjoying less bass because frankly I can hear so much more now and there's more to take in that those lower frequencies.I've not found the right EQ setting yet, but its early days. Tracks that I've listened to for decades through all sorts of speakers (earbuds, car systems, soundbars, Bose Soundtouch, BT speakers etc) suddenly have new details. I am really pleased. I am using these for work (home office) and the call quality is excellent. The only issue is that upon ending a teams call from the 2nd device (Win11 laptop) and resuming music on my 1st bluetooth device, the music is jittery and distorted. I have to disconnect the laptop and then the issue is resolved. My Sony's did not handle Teams calls at all, so in comparison these are already more functional despite this bug which will hopefully be solved with a future firmware update. I have had no issues with the touch controls, which are night and day better than the Sony earbuds. Every tap is recognised and every input is interpreted correctly. You can double tap the cup to move from ANC to transparent mode, control the volume, pause/resume and skip track or jump back a track. All the basics. The app is fine. It looks nice, it has a very basic interface allowing you to easily change all of the settings that you need to change. No problems here. On a par with Sony's app - both do the job. Sennheiser's app is probably the easier to understand off the bat. Comfort is OK. I'm not used to headphones so after several hours I'm feeling the pressure on the top of my head and where the foam ear pads touch my head and face I'm getting some heat and at times moisture. But I am over-using them - I've just received them and want to use them all the time. Once the novelty wears off I'm sure it wont be a problem. I'd recommend these headphones. Great sounding, good looking, long battery life, excellent call quality. They come with a 2 year warranty, which is good too.

Not an audiophile, but sound quality is great to me. Not too bass-y, clear vocals and amazing soundstage. If not suitable, you can adjust EQ through the app. Case comes with airplane converter, 3.5mm jack, usb-a to usb-c cable - these 3 make flight experiences super convenient. Noise cancellation is somewhere between good and great. Microphone is not great but acceptable. My ears are slightly big, so they push against the cups just a little bit, gets slightly uncomfortable over hours of wear. Would still recommend.

Super casque ! Il remplace mon Bose QC35II et j’en suis très satisfait. La qualité sonore est excellente, surtout en filaire via USB-C ou par la prise Jack. Parfait pour profiter du Lossless sur Apple Musique par exemple. Il fonctionne aussi sur Nintendo Switch

Da tempo ormai al pc sfrutto le cuffie, soprattutto nelle ore notturne durante il gioco, per non disturbare ed avere una maggiore immersività. Avendo a disposizione un DAC audio di qualità utilizzavo dei modelli a filo, con l'unica pecca che non abbia un selettore dedicato per switchare fra casse e cuffie, il che rendeva un po' scomodo il passaggio. Da quando però ho riconfigurato la mia postazione, il cavo diventa scomodo perchè devo rimuoverlo tutte le volte dopo l'utilizzo o mette disordine sulla scrivania e devo raccoglierlo in un cassetto. Oltretutto dopo l'ultimo modello con i padiglioni rovinati dal tempo avevo preso un paio di Sennheiser HD599 delle quali ho letto bene ma ho riscontrato una qualità bassissima rispetto ad altre di pari costo e che ho prontamente messo in un cassetto e li ci sono rimaste. Ho optato dunque per un modello wireless con cancellazione del rumore e specifiche di livello elevato sulla comunicazione bluetooth. Purtroppo dopo un aggiornamento windows il bluetooth non ha più funzionato in modo efficace, principalmente nella sua funzione comodissima di commutazione del segnale una volta accese le cuffie, dovendo sempre trafficare nelle impostazioni per utilizzarle, cosa ancora più scomoda del filo di prima. Peggio ancora ha inibito la cancellazione dei rumori, la quale si disattiva sempre dopo 3 secondi dall'avvio e senza alcun verso di farla funzionare. Ho provato a risolvere con aggiornamenti e programmi audio, ma la situazione è solo peggiorata, rendendo le cuffie inutili. Ho così deciso di investire un po' di più per questo modello di alto livello con il suo dongle usb per la massima qualità e la situazione è cambiata notevolmente. Innanzitutto sono confortevoli indossate, padiglioni grandi ed archetto morbido. Non si possono ripiegare come altre concorrenti, ma vengono vendute con la loro custodia rigida nella quale si ripongono perfettamente. In dotazione arrivano un paio di cavi e connettori (possono essere usate via cavo) e manuali vari, il tutto nella custodia che funge anche da auto-spegnimento delle cuffie quando riposte, cosa comodissima perchè basta estrarle e si accendono immediatamente connettendosi in un istante. La qualità del suono è ottima, io sfrutto il dongle usb btd600 per i problemi prima elencati con il bluetooth del pc e ogni abbinamento è semplice così come la commutazione dell'audio. I brani in qualità flac e i video con codec ad alta qualità si sentono notevolmente meglio rispetto alle HD599, veramente un altro mondo. Peccato per quel modello in quanto sono una pecca rispetto altri modelli acquistati in precedenza sempre del marchio di cui sono stato pienamente soddisfatto. La cancellazione dei rumori è molto efficace, funziona bene, se pur non è totale e qualcosa di lieve passa comunque (credo che il top si possa solo avere con auricolari in-ear per l'isolamento che intrinsecamente forniscono), ma molto alta e comunque soddisfacente. Utilizzandole principalmente in casa è sufficiente ad isolare dai rumori di aspirapolvere o tv delle altre stanze. Il padiglione destro consente i vari comandi multi-touch semplici ed efficaci, senza dover cercare con le dita microtasti andando a tatto. La ricarica è tramite usbc, veloce e consente ore ed ore di ascolto, quasi da dimenticarsi che siano a batteria! Ovviamente l'ANC consumerà maggiormente energia, ma parliamo comunque di decine di ore senza problemi. Personalmente non le indosso per tante ore consecutive, a parte occasioni sporadiche, ma le trovo molto comode e per nulla pesanti, non fanno sudare le orecchie e in generale le trovo molto confortevoli. Dopo le varie disavventure con il bluetooth del pc, sono quasi contento di averle avute perchè mi hanno convinto a prendere questo modello che pienamente mi soddisfa e sto godendo di una qualità audio eccellente. Connesse al mio mac o all'iPhone funzionano perfettamente (ma anche le precedenti, il problema era solo legato a windows), sullo smartphone poi hanno l'app dedicata per impostare e regolare al meglio come più ci piacciono i suoni. Molto comoda poi la possibilità di un doppio abbinamento bluetooth così da non dover sempre fare la connessione ogni volta che si cambia dispositivo. In definitiva sono pienamente soddisfatto del prodotto, non le ho confrontate con le concorrenti Sony XM5 o addirittura XM6, ma al momento dell'acquisto costavano di più e dalle recensioni si equiparavano con piccole differenze a favore di uno o dell'altro modello, per cui sono rimasto fedele al marchio nonostante lo scivolone di quelle cablate. Ovviamente per il top della qualità audiofila ci sono modelli molto più specifici e costosi, tutti via cavo, ma alla versatilità e comodità di queste non rinuncerei mai, soprattutto utilizzate con tv e console, pc, smartphone, passando da uno all'altro in un attimo.

Great headphones with spectacular and customisable sound. Battery lasts a long while and the comfort of the pads, over long periods, is good. ANC is customisable and works well as does transparency mode. Best price out of the big hitters and well worth it

Very good noise cancelling, tap buttons on the side take a little bit to get used to. Sound is really good, I use them whilst running and they don't sweat around your ears very much. Only downside is it pushes a little on top of your head even when fully extended and bothers one of my ears as a glasses wearer. But I don't mind because they are really good for sound. Colour teal is as pictured.