Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ear Wireless - Black

So close but so far away
I was so looking forward to these headphones. I've owned the Momentum wired on-ear headphones for a year now and have enjoyed them tremendously for their portability, light-weight, comfort and very reasonably good sound. They sit front and center in my messenger bag whenever I'm traveling anywhere and are a lot of fun for both music and movies on the tablet. Given that I got them at a very attractive discount to MSRP, they have been a keeper.

But. Whenever I use my fitness bluetooth earphones, I always enjoy not having the cord. As a result, and despite the pretty high price, I decided to give the Sennheiser Momentum wireless on-ear headphones a try. Long story short, they are average, plain and simple. Here's the rundown:

Form.
They are beautiful. Period. The quality of construction is superb and while they are heavier, they are not THAT much heavier than the wired versions. Perhaps just a bit top heavy because of some of the reinforcement under the...

Only pair of wireless headphones with Noise cancellation and Portability.
There are wireless headphones, there are portable headphones and there are noise canceling headphones. There are even headphones with combinations of two out of those three, but you will NOT find a pair of headphones with all three of those features (WIRELESS, PORTABLE, NOISE CANCELLING). Even better, it sounds pretty good.

This review tells you how it is based on first impressions. Whether it is a good or bad thing is highly subjective and solely based on what you would like in a pair of headphones. You can interpret each point as a positive or a negative depending on your preferences.

Sound: Sounds very good. Clear crisp vocals. Deep controlled bass more on the high than than low end. Volume gets loud enough; same volume as with a cable. Sound leakage is moderate in a quiet room, so using in a noisier environment should reduce detectable leakage.

Portability: It folds up nicely. The hard case is a bit large so will probably be better to use the pouch...

Perfect, if your device has the chops to drive them
This is easily the best pair of headphones I've ever owned. However, with Bluetooth, every review should include, front-and-center, which devices you tested them with. Bluetooth compatibility can be very fickle, and using sub-optimal codecs can lead to inferior results, which are not the fault of the headphones.

So I'm writing this review based on my experience with them on two devices: the Verizon/Samsung Galaxy Note 4 running Android 5.0.1; and the Avantree Saturn Pro bluetooth adapter connected by 3.5mm to my Windows 8.1 desktop.

As of 5/13/15, there is currently a bug on Android where any bluetooth device will occasionally "click" and "pop" during playback if the screen is off. This is NOT the fault of these headphones, so don't return them if you experience this. Instead, look for workarounds or updates to your device. You will find that these headphones do not exhibit that behavior on iPhones, Windows desktops, or almost anything else besides an Android...

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