2022's BEST VALUE headphones: SENNHEISER Momentum 4 Wireless 

I own the Sennheiser Momentum 4 in black, I agree it is the best value! I tried and owned the Bose QC 45, tried the sony XM5etc. The Momentum 4 has by far the best sound quality! No other headphone has the 60-hour battery life of the Momentum 4 and the Microphone is very good for phone calls, I wish the Momentum 4 had Bose's Noice cancelling! For those watching old reviews, please know that there is an update that fixes all issues mentioned within the early reviews of the Momentum 4.

Yeah, thank you John! Now you know, why the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless are my favourite pair of Bluetooth ANC headphones. I also prefer them over the Sonys. And I had a chance to try the B&W, and again my preference are the Sennheiser. Unfortunately I don't have a chance to try the Focal Bathys. I own the their Celestee, which I really love. A feature of the Sennheiser you didn't even mention (I know, time is limited), is their capability to connect them via USB-C and listen and charge simultaneously.

I bought a pair for $300 on Amazon. I love these! They sound spectacular. Thank you for the review. I agree it’s a fantastic value.

I love the direction this channel is heading towards, especially with your attitude and take on such products. I really feel that you carry the same unbiased nature of giving feedback in every video no matter how good/bad the product. The simplicity in video reproduction and presentation in its own way is truly amazing. It would be wrong on my part to leave out the efforts put in by the team behind the camera, so Kudos to you'll as well. Great work!

All these guys who understand sound well always praise the senheisers. Great review.

I agree 100%, John! I own the PX8 and Bathys and love them both - very much! But I find myself reaching more for the Momentum IVs. They just sound soooo good!!! They were great when I first put them on, but they grow on me even more the more I listen to them. What a great value in Bluetooth headphones they represent in 2022! Great review, John!

These are the worst headphones to use daily. They sound great, but are so frustrating to try and get working every time you try to use them. I have had mine for a month, and I just don't get how anyone could screw up the product design of the UX for these so badly. The touch controls on the ear cup actuate any time you touch them, not just when they are on your ears. So if you bump them on your desk or even when you go to pick them up, that counts as a tap, which is the "Play" button, so RU-vid will start playing on your PC if you had a tab of it open, for example. Or it will change the volume or pass through randomly just in the process of putting them on your head. The app does have a toggle to disable touch, but the headphones do not retain the setting! So any time you plug them in to charge, the touch controls turn back on. They also disconnect from both the phone and the PC dongle every time they are charged via USB. The headphones retain no memory of the connections, so they need to be power cycled to connect again, sometimes several times, while everyone else on the call is waiting. They sound amazing, but are such a chore to fumble with to get them to work. You have to effectively fix them every time you go to use them. Having to use the app to configure them every time I want to use them makes the sound quality gains, just not worth it anymore. I am a pretty staunch Sennheiser fan, most of my headphones and headsets for the past 20 years have that logo on em, but these, are just a horrible experience.

I own this M4 for a month and having a lot of issue, I’m surprised that none of the issue even mentioned! I work along side with the construction crews indoor with a noisy environment, it cut down the noise which is great. Yes, I installed latest Sept firmware 2.9.12 right after I purchased. I wear this head set at least 8 hours a day even though I work 10 hours. The unit worked good for a week with all touch function worked. I do say the fast forward function is a miss and hit! What I meant is, there are time it won’t skip forward. It sounds great but the bugs starting to pop out: It will turn itself off if you hook up two devices from time to time; it didn’t happen before. I love the feature when you pull the right head set out off your ear, it will stop playing any song, it worked last night and now today. Last night I couldn’t turn it on, a bit of google search and solved the issue by holding down the power for 20s to reboot. The pause and double tapping (noise cancellation) worked well. The touch function can be a nightmare, it is not base on your finger touching like the touch screen off an iPhone. My hoodie will touch it and it will either be pausing or doing other weird shit, it is very irritating! When you power it on or off, it never tell you it is on or off mode; it will tell you it is connected. Here you are trying to listen if you are connected even though it is not powered on! I like the sound but the bugs are really troublesome, if you can live with all this issue then it is for you. Yes the battery life is a bonus but I don’t buy this head set base on this. Sennheiser really need to update another new firmware, I got till early next year before returning it back; meanwhile I will have to live with it!

I had many thoughts about to buy over-ear bluetooth headphones with ANC but could not decide between B&W PX7 S2, Sony XM5 and the Momentum 4 Wireless. Since today I own the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless in black because I got a special offer and I am really really happy with them.

I really like how the Momentum 4 is doing compared to the higher prized and better equiped headphones. It's either this one or pay twice as much for a Dali IO-12 or Focal Bathys. Is it worth it? Tough descisions...

one thing I didn't see in your review is how do they approach the limited lifespan of these products? battery dies after 4-8 years - any way to replace them if the owner so chose? so parts availability and level of technical abilities to perform such an operation....I'm obviously not in the market until I can get a statement from any manufacturer that it's possible thing for the end user to do later in the product's life

TOTALLY AGREE ! I got the Sennheiser momentum 4 in black ! No regrets !

That beat at 5:14 is dope! I keep coming back for it. Nice review, by the way.

Thanks, great review. After watching several other videos on headphones, it amazed me how little they talked about the actual sound quality from them rather concentrating on features. Yes, features are important, but at the end of the day, it's all about the sound for me... Cheers...

I wanted to like these so bad when I bought them. I loved the battery life and the sound out of the box was better than the XM5, but for whatever reason they were just not comfortable on my head. Within 30 minutes the headband caused a sore spot on the top of my head and the ear cups hit a pressure point behind my jaw.

Went through these exact models to finally end up keeping the momentum 4. This review is spot on tbh. Exceptional value at $279. Not saying XM5 or Airpod Max sucked, not at all. But the SQ and battery life are just a cut above. Lows, punchy mids, separation are all there.

Got these as my upgrade to my PXC 550-II. They are definitely sounding good, especially considering I really like Sennheiser sound signature, have their wired includinh HD600 and HD58x, true wireless as well, but PXC were much more neutral sounding which I really appreciated. These are more "jam" curved but still much better than the hyped XM4/XM5 and for me better than PX7/8, but not better than Focal Bathys but then they are much costlier and bulkier. Comfort is really good, no love lost compared to awesome PXC 550-II fit and weight. I ended up tweaking the EQ after all and settled with -2.0 points on bass, +1.5 treble, still undecided on mids, probably +0.5-1.0. Soundstage is much wider than PXC 550-II.

What any influencer FORGET to mention about this model is the FIRMWARE UNSTABILITY...which is very annoyng - smart pause and head detection is terible...wont detect when i remove my headsets, only if i put them on my neck....also not start/pause automatically - the headset also suddenly shutdown even if is streaming....randomly - sound is good but not as hood as expected and the app even if usefull, could break the sound if you dont know more about sound quality. I am a bit dissapointed but is still acceptable to keep them because of sound and battery.

Encouraged by this and many other reviews, I have bought M4s. What was my surprise that these headphones, out of the box, sounded ...terrible. With some EQ I could achieve more or less acceptable sound, but still very colorized. By using a sin generator I could easily discover, that the main problem was a significant peak at about 1 kHz followed by a dip at about 1.5 kHz (see some frequency response graphs, e.g. Rtings). This and other odds in upper frequencies, that cannot be effectively equalized with a 5-band EQ, make the sound in mids and treble uneven and shouty. The effect was the most annoying with classical and piano music. And it was not the only problem. The bass was not as well defined as I expected. Imaging and soundstage were also disappointing (I know, this a closed-back headphone, but...). This all caused me to send M4s back. The funny thing is, I still use my three times cheaper Soundcore Q30s, which sound much more equal (with its quite effective 1-octave 8-band equalizer) with very well-defined bass, good soundstage and imaging (surprisingly for cheap closed-back headphones). They are also lighter and more comfy for me than M4s. Since I'm using my headphones at home only, the sound quality and comfort are the most important for me. It seems it will be difficult to find much better headphones than my Q30s at a reasonable price.

I had been thinking about buying these for about a year. Your review reminded me of the very thing I want most... Sound Quality! P.S. I wear in ear hearing aids so IEM's are not a daily choice for me. So it is over the ears for something to reach for without removing my hearing aids. Thanks for the great review. Oh, almost forgot... YES! I bought them from Amazon while the video was still running. I will have them Sunday!

I'm deciding between the Momentum 4 and the PX7 v2 for a birthday present for a friend. He mainly listens to baroque and classical music. I love my PX8 personally, but of the two, which would you recommend just based on sound quality for classical music?

Can't afford headphones that cost as much as my home theater speakers (also Focal) but these Sennheiser's are awesome for the price point! I will admit that I am a Sennheiser headphone bigot going way back. I strayed from the brand for a few years but now I am back. I just picked these up today based on your review so thank you, thank you, thank you! I also gave the Sony's a try but for listening to music at home (ANC is optional for me) these are hand's down the better of the two. The app has its' quirks but nothing that breaks the deal. Thanks again for your review!

Sorry if I’m late to the party. Just bought my first Sennheiser Momentum 4 and I freaking love it. The audio is amazing, the ANC is brutal for my use and they are fantastic on terms of battery. This was the video that actually made me buy it, so thank you very much for the opinions and this video.

The looks... it is now just an ordinary thing how every headphone looks like. Nothing wrong with that, but the Momentum had it's own specific looks.

These are not made by Sennheiser, that's why these have issues. I have owned 3 pairs since release and the 3rd pair was the best out of the 3. (not by much) These are plagued with issues mostly caused by the ANC making these sound unbalanced with air an pressure issue on one cup. Sennheiser sold there headphone division so these are only Sennheiser by name and also explains the shift away from the old design

I ordered an open box Focal Bathys for $559 which is a great deal. While waiting for them I just went into Best Buy to see if I could get these to compare. While in there I was able to listen to the Sony MK5 that seemed really bassey and i put the AirPods Max on my head which I found terribly uncomfortable and just a bad fit. The last few hours with the Sennheiser have been very enjoyable and I think they are EXCELLENT. Connecting to bluetooth from Macbook Pro to iPhone to apple watch to Mac studio has been really easy., I'm excited to try the Bathys and see if it's worth the $300+ premium. I'll LYK what I decide. There was just a firmware update.

I deliberated for a long time between the PX7 S2 vs the M4. I chose the M4 because of the space and wide stage. PX super sound but more analytical without as much listening joy and space as M4. The M4 is more fun to listen to and that was most important to me. PX maybe more for audiophiles and M4 for anyone who wants to have more listening pleasure. PX super premium build and M4 unfortunately plastic. Something for something :)

What about sound quality against Apple AirPods Max?

Focal twice as expensive. The fact that Momentum 4 is close, is a W for Seinnheiser. I currently own a XM5. I’m considering getting a Seinnheiser next or a Master & Dynamic MG20.

Tried two pairs. Both had unacceptable balance issues, biased to the right. Frustrating as they seem to be the ones to get according to many.

Best value headphones my friend are Philips TAH 8506 !!! Amazing sound, very nice build quality, extras = more than enough Hard case and all of this for around 75€ Very VERY understand model and I really don't know why nobody talks about those headphones.

The quality of the bass is very well described here. Great sound and super battery life, been using them weeks without charging. You can use the headphones while charging and connect two Bluetooth devices simultaneously. The noise cancelling is magic. No regrets, proud owner.

I almost feel like you're talking about the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 I just picked up. In terms of sound anyway. I had the Sony WF-1000XM4 before, but the Momentums just sound so much better. There is just so much information. Instruments like cymbals and drums sound so real. Almost too much to be honest, because I'm not always inclined to listen that way. But at the same time, I much rather have this than the other way around. And the bass is so good as well. Defined, without muddying up anything. Which is where the Sony's really struggled sometimes. The only real negative is that I can now hear when a recording isn't as good. So, that perhaps makes me enjoy some of my music a bit less. But at the same time, I enjoy other albums more.

It is not just a matter of the headphone. Specifically Sennheiser bluetooth is one of the worst according to soundly review, and my own experience. Used to work with my MacBook Air, and then it refused to connect. I gave up finally after useless helplines and well meaning youtube videos. Stay away from Sennheiser.

Have the Momentums (and all previous iterations) and also Airpods Max. While I do think the M4 sound better I tend to grab the Max out of pure convenience. And the M4 are nowhere near to Apple for ANC. They are good but not on the same level. But for sound quality and comfort they beat the Apples...not to mention price. Oh, forgot to mention battery life. My Airpods are dead within a few days of listening, the M4 are beasts in this department! However, thinking about grabbing a pair of Focal Bathys now. Maybe I am crazy ^^

Am I the only one that is sad that senheiser stepped away from the PXC550 formfactor/style headphones? Those had a really cool design. I liked everything about them

Any reason why no one is reviewing the KEF Mu7? Very interested in hearing how they stack up.

Thanks so much for your really honest reviews. I am very much into headphones space probably not audiophile, to be honest not rich enough to explore the hifi speakers 😁. Have definitely found your reviews closest to what I felt about most of these products, as compared to other reviewers out there. By far the best sound that I could get on wired system is A&K Kann Alpha with balanced output to Focal Celestee. For wireless I would say with Note 20 Ultra with Atmos on, paired with Sennheiser TW 3 earbuds.

Wish I had checked out more reviews before I purchased my Airpod Max headphones. I don't use headphones often anymore. I used to jog 25 - 30 miles per week and in ears were my go to. Over ears have never been very comfortable to me. I can wear the Airpod Max for about 45 minutes before they really become uncomfortable. The spatial audio feature is neat but most of the music I listen to isn't available in spatial audio. Definitely should have done more research into that. But after watching your recent headphone reviews, I'm regretting not trying out more headphones.

Thanks for the review! I´ve had most iterations of Sennheiser Momentum (wired and wireless) and they´ve always played nice with me, with the Momentum 3 wireless being one of my fave sounding BT headphones, although i hate how the headband creaks against my baseball caps when out and about. Mostly using Airpods Max now, but am pulling my hair due to the sub par battery life on those, why oh why Tim can´t we turn these buggers off?! Anyways, your review made me pull the trigger on the Momentum 4:s, let´s see how this plays out. Merry Xmas mate!

Cheers from down under, loved the review & helped me 110% making my decision to purchase the Momentum 4. Straight to the point

Just bought the Momentum 4 cans and love them. I’ve had Bose for years and really enjoyed them. The Sennheiser are very comfortable and the sound is superb. Great base and highly configurable. I’m no audiophile but I can understand why the reviews are very positive.

Why does whathifi rate the Sony XM5 as the best? It's almost like they just default to the latest model from Sony every year without even considering anything else

Anyone noticed that sennheiser has updated the app and the bass is now not as punchy as it was before. I sent a report in earlier. My sound is now higher than befor however the bass still isn't as punchy as even a week ago abit disappointed and thinking of skullcandy anc2 for the bass. Hopefully sennheiser sorts this as my bass heavy music is sounding abit disappointing slightly even with the custom equaliser.

Could you please comment on how the Momentum 4 differ from Momentum 3? You said you liked but didn't love the 3, but didn't elaborate, and I couldn't find a review of the 3 on your channel. How do they compare in terms or sound quality, most importantly?

One question how is the volume compared to the xm4 or boss 700

Have you ever tried the Technics EAH-A800 ? I already owned these, but wanted an upgrade, so I went out and tested / compared them against the B&W PX8, as I already know all the others, except the Bathys. Long listening story short, I prefer the Technics and I'm still looking for a bluetooth headphone upgrade. So for now, I'm with Technics (in EQ Treble Mode) for "on the go" (for Home listening I use the Clear MG) but looking forward to what 2023 will bring in the (Bluetooth) Headphone department.

Very nice and detailed review about sound quality. I totally agree. They sound much better than xm4 or xm5. For this price, these are a steal. For me, they sound better than h95. Don't know bathys sound, but i dont think they are 3x better for the price. Many reviewers say they sound similar. So this is definitely the best value headphone. Sound : 9 Comfort : 9 Anc : 9 Battery : 10

Hi! I like that kind of videos understandable for dummies like me. I have a quastion concerning this. I use a Samsung S21 Ultra and a Sennheiser Momentum 4. Not ideal because the Samsung does support LDAC but not aptX adaptive like the Momentum 4 but ok for standard streaming and mp3-files. When listening to the part of my library that consists of music with 16Bit/44.1Khz or even higher rates I use a USB-C to USB-C-Cable between phone and headphone and even my ears hear an advantage switching between BT and Cable. What I am wondering is: Is there any gain in soundquality when I use a mobile DAC like the Fiio KA3 and a 3.5 to 2.5 (or 4.4 to 2.5) cable or is the USB-C-connection the best to use? Additionally: I use Poweramp for local files. Does it make sense to switch to something like USB-Audioplayer PRO when using the USB-C or the DAC-variant?

John, you make among the best audio reviews in the world! And this is true for years!

Asked for a review of these a while back. Much appreciated. I have owned a pair since their release. The software reliability is indeed an issue but the excellent sound makes up for it.

thanks for the review, and some comments below are helpful. I just got the Mo 4's, and I'm wondering if I'm doing something wrong with them. They sound sub par to me in a way I can't really explain. Muddy is one way, but also when I played some symphonic music, the cello's and strings sounded..... non smooth, a little distorted on the attack, just not good. I put on my wired, old headphones that were $150 10 years ago, and they had much better clarity and sound stage. So I know these have noise cancellation, and I think I turned that off, so just wondering if you all might think of something I've done wrong in settings. As I can't believe these have come fairly highly recommended and deliver such an unsatisfactory listening experience. They were def comfortable, but that was the most positive thing I can say. Sorry for the negativity, just looking for any feedback possible.

I have a lot of bluetooth anc headphones (xm4, xm5, Momentum 3, Momentum 4, Qc45, had the airpod max for two weeks but returned them becausse theyre hot garbage) and the Momentum 4 have the best Soundquality and they last the longest. The Anc is worse than Sonys but not that much. Comfort is different for everybody but If u have big ears u should consider buying different Headphones due to the earcups being a little small. I had some issues with the M4s at the beginning but the constant Firmware Updates fixed almost all of them and the Issues that havent been fixed yet are extremely rare.

Well done sir. Greatly appreciate your reviews.

Darko you can just call it momentum 4, or momentum 3 etc. no need to add 'wireless'. it's simpler, it's how most people think about it.

Merry Christmas John! Interesting, no comments “specifically” about the treble/high frequency performance of the Sennheisers? That was my first thought so I listen to your review a second time and took notes. The bass performance was described in several different ways. Layer separation, general & relative quality, Headstage/soundstage; Internal spaciousness, openness, Dynamics & micro-dynamics, that Small sounds have greater Avidity & clarity, and overall sound comparison. Yes… nothing about the high frequencies? How would you describe & compare them? I think it’s hugely important to me, because the Senn4 sound like a winner, and a bargain. Thank you!

I bought these for Casual listening around the house doing housework EXC and in the garden only had few days and they sound great to me. They don't Sound no way as good as my Audeze LCD2-2C but there never going to been wired. I prefer speakers to headphones but you cant always have speakers turned up due to neighbours exc. But i do love my Audeze. BT headphones are crazy money really for the build quality your getting

i know these are more for relaxation and chillin but are they okay for working out as well?

John, I have to tell you, I had the Focal Bathys' in the basket tonight, ready to pull the trigger... and then I came across this vid of the Sennheiser Momentum 4s. You swung my decision for the value play you clearly describe in your detailed review. I have buyers remorse already because I love the Focals so much, but am very much looking forward to hearing whether you made the right decision for me or not. Cheers!

Nice review! I bought a M4 in the middle of Oct last year based on its massive battery capacity and sound profile, and it was comfortable when I tested it at a shop. I charged it to full and took a round trip between the east coast of the US and the Eastern Asia (30hrs), a round trip between the east coast and west coast (12lb s) and used it in the office lightly. Its battery level was 10% this morning so I finally recharged it. Impressive indeed. It does, however, create a hot spot at the top of my head (head shape dependent) and its touch control is too sensitive. I was using a neck pillow during my transatlantic flights and when I rolled my head, that activated the touch control. Lol

Just got my momentum 4's on prime day for $250 and they're worth every penny. I got the denim (blue) ones and they're so pretty. I haven't had to charge them since I bought them. Prime day was on July 17th! lol. I've been using them almost every day.

these are $199 flash sale on best buy 11/27

Listened to the Momentum 4 and the Focal Bathys, and I'd be kidding myself if I said that the Bathys sounded better. With the ONLY exception of the M4's boosted sub-bass, which can be EQ'd on the app, the M4 sounded more natural from the upper bass up to the treble. The Bathys sounds good, for sure, but one should really enjoy laidback, blunted, relatively dull presence region to be able to call them "better" sounding.

Hi John, excelent video once again, thank you. I ordered these for my wife, she loves the Sennheiser sound and has few earbuds from them. These will be an upgrade from JBL E55BT. Did you ever come across Beyerdynamic headphones, I am curious of them and prices look comparable? Thanks

This headphones are my daily drivers for many reasons that I will list: Decent ANC Decent Ambient (not great but acceptable) The touch controls aren't frustrating Comfortable enough for my head Sound is not fatiguing to my ears I do have some complaints, even if I listed that the sound is not fatiguing I don't exactly love it, but compared to the Sony's, I can listen to them for hours, only Sony gives me ringing in my ears after listening them for 5 minutes, so, if you want to get them you will not be dissapointed, in the end is not about sound quality alone, is about comfort and convenience.

I had to return my pair, they weren’t quite loud enough for certain songs / albums. Never had that issue before with any headphones. Apparently this is a common complaint with these headphones - having to put them to max volume to get to a decent level. What a shame.

I had these and I returned them. They do sound good but the build quality really isn't great. They do feel very plasticy and you can hear that in the sound too. Hard to avoid at that prince point though. The reason I returned them was discomfort though. I couldn't keep them on for longer than an hour without my ears really aching. I guess they didn't fit quite right into the cups, and I don't have large ears either. Otherwise though they were pretty good. Oh, the app is terrible, I should say. Crashed on my constantly, very limited. Can't turn ANC off entirely, EQ is very limited. Just a perfect mix of instability and missing functionality.

If you are a Berliner and you spot Darko walking through your neighbourhood, should you approach? Best thing to do is to check his ears. If he is wearing wireless earbuds we might infer he is pressed for time and should not be disturbed. However, I f the earphones are wired, then one might infer this was a planned excursion and he may have more time to stop and talk. But what if his ears are empty? In that case, you are on your own.

Have to agree completely with your opinion, John. I was about to purchase the Momentum 4 then I found the Momentum 3 brand new at half the price of the 4, so it was a no brainer. Still, I'm happy with my purchase as these are for home use only. Merry Xmas! 🙂

The Bathys's are an utter joke at their price point. Glad the Momentum 4's are getting their due recognition.

The thing that striked me the most: "this headphone sounds like a stereo system". When I listened the first few times, exactly that came to mind. Spot on review! 👌

Thanks for the review - really helps those of us in the market. You’re really good at describing the differences between the headphones.

Excellent review! Music to my ears, as I had just purchased the e act same headset for my granddaughter, and now thinking I should’ve also taken advantage of the holiday prices. Having gone to high school in PDX, I’ll also be looking forward to your Campfire Orbit review. However and looking forward, what I mean to ask is if the future for Bluetooth headphones isn’t already here(?) Stepping aside from comparing Bt with Bt, how do these Senns, or the Bathys, compare with the best of wired closed-back cans in their price range?

And I thought I had a lot of Bluetooth headphones. Though I return, or sell on, the ones I don’t use. I’m currently on the Sony XM3. Recently purchased XM4, as I prefer the way they fold away to the XM5, but although the sound quality was definitely improved… I actually prefer listening to my favourite rock and metal tunes on the XM3… they feel more… “fun”, I guess. Also, when using them for webex and Teams calls I found the sound was more ‘digital’(?) on the XM4 than the 3. Odd. A definite unimprovement. Used to have Momentum 2, which sounded terrific, if a little too clean for their own good, but the pressure point on top of your head did for me. I have an hour commute and also use them for an average of 3 hours of video calls a day. Too uncomfortable, but these new ones are enticing. I think I’ll have to see if my local Hif I store will give me a sound test for a short while. Just when I thought I’d saved my wallet, and the silent stares from the wife, from more headphones…. Eeeek. Great review John. Thank you.

ANC is for me important, I'm OK with my Bose qc 45 (35ii). I like Sennheiser a lot especially for classic Musik, but I think the Sony XM5 would be my next ones. ...by the way, nice Berlin shots. Wish you good luck to catch some sunny hours this winter there.

John. Great explanation of the Momentum 4. As you use them daily, WE presume there is no issue with glasses.?? Have nice weekend to ya all.

I tried ANC ear buds a couple of years ago, can't remember the model, but found them oddly claustrophobic. I also remember feeling very detached from the world around me. It may be just the model I tried. Do you find this characteristic an issue when walking around the city?

Very good sound, interesting features but lack reliability on bluetooth mode, i experienced many lags and desynch in just the first month after my purchase, i had to return them, maybe it was a bad one, but i see many people experiencing the same thing with this one. Note : i did the updates and restart to default the device and still had the problems. It was my first pair of wireless headphone and i always loved senheiser, but i'm fairly disapointed about this one. Just be aware this can happen to you :P maybe not.

hello, on my momentum 4 serial number on box and in the app is same but in app it starts on 67, and on the box there's no 2 first digits, how can i know if they are original?

Hello, I bought the momentum 4. When I compare the sound in Bluetooth mode, to the connected mode with the 3.5 to 2.5 cable I hardly hear any difference, even i if I use my cord mojo2, have you tryed the connecting option? 😮 Gerhard

I hope you are doing well. The best part of your videos is seeing Berlin. That is where I met the love of my life ❤ Brings nostalgia every time. As your fan “neighbour” in Copenhagen 🇩🇰 I really hope you will consider looking into Bang & Olufsen H95.

I purchased these a few weeks ago and I agree with your review entirely. They've replaced my Momentum 3's which have now been sold. They have much better ANC and are lighter and more comfortable than the 3's which had only 17 hours battery life! All in all the 4's are a major upgrade on the 3's. Better ergonomics and much better sound quality. I'm still smiling after 5 weeks of owning them and it's reassuring to know that you rate them so highly. A spot on review - thanks and all the best for the New Year in warmer climes.

I tried, and really liked the sound of the Senheisser. I ended up sending them back because of too many firmware bugs around phone calls. They sometimes would drop if one answered on my iphone. They also had trouble releasing, even after off for hours, and would pick up calls across the room, which was irritating. Hopefully they have since fixed these issues.

SOLD! Thank you for making this choice easy.

TBH - I skipped out on buying the plasticy Momentum 4, and got the previous model 3 instead… since I purchased those, I’ve notoced that the procing on the 3’s vs the 4’s have reversed - the 3’s are now more expensive!!! they are really well built, and I have zero complaints about their sound- ANC isn’t great, but who buts headphones for the ANC?

Great review. Love your information about sennheiser momentum 4. I have an old sennheiser pxc 550. Still a good headphone 🎧 .

i've just bought Momentum 4, and I'm really dissapointed with that bass and muddiness ... but i'm comparing to Sivga Oriole + Fiio K7 DAC. I have to reduce bass to almost maximum in EQ. And I like base, just really low and not covering the rest of a music - mainly electronica (80-90), ambient, new age, EDM (techno, d'n'b)

Bought these and the Sony XM5 at the same time. The Sennheiser sounded better more open indeed and subbass was too massive almost. However, i noticed a clear skewed stereo imagine, it drove me insane;) how do i know and that my brain was not playing tricks? I played one of my own tracks and went to my DAW and isolated the sound around 9-11khz on the hihat. It was clearly more to one side. Then i adjusted the panning by 12 points away from this side and it was nicely in the middel. So, skewed stereo image and a total no go. The sony’s are way more comfy for me, but realize that is subjective. I can eq the sony enough to make it sound great. And indeed, ANC is quite better with the sony’s. In the end for me it was more important to have comfy great sounding headphones with the best anc. If i want true hifi, i have my hifi Set up, my studio and tons of headphones. True hifi on an iphone (AAc) is BS anyway:)

My number Uno when it comes to wireless headphones (along with my PXC 550-II for which M4 as an upgrade). I liked how Bathys sound as well, but they are bulky.

I'm so confused. I thinking about buying the Momentum 4 because my old Sony h.ear on 3 are broken but my problem is that many people on Reddit are complain that they have many problems. And here everyone just say that they are soooooo good. I'm really really confused. XD Can anyone explain or tell me his/her experience pls? PS: Its a really good video.

I owned them for 2 wks and I completely agrre with you in terms of sound quality, it was a great pleasure and I miss that a lot. However, there was one thing that pushed me to return them. They were just not relible. I had huge problems in connecting them to app, but this wasn't something I coudn't stand... the biggest issue was with switching them on, every second day they were just dead, nothing was working. Now I have sony mx5 which are free of such an issues but I really really miss the sound of momentum 4 :(

I seem to recall a thread somewhere where the Sennheiser's are found to be qc problematic with numerous owners claiming they had to send the product back for repair/refund. It got to such a degree that AMAZON placed a box on the order page warning would-be buyers saying they encounter more product problems than other products in the category. Anyone else aware of this??

Hi good review how do they compare to air pods max? As an apple user I can’t decide between the Two which would you recommend? Thanks

Have you compared these to the momentum 3s especially soundwise??

I have these and I really love them. I love that I can charge for 5 minutes and I get 3 hrs of battery life. I love the base and just the sound overall. I wish the noise cancellation was better but either way I am so satisfied with my purchase.

2 pairs died on me for no apparent reason. They just turned off while losteni g to music and would never turn back on or charge

LOL. Just had to get the ubiquitous rotating Berlin "Dildoking" in the shot @3:19

Giving this video another go sitting with my pair of SM4 on the head. Cheers and thanks for the recommendation!

I love the minimalist aesthetic, especially the black ones with the subtle signal of the logo just quietly announcing the provenance, which I've bought. I have them on a black plastic stand with my NAIM boxes. It doesn't scream HEY LOOK AT ME I'VE GOT EXPENSIVE HEADPHONES if I'm wearing them out and about. So to the untrained eye they look like nothing special, but to someone who knows or another Mo' 4 user, the recognition of excellence would be immediate. I like that. They're skull candy, but liquorice flavour.

I really enjoy the reviews on BT ANC headphones! Thanks for the hard work!