Momentum 3 Wireless - REVIEW 

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Of course, theres always someone with no issues

Same, really surprising to hear about so many bugs

Same

agreed. they've been great so far

exactly....i had the xb950n1s as my portable/bass cans. Those ACTUALLY worked duel driven with 3.5mm and the included amp....IMO the last generation that sony had this usability. I could crank down bass in the app first/step via BT or tune the HP to a specific genre....then plug into my schiit stack and ENJOY full depth/range/staging w.o distortion that the 900/910 x series had presented when connected directly to my LG G8x quad dac....in a Best buy demo/comparison seeing as my 950n1s swivel snapped TERRIBLE AF Design might i add...had gotten the bass cans for 119$ liquidated and had a replacement plan IRONICALLY the 900N were 300$ box price. And largely terrible when actually driven with an external device by comparison. The xm3/xm4 offered a sound signature closer to what the xb950n1 were capable of when properly eq/driven. Generally off pure BT it was somewhat negligible between both XB 950n1 and 900...as XB/bass cans...the HIGH RES X series largely won out and should based on better drivers/price point etc. EVER since ive YET to replace what the XB950n1 had brought to the table. Good staging/resolution/bass...and

Wow XM4 might be the worst anc headphone I’ve ever heard.

@@mikecast20 me 2

For me the software quirks haven't been as bad. I've had the on ear detection pause music on me sometimes from turning my head or something but usually either turning the feature on and off or just turning the headphone on and off will fix it. It recalibrates the sensor every time it's powered on so it helps to wait 5 or 6 seconds before putting them on. I think it's mainly just a little finnicky about how it's placed on the ear. But usually it works as intended for me. My biggest annoyance is probably with the multi device pairing (which is great to have I love it) but the way it works is it a bit annoying. If I'm watching a video on my laptop and try to scroll twitter on my phone if I pass any video on Twitter it'll pause the youtube video on the laptop because it thinks you're trying to play from the phone. and vice versa with the laptop when playing through the phone. But that's a bit easier to work around as you can just mute your twitter tab on a laptop to keep it from interrupting the phone. The convenience of being connected to two devices at once is worth dealing with the annoying bits of the implementation though! As far as latency goes, it's perfect with videos as far as my eyes can tell (wirelessly and USB C). I haven't been able to test it with gaming, however. I mainly play games on PS4 and sony doesn't let you connect any bluetooth headphones that aren't their own bluetooth gaming headsets specifically. Without using a bluetooth adapter out of the ps4 controller headphone jack. Which I don't have to test out unfortunately

there’s no latency over jack, I haven’t tried the usb-c connection tho

Same question especialy if there is any lag for gaming with that aptx

After geting them as a gift for birthday (a week prior christmas) and using them a lot, i can say that the problem with the software is with the sensor giving false positives, if i'm on the desk and don't move the head a lot it never pauses, but on the go or in a more active stance the movement of the earcups arround will make the headset pause, i'd deactivated the autopause setting completely for now. In other news, the sound is superb in both wired modes (taking in account the source) i'm quite happy with them finding to be a great upgrade from my "great sounding but not for the go or outside my house" AKG K240 MKII and Bose Soundtrue among other headphones i have.

I'm quite sensitive to latency, but I must say that the Momentum 3 using aptX-LL work absolutely fine for gaming. So far I have used USB-C only for music, but I just did a quick test and-as expected-found no latency problems with that either, but it might be possible to get some line noise in this mode, e.g. when using a hub with a noisy power supply, so it might be best to connect them directly to your computer. I also have the Momentum TWS (the first version), which support aptX-LL too, and work fine for gaming. Sennheiser dropped support for LL in the Momentum TWS 2, so don't buy them for gaming, though in other aspects they should be better than the MTW1. On my PC I'm using the Avantree Leaf (also known as Avantree DG50) to get aptX-LL output.

@@AndyBonitz tell that to ya Boi the drop THX pandas

@@AndyBonitz No, that's not true. Actually very rarely.

@@poltem1 you cant avoid bluetooth compression no matter what are you using. We need something better than bluetooth in 2021..

​@@theSeventhDruid the easiest way is to have ur phone stream audio to headphones directly over wifi. solves Bluetooth compression but even more finicky. Companies don't really have the motivation to do it tho.

@@AndyBonitz not bose

got this prob with the PXC 550 and driving me nuts! i will try your solution(disabling the auto pause)

Had this too. Try to wait 5 sec when u turn them on (until the light goes blue). Apparently it gives them the time to calibrate. When I do that it works perfectly, doesn't matter which weird movement I do with my head.

I like these even more than the 598 and 599

@@imabeliever85 Agreed actually but only because of their built-in DAC.

thx man, I just found it out because of your comment!

The high end tuning sounds terrific

you spend a lot of time on twitch too huh 😂

@@olentor I live there basically.

​@Ha Ha The convenience i loose from the cable weighs more than the sound quality i could gain with these headphones. I use them mainly to drown out the noises from public transport and the people around me tho.

Did you ever find out this is possible?

Yeah

That’s the importance of scripting and editing, to make things concise and get the point across in a structured presentation.

Z reviews are not just reviews, they give an interactive funny experience

You are a RU-vid siskel and ebert 😂

I did, I asked a handful of other tech publications and looked up the issues I’ve had. Seems they’re common enough, though I’m sure not everyone has these problems.

I'm not sure what he tested on, but he does have a iphone.

For Bluetooth tested with an iPhone, Android phone, and my laptop.

Yes

Not a lot of reviews because youtubers and reviewers aren't getting it for free or hands on

Over the past month I have purchased and listened to several noise canceling headphones (Bose 700, Sony XM4, Apple Airpods Max, and Sennheiser M3). Last week I stopped by the Bang Olufsen store to listen to the H95's. For $800 I was not blown away by the sound, however they did sound clear, bright, and with good bass. For me personally I liked the sound but not at the $800 price point. I would say they are equal or a tad better to the Airpods Max for sound quality. Getting the B&O app to work with my iPhone in the store was time consuming and the app was having a hard time connecting with the B&O H95's, eventually after approx. 20 minutes I could use the app to adjust the EQ settings to my likening. I have since returned the Airpods Max and Bose 700. I now have the Sony XM4 and Sennheiser M3's, I just bought the M3's yesterday at my local Best Buy Magnolia and they were on sale for $349 (sale ended yesterday). After a short listening to the M3's, I prefer the sound of the M3's over the XM4's. I just can not adjust the XM4's EQ to my likening, they sound dull no matter what I do with the EQ. So it looks like I will be returning the XM4's this week. I will only be using these headphones around the house and in the back yard to listen to music. Sound quality was my priority above all the other functions. I like the buttons on the M3's over the swiping function of the XM4's and Bose 700. It did take about 25 minutes to complete the firmware update on the M3's but I have not experienced and issues with them. I am also using the XM3's connected to my Windows PC via Bluetooth and they are working great so I don't disturb my wife of 34 years, happy wife happy life. Sound quality is very subjective to each person, but I would say the I preferred the sound quality of the Apple Airpods Max ($549), B&O H95 ($800), and Sennheiser M3's ($400) over the Sony XM4's and Bose 700. If possible I would visit a B&O dealer if possible and give the H95's a listen.

Bose QC35II. Out of everything on the market, that's what I always travel with.

These are not noise deadening panels, just decorative panels, you can find them easily by typing 3D wall panel on Amazon. But unfortunately the black version seems to be out of stock. And this, for a while now

it sounds like "No connection" after you disconnect the adapter/cable. They sound good i used them with a hybrid tube amp i could push volume w.o distortion YET the adapter got my headphones stuck on airplane mode day 1 no BT functionality so MOOT to own/use with a phone/as portables bc of 1 use of the 2.5mm adapter cable.

lol

Looks like a IBM Model M keyboard, yes.

Custom EQ. The stock tuning is way off.

@@DMS3TV can you please share to me your eq on your xm4☺️

@@mikediezel0923 can’t because I got rid of them sorry. Most of it was trying to reduce the crazy boomy bloated bass.

@@DMS3TV it's fine, thanks for replying anyways

Set to focus on voice or wind setting

I returned mine for that reason.

AKG 702

HD560s recommended by an ex pro CSO player. Nice review on youtube

M3 is much better sounding

Better than blons, not as good as say periodic berylliums for instance, lot has to with how u drive the IEM’s of course

@@adrianmorrish8494 My daily driver are tin T2's with a BTR5.

@@adrianmorrish8494 My daily driver are tin T2's with a BTR5.

I really like the btr 5, Z is a big fan of them I noticed, great compact device

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