Reviews for Sennheiser Momentum Headphones

The travel case is bulky, but aside from that, these sound amazing -- not bass heavy, not high heavy, just the right balance -- and also look amazing. Plus (so far) the construction seems much more solid than some of their peers. Really could not ask for a better set of cans.

I bought these cans for my son to listen to his Iphone on. I have an older pair of HD 600's that I listen to on the computer with a headphone amp and like the honesty of the "Sennheiser sound." We tried a company that had headphones in the same price category first and loved the box, the literature, the added power from the batteries... but in the end hated the sound. I talked my son into trying these... and once he put them on, his eyes popped right out of his head... and he got a huge smile on his face! Now I steal them from him as often as I can because I like the sound and the sensitivity of the Momentums more than the much more expensive HD 600s! Plus of course the Momentums have Iphone connectivity with a Mic. Great Great product!!!! Also an amp is not needed... LOTS of sound straight from the IPhone.

II have been looking for the perfect pair of headphones for the past two months. I have tried over 20 pairs of headphones. Among all the headphones I have tried, in terms of overall quality, there are two that really stand out, one is Harman & Kardon CL, the other is Sennheiser's momentum.

If you don’t wear glasses, I would strongly suggest Harman & Kardon, because its sound quality is absolutely superb. However, since it's on-ear, and it's extremely uncomfortable when you wear for longer periods of time. The headphone presses against the glasses, it constantly gives me a headache. Momentum, on the other hand, doesn't have that problem. Since its over-ear, it covers your ear completely and doesn't presses against your glasses. And its leather ear cups are really comfortable for longer listening.

When you look for a pair of headphone, there are several important factors you need to take into account. Sound quality, comfortability, design, etc. After trying so many pairs of headphones, I realized you can't have it all, you have to prioritize which factors are important to you. Sound quality, you can never go wrong with German engineering, Sennheiser is well known for its top notch sound quality, and they proved it again with Momentum. Comfortability, the leather ear cups are extremely comfortable, and its light weight is ideal for traveling and commuting. Design, I would use elegant and low-key to describe Momentum. Noise-isolating, it doesn’t have noise-cancelling like some advertisements say, its over-the-ear design is ideal for noise-isolating. And I think it does a good job blocking out most of the noise, but don’t expect it to be like Bose QC 15. Portability, the headphone itself cannot be folded and have to be included in a giant but secure carrying case. That doesn’t really bother me, but it could affect some people.