MOMENTUM True Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds with Fingertip Touch Control

I never really thought I'd be looking for a "true wireless" set of earbuds until I first heard about these late last year before they were released. They've been on my radar since. They don't look absolutely ridiculous like the Apple Airpods (although I still would feel obnoxious walking around with them), and they promised high-end sound quality.- I couldn't sleep a few nights ago and caved, I went ahead and ordered these. In my sleepless thought-loops, I reasoned that these would be perfect for using in the office. I probably spent maybe 8 hours a week already in office with my trusty pair of Shure SRH 440 cans that I got in 2009 for $95. These would have the advantage over those as being way more comfortable, and way more subtle, likely with better sound... But what really sold me on this style of headphone is the external sound pass-through option. I loved the idea of being able to toggle outside sound as needed through just a simple tap-tap. And it sounds very natural, like you're not even wearing earbuds. For user context, I've spent ~$100 here and there on earbuds like the 1MORE Triple Driver (which I've sadly lost) that have come and faded from my regular use, those and the Shure cans mentioned above have served as my benchmark for what good headphone sound is. I took an impulsive leap ordering this $300 pair, but holy crap am I glad I did. The sound quality blows away what my over-ear Shure headphones can do, the difference is absolutely noticeable. I'm constantly impressed by how great everything sounds on these, and like people say, am noticing parts of my favorite songs that I've never noticed as much before. I've been so inspired by it that I dug into my Spotify settings, discovered the "Very High" setting, and deleted a dozen apps from my phone to make room for redownloading my whole library. When wondering how a bluetooth headset could sound this good, I did some research on the AptX standard and got learnt. I checked to make sure my Pixel XL supported the standard, and heck yeah, it's got AptX HD! These Sennheisers only have AptX though. While that seems to be more than enough, why shouldn't this top-end product utilize the top-end standard? These are very comfortable to wear and very sturdy. I'm using the small eartip set, and I'm not worried at all about these falling out of my ears, despite their mild bulkiness. It sort of seems like it's shaped like a giant earplug -- I wouldn't ever think I looked "cool" walking about with these, same as any other headphones. With the sound passthrough though, I could probably just throw a beanie over them and no one may be the wiser! The case is more compact and convenient. The soft touch and look is nice, and it feels sturdy, all except for the hinge... It's not loose or anything, but I'm skeptical about it's long-term durability. There is just a touch of side-to-side wiggle, and a little give if I try to open it too wide. Feels like I could potentially snap this backwards easily. Hopefully a replacement case isn't too expensive if I ever have a stupid moment or if it wears out in the very-long-term (I hope to use these for a GOOD LONG WHILE, considering the cost -- will update if necessary). I like the build otherwise, though -- very nice how the buds snap magnetically in their cubbies. There is one LED and a button that you can use to check the status of the charging case's battery, straightfoward once you learn it once. The battery life of the buds has been perfectly adequate for my use, and the fact that these have nowhere to go but back in their chargey-case means they're always ready for me. The right earbud draining faster than left is sort of weird but not a big deal and kind of makes sense considering in a way, these are basically two independent devices. when you have two completely independent devices. The USB-C charge port is on this case is another feature that absolutely sold me. My pixel charges with USB-C, as does my Galaxy Book 12 laptop, and I love having one cable that I can use alternately for my daily devices. These buds are an other added to that list. I've seen some complaints about the touch controls, but personally I like them, at least I like the concept, especially. The combination of taps needed is easy to memorize as early as day 1, there's nothing really complicated about it. Timing the double-tap to activate pass-through sound is going to take me some practice though, I sometimes do it wrong and activate voice assistant instead (with 1 touch being registered). This is usually because I tapped too slow and deliberately. Two quick, solid-contact touches is the way to go and I'm sure I will master this with more practice. All this would be a non-issue if I could switch the 1-touch/2-touch functions on the right earbud via the app. This seems like it should be possible with a software update, so fingers crossed! I really love these earbuds and I'm so glad I pulled the trigger on them. It's been a long time since a new gadget has been so satisfying, or made me feel like I've really ascended to the next era in an area of technology. For sure I'm listening to my tunes even more than before, but more importantly, I've been kind of pumped to actually go into the office where it makes sense for me to use these (vs my whole-home Chromecast Audio speaker setup). Great motivator to get into work! Despite all that, a negative I should mention.. This buds can't connect to multiple devices simultaneously. I'm used to using a Plantronics Voyager 5200 bluetooth earpiece for my work calls, which coincidentally just happened to die a few days ago after just 15 months of service. That earpiece was able to connect to both my phone and laptop simultaneously, which was pretty handy and I took to take for granted. With these buds, I have to disconnect from one device before I can connect to the other. Not too big of a deal though, since I only ever used my buds in the office to listen to Spotify. Now I just stream from my phone instead of my laptop, and I can still control playback from my laptop client thanks to the way the Spotify client works, so it feels almost no different. I had a 15 minute work call from an upset customer come in while I was wearing the earbuds, by the way... At the beginning of the call I asked if he could hear me OK, he said it was fine, so there's that. Another small negative, the touch controls seem to function still when the buds are removed from the ear, so it's easy to trigger voice assistant or play/pause by accident when you're handling the buds. You quickly learn to hold them from the edges so as to not trigger the touch-controls, which I got used to quickly. But if the buds can detect when they're placed in the ear, wouldn't it be nice if they could detect when they are removed too (and disable touch controls)? Overall, I'm incredibly pleased with these. I was on the fence for a while, reading loads of reviews and experiences. I wanted to be as thorough as I could with my thoughts on this to hopefully help anyone else that over-thinks things like I do.

Update: Batteries have failed in less than one year. Despite what I write below about good sound quality, it is not a good purchase. Batteries should really last much longer than this. I bought a replacement battery and successfully installed it and it died within 6 months. It is likely the unit itself rather than the battery that is the problem. I decided to trashcan them to avoid the disappointment over not being able to use them. I am not saying these are the best wireless earbuds. I am just saying I think they are one of the best sounding. I live in a place where loudspeakers don't work out well. So I have a lot of headphones/earphones. I am lucky in that I have had a chance to sample lots of wireless sets. I am comparing these Sennheisers to: Jabra 65T, Jabra 75T, Airpods Pros, Bose QC 35 and Sony 1000xm3. The Sennheisers excel in one thing: sound quality. I have listened to these Sennheisers for 2 weeks straight and done a fair amount of comparing. I prefer them above the others for sound quality. The sound is clear and crisp and bass is very clean and not muddy. They are especially good for Jazz. The others each have their strong points and if I needed to pick only one of them to use long term, I would have to consider battery life, sound cancellation and phone call quality. The battery life is not stellar, but they last for at least 3 hours of continuous listening. The Jabras and AirPods last much longer. There is no noise cancellation except of having something plug your ear, and I think they all have a hard time at beating the Sony which is so intense at noise reduction that they are eerie. I haven't even tried them for phone calls. But for sound quality alone these are my favorite. Add in the holiday price of $99 and these are really worth it. Now I have only had them 2 weeks, so I will report back if they are not durable. Update: they still sound great. However they self discharge. So if they are not used for a few days they will discharge to zero on their own. If you use the right after being charged they last over 4 hours at medium volume. Seems that this should be a simple fix but lots of others complain as well. Minus one star. PS someone put advice on this forum that seems to help the battery issue. The buds seem to stay on in the case even if not connected to a source and they run down on their own. if you hold down the battery check button on the back until the light stops blinking, it seems to greatly lower the power drain. Update: I have had these buds for 8 months and have used them extensively. The pointer I wrote above about shutting off the unit by holding the power button down does not seem to matter anymore. Any time you do not use them for a few days or more, it will be dead on its own. This is really not acceptable programming or design or whatever the flaw is. They need to fix it or remove from the market. Even at 1/3 of its original price it is not worth it, even to a hard core headphone geek like myself. They do still sound good.

Here goes. I am not a professional reviewer. I am a musician. I have tried several true wireless headphones, read everything on the internet regarding the battery drain issue, and have watched pretty much all the reviews. Just trying to consolidate info. These headphones are still extremely relevant especially at a lowered price. The quick summary of the battery issue is that the headphones stay in a standby mode which drains far too much energy from the case while not being used. People that don't use the headphones report them being dead in a few days without use. These headphones work best for people that use them regularly, and as in my case, for exercise. Here are in my opinion the viable options for use. 1. Use them regularly and you probably won't notice. The reason I only do this on occasion is that I do not want the headphone battery continuously cycling and eventually draining the capacity over time. For the price; however, this is not unreasonable. 2. Once the headphones are charged, you can hold down the case button for 5 or 10 seconds until it turns off. The case will no longer charge the headphones until the charger is connected to the case and a power source. Basically just a physical case to carry the buds until hooked up to a charger. If you choose this option, you must put the buds in the case, and subsequently go into the app and manually turn off the earphones once in the case. 3. Charge the buds in the case, and then simply use them without the case until they need to be charged. You must set the buds down in a place where they won't be accidentally touched (the touch controls are sensitive and you can easily turn them back on by accident) and manually turn them off with the app. I actually do this the most since my gym is in my apartment. Bonus info: There are mixed reports on whether having the usb (or an alternative tiny magnetic usb dongle) connected to the case slows (or in some cases reportedly fixes) the battery drain issue. I have not experimented with this. Quick down and dirty comparison. I care about music quality by far the most. For wireless, I have used both generations of MTW, the current WF/WH series sony's, the Sony SP700N, Jabra 65T, Jaybird X series, and the airpod pros. Sennheiser gen 1 is marginally better than 2 as most people report, with the difference being a smoother more engaging sound. I agree with the reports that gen 2 could be more accurate, but sounds slightly more harsh. Sennheiser officially responded to me that differences are potentially attributable to decreased casing size of gen 2 (reviews think the sound signature could be simply different and potentially altered with firmware). Both sennheisers blow everything else out of the water in my opinion. Much more engaging and fun. The current sony in ears are way overrated in my opinion, and I think the SP700N sound significantly better (the newer ones sound mechanical and boring to me, with less bass and low max volume). The airpods sound pretty decent, neurtral, safe and boring. Less of a seal is not an option for me and thats what you get with the airpods. While obviously not technically accurate, they sound mono compared to sennheisers stereo. Jabra 65T sounded tinny and just not good, haven't tried the 75 series. On a random note, call quality on the Gen 2 sennheisers was garbage, but firmware updated after I returned them Call quality is a bit hit or miss on Gen 1 I wouldn't get sennheisers if primary purpose is calls (maybe get some old airpods to compliment) Bottom line: If you primarily want headphones for working out, Gen 1 MTW are the BEST. Downsides include lower battery capacity (3-4 hours in my experimenting), annoying touch controls (the gen 2 are better in picking up when you actually want to press them), and obviously the battery drain issue. The lowered price helps. If you want all around headphones and you're not quiiiiiite as picky, go with the Gen 2 sennheisers. If you're not really that picky and its more for podcasts etc etc go with airpods if you have an iphone and if not maybe airpods or try the jabra or sony series. Last comments. Many people ask about max volume. The airpods definitely have a higher max volume than any I have tried. Sennheisers are slightly louder than SP700N and I think the newer sony's although I returned them a while back. There is an app called SpotEQ which allows you to turn up the gain and increase spotify volume. It works pretty well but if you increase anything else on the equalizer in addition to the gain, it can cause distortion. It has a distortion indicator, but not sure how accurate it is. I think the Gen 1 sennheisers sound better than the Sony overheads WH-1000XM3, which I bought for my mom. You have to be motivated to get the best sound, but at least there is a price discount!

I've been using Sennheiser products on and off over the years, but mostly in the headphone market. These drivers have an awesome sound for such a small product. They don't quite match my headset setup on my computer (currently a Beyerdynamics headset with amp/pre-amp/DAC) but they're pretty close which is astounding for a set of tiny little earbuds. The app includes an equalizer to fine tune the sound, and the audio passthrough is very well done. It only works within about a 5 foot radius for normal conversation but within that radius it will pick up every sound possible with an accurate volume level. My only quibble is the battery life, which is only 4 hours (for the buds, much longer when you charge in the case), and something the second iteration of the Momentum addresses. That said, I tend to use these at most for an hour or so before putting them back in the case so it's not as bad an issue as it may seem. There is also the occasional disconnect issue, but this has disappeared by the time of writing and was mostly cured by using the app to connect to my phone. All in all these are awesome. They are pricey compared to a majority of competing products but if you want quality, you get what you pay for.

UPDATE: left earbud stopped working after 3 weeks! What’s Shame! I did factory reset and even the most recent firmware update as of today 10/28/19 nothing fixed it! Such a shame because I love the sound quality! Guess I’ll try the AirPods pro that was announced, doubt they will beat these in the sound quality department tho! Might just give these another shot! They are cheaper now too! I've tried bose soundsport free, power beats pro, and the sonys. Than I bought the sennys TWM best out of all of them with wider soundstage, rich bass. The key here is to disable audio normalization in spotify (never use apple music or tidal no EQ/EQ sucks) and set audio quality to high for streaming and downloads, use custom EQ in the notorious V' ish shape don't be shy make it big and sharp. I like to adjust or taper them off a bit at the ends depending on what track im listening to. Than using Sennys app tap the top middle dot and adjust from there. For rock and non-bass heavy rap/edm i usually tap top mid-mid right for everything else its just top mid. I face palm every-time reviewers just leave everything at default like seriously? You're missing the point. They are actually comfortable they wont murder your ears like powerbeats pro and wont fall out as easily as the sonys. They are also ipx 4 sweat resistance sonys are not. They fixed all the battery draining issues with the latest firmware update. Have not had one disconnection issue running ios 13 with iphone x 2017. I called tech support and they said there were never any battery draining issues people just didn't know how to or forgot to keep their cases charged every 1-2 days by plugging it in. Or by holding the back button for about 7-seconds to turn off the case and buds if they wont be using them for awhile. Ya those little papers inside the box are not just their for show. You could always turn off the buds in the app settings even before the firmware updates. Only minor gripes i have is battery life could be better than the 4 hours advertised only reason i miss powerbeats pro is for that insane battery life but the the highs were too tinny lows too artificial and they murdered my inner ears with those hard plastic balls behind the ear tips. It would leave visible red sore marks and hurt like hell, not even moleskin padding helped. Im not usually at the gym for longer than 2-3 hours. Second gripe is the finicky slightly flimsy case that needs to be plugged in for things to turn on if you turned off your buds through app settings. Especially after pressing and holding the back button to turn the thing off which is unnecessary if you are going to be charging them within 2 days because they have a pretty decent standby mode but sennys dropped the ball not including a simple on/off switch for buds and case.

These are just another pair of wireless earbuds. I see complaints on the battery life, well I rarely have them die on me and when they do it is because I am already in bed delaying my sleep. So really they are doing a good thing and forcing me to go to bed instead of watching a bunch of YouTube. The fit me very well, I recommend the memory foam eartips, they just fit better since they form to the ear. I do not recommend getting the true wireless 2.0s. These are the same with slightly less battery life and some other small complaints people have. Yet these are 1/2 the price. And that is why these are good. BOTH headphones are too base heavy. But I LOVE a headphone or earbud with good highs, I am a high freak, while most are not. I will add a photo of my EQ on here using Sennheiser's software. They are 1/2 the price of their competition because of initial complaints, but in reality it was not that much worse. I have the Sony1000XM3s based on YouTuber reviews. I got them for my dad and they do have better software and such. But IMO they sound worse, but have a nicer bass kick, like it rumbles really nicely. Sadly they are massive in the ear and don't hold on as well. The Sennheiser here fit my ear much better and are smaller. Touch controls suck on both tbh so I ignore that feature. My EQ to me sounds like my Sennheiser HD598s closed back. I just got the HD599 and they sound a lot like the true wireless. Update: I am back after a few months with them. Still no major complaints and I absolutely love them. Battery life is fine, but I did have an issue with earbud tips. I used 3rd part memory foam tips and they were longer than the standard size. This caused them to be raised in the case and not make contact with the charging pins. so be careful of that. Also I bought these for $170 and they are now $135, and even some times $100. IMO that is an amazing price. I am happy with my price, I genuinely can't think of a single earbud that can beat these at $100, not even close.

I've been using Sennheiser products for ten years, and they're known for their incredible sound quality and product builds. These true wireless earbuds carry on that history of fantastic sound, but by god, literally everything else about these earbuds are a frustrating issue. 1. The touchpad interface is flakey, unresponsive, and has an obnoxious input delay for when you want to rewind, skip, or change the volume. 2. The touchpad interfaces malfunctions at times and reduces the volume to 0 or to full without my input. 3. The app that supports Momentum is no longer supported, and attempts to customize out the obnoxious inut commands is not a possibility. 4. The earbuds do not function unless the left one is active, which can't be adjusted due to the app no longer being available. 5. The earpads continue to operate at times even when they're back in the box, draining battery power. 6. The earbuds and the box may occasionally malfunction and refuse to turn on unless plugged in for a second, even when the battery is fully charged. 7. The earbuds inconsistently connect and require several attempts of me returning them to the box and taking them out. 8. The earbuds may on occasional mute on one ear and not the other and refuse to operate simultaneously until I attempt several tries of putting them back in and taking them out of the box. 9. The battery drains rapidly, even when not in use. 10. Taking out the left earbud pauses whatever music or video you're watching, which may be useful if it weren't for the fact that only the left earbud has the ability to play a song, so you have to manually restart a song/video you're listening to. And I had to deal with at least 2-3 of the issues in this list every day for the past month I've used it. Do yourself a favor and get yourself true wireless earbuds that match good sound quality with a more functioning product and user interface. Unfortunately for Sennhesier this time around, good quality sound alone won't carry your product.

Summary: This is the best on the market. If you have deep pockets, you will not be disappointed. Buy these. You won’t look back. I tested Apple AirPods vs Samsung Buds+ (2020) vs Sennheiser Momentum. The Samsung Buds+ have received a ton of buzz but the sound comes up flat, dry and bass is underwhelming. The app is tough to find online, especially in the Apple App Store. The app offers preset eq levels, but in order to really hear a difference in the bass you need to place it on the “clear” setting and then to the bass options. Even then, sounds thin. They also hurt my ears after 30 minutes of use and their waterproof rating is weak. I was surprised, as I thought the Apple AirPods would be the ones that received the lowest review of the three, but the Samsung Buds+ actually sound slightly weaker than the Apple AirPods. I plan on returning the Samsung Buds+ now that I have a pair of the Sennheiser Momentum earbuds. The Apple AirPods are positioned to sound crisp and clear, especially on phone calls. They certainly meet the expectations in this area, but the bass is weak and airy. Good on the treble and at higher frequencies. If you aren’t all about rich, depth sounds then save the difference in price between these Sennheiser earbuds and go with the Apple AirPods. The AirPods are light and easy to recharge. As are the Samsung Buds+ and the Momentum. The Sennheiser Momentum is on a level by itself. Sound quality that sounds like you have a mini home theater in your ears. With a custom eq in app, sound engineers will geek out and the casual customer will realize these should be the standard which all other high-end wireless speakers should be measured against. These are surprisingly light weight as well. Battery life is a little on the short side but if you’re looking to buy wireless earphones for sound and sound alone, stop reading other reviews, stop researching and buy these. I tested jazz, hip hop, latin and rock on all three products. All genres set at their default eq levels (to attempt to normalize my experiment). Sennheiser beat all of these models by a long shot. If you are able to pay for $150 earbuds, make the move and go for these at $200. Apple AirPods are $150 and they are better than decent but less than great. These Sennheiser Momentum earbuds are excellent. The top of the Sennheiser case is actually kind of flimsy with a very thick and sturdy base. I can’t think of anyone who would say this is a make or break issue. I hope this helps you. I found it frustrating that there are so many reviews online but no one who would just cut to the chase. Either way, enjoy!

Alright, so the hype on the sound quality on these is pretty justified. They have a great sound stage, and everything is balanced, which is the main reason I went with them over the Powerbeats Pro. I feel like generally the “thing” nowadays is for the bass to drown everything else out instead of giving a nice balanced signal. These definitely don’t fall victim to that trend, they sound almost as balanced as my HS8 studio monitors, and i wouldn’t really expect anything else from Sennheiser. I’ve used their products for years and they take this stuff pretty seriously. That being said, the battery drain issue is real, even after the update that claimed to fix it. If you plan on using these every day, you absolutely have to charge them every night. I made the mistake the first day of using them for ~4 hours and thinking “hey, they still have over 50% battery, I guess i don’t have to charge them tonight”. Definitely still do, not sure what the issue is here but it’s not super annoying as long as you know what to expect and that you have to charge them every time you plan on using them. The app (on IOS betas 13-13.2 and iPhone XS Max) has been shotty at best. If you pair these to your phone and connect to them, the app will not recognize them. I found the trick is, that works darn near every time, is to open up the case to turn them on, go into your phone settings and disconnecting them, and THEN go open the app, and everything will connect well and good. After that, you have to go back into your settings and connect to them for your phone to actually stream music to them for some reason, but then EQ and al that will work great. Never had a single issue with sync watching videos, nor sync problems between the two buds. The passive sound cancelling in them is pretty impressive, I work in noisy environments daily (loud trucks, equipment, aircraft) and as long as you pick the right fitting silicone tips, it’s super quiet. Just for fun I even compared them to my Bose A20 aviation headset with active noise cancelling in a cruising aircraft, don’t know if this anecdote will fully land for anyone that hasn’t been in a GA aircraft but it’s pretty darn loud, and they held their own for avoiding a headache for sure. Overall, still the best sounding true wireless buds on the market and that’s well worth it for me. If you care more about battery life or noise cancelation though, Id go with the new sony’s, which are also great! But nowhere near the sound quality in my opinion.

The sound quality was amazing. The build quality of the hinge is very cheap and will break eventually. Fast forward almost 2 years after buying it, the case itself does not accept charge anymore making it unusuable.

L'écouteur gauche n'est pas détecté par le boitier de charge, ne fonctionne donc pas après une nuit complète de charge (écouteur droit ok). On verra pour relever la note après remplacement du produit :)

Horrível, produto veio quebrado

El audio es excepcional, mejor que Bose, Beats, etc. Si lo que se busca es la mejor calidad de audio sin escuchar ningún sonido externo, esta es la opción. Son bastante cómodos y la batería sí dura lo que se anuncia (4 hrs) y se recarga dos veces más en su caja pero si se dejan por varios días sin usar, se descarga. La carga es rápida así que no es un gran problema. La función "transparent hearing" que permite escuchar sonidos externos no es tan efectiva sobre todo si se tiene el volumen alto, así que aun activada no se nota a menos que se ponga pausa a la reproducción. Otra ventaja es que funcionan bastante bien con Skype, Zoom y Teams en conferencias aunque en ésta última aplicación se apagan después de una hora (pero debe ser falla en la aplicación ya que no sucede en Skype o Zoom). No son audífonos para hacer ejercicio en la calle porque no se escuchan sonidos externos así que hay que ser muy precavidos y mejor solo caminar. Para el uso en exteriores también tienen un plus que es que soportan salpicaduras (catalogados IPX4). Definitivamente si lo que se busca es calidad de audio excepcional y que ningún sonido interrumpa, esta es la mejor opción de audífonos "in ear".