Sennheiser guarantees 60 hours of listening with its new Momentum headphones | Engadget

Sennheiser hasn’t refreshed its over-hear Momentum noise-canceling headphones since 2019, however that modifications in the present day. The firm has introduced the Momentum 4, a brand new tackle its flagship headphones that features an exterior redesign, new options and a whopping 60 hours of battery life. What’s extra, Sennheiser is providing this host of updates for $50 lower than the Momentum 3 at its debut. 

First, the design Sennheiser had carried via a lot of the Momentum line since its introduction is gone. The mixture of steel and leather-based with seen cables has been traded for a extra simplified, extra plastic affair. The new look is decidedly much less premium than earlier Momentum fashions. However, what the Momentum 4 might lack in aesthetics is offset by elevated consolation. The firm notes the brand new hinge simply adjusts and does not exert an excessive amount of strain in your head. Earcups additionally rotate flat now, which makes storage a bit simpler. Another massive change is the on-board controls: many of the bodily buttons have been changed with a contact panel on the suitable aspect.

Inside, Sennheiser says it opted for an “audiophile-inspired acoustic system” that depends on 42mm transducers for the sound. The firm explains the setup creates “brilliant dynamics, clarity and musicality,” plus you need to use an EQ, presets and a brand new Sound Personalization function to additional alter the tuning. Sound Personalization takes under consideration your private preferences and adjusts “the listening experience” accordingly. 

Of course, these are flagship headphones so lively noise cancellation (ANC) is on board. The firm says its up to date adaptive ANC works to take care of sound high quality even within the noisiest of environment. Transparency Mode is accessible as nicely and there is a slider management between it and ANC in Sennheiser’s app. In different phrases, you are not simply left with one or the opposite, so you possibly can combine in a splash of environmental noise if wanted. This mannequin can routinely change sound settings primarily based in your location too, a function Sennheiser first debuted in March.

Sennheiser additionally gives a function referred to as Sidetone, which lets you alter how a lot of your voice comes via throughout calls. It’s a device that helps you are feeling much less shouty and it really works on prime of automated wind noise suppression for the Momentum 4’s beamforming microphones throughout voice and video chats. 

Sennheiser says you possibly can count on as much as 60 hours of battery life on a cost, and that is with ANC turned on. A fast-charge function provides you six hours of use in 10 minutes. To enable you to preserve battery, the Momentum 4 is provided with each automated pausing and automated on/off. The firm says the headphones will energy off while you go away them unattended and switch again on while you choose them up.

The Momentum 4 might be accessible for preorder in black and white colour choices on August ninth earlier than delivery on August twenty third. The headphones are priced at $349.95, which is $50 lower than the Momentum 3 when it debuted in 2019.