Processing / Optics:
The momentum is one of the finest mobile headphones I've ever got to hold in his hands. Excellent one might say. Brushed aluminum, high-quality, soft supple leather. Even the remote control on the headphone cord is made of stainless steel. As already mentioned, is the momentum, especially in the color brown, probably the most beautiful headphones I've seen so far.
It has a fully detachable cable, so there is at least the possibility for compensation, even if the port does not allow a standard cable. Here you have to probably provide Sennheiser with accessories. This applies of course also for the leather upholstery, which are probably reversible.
Benefits as a mobile headset:
The Momentum is suitable as a mobile headset ideal. Since it is closed, it dampens uncommonly well. Neither heard the carrier is a large part of its environment to interfere, nor hear outsiders the music of the wearer. That's almost at the level of "in-ears Kopghörers".
The headset is very light with its nearly 190 grams. He is also very compact, which also speaks for its mobility. It is even so small that some people could get larger head, problems with the fit. Here you should, "wear test" if possible.
Sound:
But now I also want to mention the negative aspects of momentum. If you appreciate a neutral (unchanged as possible) playback will not be really happy with the momentum. The momentum is unfortunately audible "gesoundet". It has a clearly audible sink, almost over the entire height. This is so pronounced that you constantly have the feeling that the music is shrouded by a thick curtain. It all sounds, above the relatively clean bass range, mildly to moderately attenuated. Most would describe it as the momentum would be more tailored "warm". There is a lack of "airiness" or brilliance, which results from a clean treble.
Sennheiser has probably therefore decided to take this step, because the momentum has to deal with 90% of compressed music (MP3s, etc.). To any "S-hiss" and other bothersome shortcomings bad shots and heavily compressed music to escape, you have summarily the heights so far approved, that there may be more to come, even with gruesome images to any "disturbing" levels.
The course has the advantage that you can go very high volumes with the momentum with all music, no matter how bad it was produced. It strained the listener not to. Unfortunately then produced recordings sound good to so bad, because they are literally cut due to lack of heights in their possible potential.
This can of course also set out in numbers. The momentum has a violent depression which begins at 2000 Hz in the frequency response. With 4500Hz the momentum deviates already 15db (!) From the neutral course from. That's so immense that certain areas of the piano, flutes, violins, etc. are no longer hear in its full entirety. Even the vocal range is adversely affected in subtle nuances.
This is really sad that Sennheiser Momentum want so sell premium model. The optics and the processing is also justified. The sound but unfortunately not. He is definitely not to judge people who also would like to go as purely as possible to enjoy music. The whole is particularly unfortunate because the momentum, despite these sound distortion at the best closed mobile "On Ear / Over Ear" headphones hear that there are on the market.
