There was a firmware update for them. The EQ now has 5 bands, there's a sound personalization option and the connection and switching between devices is much more stable now. Also, the EQ is saved on the headphone. So set it once, connect to your laptop, tablet etc. and it sounds the same.

me watching this video while a pair of these are already on the way from amazon. but im just confirming my choice over the sony mx5s lol. i feel like i made a good choice still

I'm so happy I found your review! I love how you showcase the item and it's so valuable to see the touch controls in action :)

Great video as always

Thanks for the review. I am still rocking my Sennheiser MB 660's and have been worried about the day they die an honorable death from over use. The software issue isn't anything new and is exceptionally annoying. My big gripe has been that they (Sennheiser) will arbitrarily discontinue supporting older high end gear (i.e. MB 660) in the app without any kind of warning.

So glad u mentioned the bugs. I had the Sennheiser momentum 3 earbuds and they were the glitchiest pair of earbuds I’ve ever owned. The left bud just broke on me too. Spent even more money for the B&O exs and they’re amazing.

I've been using these headphones day-in and day-out for the past year. What I've learned is that these are designed to pair to the same mobile device you want to play music on and have the app installed on. I do not. I pair them to a blue tooth transmitter connected to an audio system then I sit in an easy chair to get lost in the music. Sometimes. The app, which I have to pair my headphones to if I want to change settings, has serious problems and gets worse with each release. On head detection shuts them off even when they are on my head. I can no longer "disable" the noises from receiving e-mail, messages and phone calls. I got around this by installing the app on a non-phone tablet configured without e-mail. Why do I put up with this? Because the sound is amazing! Blows away anything else at this price point. In the end, with my work-arounds (a tablet that also serves as a remote control), I can get lost in some seriously good music and heck, I don't even open the app anymore. The settings remain intact between sessions.

I actually appreciate when headphone really press against my head strongly, like the AKG K518LE did. It literally gives like 15% more bass, energy saving because you can step down the volume by one or two notches, better ANC simply through superior isolation and zero issues with having to readjust the headphones. And if you have any tendency to protruding ears it will even help with that a little bit.

I've had these for a couple weeks now, and still blown away by the sound quality and battery life. The only issue I'm facing, which didn't seem to occur initially, is they tend to stay connected to my phone occasionally after putting them in their case. Doesn't have to be upside down, the case can be laying flat on the table and it will still stay connected.

The app is definitely buggy and so slow to connect. Auto pause works for me. Just came off a round trip flight with these and am very satisfied with my purchase. ANC works very well. I have no comparison to other popular over ears, only to AirPods Pro buds and the Momentum4 do a better job.

Bought these. Hands down the best pair of headphones I ever had. Granted I was previously shopping around the 150-200€ mark. These set me back 350€ but worth every cent. Night and day difference in the bass quality compared to cheaper sets. I tried reproducing the auto pause and connectivity problems, but wasn't able to. They might have ironed them out, who knows, or maybe I'm just lucky..

Great video but What do you think about the Shure aonic 50? And How will you compare it with Sennheiser momentum 4

can't go wrong w sennheiser . I just bought these, love them so far.

Nice they seem great how do you think they are compared to the bt450 as they are half the price what are your thoughts mate ?

I’m considering these momentum 4’s in the new blue colour, they look really nice and I like what reviewers like yourself are saying about their audio quality, particularly about their bass. I’m actually debating between these, the song XM4’s (not xm5), and Bose quietcomfort 2023. I know that on the Bose, you can NOT turn off noise cancellation, but on the Sony xm4’s, you can. Can you tell me if you can turn off noise cancellation on these momentum 4’s? P.S. I honestly think I just need to buy all 3 pairs and decide which one I like best bc there are just so many things to consider

Great review. Been looking ANC headphones to use with my gaming computer due to a noisy environment at home and was looking at these since I run Sennheiser HD 599SE and love them so figured stick with the Sennheiser brand. Seems like the Momentum 4 will still be a high quality headset to run. Not a usual use case, basically staying hard wired, but hopefully it works for it. doesn't seem to be any really setup to be run wired full time though.

I had a horrible experience on my sony XM5 (random auto-anc fluctuations). Regretted everyday not buying the momentum. Sony rejected my return and said the product is fine. Thankfully, amazon accepted my return even after a month of purchase. Sadly there aren’t any stores that offer in-store trials. Looking forward to buy momentum.

All features work fine for me, have them for several months now!

Is it better than new launched JBL tour one m2? In terms of sound quality and bass?

There should be an option for pickup auto on disable .

my momentum 4's just decide not to turn on and i have to hard reset about 3 times a week... ???

I want to buy them, but I would like to know if they have feedback when using the microphone?... since I like to listen to myself while I speak in work meetings.

Do the ear touch pads operate if you put your head on a pillow. Dont want it play, pause of change volume if resting the touch panel against something other than my fingers. Thanks for the review, tied between these and the sony xm5's

How's the sound quality while wired via aux?

Hey, quick question, because I’m considering getting those, compared to apples air pods pro Earbuds noise canceling performance, how do they perform? Just to have an idea of their “ok” anc capabilities

I don't use the added features as I mainly go for wired listening, and these added features like auto pause sometimes bothers me. That said, I love these headphones a lot, especially now during winter!!!

which ones more comfortable the xm5 or the momentum 4?

Do you have EQ settings you could share? Loving them

I have the True Wireless momentum 3 and I experience the same app bug issues

Id love a pair of them some day but i got the sony wh-1000xm4

I went to buy new headphones after one of my dogs decided to play with my old HD458bts and I saw these so I bought the denim color ones. Been using them for over a month now and I love them.

cool review! Ordered them yesterday so should get them just after Xmas and at a great price of 285€. Since all the reviews praise the sound quality and long battery life, I was sold on these.

Getting them tomorrow only heard good things!

Had these for about a month now, couple of small gripes with them, one of which is that I don't find them to be very loud. Meaning that I find myself having to have the volume above 90%, whereas the Sony XM4's are pretty loud at 50% volume. The other issue is the single on/off button, can't tell if they're on or off most of the time and as others have stated, they intermittently stay on when in their case. Other than that, the audio quality is typically Sennheiser quality and a pleasure to listen to without becoming fatigued.

have u compared them with the Bowers and Wilkins PX7S2?

Hii iam currently very confused between sony xm4, xm5 and sennheiser momentum 4 i want to buy an all rounder headphones one which i can use on my ps5, ioad pro and phone. I mostly play games like rdr 2 so their is no issue of playing with mic and i heard sound is better on momentums but iam really very confused because i want to buy headphones for a long run so any suggestions pls ? Btw currently sony xm4s are the cheapest and xm5 and sennheiser momentum 4s are on same price after discount durability and comfort is also very important for me

do the momentum 4s sound worse wired because thats what im hearing and im gonna be using them wired

Bought ones for 275 eur, using for around 2 months - and I am still amazed with the sound quality, battery life is great, comfort is amazing - I can easily work for 8 hours straight with glasses! Connections are seamless and work good, but sometimes the multiple connection setup gets confusing. (and the has been a firmware update - so a lot of issues are now gone! Im not using ANC almost never, but it is decent enough. Certainly recommend to anyone who is looking for the things mentioned.

I got these for lile 200€ new and they are seriously soo good. So good in fact that i fell asleep with them on multiple times and i never had any pain from them. The only thing i was worried about sucking is the touch controls but now i'm even a fan of that😭

Hi can I use this for the gym ? How is the fit ?

Can you please recommend me a pair just like theese, but without ANC? I bought them, but returned them after a day because there wasn't ayway to turn off the ANC mode. There was just a slider to adjust between Ambient and ANC.

Are these any good for Lossless music ?

Definitely hiccups with auto stop/start, especially when connected to two devices. It'll pause music playing on my computer when receiving notifications on my cell phone, then refuse to resume the music and even auto-pause again if I manually resume the music. Actually happened while watching your video. Additionally, I feel no difference as I toggle the ANC setting in either direction, seems to feel more like either an ON/OFF option, not so much a spectrum. But don't get me wrong, I still picked these of the Sony XM5s.

just got some, won’t connect to the app. ANC had me still hearing me rubbing my fingers together from a foot away, and i’m assuming with the lack of audio quality comes from the fact that i can’t use the sound customization features but the silly skull candy crushers are the better headphone for me right now with all these bugs considered

I’ve have audio issues with my pair, and they randomly cut out and then continues the music.

is there an app for pc? also in wired mode can you use anc or no?

One question, the Equalizer only works when the headphones are connected to the phone? With the Sony XM5 the Equalizer setting stays even after I disconnect the phone to connect the headset with the computer.

How is this Sennheiser compared to the Marshall Monitor II ANC headphone? I have the Marshall and looking for a suitable upgrade. Cheers!

So wait, the eq setting doesn't stay on the headphones when you connect to another device?

I might have $500-700 budget for a gaming laptop, is there any you recommend OR should I hold and wait for Black Friday deals? Specially now with 40 series around the corner

is it just me or does it seem to you that they do not get loud enough?

Did the software issues improve by now? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Just got a pair 3 days, and have not experienced any bugs! Every feature has worked flawlessly for me. headphones are pure bliss. I've strictly been an earbud only person due to their portability, I travel for work, but I just wanted something with better audio quality. That next step up, ya know. The momentum 4s blew my socks off! Sounds like I'm standing in front of the stage! Love them, worth every penny!

Can I use it for watching movies on my iPad !

When he says the ANC is excellent, does he mean while the audio is not playing or with audio playing? I'm very new to researching for ANC headphones

I discovered much beter sound quality when listening via usb cable on windows 11. It does not seem to work on ipad.

Dont you guys feel, at least with the iPhone . The volume isn’t that loud?

Do the Senheiser Momentum 4's have an IP rating?

Hi! Is it possible to go to gym with those? Or to run in them?

Best headphone review of the momentum 4

Bose QC 45 vs Momentum , which is better in noise cancellation and sound quality ?

hi sir Sennheiser momentum4 for special audio option availability

Should we buy the 4 when they came out 2 years ago. Shouldn't the 5 or the next in the series be coming out in 2024?

Im having a hard time finding reviews with any comparison with the Momemtum 3s...

I recently bought these and was at the gym with them, I guess I may of been abit sweaty as when I tried to use them after one of the earpieces had a rumbling sound as soon as they turn on. Any advice on how I can fix this ?

I’m about audio quality full stop. Wanna try the Bowers PX8 but they’re in a different league price included

Did anybody had a chance to compare this set to slightly more expensive DALI IO-6?

Ist the anc better than sony 1000xm4?

Hi do you recommend this for gym use? Do they support sweat?

i would buy them except i have enough bugs at home already with spring and all the sunshine and rain coming etc

Dang, I remember watching you 7 years ago

Are there any bluetooth headphones which sound just as good but don't have ANC?

I wonder if the Sennheiser Momentum 4 can connect to a PS4 and PS5?

The analog cable isn't proprietary. Its just a 3.5mm to 2.5mm audio cable

headphones are dope, best I've ever owned

Thank you very much

Auto pause is a nightmare, I constantly hear the headphones saying "mute on" during meetings. It also sometimes does not detect that I've removed the headphones from my head and continues playing music. Headphones turns on in case. Never thought it'd be an issue but it auto plays the device it's connected to and ends up costing me data (I don't have unlimited data). Noise cancelling is garbage, I can't believe it has trouble with noises from electric fans. Even putting the app to "MAX" wind noise reduction still sucks. The Sennheiser app on iphone feels laggy, whenever you adjust a setting, there's a delay before the headphones react to it. The "touch" controls are too sensitive. If I even move the M4's on my head some touch control acivates. Thick Earcups are warm. Much warmer than QC45. Clamping force is not as bad as Airpods Max, but It's higher than QC45. I can wear the headphones for 4-6 hours before the sides of my head feel tight, where as the QC45 I could keep on for 16 hours straight. Sound Quality is overrated. It has a very slightly larger soundstage than Airpods Max, but the voices are clearer on the Airpods Max. For Home: Airpods Max > Sennheiser M4 > QC 45 For Travel: QC 45 > Sennheiser M4 (because of battery life) >> Airpods Max Noise Cancelling: Airpods Max > QC 45 >>>> Sennheiser M4

Keep in mind that as of 2024, the newest firmware update added a 5 band EQ that sounds worse than the 3 band, with highs that are NOT as crisp. BUT, you CAN get better treble (more treble than what the 5 band EQ gives) if you use the sound personalization feature (requires sign in).

The app is a horrible experience even on the 3's. Auto play-pause never worked for me once. Disabled everything and sometimes, still.... IT pauses my music for no reason. So software has sucked since the beginning

I really liked them. Then the pair i was wearing, exploded. Shorted out with a bang while i was wearing them. Really hurt my ears. The replacement fired static into my left ear.

Hi I'm new on this, if someone can help me, if I want to plug them, should I need a DAC Dongle? For a better quality? Or wirlees it is the same quality, thank you

Only bad part is , the ear cups get really sweaty, wish there was a breathable alternative for ear cushions

Hello everyone!! I bought mine 2 months ago and it has been disconnecting a lot! Ive tried everything literally!! Has any of you had this kind of problem?

Do they fold inwards so you can put them in a coat pocket like the earlier Sony's? No. So they are compromised as a piece of product design.

Sir,is it good for gaming 🙂...

im using momentum 4 right now. pro: perfect audio quality. con: app bugs.

Hi, Do you know if the microphone also works well through USB-C on the M4? For Teams calls etc.

This or the H95? TY

I have noticed that they cups feel unbalanced in all the ones i have tried, like the sound isn't the same out of each one. Apparently this is a common problem with them. If they didn't have this i would choose them over the Xm5's but for now i will wait to see if it gets fixed.

The headphones don't sit that well with that cap on.

I don't know why I'm watching this. Just came home from the store, where I bought a pair and I'm hearing this video with them on

The Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones offer excellent audio quality for music. However, they may not be the best choice for video calls or meetings, particularly in an open office environment, as the microphone tends to pick up surrounding noises, including conversations from colleagues. Additionally, they are not suitable for sports activities due to overheating issues. It would be beneficial for Sennheiser to consider reintroducing physical buttons for volume and other controls.

I bought it a couple of weeks ago to give them a try, and I am really disappointed. It's buggy, it's heavy, it has bad noise cancelling, and touch controls are really bad. No need to tell that this kind of videos made me buy this headphones

Good video, though design of M4 is a step back from M3's in a massive way.

I’m buying these

im a student so i dont have that much money i want to buy the sony xm4 but i like the sennheiser momentum 4 more but the price difference is 80 euros should i get the xm4 and be happy or should i pick the sennheiser?

Better get this or xm4

I am a crazy audio lover and i own both Xm5 and Momentum 4 both including high end audio gear which costs like 1500 Dollars I should say with my tests, Sennheiser is 3x better in sound quality and 2x better in battery life As for noise cancellation, Sony is way better but i dont use that feature since my usage environment is pretty silent Happy Audio Life People !

Hi Jared first of all, thanks 🙏 a bunch 4 this very informative, interesting, REVEALING and professional video. And here I thought, after watching this video, I‘ll freak out that I have to wait until January 19th. for them to arrive, even though I‘ve ordered them 2 days ago. I thought, this guy (You Jared) will tell me a plethora of exceptional advantages, that every day until January the 19th. will be pure torture. And what did You tell me??? Bug-Fixes like hell, as if this headphones were made by a bunch of pimple-ridden teenagers, still living in their fathers basement, releasing their first product. I mean, really? THE SENNHEISER? The Original -Sennheiser? Now I’m paying 400 bucks for a technically immature product, where I alternately get a tantrum, then a seizure on a daily basis? Why in GOD‘S NAME, didn’t the other 15 or so Tech-Tuber reviewing the "Sennheiser Momentum 4, MENTION ANYTHING about software-bugs? Yeah, I DID NOT PAY THIS FORTUNE FOR A HALF-BAKED product. Houston, we got a HUGE problem

Ps: Greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭