I've become a big fan of wireless headphones over the years with aptx codec, bluetooth 4.0 technology, and li-ion batteries becoming the standard. This allows more of the battery to be dedicated to driving the headphone rather than maintaining a connection.
My previous wireless headphone the Sony MDR10RBT, was recently highjacked by my girlfriend, so I took the opportunity to look for an upgrade. I stand by the Sony being a great headphone at that price, just a good ol' walkin' around headphone, with not much to worry about except the music.
I've gone into detail for notable features, expect the rest to perform as expected respective to its rating.
Overall
I've found the M2 to be a great listening experience. I've noticed the momentum is a love/hate relationship with some, and if you're horribly picky about sound signature being perfectly dry and neutral this might not be for you. I would call this phone a music listeners headphone. I would never use this in the studio for any reason, but I use it whenever I'm not at my desk, and even at times over the TH-900 if I know I'm going to be getting up a lot. If I really need to focus on some work, the ANC does it for me.
Like the TH-900 I often find myself when one of my favorite tracks comes on, especially getting into the complete sound this headphone offers without taking anything away. It's easy to get lost in the entire track, and it's easy to pick out certain instruments if you want. Neither is so obvious and that's what makes this headphone special and worth it to me.
Sound Quality 4 / 5
Sound Signature: Depends on Individual, for me 4.5 / 5
Highs: 4 / 5
Mids: 4 / 5
Bass: 4.5 / 5
Staging: 5 / 5
Instrument Separation: 5 / 5
Comfort: 5 / 5
Build Quality: 5 / 5
Controls: 3.5 / 5 (Due to Next / Previous track being a bit unintuitive)
Value @ 350 USD: 4 / 5
Sound Quality
Very good detail across the board.
Sound Signature
Mostly balanced with seemingly emphasis on bass due to the excellent bass on this headphone. Those who are extremely into neutral headphones might say that these are coloured. They are not studio monitor-like in any sense. The bass quantity + quality really is something to be treasured that a lot of cans really have a hard time finding this kind of balance with the rest of the sound in mind.
The headphone offers a smooth, detailed sound that allows your listening preference to stand out. If I want to pick apart a song, I can. If I want to lay back and enjoy the music, I can. Both seem to come effortless.
As an owner of the Fostex TH-900, I've come to truly appreciate any headphone that can have great bass without taking anything away from the rest of the spectrum, and this is a similar feeling to that, scaled down respective to the price.
Controls
The controls are for the most part very good, I have two gripes though. On my much cheaper Sony wireless, there are separate up down controls for both volume and track, while you press in the track switch button to pause. For the senn there is only one switch for volume and changing tracks. For pause, press once, for next track twice, previous track thrice. With no tactile feedback on the button, it can be hard to tell if your press is being registered. It's easy to accidentally pause while switching to next track, and when some of your music starts tracks with silence this can take a second to figure out.
ANC can't be turned off which, if you're walking around and looking at your phone for example (I use my ears often in these situations), the ANC can leave you totally blind when you might otherwise not want to be. The ANC itself is very good however, and works as well as I could expect.
My previous wireless headphone the Sony MDR10RBT, was recently highjacked by my girlfriend, so I took the opportunity to look for an upgrade. I stand by the Sony being a great headphone at that price, just a good ol' walkin' around headphone, with not much to worry about except the music.
I've gone into detail for notable features, expect the rest to perform as expected respective to its rating.
Overall
I've found the M2 to be a great listening experience. I've noticed the momentum is a love/hate relationship with some, and if you're horribly picky about sound signature being perfectly dry and neutral this might not be for you. I would call this phone a music listeners headphone. I would never use this in the studio for any reason, but I use it whenever I'm not at my desk, and even at times over the TH-900 if I know I'm going to be getting up a lot. If I really need to focus on some work, the ANC does it for me.
Like the TH-900 I often find myself when one of my favorite tracks comes on, especially getting into the complete sound this headphone offers without taking anything away. It's easy to get lost in the entire track, and it's easy to pick out certain instruments if you want. Neither is so obvious and that's what makes this headphone special and worth it to me.
Sound Quality 4 / 5
Sound Signature: Depends on Individual, for me 4.5 / 5
Highs: 4 / 5
Mids: 4 / 5
Bass: 4.5 / 5
Staging: 5 / 5
Instrument Separation: 5 / 5
Comfort: 5 / 5
Build Quality: 5 / 5
Controls: 3.5 / 5 (Due to Next / Previous track being a bit unintuitive)
Value @ 350 USD: 4 / 5
Sound Quality
Very good detail across the board.
Sound Signature
Mostly balanced with seemingly emphasis on bass due to the excellent bass on this headphone. Those who are extremely into neutral headphones might say that these are coloured. They are not studio monitor-like in any sense. The bass quantity + quality really is something to be treasured that a lot of cans really have a hard time finding this kind of balance with the rest of the sound in mind.
The headphone offers a smooth, detailed sound that allows your listening preference to stand out. If I want to pick apart a song, I can. If I want to lay back and enjoy the music, I can. Both seem to come effortless.
As an owner of the Fostex TH-900, I've come to truly appreciate any headphone that can have great bass without taking anything away from the rest of the spectrum, and this is a similar feeling to that, scaled down respective to the price.
Controls
The controls are for the most part very good, I have two gripes though. On my much cheaper Sony wireless, there are separate up down controls for both volume and track, while you press in the track switch button to pause. For the senn there is only one switch for volume and changing tracks. For pause, press once, for next track twice, previous track thrice. With no tactile feedback on the button, it can be hard to tell if your press is being registered. It's easy to accidentally pause while switching to next track, and when some of your music starts tracks with silence this can take a second to figure out.
ANC can't be turned off which, if you're walking around and looking at your phone for example (I use my ears often in these situations), the ANC can leave you totally blind when you might otherwise not want to be. The ANC itself is very good however, and works as well as I could expect.