[Bansaku]

  Looks interesting but CNET suggested they're heavily V shaped.  I don't know if this is true as the site is not highly reliable.

If true that would not only make these IEM a non-Momentum, but a non-Sennheiser as well. CNET and Mr. Guttenberg regularly disappoint me with not so accurate info and biased reviews. I would like to quote "...in fact, most audiophiles prefer compressed music. " and would like to add this is why I tend to skip CNET for my info. 
 
Regardless, I am psyched up about these new Momentum IEM. The moment my local retailer gets these beauties in I will be the first to buy. I just hope they are released before the cold comes as I don't fancy wearying my Momentums with a toque on. 
 

 

[XERO1]

This is just a guess, but based on the looks of these new in-ears and Sennheiser's new URBANITE headphones, whoever is running their design department must have fired the designers responsible for the original Momentum series and hired some new 'fresh talent' and let them do whatever they pleased.
 
A very big mistake, because both these and the URBANITEs are some of the ugliest headphones I've seen in a while!

 

[kugino]

  Looks interesting but CNET suggested they're heavily V shaped.  I don't know if this is true as the site is not highly reliable.

i'd guess they'd be v-shaped, just like the other momentums. these are meant to compete with beats...

 

[ThickGlasses]

This is just a guess, but based on the looks of these new in-ears and Sennheiser's new URBANITE headphones, whoever is running their design department must have fired the designers responsible for the original Momentum series and hired some new 'fresh talent' and let them do whatever they pleased.

A very big mistake, because both these and the URBANITEs are some of the ugliest headphones I've seen in a while!

While I don't share your opinions about the looks of the new audio equipment they're producing, I miss the design team for the HD600's and the HD650's. They were just... classy.

 

[pearljam50000]

I like the fact that they are made out of metal.
By the way, there isn't any info on the driver itself.

 

[ThickGlasses]

I like the fact that they are made out of metal.
By the way, there isn't any info on the driver itself.

That'd be interesting, it's weird that there isn't any on the page.

 

[Dopaminer]

Interesting strain relief.  

 

[Bansaku]

By the way, there isn't any info on the driver itself.

 
 
Looks like a Momentum all right!
 

 

[Pass]

They seem a little long for an in-ear. I hope they don't protrude too much out of your ears when wearing.
 
BTW, I think these deserve to be named Momentum : you can't compare in-ear with over-ear, but they share a little something (an aura?) and not just the silver "S" logo on the back.

 

[Eugguy]

I wish they didn't look so childish. I'm losing faith in some of the more recent product Sennheiser is putting out. 

 

[Pass]

  If true that would not only make these IEM a non-Momentum, but a non-Sennheiser as well. CNET and Mr. Guttenberg regularly disappoint me with not so accurate info and biased reviews. I would like to quote "...in fact, most audiophiles prefer compressed music. " and would like to add this is why I tend to skip CNET for my info. 
 
Regardless, I am psyched up about these new Momentum IEM. The moment my local retailer gets these beauties in I will be the first to buy. I just hope they are released before the cold comes as I don't fancy wearying my Momentums with a toque on. 
 

Totally agree. And Mr Guttenberg now being a contributor for Sound&Vision mag, that's even more true. S&V may be the worst source for information. I've never saw a bad review of a product they get ad-money for… wait, I've even never saw a bad review at all! What Hi-Fi seems the last place for trusted, unbiased reviews.

 

[ibob4tacoz]

That ad's bass is really low... Aynway, they do look kinda childish.

 

[Deviltooth]

  Totally agree. And Mr Guttenberg now being a contributor for Sound&Vision mag, that's even more true. S&V may be the worst source for information. I've never saw a bad review of a product they get ad-money for… wait, I've even never saw a bad review at all! What Hi-Fi seems the last place for trusted, unbiased reviews.

I visit What Hi-fi but I don't have a lot of faith in their reviews most of which are short, lack detail and are somewhat abstracted.

 

[Pass]

 
I visit What Hi-fi but I don't have a lot of faith in their reviews most of which are short, lack detail and are somewhat abstracted.

Some of their reviews are maybe more overviews. But at least, they don't hesitate to give 2 or 3 stars. I think the magazine is better than the website, since, I admit, some of the reviews lack a little substance.

 

[jlpan]

I like the momentum over ear sound signature and find it really worth its price. But I won't be wearing it out of the house. I didn't like the over ear as well. I thought it ruined the momentum experience. Praying the iems don't fall into the same faults as the middle child