[lazanas]

Hello  everyone!
 
I am planing to buy the momentum and use it with my galaxy s3. I read that my phone has  3.45 output impedance and momentum impedance is around 18 (only around 5 times higher). So do I need a dac/amp to have good sound?? Maby an amp/dac like iBasso D-zero would do the trick? 

 

[jh7000]

I really like the sound of the momentum, but I just find myself moving them around every 5-10 minutes because my ears get sore. I really wish they were a bit bigger. I don't think my ears are really much bigger than normal either...

 

[acti0n]

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I really like the sound of the momentum, but I just find myself moving them around every 5-10 minutes because my ears get sore. I really wish they were a bit bigger. I don't think my ears are really much bigger than normal either...

Same here. It makes me wonder how Sennheiser got these to market without anyone pointing this out first, or maybe they just didn't care.

 

[Shazzam6999]

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Hello  everyone!
 
I am planing to buy the momentum and use it with my galaxy s3. I read that my phone has  3.45 output impedance and momentum impedance is around 18 (only around 5 times higher). So do I need a dac/amp to have good sound?? Maby an amp/dac like iBasso D-zero would do the trick? 

Your phone should handle the Momentums fine. You don't need one, but a dac/amp combo would still improve the sound.
 
Also, maybe I just have small ears but I find the Momentums insanely comfortable. I spent four hours with them on last night and only had to adjust them once or twice.

 

[streetdragon]

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Same here. It makes me wonder how Sennheiser got these to market without anyone pointing this out first, or maybe they just didn't care.

I wonder what their beta testers were doing when evaluating the comfort of the HD205 as well. It was almost as uncomfortable as the mixrs to me

 (and to speak of that who evaluated the comfort of the mixrs anyway??)

 

[roguegeek]

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Hello  everyone!
 
I am planing to buy the momentum and use it with my galaxy s3. I read that my phone has  3.45 output impedance and momentum impedance is around 18 (only around 5 times higher). So do I need a dac/amp to have good sound?? Maby an amp/dac like iBasso D-zero would do the trick? 

 
The Momentum is made to be powered directly by any iDevice or other portable player. It's highly efficient and sounds stunning without an amp.

 

[lazanas]

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Your phone should handle the Momentums fine. You don't need one, but a dac/amp combo would still improve the sound.
 
Also, maybe I just have small ears but I find the Momentums insanely comfortable. I spent four hours with them on last night and only had to adjust them once or twice.

I am afraid that I will have problem like this http://www.head-fi.org/t/639224/sennheiser-momentum-help-audio-issue
 
How much would a dac/amp like iBasso D-zero improve the sound? 10% , 20%?
 
My ears ar 6,3cm long, so I think Momentums should fit nicely

 

[roguegeek]

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I really like the sound of the momentum, but I just find myself moving them around every 5-10 minutes because my ears get sore. I really wish they were a bit bigger. I don't think my ears are really much bigger than normal either...

 
This was THE REASON I bought the MDR-1R instead. Although I prefer the sound of the Momentum, it means nothing if I can't leave them on for an extended time. The 1R is damn near close to the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn and I'd say it gets 99% of the way there in terms of its sonic differences with the Momentum.

 

[Greed]

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I am afraid that I will have problem like this http://www.head-fi.org/t/639224/sennheiser-momentum-help-audio-issue 
 
How much would a dac/amp like iBasso D-zero improve the sound? 10% , 20%?
 
My ears ar 6,3cm long, so I think Momentums should fit nicely

I found that an amp/dac improved upon the overall sound quite significantly. Even though they are easy to drive... refinement, clarity, and detail was improved upon. I would say 10 to 15% better sound with a good amp/dac would be correct.

 

[roguegeek]

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I am afraid that I will have problem like this http://www.head-fi.org/t/639224/sennheiser-momentum-help-audio-issue 
 
How much would a dac/amp like iBasso D-zero improve the sound? 10% , 20%?
 
My ears ar 6,3cm long, so I think Momentums should fit nicely

 
An amp may improve the sound. It's really dependent on the amp and it's highly subjective. If I were to amp the Momentum, I would stay with solid state and look for something that helps with the mids.
 
Bottom line: I really think you're going to be 100% satisfied running the Momentum straight off your Galaxy. Try that first before making any other sort of investment. Even if you do make an investment, don't expect a noticeable difference.

 

[Lan647]

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An amp may improve the sound. It's really dependent on the amp and it's highly subjective. If I were to amp the Momentum, I would stay with solid state and look for something that helps with the mids.
 
Bottom line: I really think you're going to be 100% satisfied running the Momentum straight off your Galaxy. Try that first before making any other sort of investment. Even if you do make an investment, don't expect a noticeable difference.

 
The Momentum runs more than fine out of all my portable devices (including the S3, Xperia Z, iPhone 5, iPad 2). An amp is not at all necessary. 

 

[roguegeek]

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The Momentum runs more than fine out of all my portable devices (including the S3, Xperia Z, iPhone 5, iPad 2). An amp is not at all necessary. 

 
Exactly.

 

[Father Schu]

For those that have owed these for awhile and liked the comfort initially, do you still feel that way?  Especially for extended listening sessions, say 3-4 hours?

 

[DrKrFfXx]

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For those that have owed these for awhile and liked the comfort initially, do you still feel that way?  Especially for extended listening sessions, say 3-4 hours?

I use my Momentums for like 5 hours a day (2-3 hours listening, the rest I leave them on while resting my ears with the music turned off or simply as earwarmers). Never, ever, I have felt any disconfort or pain in any point of my ears nor skin.
 
 
http://www.madridhifi.com/p/sennheiser-momentum
 
For anyone living on or visiting Spain, here's a nice price, both brown and black Momentum at 219€ free shipping.

 

[LondonHiFi]

They are very comfortable for long periods if your ears aren't too big. Otherwise they rest on your ears and can get a little uncomfortable... well for me at least. I would easily go couple of hours before I started fiddling with position to ease the discomfort.