[Sennheiser]

  With the new wireless model is the noise cancellation always on? As in can you turn it off?

 
Hi mrip541,
 
Yes, it's always on when one listens to it in wireless mode. You can turn it off when listening in wired mode. 

 

[DGeneral]

Does anyone know if the Momentum 2's earpads will fit on the original Momentum earcups?

 

[Sennheiser]

  Does anyone know if the Momentum 2's earpads will fit on the original Momentum earcups?

Hi DGeneral,
 
The new MOMENTUM earpads are bigger and won't fit on to the original MOMENTUM earcups.  

 

[streetdragon]

  Hi DGeneral,
 
The new MOMENTUM earpads are bigger and won't fit on to the original MOMENTUM earcups.  

How about the MOMENTUM On Ears version?

 

[Sennheiser]

  How about the MOMENTUM On Ears version?

 
The new MOMENTUM On-ears' earpads have the same size and design as their predecessor. So yes, they can fit on to the older model's earcups.

 

[syclick]

Just purchased a pair of these off Amazon Warehouse. Straight off the bat, they sound quite muddy, and the bass distorts easily at louder volumes. Not the relatively "flat" response so many people have talked about.
 
While I know that not everyone believes in burn-in, I'm going to try a couple days worth of it before sending these back.

 

[potterpastor]

Are you listening to junky MP3s or are you listening to something higher quality?

When I listen to 128 bit MP3 on an iPod, the Momentum doesn't sound so dynamic. But when I listen to Spotify on my iPad or MacBook, that sounds great.

try plugging your Momentum into a laptop and listen to Spotify. You should notice the improvement

On the other hand, if you are listening to super high resolution music and you still think the Momentum sounds muddy, send it back.

 

[Levanter]

The momentum is hardly a flat sounding headphone...

 

[syclick]

The momentum is hardly a flat sounding headphone...

Hence the adjective "relatively". I know the Momentums are not clinically flat, but the response on my pair is waaaaaay off.

 

[potterpastor]

The frequency graph indicates that the Momentum is well-balanced until it takes a profound dip in the treble from 3000-6000 hz.. It has basically the same frequency graph as every headphone in the Sennheiser 400 series except the 419.

The treble does come back up some at 10000 Hz, so you can hear some decay on cymbals and percussion.

The Momentum is a little warmer than neutral, like a lot of latter-day Sennheiser headphones.There are times I really really like it. It is a rich and full sounding headphone. But there are other times I prefer something a little less warm and more sparkly.

 

[syclick]

Are you listening to junky MP3s or are you listening to something higher quality?

When I listen to 128 bit MP3 on an iPod, the Momentum doesn't sound so dynamic. But when I listen to Spotify on my iPad or MacBook, that sounds great.

try plugging your Momentum into a laptop and listen to Spotify. You should notice the improvement

On the other hand, if you are listening to super high resolution music and you still think the Momentum sounds muddy, send it back.

 
I generally listen to high-bitrate MP3s (256kbs+) and FLAC files.
 
I bought the Momentums because my old Sony V6s had given up the ghost. Again, not a flat set of cans, but quite good for the price.

 

[dakanao]

The frequency graph indicates that the Momentum is well-balanced until it takes a profound dip in the treble from 3000-6000 hz.. It has basically the same frequency graph as every headphone in the Sennheiser 400 series except the 419.

The treble does come back up some at 10000 Hz, so you can hear some decay on cymbals and percussion.

The Momentum is a little warmer than neutral, like a lot of latter-day Sennheiser headphones.There are times I really really like it. It is a rich and full sounding headphone. But there are other times I prefer something a little less warm and more sparkly.

I found the Momentum to be lacking clarity. They do sound good and realistic, just lacking clarity.

 

[GREQ]

Are you getting a good seal? Or do they sit on your ears?
If your ears are too big, and you you don't get a good seal, the bass will suffer.
Otherwise it should be a REALLY nice textured sound with a little bit of 'boom-decay' but not 'muddy'.
 
Could just be your ears/brain are so used to the bass-anaemic Sony V6's that you just need to give your brain a couple of days to adjust.
Given some time, the brain will compensate for many things (not just our hearing, but other senses too).
 
Since they're my primary outdoor headphone for over 2 years now, there are times when I find them too trebly and piercing with some tracks, and I crave bassier/warmer headphones.

 

[syclick]

  Are you getting a good seal? Or do they sit on your ears?
If your ears are too big, and you you don't get a good seal, the bass will suffer.
Otherwise it should be a REALLY nice textured sound with a little bit of 'boom-decay' but not 'muddy'.
 
Could just be your ears/brain are so used to the bass-anaemic Sony V6's that you just need to give your brain a couple of days to adjust.
Given some time, the brain will compensate for many things (not just our hearing, but other senses too).
 
Since they're my primary outdoor headphone for over 2 years now, there are times when I find them too trebly and piercing with some tracks, and I crave bassier/warmer headphones.

 
Ear seal is good, not optimal - my ears are around 65mm high.
 
I agree that the V6s are rather bass-anemic as well as the treble being a bit overly sparkly. I know that moving from one headphone to the other requires some adjusting.

 

[fsi22]

Just purchased a pair of these off Amazon Warehouse. Straight off the bat, they sound quite muddy, and the bass distorts easily at louder volumes. Not the relatively "flat" response so many people have talked about.

While I know that not everyone believes in burn-in, I'm going to try a couple days worth of it before sending these back.

Bought mine from Amazon as well and they were the same for the first few days. Bass distortion was very annoying, not sure if they burned in or earpads have broken in but they are much better now.