Sennheiser Momentum On-ear Headphones Review
Momentum was released at the 2013 CES show, and after the release of the standard size, it launched a more portable and compact Momentum On-ear. This earphone is also known as the little girl, and it corresponds to Momentum [without suffix], which can reach All-inclusive ear size. Small steamed bun has a variety of appearance colors, their head frame, wire, ear pad, shell and many other details will have different combinations. This headset China licensed price of 1199 yuan, while Haitao price About 500-600 yuan.
Momentum is an iconic series launched by Sennheiser in 2013. In the global headset market, the Sennheiser brand has always been aimed at users with a professional application, although this is very useful for the HiFi-driven enthusiast market for more than a decade. In the Chinese market, in recent years, mobile centers such as mobile phones have become the main platform for music playback. The decorative, out-of-tree elements and even the sound style and brand image of the headphones have ushered in a lot of changes. Everyone knows the success of Beats, and imitates There are hundreds of big and small brands in Beats. Momentum can't talk about Beats, but the positioning and user group should be similar. Sennheiser's professional products are legendary, but need to get out of the "professional" products in brand image and product style. Serious traditional figure.
Momentum's design is relatively successful, especially the "small hoe", because the Momentum big gimmick is not bright enough in the initial release, there is no bold use of the popular design of the contrast, and these are on the little hoe that will be launched later. One by one. This is the black version of the little girl Momentum On-ear.
Momentum On-ear's overall shape is relatively small, the earphone bracket can recognize the vintage taste of Sennheiser at a glance, the earphone unit is directly stuck in the metal slide rail, which is similar to the 80s retro design, let us think of Sennheiser The design of the HD25 headstock part. However, the metal material of the head frame and the surface brushed matt oxidation treatment and the black glossy plastic of the outer casing form a great style impact, a retro, a very modern. The headphones slide in the slide rails. The damping is also good, better than the previous evaluation of Sennheiser Amperior.
The Momentum On-ear black headstock extends to the top and is still a double-track style, but unlike the HD25, this double rail can't be separated. The top of the headstock is covered with black Alcantara suede on the outside and a large red thin line lock on the edge. On the side, there is a relatively thin sponge filling as a buffer for wearing. The edge of the decorative part extends to the left and right sides of the head frame, and there is a metal "button" between the metal track and the left and right sides. The Sennheiser is printed on the left side. MOMENTUM is printed on the right side.
Momentum On-ear earphones are made of Sennheiser's distinctive relatively fine flannel surface. This material was used in the HD580 era, but the On-ear lower ear cushion is still Alcantara suede material, feel It is slightly different from the headstock. Alcantara is a very good artificial suede material. The official materials and surface dyeing process are very elegant, directly purchased from Italy.
The headset uses a detachable cable for single-sided access. The headphone jack is a standard 3.5mm diameter, but it is deep embedded and uses a rotatably-lockable snap to ensure the reliability of the cable connection. Due to the retro double-track bracket design of the head frame, Sennheiser does not intend to use the metal of the head frame directly as the connecting wire of the left and right channel headphones like AKG, so the two channels of the earphone are shown in the figure. The root red connection line, many readers said that they do not like similar design, worry about its reliability and security. But from the perspective of appearance, this is the retro element, and the high red wire appears to be more beautiful. At least I personally It is acceptable to accept the design style of Momentum On-ear.
Headphone Wire Control supports remote control of iOS and iPod devices on the iOS version, while the Android version requires separate purchases.
Since Sennheiser's small hoe is worn by the ear, it means that it needs to be slightly inwardly pressed when wearing it. For those who wear glasses, the wearing comfort of the ear will decrease. Of course, The ear can bring a smaller size of the earphone, and a compact appearance, and this wearing method has the effect of isolating the external noise. It is actually more popular in appearance. For example, the Sennheiser PX series [profile The more compact PX200 is more popular] etc. However, the On-ear little girl is still a lot bigger than the PX series [small steamed bread is 150 grams weight].
The size of the speaker unit used by Momentum On-ear is unknown. The earphone officially gives the index of 18 ohm impedance and 112 dB sensitivity, which is relatively low impedance and very sensitive in the headset. We For more than 500 hours of headset downtime, today's subjective listening assessment.
The test uses iPhone 6 and vivo X5Max as the main reference source for the mobile phone platform. The FIIO X1 and X5K players are used as reference for the higher quality Walkman player. The contrast headphones do not find the same type of ear-mounted structure. However, using Soomal has always recommended The Rambler H840 and Aurvana Live! 2 are used as a reference for sound. It should be noted that both headphones can reach the size of the all-inclusive ear, and their weight, appearance and volume are better than Sennheiser Momentum On-ear. A lot bigger.
The overall impression : getting the new Momentum On-ear first feeling is more general, it is more troublesome is that its low frequency sense is more, it sounds weird in some music. In the high frequency, the sensitivity is really high, the density of the sound Yes, the first impression is not satisfactory except for the low frequency. Other performances are acceptable. After hundreds of hours of downtime, the low frequency change is quite obvious. Although the rich style has not changed, the resolution of the deeper part of the dive has improved. .
High-frequency performance : Momentum On-ear has very low impedance and high sensitivity. Fortunately, it does not appear stiff and rough on the sound source of the iPhone. It still has good control. Its high-frequency part sounds. Not open, but the density is better, which has a better image when expressing some high-frequency parts of the violin and guitar. But compared with H840 and Aurvana Live! 2, it still shows closed headphones focusing on density, Details, but the sound is not stretched. Compared with the three headphones, the H840 is the most neutral, the extreme high frequency extension details, the Aurvana Live! 2 density dynamic is slightly weaker, but the softest. Momentum On-ear high frequency density Relatively good, but the sound is tight, the extremely high frequency details are slightly artificial, but this is also the common style of closed headphones. In general, the high frequency quality of the small skull headphones is similar to the two headphones we choose to compare, with thousands There is still a significant gap between the high-end earphones in terms of resolution, transients and dynamics.
IF performance : Everyone generally agrees that the sound of Momentum On-ear is relatively light, which should have a very big relationship with its IF style. Although Sennheiser officially said that the small hoe is a closed design, but it It doesn't sound as tight as a closed-headphone. But this part of the description may be more suitable for its high frequency, suitable for its low frequency, but very unsuitable for its intermediate frequency. Momentum On-ear's vocal performance is more advanced. But the dynamic compression is very serious. No matter male or female voice, younger and more mature, the performance on this headset will be a small circle. This performance may not be as thick and full as AKG's K420 IF.
Although On-ear's intermediate frequency will become more detailed, but the enthusiasts describe its sound "light" is very in place. If you use it to listen to symphony or more dynamic electronic music, you will find it slightly in the low-frequency part Disjointed, and the mid-high frequency part is more crowded, the shape of the sound will be greatly different, the symphony orchestra is also squeezed in a small middle position. This is somewhat like the sound style of some large-size, monitor-closed headphones, but because The size of the little girl is too small, so its medium frequency limit is even greater. This kind of sound style, only when used very quietly, the earphones are more balanced, very delicate and restrained. At normal volume, the vocals are sunken in, while Also whispering, more strange.
Low-frequency performance : Sennheiser is very daring on the low frequency of Momentum On-ear. Closed headphones have always been a problem of low frequency and low frequency. On the speaker with a small diameter, Momentum On-ear made Very deep low frequency dive and very heavy taste, this style is somewhat retro, some like the heavy taste of electronic music in the early years. The low frequency of Aurvana Live! 2 is equally heavy, but it is more relaxed [of course, yes Because the appearance size allows], the overall more rich style. And Momentum On-ear's low frequency is greatly enhanced in the very low frequency band.
The low frequency of Momentum On-ear leads to a more serious disconnection in the middle and low frequency parts, so the music and vocal performance in the middle and low frequency are very thin. The deeper part of the low frequency dive [about 200Hz below] is imposing, this part of the details It is also a relatively good performance after a long time of downtime. Because of the momentum of the momentum, its low frequency is still very slow, for high quality recordings, Momentum On-ear low frequency performance It surprises you, although its low frequency is still a bit too slow, even a bit sloppy, but with a very high recording quality, it will make you feel so surprised when you hear such a large amount of low frequency in such a small volume. For example, ghost The drum sound of the Taigu seat series.
But the "tragedy" is that the low frequency of Momentum On-ear is too slow and too sloppy in the face of the electric bass of electroacoustic instruments. This is not surprising, even for very high quality recordings. The sound of the drums, on the Momentum On-ear, also feels like the low-quality MIDI low-frequency soft. When encountering the low-frequency electric bass low frequency, the performance of the headphones is very ambiguous, of course, the volume is still amazing. But this also leads to a lot of pop music vocals that sound low frequency is too confusing. It is different from the current popular low frequency such as SONY XB series or innovative Aurvana Live! 2, or Beats, Monster, Momentum On-ear low frequency enhanced frequency band. It's too low, you don't feel too much strength and sound pressure, but you feel more "low bang", but its control is obviously not particularly good.
to sum up
In general, Momentum On-ear's sound performance is still limited by its shape, closed design, in order to bring a softer atmosphere, boldly enhance the low frequency end of the low frequency, for some music possible It sounds amazing, but the type of music that doesn't fit is probably more, but we speculate that the low frequency is probably a big selling point for this headset. In terms of high-frequency and mid-range resolution, dynamic quality, It is not particularly good, but it still shows the advantages of closed earphones with good sound density, fast transient response, and exquisiteness under large dynamics. The quality of this aspect is not weaker than H840 and Aurvana Live! However, because the structure is different, the style is also obvious. Unfortunately, the IF style is indeed too tight, and it is unkind to say that in the IF part, its performance may be inferior to the AKG K420 [K420 is much smaller in size. , but the details are still better than K420].
In terms of sound source matching, Momentum On-ear is indeed a relatively easy to drive headset, there is already a good dynamic under the iPhone 6. Of course, with better mobile phones, players can also get details, dynamic further improvement. On the FIIO X5K player, you can also feel the obvious improvement of the overall sound.
From the appearance of the product, I personally still like the design of the little girl, and think that the design of the little girl is more attractive than the official one. In terms of sound style, we think that Momentum On-ear is too Radical, this style actually reminds us of B&W's MM-1 speakers, which may be amazing in some very exaggerated low frequencies such as game music, movie music or low-frequency sound. But for the most popular music appreciation, Whether it's pop, classical or light music [jazz is relatively suitable, but it is too heavy taste], too much low frequency, slow speed, unbalanced sound is a big problem.
Momentum's design is relatively successful, especially the "small hoe", because the Momentum big gimmick is not bright enough in the initial release, there is no bold use of the popular design of the contrast, and these are on the little hoe that will be launched later. One by one. This is the black version of the little girl Momentum On-ear.
Momentum On-ear's overall shape is relatively small, the earphone bracket can recognize the vintage taste of Sennheiser at a glance, the earphone unit is directly stuck in the metal slide rail, which is similar to the 80s retro design, let us think of Sennheiser The design of the HD25 headstock part. However, the metal material of the head frame and the surface brushed matt oxidation treatment and the black glossy plastic of the outer casing form a great style impact, a retro, a very modern. The headphones slide in the slide rails. The damping is also good, better than the previous evaluation of Sennheiser Amperior.
S ennheiser Sennheiser Momentum On-ear Headphones - Headphone Plug with Locking Buckle
Since Sennheiser's small hoe is worn by the ear, it means that it needs to be slightly inwardly pressed when wearing it. For those who wear glasses, the wearing comfort of the ear will decrease. Of course, The ear can bring a smaller size of the earphone, and a compact appearance, and this wearing method has the effect of isolating the external noise. It is actually more popular in appearance. For example, the Sennheiser PX series [profile The more compact PX200 is more popular] etc. However, the On-ear little girl is still a lot bigger than the PX series [small steamed bread is 150 grams weight].
The size of the speaker unit used by Momentum On-ear is unknown. The earphone officially gives the index of 18 ohm impedance and 112 dB sensitivity, which is relatively low impedance and very sensitive in the headset. We For more than 500 hours of headset downtime, today's subjective listening assessment.
The test uses iPhone 6 and vivo X5Max as the main reference source for the mobile phone platform. The FIIO X1 and X5K players are used as reference for the higher quality Walkman player. The contrast headphones do not find the same type of ear-mounted structure. However, using Soomal has always recommended The Rambler H840 and Aurvana Live! 2 are used as a reference for sound. It should be noted that both headphones can reach the size of the all-inclusive ear, and their weight, appearance and volume are better than Sennheiser Momentum On-ear. A lot bigger.
High-frequency performance : Momentum On-ear has very low impedance and high sensitivity. Fortunately, it does not appear stiff and rough on the sound source of the iPhone. It still has good control. Its high-frequency part sounds. Not open, but the density is better, which has a better image when expressing some high-frequency parts of the violin and guitar. But compared with H840 and Aurvana Live! 2, it still shows closed headphones focusing on density, Details, but the sound is not stretched. Compared with the three headphones, the H840 is the most neutral, the extreme high frequency extension details, the Aurvana Live! 2 density dynamic is slightly weaker, but the softest. Momentum On-ear high frequency density Relatively good, but the sound is tight, the extremely high frequency details are slightly artificial, but this is also the common style of closed headphones. In general, the high frequency quality of the small skull headphones is similar to the two headphones we choose to compare, with thousands There is still a significant gap between the high-end earphones in terms of resolution, transients and dynamics.
IF performance : Everyone generally agrees that the sound of Momentum On-ear is relatively light, which should have a very big relationship with its IF style. Although Sennheiser officially said that the small hoe is a closed design, but it It doesn't sound as tight as a closed-headphone. But this part of the description may be more suitable for its high frequency, suitable for its low frequency, but very unsuitable for its intermediate frequency. Momentum On-ear's vocal performance is more advanced. But the dynamic compression is very serious. No matter male or female voice, younger and more mature, the performance on this headset will be a small circle. This performance may not be as thick and full as AKG's K420 IF.
Although On-ear's intermediate frequency will become more detailed, but the enthusiasts describe its sound "light" is very in place. If you use it to listen to symphony or more dynamic electronic music, you will find it slightly in the low-frequency part Disjointed, and the mid-high frequency part is more crowded, the shape of the sound will be greatly different, the symphony orchestra is also squeezed in a small middle position. This is somewhat like the sound style of some large-size, monitor-closed headphones, but because The size of the little girl is too small, so its medium frequency limit is even greater. This kind of sound style, only when used very quietly, the earphones are more balanced, very delicate and restrained. At normal volume, the vocals are sunken in, while Also whispering, more strange.
Low-frequency performance : Sennheiser is very daring on the low frequency of Momentum On-ear. Closed headphones have always been a problem of low frequency and low frequency. On the speaker with a small diameter, Momentum On-ear made Very deep low frequency dive and very heavy taste, this style is somewhat retro, some like the heavy taste of electronic music in the early years. The low frequency of Aurvana Live! 2 is equally heavy, but it is more relaxed [of course, yes Because the appearance size allows], the overall more rich style. And Momentum On-ear's low frequency is greatly enhanced in the very low frequency band.
The low frequency of Momentum On-ear leads to a more serious disconnection in the middle and low frequency parts, so the music and vocal performance in the middle and low frequency are very thin. The deeper part of the low frequency dive [about 200Hz below] is imposing, this part of the details It is also a relatively good performance after a long time of downtime. Because of the momentum of the momentum, its low frequency is still very slow, for high quality recordings, Momentum On-ear low frequency performance It surprises you, although its low frequency is still a bit too slow, even a bit sloppy, but with a very high recording quality, it will make you feel so surprised when you hear such a large amount of low frequency in such a small volume. For example, ghost The drum sound of the Taigu seat series.
But the "tragedy" is that the low frequency of Momentum On-ear is too slow and too sloppy in the face of the electric bass of electroacoustic instruments. This is not surprising, even for very high quality recordings. The sound of the drums, on the Momentum On-ear, also feels like the low-quality MIDI low-frequency soft. When encountering the low-frequency electric bass low frequency, the performance of the headphones is very ambiguous, of course, the volume is still amazing. But this also leads to a lot of pop music vocals that sound low frequency is too confusing. It is different from the current popular low frequency such as SONY XB series or innovative Aurvana Live! 2, or Beats, Monster, Momentum On-ear low frequency enhanced frequency band. It's too low, you don't feel too much strength and sound pressure, but you feel more "low bang", but its control is obviously not particularly good.
to sum up
In general, Momentum On-ear's sound performance is still limited by its shape, closed design, in order to bring a softer atmosphere, boldly enhance the low frequency end of the low frequency, for some music possible It sounds amazing, but the type of music that doesn't fit is probably more, but we speculate that the low frequency is probably a big selling point for this headset. In terms of high-frequency and mid-range resolution, dynamic quality, It is not particularly good, but it still shows the advantages of closed earphones with good sound density, fast transient response, and exquisiteness under large dynamics. The quality of this aspect is not weaker than H840 and Aurvana Live! However, because the structure is different, the style is also obvious. Unfortunately, the IF style is indeed too tight, and it is unkind to say that in the IF part, its performance may be inferior to the AKG K420 [K420 is much smaller in size. , but the details are still better than K420].
In terms of sound source matching, Momentum On-ear is indeed a relatively easy to drive headset, there is already a good dynamic under the iPhone 6. Of course, with better mobile phones, players can also get details, dynamic further improvement. On the FIIO X5K player, you can also feel the obvious improvement of the overall sound.
From the appearance of the product, I personally still like the design of the little girl, and think that the design of the little girl is more attractive than the official one. In terms of sound style, we think that Momentum On-ear is too Radical, this style actually reminds us of B&W's MM-1 speakers, which may be amazing in some very exaggerated low frequencies such as game music, movie music or low-frequency sound. But for the most popular music appreciation, Whether it's pop, classical or light music [jazz is relatively suitable, but it is too heavy taste], too much low frequency, slow speed, unbalanced sound is a big problem.
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