SENNHEISER MOMENTUM TRUE WIRELESS
Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wireless ties the Master & Dynamic MW07 Plus for most expensive in this shootout, but where the MW07 Plus impresses immediately with build quality, the Momentum True Wireless (henceforth MTW) opts for a more functional approach, with a lightweight fabric-wrapped case. This has magnetic slots for your earbuds so they’ll snap nicely in place, and a single LED light on the rear to indicate the remaining charge of the case. The LED glows green for more than 50 percent, yellow for less than 50 percent and red for empty.
The earbuds themselves are rather basic plastic drops that feature the Sennheiser logo prominently. The logos act as touch capacitive buttons to allow for basic playback controls. However, the manner in which the controls are activated are slightly complicated, so much so that there’s a dedicated page in the companion app to explain them. The app also allows for the usual EQ adjustments and firmware updates, while letting you adjust the level of ambient noise you hear when activating Transparent Hearing.
The earbuds only give four hours of playback, and a total of 12 hours with the case; the lowest in this shootout. In fact, its total battery capacity is even lower than the Audio Technica’s earbuds alone. We’ve also found that the case doesn’t maintain charge well. It could, for example, be fully charged on Friday, but drained over the weekend even when not in use.
Audio is a whole different game. The MTWs deliver rich and warm sound, with good detail to boot. On Queen’s epic The Show Must Go On, we felt truly immersed, almost as if Freddy Mercury was right in front of us.
Keith Don’t Go by Nils Lofgren gave the earbuds a chance to show how they performed on more acoustic pieces, and they didn’t disappoint either. There’s good body piece thanks to robust performance in the mids and the highs ring out nicely too. The frantic solo is also handled well, the earbuds easily matching the attack of Lofgren’s guitar.
Finishing off with a somewhat fast moving pop piece in Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You gave the MTW a chance to show off its lower range, and it did so superbly.