Sennheiser Momentum 4

[...] Working in an open plan office and travelling overseas once or twice a year, they have represented excellent value and enjoyment. [...] Looking at the price of the M5, it's hard to justify the extra money to upgrade when these are still going strong. Similar to the review, the battery is still lasting for ages, I'm lucky to charge these once or twice a month. Now with lossless audio on streaming services, these headphones really shine with the higher bit-rates, as well as the AptX low latency, which not many people talk about with Bluetooth audio, but these headphones are far less laggy than my Sony LDAC SRS-HG1 bluetooth speaker, and I think this is overlooked on most reviews as this adds to immersion when watching video.

Getting this recommended almost 6 months after buying my M4s from your "Best Headphones Under $200 Awards 2025" video, it has been the best decision I have ever made for that price, so I wanted to say thank you so much!! I was having the Bose QuietComfort 2023 and ditched them for the M4s because I, even as someone who shares a room with a brother who screams when playing with friends almost every day + commuting normally, the comfort and NC performance difference doesn't make up for the absolute difference in audio quality. Having the M4s conneted by a 2m usb-c cable has been amazing, the ANC is good enough (doesn't bother me naturally like the ANCs from Bose and Sony + with music it's also good enough for everything I do) and the comfort is also very good for someone with a big head. If you are someone who likes having the best audio quality, I recommend these headphones, the only problem I've had is that the EQ resets automatically for what I guess is because I constantly change devices, but the normal EQ is very good if you're not very picky, so If you don't mind, then it's perfect for the price.

i got the momentum 4 when they came out in 22, i took my pcx550's in for a warranty repair and they just sent me a pair of brand new momentum 4's. [...] and they are still fine i like the m4 sound. i really seem to be different from the audiophiles. most of what they like sounds completely flat and overly mid heavy to me, so the bass heavy nature of the suit me. [...] they sound a bit mid/treable heavy to me. [...]

ive had mine for a couple years, practically daily use, replaced the ear pads, and unfortunately the fabric at the top of the headband started to come out of the crease on the backside, not a big deal for me, but my main problem was the noise cancelling, it essentially broke a year into having them cause the left side started making a hiss/hum, it was intermittent to begin with then slowly became worse over time, now if the anc is on theres a very noticeable hiss or static in the left ear cup, but i kinda blame myself for not sending them in, i still use them about everyday with the anc off, they sound very good to me with all music but are incredible for genres like rap, dnb, anything that benefits from that extra sub bass because you can really dial it up to the max, just got more into "freeform bass" and i have to take my glasses off and turn the anc on to get "max" bass, but when i get a good seal it rumbles like a pair of sonys xb line of headphones, or like a more cromulent version of skullcandy crushers which roll off hard bellow 30hz, the m4s resonate down to 14hz, and absolutely pound in the 20hz region, which i havent experienced in any other over ear headphones, but i havent tried too many so if anyone has any reccomendations for bass cans under $300, wired or wireless, that can compare to the sub bass of m4s pls let me know 😅

I wrote this a while back, but never pressed submit: audiodiscourse.com Sennheiser Momentum 4 Headphone Review Headphone and IEM Reviews I haven’t truly liked that many Bluetooth ANC headphones, but there have been a couple that have been deemed worthy of purchase from me. [...] It had a decent frequency response that wasn’t the muddy mid-bass that most have on the market, and a generally decent treble range. It did not do much for technical performance, but it was adequate enough, and its ANC was comparable to many things out there, though not at the same level as their flagship 1000X series. Then I bought the AKG N700NCM2. This was a Harman-tuning profile with wireless and bluetooth! It perhaps had a little too much sub-bass and a little too shrilly in the upper-mids, but it was one of the best sounding ANC headphones at the time of its released. It wasn’t a great looking headphone, and it was not super comfortable either as it had somewhat small cups, and a lot of clamp, but it was a trade-off I took for the audiophile in me who wanted good tonality. Earlier this year, I decided to test the market and take a blind purchase on the Sennheiser Momentum 4. Its frequency response measured by Crinacle looks a bit crazy, with a ton of bass boost, but the mid-range and treble looked nearly perfect for my tastes. After receiving it, I quickly affirmed the graph with the crazy bass, but solid mid-range and treble. Luckily, the Sennheiser app has a simple EQ feature and taking 3 steps off of the default bass level made this headphone sound quite good. [...] With the bass EQ change, I found the tonal balance to be quite in-line with what I would prefer. The one thing this headphone does that my other ANC headphones I’ve had in the past don’t is that I actually have a sense of depth and soundstage width. [...]

I’ve always been a IEM listener from my Etymotics to Shures 846 to the Flare Audio Golds, my first venture in the over the ear headphones is the wireless Sennheiser Momentums 4 I just picked up for $120 with some discounts in place. Made it a no brainer to jump into the full size headphone audio experience. I gotta say I’m enjoying these Senn M4’S, Bluetooth sound isn’t a comprise for me through these and to boot I can connect them up with a usb c to usb c cable end to end for hi res audio and really test out the audiophile 42mm in house Senn created audio transducers. They are quite a package in every audio performance aspect. Battery life on bluetooth has been amazingly long ranging up to the advertised 60 hours. Anyone else that is using this headphone to get the most out of this headphone is to use the Sound Personalization built into the app. [...] The sound personalization process optimizes tunes the headphones to the users sound preferences. This is where they transform and morph into pure magical audio output making the MT4’S super sound customizable. My advise is to leave the eq settings alone and only tune these MT4’S only with the sound personalization feature in the app. Can this end my desire for spending anymore on the audio hobby. [...]

pennstac: I’m going to have James at Hart Audio make me something better, I think. Probably silver to possibly help with any bit of brightness against the Sennheiser veil. [...] I find I’m using them in wired mode at least as much as Bluetooth. The original Sennheiser cable is above, in cheap skinny black. [...]

[...] The urge to write was triggered by some time to try the Momentum in wired mode. [...] It should be easy to drive, if one goes by the astonishing battery life, but I found that it is less easy than my Grado RS1e, or even the Rosson RAD-0. [...] Soundstage is average. The bass is a bit boosted, but not overly so. [...] Switching the W4 EQ to “Classical” helped quite a bit, making the sound a bit more refined and bringing out the strings, higher wind, and cymbals, adding a bit of realism to percussion. It still sounds to me as if another DB or two in the 3 to 4K range would help. What is amazing to me is that these are the first closed backs I’ve heard in a very long time that sound natural. I have no internal echo, even with the ANC off. [...] They are otherwise quite comfortable. [...]

I own both. Bathys sounds better, no doubt. Better mids, more balanced and natural bass, clearer highs, more balanced sound overall But they are 2x the price of the Momentum 4 ! [...] Momentum 4 has far better battery life and easier to pair with work computer and other gear (iPhone/iPad). ANC is also more performant for work or travel (plane) environment. Sound wise the Momentum 4 are great, just less refined. Its bass is a bit on the heavy side, which can be a plus or a minus depending on what you listen to. Sometimes the bass and sub bass reminds me of the HD25 (a classic studio and DJ headphone from Sennheiser that is still Popular after more than 35 years since its introduction). Sometimes I will lower the bass level with EQ to get a more natural and balanced sound. [...] But for better sound around the house Bathys are more refined. [...] I use them wireless and lossless with USB-C cable. Most of my headphones are wired and open back (HD800s, Focal Clear MG, HE400i, HD660S2, HD6XX, HD600) and I was looking for a comparable closed back wired headphone for living room usage. I considered a few (Focal Radiance and Celestee for example) but I finally realized that the Bathys, although mainly a wireless Bluetooth headphone, was also suited as a great living room wired headphone (using usb-c cable in lossless mode). [...]

I bought my Momentum 4 headphones during the 2024 Best Buy Black Friday sale after reading a lot of good reviews. I really didn't like their stock sound, but then did some custom EQing and they came alive. They sound so much better after tweaking. The battery life is unreal - I hardly ever need to charge them, but I still plug them in out of habit when they're down to 3 or 4 dots. I don't really care about ANC because I mostly listen to them at home. After all this time with moderate use, I too noticed that the clamping pressure has decreased in a good way. [...]

You made me choose Momentum 4 last year. For the past year, it's made me very happy with the sound quality, battery life and... the price OMG, I still just smile silly sometimes thinking what an absolute bang for money that is simply impossible to get elsewhere, it's too goodddddd for the asking price it's almost like cheating.

Wow, didn't realise I have been using them for 3 years now! Also using M4 TW. Love Sennheiser sound signature for over 25y.

Dude I bought these from your original review. Have them for a year now and use your EQ haven't looked back. [...]

Fella! I’ve literally tried everything last year to replace these. Bose Gen 2, AirPod Pro Max, XM6, Sonos, Hbd630, Nothing andI kept the M4s over these and others I’ve forgotten. I still use them almost daily, even more than my 3x $$$ Px8 S2. I like my B&W but the M4s just do exactly what I want/like. Exceptional headphones for $200-300. [...] I used your chatbot eq for more than half a year for these.

I bought a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 4 and Sennheiser HD600 used from eBay for like 1/3 the price last year and they've been genuinely life changing I grew up with headphones cheaper than the free kind that come with $20 MP3 players and now I love music again

These are my at the office cans. I’ve been using them when I go (once or twice a week) for the last years and they’re nice. I just wish they weren’t so hot in the ears.

Or Sennheiser momentum 4, 150 bucks and sound at least as good if not better, have absolutely huge battery compared to tiny apple one, more comfortable and generally work much better with non-apple ecosystem (also apparently they support multi-device pairing but I haven't used that one). Don't pay the novelty price shortly after release, these go down quite a bit after introduction, ie last year Sony are basically the same device.

The noise cancellation is also great. [...] You can get the Seinhensser Momentum 4, wireless optional, but closed over-ear and still work without battery, for less than 200. Way better sound quality than the in-ears.

I don’t know if anyone mentioned this or had this experience but if you run these in USB wired mode the sound takes on a more relaxed, expansive nature with more air around the instruments. It’s not major but it’s noticeable.

I havent actually used that setting yet actually. I’m fairly happy with the stock sound for the most part, but perhaps I’ll give it a go to see how it works.

[...] I just haven’t tried that yet. I did use EQ but generally leave it flat, and since I do use the USB wired With my Hart Silver cable that I had made for them I will play with EQ on the DAC side, using the luxury & precision W4 Pardon, my weird capitalizations because I am using my phone and dictating.

Great vid. Just got the momentum 4. I had the ATH M50x, but liked the Momentum 4 more. I even did a m50x EQ on the m4 because I did like the 50x, but overall, i liked the M4 more.

Old man yells at cloud moment, but: I bought new medium-high-end headphones (Sennheiser Momentum 4) recently, and they have tap/gesture controls that I can never get to work right and get triggered inadvertently all the time. Just give me buttons! What was wrong with buttons?

[...] I am in Canada, M4 at normal price were $499. When the M5 came out, I got the 4s for $269. Great value.

[...] Audio quality, the USB-C audio support, everything! [...] Thanks for posting a 3 year update, makes me feel super confident with my own pair! [...]

i bought them on sale and they are one of the best ive owned.

I just bought a pair a week ago. One of the best things I have ever bought, amazing value. The sound quality is just superb and battery life is nuts.

I've had these for the same amount of time and have tried everything that has come out since, but I still continue to come back to these. A Momentum 5 that can go louder (without changing any aspect of the sound signature), is made of better quality materials and has better padding up top would be the absolute perfect headphone in my books.

Got a momentum 4 in germany mediamarkt for just 180 euros, I dont think you can get anything better for that price

I bought the Momentum 4 when they were released. Then I bought a pair of Bowers & Wilkins PX8 to replace them. After less than one month with the PX8 I start to miss the in my opinion more entertaining sound of my Momentum 4. [...]

Losing my mind trying to fix my Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless Headphones. My laptop recognises them. But besides that, they won't turn on or light up.

I heartily recommend the Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones I bought earlier this year. Not least because we're getting a new roof put in, and my spouse is like "you're gonna have a migraine from all that noise" - with the noise cancelling, I don't even notice 😆

[...] I do it with my headphones. [...] It happens more when I got Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones. [...]

[...] Just discovered a slight channel imbalance with my Sennheiser Momentum 4. I wonder if I still have warranty for this. The longer I own this headphone, the less I can recommend it.

I am currently using the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Copper edition i bought them refurbished from the company itself. Im absolutely blown away by them.

My Sony headphones broke the day after Christmas,so I guess it's new headphone review time Ordered the Sennheiser Momentum 4 wireless. These are by far the best sounding Bluetooth headphones I've used before Also the battery life is insane. [...]

the Sennheiser Momentum 4 is the best wireless headphones I've used

[...] One question I want to confirm that you tried and tested in the app that Sound Personalization setting and customization? To me this holds more sound individual customization than the eq built into the smart sound app. I was discounting and not having much confidence in the SP feature to improve on the MT4’S but I’m impressed what a difference it makes to the sound profile of the headphones. My 2nd question is have you experienced this creaking sound on the right side articulated arm pivot as I discussed here, Reddit - Dive into anything

I got the Sony XM4s on sale recently and love them! I think the Bose QuietComfort and Sennheiser Momentum 4 are in the same ballpark too. I used to buy Anker Soundcore. Very decent sound/ANC for the money. But I found they always break at the hinge after 6 to 18 months.

I got a pair of Sennheiser momentum 4 headphones (was going to get AirPods Max, but I decided I wanted something more compatible and I heard these were better sounding). They’re pretty nice audio quality. But their software makes them feel frustrating (Siri sounds compressed)