Sennheiser's Momentum 5 headphones are all about the audio and ANC upgrades
Key takeaways
- Sennheiser Nearly four years after Sennheiser debuted its Momentum 4 headphones, the company is back with their successor.
- Sennheiser's Smart Control Plus app now has an 8-band EQ alongside audio presets and sound personalization.
- To further bolster audio quality, digital signal processing (DSP) Bluetooth updates are already planned.
Sennheiser Nearly four years after Sennheiser debuted its Momentum 4 headphones, the company is back with their successor. The new Momentum 5 Wireless carries a very similar design to its predecessor, which means nearly all of the changes are on the inside. The company is promising big upgrades to both sound and active noise cancellation (ANC), but there are a few caveats on the spec sheet. The main one being the Momentum 5 is $50 more than the Momentum 4.
The Momentum 5 uses the same 42mm transducers that are in the Momentum 4, which were inspired by Sennheiser's iconic HD 600 series headphones, tuned for "full-bodied sound" and "dynamic bass." What's new on the fifth-generation model is a Hi-Res Audio certification and Snapdragon Sound, the latter of which offers Bluetooth codec support up to aptX Lossless. Sennheiser's Smart Control Plus app now has an 8-band EQ alongside audio presets and sound personalization. The Momentum 5 is also compatible with the company's BTD 700 lossless Bluetooth dongle that debuted with the HDB 630 headphones.
To further bolster audio quality, digital signal processing (DSP) Bluetooth updates are already planned. With a "day one update," Sennheiser will add Dolby Atmos support with head tracking when listening to or watching compatible Atmos content. Right now, the headphones only support Dolby Atmos without the more immersive head tracking feature. And while the Momentum 5 will ship with Bluetooth 5.4, the headphones were designed for the upcoming Bluetooth 6.0 release, another upgrade that will arrive via firmware update.