As much as we love the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3 headphones, time has passed and many of the best high-end wireless headphones are just better. But Sennheiser has updated its Momentum headphones to make them even better. And there are also new Accentum headphones and Momentum fitness headphones.
Launched at CES 2024, the new Momentum True Wireless 4 headphones are “Sennheiser’s most capable headphones yet.” They are built around the Qualcomm S5 Sound Gen 2 and Snapdragon Sound platform, which means aptX lossless sound quality and exceptionally low latency. The Bluetooth version is 5.4 with Auracast (the first headphones we know of with confirmed support) and an improved antenna for more powerful connections. There’s improved ANC, what Sennheiser calls “evolved tuning”, and improved batteries too. You can expect 7.5 hours of continuous high-quality audio from the earbuds, and the charging case has Qi wireless technology and fast charging via USB-C.
Qualcomm S5 Sound Gen 2 will be a big deal in 2024: it’s designed for incredibly fast and smooth audio performance even with high-resolution streaming, and promises just 48ms latency between phone and headset. This is particularly useful for gamers, for whom lag is as dangerous as any on-screen enemy, and is a big improvement over the 68ms latency that version 1 of the platform offered.
Pre-orders for the Momentum True Wireless 4 headphones open on February 15 and the price will be $299.95 / €299.99.
Sennheiser’s Accentum promises to be more excellent
The Accentum headphone range has been updated with the new Accentum Plus, which is a surprise as the original Accentum came out just a few months ago. It seems to us that Sennheiser runs the risk of upsetting people who recently bought the previous headphones, even though the Plus version has high-end connectivity for a higher price.
They’re Bluetooth 5.2 with aptX Adaptive, 50 hours of listening time, adaptive ANC that analyzes the sound around you and adjusts noise cancellation accordingly, and a good old-fashioned audio cable so you can listen to in-flight entertainment or other audio over wire. sources. The Accentum Plus will go on sale from February 20 with a price of $229.95 / €229.99, compared to $179 / £159 for the original.
Last but not least are the new Momentum Sport headphones, which have been designed for physical use. The buds integrate a photoplethysmography (PPG) heart rate sensor and a body temperature sensor to track your vital signs and send data to your Apple Watch or Health app, Garmin Watch/Connect, Strava, Peloton and other key apps and, for example, For the first time on a non-Polar product: Momentum Sport allows you to access the full range of Polar tracking and analysis functions.
The Momentum Sport have been designed to reduce unwanted ‘body distractions’ such as footsteps and breathing, and there are adjustable transparency modes, windproof mode and adaptive ANC to keep unwanted noise out without blocking out the things you want or need. hear. . The case is IP54 rated and the buttons are IP55, and you can expect between 6 and 24 hours of playback, depending on your ANC option. The Momentum Sport will go on sale on April 9 with a retail price of $329.95 / €329.99.
