Sennheiser Momentum 4 vs Sony XM5

Can the Sennheiser Momentum 4 out-class the Sony WH-1000XM5?
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Vs Sony XM5 Accessories
02:40 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Vs Sony XM5 Build Quality & Comfort
05:07 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Vs Sony XM5 Controls
06:43 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Vs Sony XM5 Battery Life
07:45 Sony XM5 ANC, App & Features
11:14 Sennheiser Momentum 4 ANC, App & Features
15:16 Sennheiser Momentum 4 Vs Sony XM5 Sound Quality

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[davisd]

Antoine, I watched this review a few weeks back. I went out and bought the Sennheiser Momentum 4 as a result. I deliberately played the same song you refer to in the review, Big Flexa by Costa Titch. Titch really has some rhythm BTW. Just wanted the same experience as you. Man, were you right!!! These headphones absolutely score a 10/10 in the bass department. Battery is insane and I admire the overall quality and thinking gone into the whole package. I have used them in every gym workout since then and I can honestly say, the quality of my workouts are soooo much better because of your video. Threw my ear buds out. Sincere thanks for the recommendation and the song. Both are my favorites now.

[Amber]

I personally prefer raising the bass by 1 and leaving bass boost off for the Sennheisers. Gives better bass and keeps the clarity. Bass boost kind of kills a little detail in the highs if you ask me.

[techmed-rainer]

I got both of them, and I totally prefer the Sennheiser because of their superb sound. Though you're right, the Sonys are a bit more comfortable. Talking about ANC I would give them a par.

[alandpal]

This is a professional review. Fantastic job of highlighting all the major plusses and minuses and distilling everything at the end. I still am undecided because I think these headphones are so close, but I think I have a new go-to tech reviewer. Also! So glad to see brothers doing their thing on here.

[jeffvanhorn]

Love the review!! I’m deciding between the xm4’s and the momentum 4’s right now and the momentum’s are winning so far. I don’t mind the tighter fit. The sound is much better on the momentum’s.

[less]

I like your style. Well I bought the Sennheiser's today, black/copper special edition pair. They are the best headphones I have ever owned, and the most expensive! Money well spent! Thanks for this video, I enjoyed your review. Thanks from London, UK. Oh, the app now got 5 eq sliders :)

[whipsy]

I had both of these headphones and got rid of my XM5s and kept the Seinnhesiers. I know sound is subjective but ive heard a few people say the Sony's sound as good or better than the Momentum 4's.... I just dont hear, Sennheiser kills them for me

[tirathfaldu]

I have tried all three let me tell you my opinion.

1) XM4 are bass heavy out of the box compared to M4 and especially compared to XM5.

2) People say XM4 doesn't have a high range but you can always adject it in EQ(i was using OnePlus 8T so i was using Dolby Atmos EQ). When i tried to increase the bass in XM5, the sound started to crack. M4 has good tight bass but not as much as XM4

3) In the ANC department XM4 & XM5 destroy M4. Personally, i can't differentiate between XM4 & XM5.

4) In microphone voice quality XM5 is best. Then XM4 and at last M4.

5) XM4 feels little loss. When you move your head it feels like it can fall down. The M4 has a little bit of a tight grip. XM5 has the best feel while wearing it.

6) Believe me don't go for LDAC s**t. In real life you can't notice any difference if you are using a music subscription having 320kbps quality (personally i tried tidal also and not very very slight difference in some songs when we especially look for it).

7) M4 sound feel like it surround your ears while XM5 and especially XM4 feel like sound is through directly to your ear.

8) Battery life is as individual specifications.

Final verdict:

See, you are only looking for great sound quality or great battery life then go for M4. For good sound quality and great ANC go for XM5(when i increased the bass in EQ it started cracking between 20-60HZ, don't know if this was an issue with my device or universal). Finally, if you are looking for great ANC and Bass heavy sound quality go for XM4(Note: you can always increase high end in EQ but you can't increase "clean bass without distortion" in EQ without compromising mid and high).

Hope it helps 🙂

[triptothemoon]

Great review man. If the music you’re listening to isn’t lossless (I.e if it’s from Spotify) then AAC + DSEE Extreme is the way to go. DSEE won’t work with LDAC and LDAC on its own doesn’t sound as good as AAC + DSEE for lossy audio

[arijunior]

Thanks for your video! I just tested both headphones at the store and in terms of audio quality the Momentum 4 is much better! MX5 is superior in ANC and microphone isolation! Your evaluation is perfect and I am very pleased with the choice! M4 is also very comfortable!

[madcatter]

I find the padding around the ear cups on the xm5 too thin. Also, I prefer the headband on the m4 because it distributes the weight better. Neither my scalp or ears get sore or fatigued with the m4s but they do with the xm5s. Also the m4s fit a smaller head better.

[aleksanderdomanski]

Im an owner of both XM5 and Momentum 4. I must warn you all that Sennheiser's headphones have very unreliable firmware at the moment. They are prone to crashing and almost bricking out with no good reason. In my opinion (in fact its more like feeling) they have problems with tuning out system. It was designed to be "smart" and it causes continous problems. To be honest i never know if hesdsets are off, standby or just crashed. I learned not to turn them off but only disconect in phone's menu. First time it happened i thought they totally died but find online that holding button for about 20 seconds does kinda factory reset (but not quite). Many times during the week they just stopped playing the music but phone was reading them as working properly. Another hard reset was needed to fix the problem. Moreover in my opinion controls are too sensitive. I have long-ish hair and even stronger movement of my head can cause input on headphones. Had no such problems with XM3 and XM5. I was thinking about returning Momentum 4 headphones to shop but decided to give Sennheiser a chance and wait for them to fix the issue. (i belive it is a firmware problem so it might be fixed by new, improved firmware). Anyway those headphones at the moment (middle of september 2022) are not as spotless as reviews pait them to be. I suggest a caution and lots of thinking before you buy them.
Ps: their big selling point is aptx codecs so they work better under modern Android phones cos most of them has those codecs by default. On Apple products they might sound a bit worse (not much, but alvays) as those use simpler codecs.

Update. After installing latest firmware (released yesterday) headphones seems to work fine, without any crashes.

[SummerJeans]

I find the audio on Momentum is bright and crisp however I prefer the warmness of Sony's. Even with the adjusted EQ, the boosted bass on M4 is quite light and not boominess enough . Testing them side by side, the ANC on Momentum 4 is definitely not as good as my Sony XM3. It's been a long time since I've got the XM3 and I'd have thought by now the ANC technology would've gotten better but clearly Sony is still miles ahead. If ANC is not your priority and a bright sound is what you prefer then Momentum 4 is alright.

[jackfoleysyoutube]

Man! Your spirit, your jokes, the details of each product! You are my new favorite person to go to for tech reviews!

[bfunirfeyh]

I just bought a pair of XM5s, they are fine and comfortable. Not so impressed with sound. Considering returning them for sennheiser (which I initially wanted) but u can’t switch ANC off and also apparently there’s lots of issues. If that wasn’t the case, I would have 100% have gone for sennheiser

[LE_NOMAD]

I have the XM4s, don't feel the need for the XM5s. I'm definetly plotting on the Momentum 4s. I love Sennheiser sound.

[dannydanutzu]

About sennheiser What any influencer FORGET to mention about this model is the FIRMWARE UNSTABILITY...which is very annoyng
- smart pause and head detection is terible...wont detect when i remove my headsets, only if i put them on my neck....also not start/pause automatically
- the headset also suddenly shutdown even if is streaming....randomly
- sound is good but not as hood as expected and the app even if usefull, could break the sound if you dont know more about sound quality.
I am a bit dissapointed but is still acceptable to keep them because of sound and battery.

[jeffatturbofish]

I just replaced my old Sony XM3 with the new XM5. Sony does a great job with sound quality, but the outstanding feature is the best ANC.
They make me like my co-workers a bit better...

[VicharB]

Sennheiser M4 - my presets ended up being -2db bass, +0.5 mids and +1.5 treble. Don't touch bass boost as it muddles the sound.