In case you’re forking out for a real wi-fi pair, then you definately’re spoiled for alternative however Sennheiser’s Momentum True Wi-fi 2 is up there with the most effective with its engrossing audio efficiency.
Professionals
- Expressive, lush sound
- Cheap good ANC
- Good match
- Stable characteristic set
Cons
- Dear
- ANC taxes battery life
Availability
- UKRRP: £279
- USARRP: $299
- EuropeRRP: €299
- CanadaRRP: CA$399
- AustraliaRRP: AU$499
Key Options
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Sennheiser Good Management appCustomisation settings to configure headphone
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SBC, AAC, aptXaptX Bluetooth for greater high quality playback
Introduction
Sennheiser’s first wi-fi earbuds – the Momentum True Wi-fi – have been technically achieved however a mix of excessive worth and lack of ANC meant they weren’t fairly the entire bundle in comparison with what eminent rival Sony have been doing.
So Sennheiser went again to the drafting board and returned with the Momentum True Wi-fi 2. Energetic noise cancellation is a part of the characteristic set, the design is extra ergonomic and battery life is longer.
With one other premium true wi-fi within the line-up within the works, are they nonetheless top-of-the-line true wi-fi buds you will get?
Design
- Ergonomic, comfy match
- Light-weight design
- Choice of black or white model
Identical to a designer for a System 1 staff, Sennheiser has regarded to shave off each millimetre and fine-tune all facets of the Momentum True Wi-fi 2’s design.
They give the impression of being nearly similar to the unique, a magnifying glass is required to see all of the modifications made. The earbud housing has been decreased by 2mm for what Sennheiser says is a greater, ergonomic match and decreased ear fatigue.
I discovered the match to be fairly strong, simply place them within the ear and twist them. The light-weight design (6g every) makes them comfy for prolonged periods, and the seal is sweet sufficient to chase away any exterior noises.
The IPX4 is customary, proof against water splashes, and so they additionally handle to withstand falling out after some vigorous head-shaking, although I’ve needed to nudge them every now and then to maintain them in.
Aesthetically they’re not essentially the most eye-catching, however the design is sensible and the look stylish and refined. The metallic gray panels on the tip act as contact capacitive panels, which require faucets and holds for operation and so they’re impressively refined in look, not in contrast to Bowers & Wilkins Pi7. The stress required for the panel is okay, and the panels themselves show responsive. Repeated faucets don’t produce the sensation of the buds being pushed in both.
The Momentum True Wi-fi 2 are available a alternative of a black or white color variant. The charging case, just like the earbuds, matches the unique with its finely etched gray wrap-around material. On the again of the case is a USB-C connection and that’s additionally the place the pairing button is situated. The case isn’t massive, nevertheless it has depth, which can make it a difficulty for tighter pockets.
Options
- Assist ANC
- Battery affected by ANC use
- Customisation with Good Management app
ANC within reason completed, however conversely mild in its software. It’s ok to dissipate low-frequency noises and scale back passing visitors to processed-sounding ‘whooshes’.
The match, mixed with some fiddling on the amount management, is already so isolating that ANC appears like a bonus to lowering exterior sounds. Activating ANC doesn’t have an effect on sound high quality, although it does zap battery life by a good quantity.
If you wish to pay attention to what’s round you, the Momentum TW 2 characteristic Sennheiser’s Clear Listening to tech. It really works effectively right here prefer it did on the unique and turning it on and I can hear the clickety-clack of my keypad higher in addition to birds chirping outdoors.
Clear Listening to may be activated onboard or by way of the app, and within the app is the selection to maintain music enjoying or not when ambient sound is engaged, providing the power to customize your expertise.
Customisation lies on the coronary heart of the Good Management app (Android and iOS), which has been revamped for 2022. The interface is completely different however nonetheless covers the identical options with tweaking of voice prompts, contact controls and equaliser. There are new options comparable to Sound Zones (you may set particular settings on your work, health club, by way of location detection).
There’s additionally a brand new Uncover space the place you may hold as much as particulars with all of the information popping out of Sennheiser. The app is visually extra interesting, with usability and stability improved over what they have been when the Momentum TW2 first arrived.
Good pause has been upgraded, whereby with the unique Momentum, the second the earbuds have been taken out, music playback would pause; now there’s the selection of retaining music enjoying.
The TW 2 function in a Grasp/Slave relationship with the appropriate earbud the previous. Depart the left earbud within the charging case, and you’ll play music from the appropriate bud, however not vice versa.
Battery life had nearly doubled from the unique from 4 to 7 hours, with the case granting one other three prices for 28 general. That quoted determine is with ANC and Transparency Mode off and music performed at common quantity ranges off an iPhone. I discovered the Sennheiser’s stamina diminished rapidly with ANC. A ten-minute cost tops up the earbuds by 1.5 hours, whereas a full cost takes 90 minutes.
Audio streaming help is SBC, AAC and aptX with Bluetooth 5.1 help.
Efficiency
- Expressive presentation
- Easy supply
- Not the most effective timing
The 7mm drivers within the Momentum True Wi-fi 2 ship a wealthy and textured efficiency that’s simple on the ears with a slight heat that helps the bass efficiency.
A comparability with to the Sony WF-1000XM3 and to my ears they’re a bit extra spacious, with hotter and deeper bass response extracted from a observe comparable to Rigarmortus from Kendrick Lamar’s Part 80.
Treble replica is expressed with element and readability, and stereo imaging is great. At their finest, the Momentum True Wi-fi 2 paint an engrossing soundstage. Flip them as much as full whack and the TW 2 can provide energy with out shedding a lot in the way in which of composure.
The Sonys are, nonetheless sharper and clearer within the midrange, eking out extra readability. Timing just isn’t as sharp both, one thing that has Sennheisers’ cheaper pairs, and dynamically they could possibly be extra impactful.
However the sound is easily delivered – a Hello-res/44.1kHz Qobuz stream of Janelle Monae’s Can’t Dwell With out Your Love rewards with its element and plush sensibility.
Their slight heat offers them vitality and a full-bodied expressiveness, although they’re reasonably louche of their character too, which I like. They’re not an attacking pair, however like the most effective wi-fi earbuds pairs, you might take heed to them for hours on finish.
Many of those attributes we famous in our unique evaluation of the Momentum True Wi-fi and are once more evident with the TW 2. It reveals that whereas Sennheiser hasn’t reinvented the wheel, nevertheless it has introduced its excellence to bear in a extra engaging bundle.
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Do you have to purchase it?
For his or her wonderful sound Sennheiser are on the high of their recreation by way of sound. It’s a textured, lush and detailed efficiency on faucet.
You’re involved extra with model over substance Regardless of the good, pocketable case, the earbuds aren’t essentially the most distinctive wanting in the event you’re after a trendy wanting pair.
Ultimate Ideas
Whereas ANC on the Sennheiser Momentum True Wi-fi 2 is reasonably mild, paired with match and quantity management and so they hold away a great deal of noise. The actual star is the audio high quality: expressive, lush and pleasurable.
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