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# Active Noise Cancellation + Transparent Hearing Bluetooth 5.0 with Smart Control App 17-hour battery life SENNHEISER Momentum 3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones with Alexa, Auto On/Off, Smart Pause Functionality and Smart Control App, Black

**Brand:** sennheiser
**Price:** $1514
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## Summary

> 🎶 Elevate your soundscape—where luxury meets smart tech.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** SENNHEISER Momentum 3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones with Alexa, Auto On/Off, Smart Pause Functionality and Smart Control App, Black by sennheiser
- **How much does it cost?** $1514 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- sennheiser enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted sennheiser brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Find Your Headphones, Always:** Integrated Tile app support means your Momentum 3 are never lost, keeping you connected and in control.
- • **Effortless Connectivity & Control:** Bluetooth 5.0 and a three-button interface make pairing and operation intuitive—no manual needed.
- • **Immersive Sound with Adaptive ANC:** Experience crystal-clear audio that adapts to your environment, blocking distractions while preserving awareness.
- • **Seamless Smart Pause & Auto On/Off:** Never miss a beat—your music starts and stops intuitively with your lifestyle.
- • **Premium Comfort Meets Timeless Design:** Genuine leather ear pads and headband ensure all-day luxury and style for the discerning professional.

## Overview

The SENNHEISER Momentum 3 Wireless headphones combine 17 hours of battery life, advanced active noise cancellation with transparent hearing, and Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity. Crafted with genuine leather for exceptional comfort, they feature smart pause, auto on/off, and a dedicated app for personalized control and easy device tracking. Designed for professionals who demand premium sound quality and seamless integration into their dynamic lifestyle.

## Description

With active noise cancellation, innovative transparent hearing and Sennheiser’s proprietary neodymium transducers the Momentum 3 wireless deliver exceptional sound like no other Bluetooth headphone to date. Enjoy advanced Features including smart pause and auto on/off, Bluetooth 5. 0 compliant connectivity and 17 hour battery life, all with timelessly elegant design and premium craftsmanship.

Review: Impressive Headphones - Even though I love music and have several pair of headphones, I probably fall short of being called an audiophile as I don’t know most of the technical terms related to headphones. So here’s my decidedly layman’s review: Received these today. Been listening to these off-and-on since. Even compared them to three of my other headphones (Beats Studio Wireless, Beats Studio Wired, and B&O H4 Wireless). This certainly outperforms all three (plus my Wireless Parrots) in almost and maybe every way. So far, I can confidently say these are the best headphones I’ve ever owned. Sound - best sounding headphones I’ve ever owned with the most accuracy of sound. I used to really like headphones that emphasized the bass (thus the previous Bests headphones), but now I lean toward more accuracy of sound. The bass is still there, but it’s not overpowering. ANC - these are the first headphones I’ve owned where I think I actually prefer to listen in Noise Cancelling mode. Usually I find ANC to flatten the sound, but here I find it actually results in slightly more depth and breadth of the sound field. So far, I seem to gravitate to the Anti-Wind setting which equates to the medium ANC setting. Battery Life - they arrived out of the box with 20% battery life. After playing with them a bit, I decided I better get them to a full charge. Probably because I kept checking on them, it seemed like they might not ever get past 60%, but after leaving them alone longer they reached 100%. They dipped down to 80% earlier but another charge and they were pretty quickly back to 100%. So far, much better than my Parrots which had the worst battery life of any wireless headphones I’ve ever owned. I also like that by pressing the middle button on the right cup, it verbally tells you the remaining battery life. In addition, you can see the battery life on the app on your phone as well as on the battery section on your iPhone itself. Been listening you them over an hour since last full charge and they’re still at 100%. Controls - I find them pretty intuitive. Phone paired pretty easily with my iPhone. It took a little more persistence to pair it with the Bluetooth adapter attached to my old school home stereo system, but that probably has more to do with my adapter and my own learning curve (adapter is new too). The top button is for turning ANC on or off as well turning Transparent Hearing on or off. So far, I like ANC on and Transparent Hearing turned off. That may change once I can travel (fly) for work again. Apps - the primary app is pretty cool. There are three ANC settings - Max, Anti Wind (medium), and Anti Pressure (low). So far, I find I like the aural soundscape of Anti Wind the best. It also tells you if you have Transparent Hearing turned on or off. You can also turn TH on/off via the app. There also is an equalizer but as opposed to my B&Os, so far I find I find I like it better if I leave it alone. As noted above it also tells you your remaining battery life. There is also a separate Tile app available you can use to locate your headphones. Through the app, you can see how close you are to your headphones as well “find” them by causing them to vibrate and emit a signal. Useful for sure, but I wish they emitted a louder sound. Not sure I’d hear them if there was any other sound around like in a loud airport. A little about how I’ve used them today and what I’ve listened to: Listened to a lot of Madonna today. Ray of Light album was first thing I tried out via my iPhone (Apple Music) as it has a pretty ambient soundscape. I wasn’t quite as blown away as I had hoped, but headphones did a very good job. This might be one where tampering with equalizer might be useful. I also listened to soundtrack for movie W.E. Wow. Sounded just phenomenal. Also listened to Sinead O’Connor’s Lion and the Cobra on vinyl via Bluetooth adapter connected to old school sound system. Overall, it did a good job given I was listening via pieced together technology. I’ll probably go back to just listening to vinyl on speakers, but still need to try it out with CD player. After, I did listen to Sinead’s I Want Your (Hands on Me) on my iPhone (Apple Music) and it sounded great although I did detect a bit of white noise hiss, but I attribute that more to it being an analog recording that likely hasn’t been digitally remastered. Also, some Ben Platt (also Apple Music on iPhone). Sounds great. Now listening to Madonna Madame X (Apple Music on iPhone). Sounds pretty phenomenal and I’m finding it a bit of fun to tamper with the equalizer on this one. Also, since I have an iPhone, I didn’t bother messing with setting up Alexa as my assistant. I’ll stick with Siri. For three years, I’ve known my next headphones would probably either be Sennheiser or Master & Dynamic. After doing a lot of research again recently before purchasing these, I think I made the right choice. Update: Day 2 Woke up late this morning and grabbed my headphones which have been charging overnight. Soon as I put them on, they automatically paired with my iPhone and started playing Lucky Star which I had started before I went to bed last night. I listened to rest of Madonna’s debut album as well. Her debut isn’t the most aurally nuanced (which is one of its charms). I’ve also listened to this album a ton since it came out in 1983 so wasn’t expecting any major surprises. However, I noticed certain elements that haven’t been as prominent to me before like certain percussion elements (Borderline) or saxophone riffs (I Know It) or synthesizer flourishes (Holiday/Think of Me). I do notice the headphones being a little more “touchy” as far as turning off/pausing if I touch them or turn so one of the cups touches a pillow. Not too annoying though. Just tried to recreate making it pause with those same motions and it didn’t do it now. Also sometimes when I put them around my neck or put them down, they automatically quit playing but often I have to put them in folded up position to turn them off although using middle button on right cup also seems to work. I don’t find (as some users have) that the phones are super sensitive to how they’re folded to be turned off so I like that. As long as they’re folded, they turn off. Wireless reach - I forgot to mention that when I listened to vinyl last night, the stereo is on second floor and I was in living room and I had no loss of signal so that was good. Loudness - phones do get plenty loud (certainly loud enough). Do I wish they got a bit louder? Sure, but they get quite loud for wireless headphones and it’s probably a good thing for my hearing they don’t get louder. Another Update: I don’t really use headphones for phone calls so can’t comment on that. Case - I actually like it. Much better than no case (I had to order a third party for my B&O headphones) or just a cloth bag. I know some would prefer a harder outer shell to the case and are worried their headphones will get damaged in their bag through the case, but it’s not like I’m gonna be packing ginsu knives in my totes or duffels. The cloth case will actually help it take up less room in my bag. I also like the inner pouch to hold the charging cable and cord for wired listening. I agree the equalizer could be a little more well designed (I actually like the equalizer on the B&O app), but I’m having more fun playing with it.
Review: The best Sennheiser sealed headphone I’ve ever heard. - I was really surprised by how awesome these sounded! I bought them with the idea that I was going to use them with the wire rather than wireless. Wired headphones usually sound better. But wow! I downloaded the app to my phone. I charged up the headphones. And then in the app, I turned on the high end sound setting. And I turned off the noise canceling, because I had heard that the noise canceling made the bass sound boomier and I was looking for neutral. By the way, you gotta turn the volume low on your phone when you open the headphone and put it on your head. And then turn the volume up on the headphone itself to get the desired volume. After that, you can control volume with your phone up and down. 1. Comfort - I have medium size ears and I thought the leather ear cushions were very comfortable. The experience was like sitting back on a cushy leather sofa. Thumbs up. 2. Build Quality - very well built. Nothing on it looks like it would be easy to break, unless you threw it against the wall. 3. Style- I bought the white and gray headphones, I think they’re very stylish. Kind of a retro look, but I like that. 4. Portability. These are the biggest Sennheiser momentums ever made. But they fold up. The soft zipped case that they come with has a a carabiner, so you can hook it onto a carry-on bag. 5. Noise cancelling. The noise canceling is pretty good, but not outstanding. Certainly not as strong as the Bose 700 or the Sony XM4s. Even my little AirPod Pros are better at noise canceling. But the sound quality of the AirPod pros is nowhere near as good as the Sennheiser. 6. Sound Quality. These are amazing! As I said, I had the high end setting on within the app and noise canceling turned off. I was amazed at the clarity of the midrange, that was the first thing I noticed, the smoothness of the sound was the next thing I noticed. The clarity of the treble is also very pleasant, without even the tiniest bit of piercing brightness. I tried using it with the wire, it was very good, but this headphone sounds better wireless! Crazy! I had the noise cancelling off. When I turned on the noise canceling, it did give the bass a bit of extra boom and impact. Some will like that! I would characterize the overall sound as clear, vibrant, and balanced. By comparison, I thought the Sony XM4 sounded more V shaped and boomy. And the Bose QC35 was nowhere near as awesome sounding as the Momentum 3. I own all three over ear Momentum headphones, and this one is by far the best. I like the Over ear Momentum 2 wired’s sound, but the mid range was a little muffled, the mid range of the Momentum 3 is clear as can be. I would say the weakest thing about this headphone is the firmware, it takes getting used to, it took a while for me to figure out that you should control the volume on the headset first and then turn it up on the phone. I’m not 100% sure about the battery life because I usually put it back on the charger before it goes dead. Maybe I shouldn’t do that? I own a Hifiman Ananda, the Sennheiser 650 and 600 and 58X, and I’ve owned most of the open back Sennheisers south of the 700. I personally prefer this M3 more than any of the other Sennheisers for sound quality. And if you can get it for $250 or $270, you got a slam dunk of a deal, unless you need something with the most noise canceling. For me, I was in it for the sound quality, for that smooth Sennheiser sound that I love.

## Features

- Auto on:off and smart pause never miss a beat with seamless on:off and pause functionality; Plays your music faster than any other headphone
- Active noise cancellation and transparent hearing Momentum 3 wireless adapts to your environment wherever you find yourself
- Exceptional comfort soft ear pads and headband crafted from genuine leather insure exceptional wearing comfort during long listening sessions
- Three button interface provides easy operation without having to read a manual
- Automatic pairing mode makes setting up Momentum 3 wireless easy on the first activation

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B07VW98ZKG |
| Additional Features | Noise Cancellation, Wireless |
| Antenna Location | Cycling, Exercising, Running |
| Audio Driver Type | Dynamic Driver |
| Battery Average Life | 17 Hours |
| Battery Charge Time | 3 Hour |
| Best Sellers Rank | #195,793 in Electronics ( See Top 100 in Electronics ) #1,972 in On-Ear Headphones #3,490 in Over-Ear Headphones |
| Brand | Sennheiser |
| Built-In Media | MOMENTUM 3 headphone, Carry case, USB-C charging cable, USB-C to A adapter, Analog cable |
| Cable Features | Detachable, Without Cable |
| Color | Black |
| Compatible Devices | Cellphones, Tablets, Laptops, Smart Speaker |
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, Wireless |
| Control Method | Voice |
| Control Type | control |
| Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 2,372 Reviews |
| Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Earpiece Shape | Over-ear |
| Enclosure Material | Leather, Steel |
| External Testing Certification | Não aplicável |
| Form Factor | On Ear |
| Frequency Range | 6Hz - 22kHz |
| Frequency Response | 23000 GHz |
| Headphone Folding Features | On Ear |
| Headphone Jack | Wireless |
| Headphones Ear Placement | Over Ear |
| Impedance | 470 Ohms |
| Item Height | 1.78 inches |
| Item Type Name | headphone |
| Item Weight | 10.75 Ounces |
| Manufacturer | Sennheiser |
| Model Name | Momentum 3 Wireless |
| Model Number | M3AEBTXL |
| Noise Control | Active Noise Cancellation |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Power Levels | 1 |
| Style Name | modern |
| Theme | Video Game |
| UPC | 615104316911 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 2 year manufacturer |
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Sennheiser
- **Color:** Black
- **Ear Placement:** Over Ear
- **Form Factor:** On Ear
- **Impedance:** 470 Ohms

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Color** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: What are the improvements of the 3rd gen of the headphone over the 2nd?**
A: The drivers in the Momentum 3 have increased in size, allowing them to be more powerful and deliver a better higher quality sound.  The build quality has gotten some tweeks, and uses real sheepskin leather.  They now use Bluetooth 5 and have aptx and aptx low latency.  They feature a smart pause to music when you take them off, and an auto shut off feature (auto on also) when you fold them.  The noise cx has gotten a boost and can be turned off or utilized in 3 modes (low pressure, anti wind, max).  They have USB-C charging which doubles as a wired connection to iPad pro or android phones.  They still come with 3.5 jack as well.  They are being reviewed as the best sounding headphones in this category hands down.

**Q: Does it have backup wired functionality in case the batteries die on-the-go?**
A: The Momentum 3 can use two different connections.  It comes with a 3.5mm jack (source) to 2.5mm jack (headphones) cable.  The Momentum's charging port (USB-C) can also be used as an input.  This is great for the Ipad Pro or Android phones that use USB-C for charging.  The cans come with a USB-C to USB-C cable for charging that doubles as a wired source.

**Q: Is the headphone compatible with either aptx-hd or aptx-ll?**
A: Only aptX and aptX low latency, not apt-X HD.

**Q: Is the battery replaceable?**
A: Yes with a bit of time and a torx screw driver set no horrible amounts of glue inside

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Impressive Headphones
*by K***H on May 21, 2020*

Even though I love music and have several pair of headphones, I probably fall short of being called an audiophile as I don’t know most of the technical terms related to headphones. So here’s my decidedly layman’s review: Received these today. Been listening to these off-and-on since. Even compared them to three of my other headphones (Beats Studio Wireless, Beats Studio Wired, and B&O H4 Wireless). This certainly outperforms all three (plus my Wireless Parrots) in almost and maybe every way. So far, I can confidently say these are the best headphones I’ve ever owned. Sound - best sounding headphones I’ve ever owned with the most accuracy of sound. I used to really like headphones that emphasized the bass (thus the previous Bests headphones), but now I lean toward more accuracy of sound. The bass is still there, but it’s not overpowering. ANC - these are the first headphones I’ve owned where I think I actually prefer to listen in Noise Cancelling mode. Usually I find ANC to flatten the sound, but here I find it actually results in slightly more depth and breadth of the sound field. So far, I seem to gravitate to the Anti-Wind setting which equates to the medium ANC setting. Battery Life - they arrived out of the box with 20% battery life. After playing with them a bit, I decided I better get them to a full charge. Probably because I kept checking on them, it seemed like they might not ever get past 60%, but after leaving them alone longer they reached 100%. They dipped down to 80% earlier but another charge and they were pretty quickly back to 100%. So far, much better than my Parrots which had the worst battery life of any wireless headphones I’ve ever owned. I also like that by pressing the middle button on the right cup, it verbally tells you the remaining battery life. In addition, you can see the battery life on the app on your phone as well as on the battery section on your iPhone itself. Been listening you them over an hour since last full charge and they’re still at 100%. Controls - I find them pretty intuitive. Phone paired pretty easily with my iPhone. It took a little more persistence to pair it with the Bluetooth adapter attached to my old school home stereo system, but that probably has more to do with my adapter and my own learning curve (adapter is new too). The top button is for turning ANC on or off as well turning Transparent Hearing on or off. So far, I like ANC on and Transparent Hearing turned off. That may change once I can travel (fly) for work again. Apps - the primary app is pretty cool. There are three ANC settings - Max, Anti Wind (medium), and Anti Pressure (low). So far, I find I like the aural soundscape of Anti Wind the best. It also tells you if you have Transparent Hearing turned on or off. You can also turn TH on/off via the app. There also is an equalizer but as opposed to my B&Os, so far I find I find I like it better if I leave it alone. As noted above it also tells you your remaining battery life. There is also a separate Tile app available you can use to locate your headphones. Through the app, you can see how close you are to your headphones as well “find” them by causing them to vibrate and emit a signal. Useful for sure, but I wish they emitted a louder sound. Not sure I’d hear them if there was any other sound around like in a loud airport. A little about how I’ve used them today and what I’ve listened to: Listened to a lot of Madonna today. Ray of Light album was first thing I tried out via my iPhone (Apple Music) as it has a pretty ambient soundscape. I wasn’t quite as blown away as I had hoped, but headphones did a very good job. This might be one where tampering with equalizer might be useful. I also listened to soundtrack for movie W.E. Wow. Sounded just phenomenal. Also listened to Sinead O’Connor’s Lion and the Cobra on vinyl via Bluetooth adapter connected to old school sound system. Overall, it did a good job given I was listening via pieced together technology. I’ll probably go back to just listening to vinyl on speakers, but still need to try it out with CD player. After, I did listen to Sinead’s I Want Your (Hands on Me) on my iPhone (Apple Music) and it sounded great although I did detect a bit of white noise hiss, but I attribute that more to it being an analog recording that likely hasn’t been digitally remastered. Also, some Ben Platt (also Apple Music on iPhone). Sounds great. Now listening to Madonna Madame X (Apple Music on iPhone). Sounds pretty phenomenal and I’m finding it a bit of fun to tamper with the equalizer on this one. Also, since I have an iPhone, I didn’t bother messing with setting up Alexa as my assistant. I’ll stick with Siri. For three years, I’ve known my next headphones would probably either be Sennheiser or Master & Dynamic. After doing a lot of research again recently before purchasing these, I think I made the right choice. Update: Day 2 Woke up late this morning and grabbed my headphones which have been charging overnight. Soon as I put them on, they automatically paired with my iPhone and started playing Lucky Star which I had started before I went to bed last night. I listened to rest of Madonna’s debut album as well. Her debut isn’t the most aurally nuanced (which is one of its charms). I’ve also listened to this album a ton since it came out in 1983 so wasn’t expecting any major surprises. However, I noticed certain elements that haven’t been as prominent to me before like certain percussion elements (Borderline) or saxophone riffs (I Know It) or synthesizer flourishes (Holiday/Think of Me). I do notice the headphones being a little more “touchy” as far as turning off/pausing if I touch them or turn so one of the cups touches a pillow. Not too annoying though. Just tried to recreate making it pause with those same motions and it didn’t do it now. Also sometimes when I put them around my neck or put them down, they automatically quit playing but often I have to put them in folded up position to turn them off although using middle button on right cup also seems to work. I don’t find (as some users have) that the phones are super sensitive to how they’re folded to be turned off so I like that. As long as they’re folded, they turn off. Wireless reach - I forgot to mention that when I listened to vinyl last night, the stereo is on second floor and I was in living room and I had no loss of signal so that was good. Loudness - phones do get plenty loud (certainly loud enough). Do I wish they got a bit louder? Sure, but they get quite loud for wireless headphones and it’s probably a good thing for my hearing they don’t get louder. Another Update: I don’t really use headphones for phone calls so can’t comment on that. Case - I actually like it. Much better than no case (I had to order a third party for my B&O headphones) or just a cloth bag. I know some would prefer a harder outer shell to the case and are worried their headphones will get damaged in their bag through the case, but it’s not like I’m gonna be packing ginsu knives in my totes or duffels. The cloth case will actually help it take up less room in my bag. I also like the inner pouch to hold the charging cable and cord for wired listening. I agree the equalizer could be a little more well designed (I actually like the equalizer on the B&O app), but I’m having more fun playing with it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best Sennheiser sealed headphone I’ve ever heard.
*by D***D on March 29, 2022*

I was really surprised by how awesome these sounded! I bought them with the idea that I was going to use them with the wire rather than wireless. Wired headphones usually sound better. But wow! I downloaded the app to my phone. I charged up the headphones. And then in the app, I turned on the high end sound setting. And I turned off the noise canceling, because I had heard that the noise canceling made the bass sound boomier and I was looking for neutral. By the way, you gotta turn the volume low on your phone when you open the headphone and put it on your head. And then turn the volume up on the headphone itself to get the desired volume. After that, you can control volume with your phone up and down. 1. Comfort - I have medium size ears and I thought the leather ear cushions were very comfortable. The experience was like sitting back on a cushy leather sofa. Thumbs up. 2. Build Quality - very well built. Nothing on it looks like it would be easy to break, unless you threw it against the wall. 3. Style- I bought the white and gray headphones, I think they’re very stylish. Kind of a retro look, but I like that. 4. Portability. These are the biggest Sennheiser momentums ever made. But they fold up. The soft zipped case that they come with has a a carabiner, so you can hook it onto a carry-on bag. 5. Noise cancelling. The noise canceling is pretty good, but not outstanding. Certainly not as strong as the Bose 700 or the Sony XM4s. Even my little AirPod Pros are better at noise canceling. But the sound quality of the AirPod pros is nowhere near as good as the Sennheiser. 6. Sound Quality. These are amazing! As I said, I had the high end setting on within the app and noise canceling turned off. I was amazed at the clarity of the midrange, that was the first thing I noticed, the smoothness of the sound was the next thing I noticed. The clarity of the treble is also very pleasant, without even the tiniest bit of piercing brightness. I tried using it with the wire, it was very good, but this headphone sounds better wireless! Crazy! I had the noise cancelling off. When I turned on the noise canceling, it did give the bass a bit of extra boom and impact. Some will like that! I would characterize the overall sound as clear, vibrant, and balanced. By comparison, I thought the Sony XM4 sounded more V shaped and boomy. And the Bose QC35 was nowhere near as awesome sounding as the Momentum 3. I own all three over ear Momentum headphones, and this one is by far the best. I like the Over ear Momentum 2 wired’s sound, but the mid range was a little muffled, the mid range of the Momentum 3 is clear as can be. I would say the weakest thing about this headphone is the firmware, it takes getting used to, it took a while for me to figure out that you should control the volume on the headset first and then turn it up on the phone. I’m not 100% sure about the battery life because I usually put it back on the charger before it goes dead. Maybe I shouldn’t do that? I own a Hifiman Ananda, the Sennheiser 650 and 600 and 58X, and I’ve owned most of the open back Sennheisers south of the 700. I personally prefer this M3 more than any of the other Sennheisers for sound quality. And if you can get it for $250 or $270, you got a slam dunk of a deal, unless you need something with the most noise canceling. For me, I was in it for the sound quality, for that smooth Sennheiser sound that I love.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Durable, comfortable, good noise quality
*by A***R on November 7, 2023*

Let me first say that I am neurodivergent with noise sensitivity so I wear my headphones near constantly, 12 hours a day or more. My priorities are comfort and noise canceling first, though sound quality is also very important. Positives: I bought these two years ago as of this review, so I can speak to the durability of these headphones. I had perviously had problems with headphone bands snapping, and these have held up great. The only sign of wear and tear on any part of the headphones is a little peeling of the material inside the ear cups. Comfort wise these are amazing, the ear cups are the most comfortable I have found, I can wear them all day with minimal discomfort. The headband is ok, not the best, but not uncomfortable. They are breathable enough to remain comfortable in hot weather, and are good insulation in cold weather too. The battery life is also very good, I can use them for about two days without needing to charge them. Sound quality is good, they have good bass and balance the vocals and instrumentals well, I haven't had a song that doesn't sound great in these headphones. Negatives: It is a little annoying that these appear to have a normal USBc port, but only charge with their charger. Not exactly a huge issue, but still a gripe. The noise canceling is fine for relatively quiet environments, but for a volume level like a busy street or a bus, they fail. They lower the noise, but are unable to block it out, and I usually still have to raise my volume to be able to hear my music. The positioning for the headphones can't be secured in place. They slide to make the size adjustable, but I have found no way to keep them from continuing to slide around, which makes them basically unusable for wearing while exercising, since they will very easily fall off. The microphone is not great, it won't pick up your voice unless you speak pretty loudly, and the quality isn't great. I don't find it worth using. Limited button controls for such an expensive pair of headphones. There is volume and pause, noise canceling controls, and bluetooth controls, but no ability to skip tracks, which I've seen on headphones far less expensive. The auto-pause has issues. The sensor for whether it's on your head is only on the right ear, which is fine. The issue is that it will randomly become very sensitive, to the point that turning your head or chewing will make it to pause what you're listening to. This has to be fixed by turning off the headphones and letting them stay off for a while before you use them again. Overall, I really like these headphones, but I'm coming back to write this review because they've started having an issue where they randomly cut out and refuse to play sound until I turn them off and on again, and I am considering replacing them.

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- Geekria Shield Headphones Case Compatible with Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless, HD 350BT, HD 450BT, PXC 550 II Case, Replacement Hard Shell Travel Carrying Bag with Cable Storage (Dark Grey)

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*Store origin: NZ*
*Last updated: 2026-01-23*