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Blog (a dump of my reviews as they happen) Pro’s: Quality leathery build. Sound great even out of a phone. Share This Post Value: At £270, you are paying for its fancy leatheryness. Yes it sounds very nice but that’s HD650 money. Of course you can’t use the 650 outside or out of a phone. At £180 then we are really talking, that’s order and worry what the good lady wife might say later. With them on you won’t be able to hear her anyway.

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But damn it, I had to pay for my sample, I wouldn't mind being sent free things to review!



I still have a niggling mixed feeling about them... Click to expand...

Yes! This part in particular. It's crazy how similar my thoughts were before I returned them. I'm so glad I followed my gut instinct.



Basically, everything is great about the way the M2 sounds - but why aren't I enjoying them as much as I should?



Took another headphone to confirm I wasn't a fan of neutral signatures, even if the M2 is the one of the best (warmest) punchy neutrals ever done... it's still too flat to my ears.

As a previous owner of the M2, this review is absolutely on point in many areas.But damn it, I had to pay for, I wouldn't mind being sent free things to review!Yes! This part in particular. It's crazy how similar my thoughts were before I returned them. I'm so glad I followed my gut instinct.Basically, everything is great about the way the M2 sounds - but why aren't I enjoying them as much as I should?Took another headphone to confirm I wasn't a fan of neutral signatures, even if the M2 is the one of the best (warmest) punchy neutrals ever done... it's still too flat to my ears. Share This Post

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New Head-Fier Joined Feb 26, 2015 Posts 28 Likes 11 I see you got a cable with an angled jack. I did not, so I returned them. I wonder if they randomly put cables with straight or angled jacks in the boxes or if it’s decided on a market/country basis.

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New Head-Fier Joined Feb 26, 2015 Posts 28 Likes 11 sennheiser said:

The MOMENTUM for Apple devices comes with a straight plug while the Android version comes with an angled one. Click to expand...

That's a bit surprising. Good to know though, it explains why I’ve seen several review photos with angled plugs. Do you know why there is a difference?

That's a bit surprising. Good to know though, it explains why I’ve seen several review photos with angled plugs. Do you know why there is a difference? Share This Post

Sound: Unsurprisingly they are good. No, really an upper end Senn sounds good, you don’t say! There is a reason Senn have a great rep, they have been making headphones since the middle ages so have figured out pretty well how to do so. The Momentum range is their attempt at a more “consumer” friendly sound but this V2.0 one deviates a touch from the other two I have so far dealt with. The 1.0 are warmer, softer, richer, an acoustic chocolaty brown. These new ones are more of a dark translucent grey, slate type of tone. From a mediocre source like say, an Iphone 5 they are softened, warmed, with a very full bodied bottom end. Mostly clean but highly scaled and full-bodied. Fed more power it really increases in solidity and punchiness. Honestly I’d rather it was more genteel as elevated bass such as this, when driven well punches sufficiently hard to get tiring on my little ears. Mids, they I really can’t fault well or poorly driven. They are both so open and articulate. There is a little mid spike to let them stand out from the instrumentation around them. Clean with varying degrees of dry to liquid there is an overall coolness, an airy chill wind that blows right though. Clarity feels enhanced and is perfect for soft acoustic tracks. Treble, it is of the shimmery type, poorly driven it’s a gentle wash of sparkle. Drive it vigorously and it becomes a dazzling explosion of pinpoints of light. Each one so tiny and clear but it’s like a shimmery eruption of light. Each is still in itself genteel so isn’t abrasive or grating but cumulatively can be overwhelming. If you’re powering it well you’ll want to feed it quality recordings.