Sennheiser Momentum!

mystik610
mystik610 Posts: 699
edited January 2014 in Headphones
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DZ2A9888 by Carlo Alcala, on Flickr

So beautiful that I had to photograph them.

They sound great too!
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,330
    edited December 2013
    Nice!
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited December 2013
    I see a FiiO amp in your pic ... which one?

    I am using an Audioengine D1 with mine and love the amazing sound.
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  • badchad
    badchad Posts: 348
    edited December 2013
    Are those the over the ear? How do they fit you?

    I tried a pair on at Bestbuy, and found that the earcups seemed a bit small. I'm not a big guy, so I never imagined myself as having large ears. It got me thinking that maybe Bestbuy had misplaced the on-ear model there.

    I'm looking for some over the ear cans and have been considering these. I really want some closed headphones, but just couldn't pull the trigger on these after demoing the open-ear sennhesier right next to these that were half the price...
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,722
    edited December 2013
    The over-ear Momentums are very small, that's the main knock against them. Also, this:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?139212-Sennheiser-Momentum-An-Outstanding-Headphone
  • mystik610
    mystik610 Posts: 699
    edited December 2013
    eeagle wrote: »
    I see a FiiO amp in your pic ... which one?

    I am using an Audioengine D1 with mine and love the amazing sound.

    It's a FiiO e18 Kunlun. Doubles as an amp and android/PC DAC. Pairs up nicely with the momentums.
    badchad wrote: »
    Are those the over the ear? How do they fit you?

    I tried a pair on at Bestbuy, and found that the earcups seemed a bit small. I'm not a big guy, so I never imagined myself as having large ears. It got me thinking that maybe Bestbuy had misplaced the on-ear model there.

    I'm looking for some over the ear cans and have been considering these. I really want some closed headphones, but just couldn't pull the trigger on these after demoing the open-ear sennhesier right next to these that were half the price...

    These are the over the ear model...had the one ear version for a day, and wasn't impressed.

    The over the ear models have pretty small cups compared to other over the ear headphones. My ears don't fit all the way into the cups, but they use a very supple material to line the cups, and they're extremely comfortable.

    I generally preferred the sound of the open ear sennheiser HD's, but the sound leakage is a deal killer for me since I use these primarily in the office. The momentums don't have the same airy soundstage as the HD's, but they don't nearly as much like sound waves in a vacuum as your typical closed back headphone. For a closed ear model they have a surprisingly open soundstage.
    My System Showcase!

    Media Room
    Paradigm Studio 60 - Paradigm CC-690 - Paradigm ADP-390 - Epik Empire - Anthem MRX300 - Emotiva XPA-5

    Living-room
    Paradigm MilleniaOne - Rythmik F12GSE - Onkyo TX-SR805 - Adcom 5400

    Headphones
    Sennheiser Momentum Over-Ear - Shure SE215 - Fiio E18 Kunlun
  • Titonine
    Titonine Posts: 18
    edited January 2014
    I listened to, great headphone!