1 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:12,639 Buy an Intel Knuck Barebones PC and get a limited edition t-shirt and in-game 2 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:17,039 items for Planet Side 2. Click now to learn more. So, let's go back to my 3 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:20,000 original unboxing of the Momentum for a moment. I called them fashion 4 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:23,039 headphones, and I meant that in the most derogatory possible sense, and I was 5 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:28,400 wrong. Honestly, it's a miracle Sennheiser talks to me at all at this point. I used a very flawed testing 6 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:31,840 methodology. We all learn, I suppose. I only had about an hour with them, so 7 00:00:29,599 --> 00:00:35,480 they weren't properly broken in, and I was using what must be one of the worst 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:40,079 audio sources in the world, which is the HTC1 with the stock media player that 9 00:00:38,559 --> 00:00:43,760 comes with it. I had recently switched from the iPhone 4 to this one, and I had 10 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:47,360 no reason at the time to assume that this one would be so terrible, but I 11 00:00:45,520 --> 00:00:52,239 blamed it on the headphones, and I was incorrect to do so. So, like I said, 12 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:55,520 miracle of miracles. Sennheiser reached out to me about their newer Momentum 13 00:00:54,160 --> 00:01:01,680 skew which at the time I didn't realize was different and that was less expensive and asked me to maybe take 14 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:07,439 another crack at the Momentum series. So this my friends is the Momentum Onar. It 15 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:12,400 is available in a variety of different colors from blue to green to ivory to 16 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:16,960 pink. It uses an onar style. So that is to say it is supraoral and sits directly 17 00:01:14,799 --> 00:01:22,479 on your earlobe as opposed to around your ears sealing against your head and 18 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:26,720 uses allcantara materials instead of leather. So this is still considered a 19 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:30,880 premium material but obviously not to the same degree that leather is and 20 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:34,400 that's present on both the ear pads as well as the top of the headband. In 21 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:39,799 terms of accessories, we see some costing down here as well. So, the hard 22 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:42,880 carry case that came with the original 23 00:01:39,799 --> 00:01:44,560 Momentum is replaced by a soft fabric 24 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:49,200 carry case that honestly isn't particularly rugged, but it does have 25 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:52,320 stiff boards in the front and the back, so I wouldn't expect your headphones to 26 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:56,479 get completely destroyed sitting inside them. It's rugged enough for what you're 27 00:01:54,960 --> 00:02:03,200 putting inside them. It comes with a couple of different cables. So, one of them is just a straight connector cable. 28 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:06,240 So, this locking connector goes into the bottom of the headphones here. And then 29 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:09,920 there's a plain three-pole that goes into your media player. And then it also 30 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:13,599 comes with an alternative four-pole connector. So, this one is a right angle 31 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:18,959 connector and can be used to control audio on an iOS compatible device. So, 32 00:02:16,879 --> 00:02:23,360 you can control volume up and down. You can skip tracks, you can pause and play 33 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:26,720 tracks and all that kind of good stuff. It also comes with a little carry pe bag 34 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,920 bag that has a drawstring. You can put it in this and then inside the hard 35 00:02:28,319 --> 00:02:35,200 shell or you can just chuck it in this and throw it in your bag, which is what I think a lot of people are more likely 36 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:39,519 to do just because portability is key. It's called Momentum. Build quality 37 00:02:37,599 --> 00:02:44,080 hasn't been degraded from the original Momentum. Every stitch is perfect. It's 38 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:48,959 got gorgeous little color shifting Sennheiser logos on either side. Little 39 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:52,560 Momentum badges that are perfectly attached and none none of it comes 40 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:55,519 apart. It's screwed together. So, they use little torque screws on the insides 41 00:02:54,239 --> 00:03:00,160 of the headband to hold everything together. And it really does feel in 42 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:03,680 spite of the thinness of the metal used and the lightweightness of the whole 43 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:08,000 thing very very solid. I even I mean it's even little things like they put 44 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:13,200 holes in the metal aside from the ones that slide in order to adjust the ear 45 00:03:09,760 --> 00:03:16,319 cups presumably just to reduce weight. 46 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,599 Now let's get into the somewhat tricky 47 00:03:16,319 --> 00:03:24,959 part, a bit of a sticking point for these for me, and that's fit and comfort. out of the box within about 10 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:27,440 to 15 minutes, my ears would be so 49 00:03:24,959 --> 00:03:33,040 tender that I could barely press on them like this. I don't tolerate Super Ral 50 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:36,959 headphones very well, and these were not any kind of exception. With that said, 51 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:41,040 the Alcantara material breathes extremely well, and they're quite 52 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:45,120 comfortable in that sense. So, and they sound really great, so I wanted to give 53 00:03:42,879 --> 00:03:49,440 them a chance. After a couple weeks, they're quote unquote special foam. They 54 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:54,159 don't call it memory foam, so I don't know what kind of foam it is, but it's special foam. That's what that's what 55 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:58,159 they call it. Um, after a couple weeks, it did start to break in. It is 56 00:03:56,000 --> 00:04:01,120 springier than your typical memory foam. So, I kind of saw that and I went, 57 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:04,480 "Shoot, these are going to be putting a lot of pressure on me at the start, but 58 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:08,360 maybe maybe they'll break in." And they did. And this isn't the first time I've 59 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:12,720 had that experience with Sennheiser. My HD555s fit like a glove. Now, they 60 00:04:10,879 --> 00:04:15,840 sucked. When I first got them, the clamping force was way too tight. And 61 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:21,600 that is something that you can adjust quite easily with the Momentum on ears due to the metal construction of the 62 00:04:19,280 --> 00:04:25,680 headband. The headband itself actually speaking of which is not really my 63 00:04:23,919 --> 00:04:30,560 favorite design either. The original Momentum are a little bit cushionier but 64 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:34,720 both of them are are quite hard. It's these two somewhat hard material bands 65 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:38,000 across your head and I did find myself rather than wearing them in a more 66 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:41,440 natural position which would be closer to the crown. I did find myself shifting 67 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:46,479 them forward a little bit to get the weight distribution better, which feels a little bit more unnatural for me, but 68 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:49,840 did improve the comfort dramatically. Now that I've had them well over a 69 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:54,000 month, I'm able to easily wear them for a couple hours without them being 70 00:04:51,199 --> 00:04:58,080 uncomfortable. So guys, if you do decide to buy them, buy them from a place with 71 00:04:56,000 --> 00:05:01,840 a great return policy that's like 14 days or 30 days. Spend a bunch of time 72 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:05,680 with them and find out if they're going to be okay for you in the longer term. 73 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:09,360 Remember, I'm a bit of an, you know, outside sort of scenario. I wear 74 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:14,600 earrings all the time and that really doesn't help with Super Ral headphones. 75 00:05:11,680 --> 00:05:19,520 Now it's into listening time. I validated with the on ears as well that 76 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:23,600 that stock HTC1 player makes them sound like junk. There are alternate solutions 77 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:27,840 out there. So Power Amp is one that's quite popular because it does have a 78 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:33,360 graphical EQ. However, EQ is not the beall and endall of making music sound 79 00:05:29,919 --> 00:05:36,000 better. Just it just isn't. And I've 80 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:39,759 discovered since then that Apollo is a fantastic little music player. However, 81 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,400 it's not on the Play Store anymore. So, you will have to run out and look for 82 00:05:41,039 --> 00:05:49,440 it, but I can no longer tell the difference between the output from my HTC1 and the one from my iPhone 4. Now, 83 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:53,840 I can't really apologize for this cuz I am what I am. I didn't listen to 84 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:59,039 classical music with it. I'm a top 40 listener. It's terribly mastered. It's, 85 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:03,280 you know, compressed. It's this, it's that, all that stuff. I'm sorry, but I 86 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:07,039 am what I am. And I believe that I'll be using these the same way that most 87 00:06:05,280 --> 00:06:10,080 people who buy something like this will be using them. I plugged it into my 88 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:14,319 phone and I listen to the kind of music I listen to. And honestly, I love them. 89 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:18,160 I actually like the sound of the on ears better than the original Momentum. And 90 00:06:15,840 --> 00:06:21,759 I'm not quite sure why it is, but it may have something to do with the fact that 91 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:25,199 the original Momentum don't seal quite right at the bottoms of my ears. And 92 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:28,240 that is an advantage of the superl design. It does allow them to seal 93 00:06:26,639 --> 00:06:31,440 against your ears very, very effectively, even if that does cause 94 00:06:29,759 --> 00:06:34,639 some discomfort at the beginning. So, this leaves us with final thoughts. You 95 00:06:33,280 --> 00:06:39,520 know what? If you want something portable that looks good, the Momentum 96 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:44,000 Onears are definitely worth a look. Compared to other fashion headphones, 97 00:06:42,080 --> 00:06:47,440 they sound dramatically better than other ones I've heard. And I'm not 98 00:06:45,759 --> 00:06:50,639 saying, you know, I'm not even going to say Beats are terrible because if you 99 00:06:49,280 --> 00:06:54,960 believe Beats are terrible, you already know that you believe that. And if you don't believe they're terrible, you 100 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:59,759 already know that, too. So, all I'm going to say is give something else a 101 00:06:57,759 --> 00:07:03,680 try. go somewhere and try the original Momentum if you have a bit of a bigger 102 00:07:01,440 --> 00:07:07,680 budget or try the Momentum on ears if you don't mind the Super Ral Design or 103 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:12,880 you have a bit of a lower budget. Just give it a try because they sound so much 104 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:16,160 better than many of the other solutions out there with respect to fashion 105 00:07:14,319 --> 00:07:20,639 headphones. With that said, you know, are they the best value in the world? 106 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:24,000 Maybe not. Someone like some an IM lover like uh one of our employees here, Edel, 107 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:29,840 is going to say, "Well, there's better values out there. They're even less bulky. They sound better. They cost 108 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:34,400 less. Yes, IM exist. We're aware of this. For the same price as s sort of in 109 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:38,960 the same price range as these Momentum, you can get Sennheiser IE8s, which 110 00:07:36,639 --> 00:07:42,160 undeniably sound better, but not everyone likes sticking things into 111 00:07:40,639 --> 00:07:46,560 their ears, and some people like their headphones to be a fashion accessory. 112 00:07:44,319 --> 00:07:50,880 Which leads us to yes, there are better values when it comes to over-the-ear 113 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:54,720 headphones as well, but a lot of the time they don't have that same look and 114 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:58,240 they don't have that same portability that something like a Momentum skew 115 00:07:56,400 --> 00:08:03,680 does. Not everyone wants to sit around on the bus with huge, you know, studio 116 00:08:01,599 --> 00:08:07,840 monitor cans on their ears. And while some people will do it, not everyone's 117 00:08:05,599 --> 00:08:11,280 into that. So, if you're looking for a fashion statement from a knowledgeable 118 00:08:09,759 --> 00:08:15,520 company that actually knows a thing or two about audio, consider the Momentum 119 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:19,120 Onears, give them a try. That's all I can really say about them. I really 120 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:23,840 liked them. Leave a comment with your feedback. What do you prefer? Would you 121 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:27,120 rather have IM? You know, they're going to sound great. They're going to be a 122 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:30,560 great value. Would you rather have, you know, overthe-ear large cans and just 123 00:08:29,120 --> 00:08:34,880 wear those out in public at your desk, wherever you happen to be, or do you 124 00:08:32,519 --> 00:08:38,399 prefer a different pair of headphones for different purposes? And would you be 125 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,680 a fashion headphone buyer? Let me know what you think. 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