at the Sennheiser booth. We're going to take a look at some of the most exciting
products that they're showing off. This one is all over the booth. You guys have
what at least like 20 of them on display here. So this is the Momentum Circumarl
headphone headset, whatever you want to call it. It does have a mic built in
with volume control and track skipping. It's made of metal. So this is a very
premium product. And we've got Scott from Sennheiser here to tell us a little
bit more about what makes the Momentum so special.
Yep. Well, with the Momentum, we're taking a a retro look at the headphones.
Uh very very similar to Sennheiser's past. We're using leather ear cushions,
leather headband, replaceable inline cord. So, the cord if
something were to happen, it is replaceable. Everything is modular. Uh
here with the all metal headband design, very durable. You know, it can stand to
be thrown in the bag, taken with you, good on commutes. The cushions
with it being the soft leather, great for isolation of outside noise and
supplying the best premium sound. Yeah, I can I can vouch for that. You were
saying that you guys are using a leather that's also quite moisture and sweat
resistant as well. Although, I'd imagine if you're carrying something this light
around on your head, you probably shouldn't sweat too much unless you're going for a jog.
Yeah. No, this would be if you're uh wearing them on the plane and it gets a
little hot. So, it won't, you know, you're not going to break your headphones just with a little sweat.
So, tell me why they cost $349. Do they
sound that awesome? They do sound that awesome. This is one
headphone that we are extremely excited about uh especially soundwise. Uh it
brings something completely new to the market uh with sound, with features, the
design, the style at that price point really fits in with a lot of how the
market is going today. Very exciting. Now, we're going to head over and check out some PC gaming
headsets. Gaming headset wise, Sennheiser has what looks like pretty
much a complete refresh of the high-end. The PC 350 has been replaced with the
350SE. The 360 has been replaced with the 363D.
And they've got a very exciting sort of multi-platform headset as well. So
Scott, why don't you start with the 363D? Is this something that someone
like an HD55 user such as myself would
want to upgrade to to get a headset rather than a headphone? AB:
Absolutely. And it's uh funny you mentioned that because the 363D also
uses the same drivers from that series of headphones. So we're giving you the
audio file headphone quality in this headset and then throwing on a noise
cancelling microphone, a uh analog or USB uh decoding uh option. So you can
play a 5.1 7.1 surround enabled game and
get that simulated back into the headset too. uh which is uh you know in an
excellent way. So you're not doing a because there's no good surround way for
for the headsets these days. So doing it through the decoding having it come out
is a much more accurate much more lifelike response. I I actually have a
lot of people a lot of viewers ask me about getting 7.1 headsets with the
actual sort of four speakers in each ear. And I always tell them the same
thing. You have two ears so you need two
speakers. you want to do it with software in order to get bigger, better
drivers. And I mean, I think yeah, you're just giving me the old nod here.
So, why don't we move along? That's the U320. So, you're saying this is with one
cable compatible with PC, Xbox, and PS3.
So, how much does that cost? Uh that's at a $179.95.
Uh and along with uh PC, Xbox, PS3, also
Mac uh platform as well. So with uh
you'll have a USB connector uh as well as a set of RCA analog uh to get your
audio out whether it be from your TV through the audio cables of the console
gaming itself. Uh so now you have just a one solution for all of your gaming
needs. Fantastic. Okay, I just want to show one thing about the 360d here. So there are
a couple upgrades versus the 555s that would get me thinking about it. So
you've got the boom mic that has uh active noise cancelling on it, right?
active noise cancelling and also an automatic mute function when the
microphone is in the up position. And then the other thing here is you've
got volume control built right into the side of the headset. Something that you
don't necessarily see on headphone products, right?
Okay. So, let's move over to the 350 SE. Now, I'm more of an open headphone guy,
so this this isn't so much my cup of tea, but my wife loves her 350s. What
does the 350SE add that she didn't that she doesn't already have? Uh, with this
it's it's a lot of cosmetic differences.
So, we're improving the structural integrity of the headset. So, slightly
different design on the headband and the yolk. Uh, braided cables, so better
durability at the cable side. Uh, and slight improvement. Again, we're putting
in the volume control on the ear cup, automatic muting on the mic. Uh, before
in the previous generation, all of that was inline on the cable. So if anything
were to happen, that whole that whole part would have to be replaced. Here
we're making it easier for a modular service design. So this way there's not
so much more downtime if you uh need any
parts. Why don't you do just a quick spiel on open versus closed for for the viewers
here? Yep. Uh with a closed headset, you're getting more isolation from ambient
noise. So if you're in a uh dorm or a noisy environment, you want to keep a
lot of the noise out. That's normally when you'll go with closed. They're also
a bit more aggressive sounding. So, it'll be a lot more base bas uh
emphasis. Uh be a little bit boomier. Uh especially if you're doing a
first-person shooter or something along those lines. With an open air, it's a
much more natural listening environment because you're allowing the air and acoustics to flow in and out and you're
you you will be more aware of your surroundings. Uh but what we find
happens with that with the natural environment, you're getting a much more
transparent, much more accurate response. Uh, it's much more pleasing to
our ears and the way our brain is perceiving it when it's done that way.
All right. Well, you know what? Thank you so much. This has been fantastic, Scott. And guys, don't miss any of our
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