Sennheiser Momentum 1.0 & 2.0 on-ear & over/around-ear

[Vish]

Hi all,

I'm in the market for new headphones looking to spend £100-150. I currently use the Soundmagic E10 & AKG K451 but I'm looking for more detail and musical awe. I'm currently thinking either the Momentum 2.0 on-ear or Momentum 1.0 over-ear (although I believe around-ear is the correct terminology) as they can be bought for a similar price. Which is a better pair for musical enjoyment? Have the 2.0 on-ear advanced at all from the 1.0 over-ear?

My concerns with 2.0 on-ear are my K451's feel tiresome after a while and compress on my ears that I feel I want some relief. My concern with the 1.0 over-ear is reading many reports of muddy bass. I've discounted the AKG K550 on the reports that there is a lack of a bass. I don't want Beats level of bass thrashing but would like a bit of a kick low down for my music and this would benefit watching movies at night. Are the 2.0 over-ears really worth the premium of £70-90 more?

My main sources would be Spotify at the highest quality via iPhone 6 & MacBook Pro, portability is not a big factor, and I would like to use them for watching TV in the evenings via my Onkyo AV receiver hence not preferring open backs.

 

[Vish]

The 2.0 on-ear are currently £99 on an Amazon Lightning deal. Very tempted at this price to get these!

 

[expat_mike]

The 2.0 on-ear are currently £99 on an Amazon Lightning deal. Very tempted at this price to get these!

Hello Vish,

At that price, i would have been tempted to get a pair.

On Cyber monday i bought a pair of Shure SE 598SE of Amazon.fr for 99euros, and am enjoying them. I reasoned that at that price, the worst that could happen, was that I would buy an inexpensive second pair of headphones, and that the best case scenario was that I would have bought an inexpensive upgrade to my Grado SR80i - after a few hours with the Shures, I am finding that the Grados feel dead in comparison.

Maybe you will have similar luck with the Sennheiser 2 whilst they are relatively cheap.

I have been considering the Sennheiser 2 wireless with ANC, for use on my daily commute, but they are expensive and have a problem with bluetooth reception. You may find this forum interesting.

i know that you are not keen on the AKGs, but they are on offer on amazon.fr at the moment.

You could also find this thread containing eu deals interesting.

 

[Vish]

Hi Mike, Thanks for the links, I'll take a look at those. I hadn't considered buying from non-UK sites so that's interesting. The K550 are currently on sale from AKG's website for £110, I have been tempted to give them a try.

I've ordered the 2.0 for £99, like you say worst case scenario is they're a cheap second pair of headphones but more likely against my K451's they'll be a cheap upgrade (K451's bought for £25 last year were themselves a cheap upgrade from my E10's).

Fortunately for me, I don't commute so wireless & ANC are of no benefit so I can save some money there.