Having headphones such as Audeze LCD-X, Focal Clear, and Audeze LCD 2 closed, to use as yardsticks, I felt the urge to share my thoughts on these Sennheiser Momentum on-ear headphones, and compare them to my top picks for portable headphones.I admit to being a headphone junkie. I have always loved hearing music with them, ever since buying the Sennheiser HD414 open air on-ear phones in 1969. Since then, headphones have been a hobby and an obsession for me. I won't try to list all the cans I've had, but will compare these to my top two competing headphones I know and have used.Until getting the Momentum on-ear, my hands down favorite pair of phones for portable use had long been the excellent Sennheiser Amperior. I like on-ear phones best for portable use since I can't stand putting anything in my ears, and find over-ear cans too bulky, and too warm, usually, for outside wear. There is one notable exception though, the V-Moda Crossfade M-100 Master, that I like as closed cans for portability.If I were to chose, from the many I have tried, my three favorite headphones for portable use, they are, in order of overall quality;1)...Sennheiser Amperior on-ear closed ..(discontinued by manufacturer, but available used for $200 to $300)2)...Sennheiser Momentum on-ear (around $100 new ..now, and perhaps best value)3)...V-Moda Crossfade M100 Master over-ear closed ($250 new now)All three are rugged, light, easy to drive without an extra amp, good looking, comfortable, compact, and above all, fantastic sounding, better sounding than any others I know of, with enough bass and highs to stand up to the background sound when you are out and about.The V Moda is the best at isolation from outside sounds, and also offers a strong, but not excessive bass that extends down to the very lowest frequencies with power, with ease, detailed, clean and balanced with the mids and treble. The overall sonic picture there is very detailed and resolved, though not quite as open and airy in the highs as either of these Sennheisers. Comfort is just okay for me, being just barely large enough with their available XL pads. Wearing stability is great.The Amperior is capable of playing with great clarity and very low distortion through its entire range at high volumes from portable players. It is very comfortable and very stable with a split-able headband. With available pleather pads the isolation from outside sound is very good, and with the plush pads, nearly as good. Detail, sound stage , punchy & fun dynamics, and warmth, are hallmarks of this excellent headphone. As in all three headphones, bass is strong, but not excessive at all. The major disadvantage with the Amperior is that it is discontinued, and finding new ones is getting to be hard, so they are expensive. I have found used ones for a more reasonable, but still spendy price.This brings me to the Momentums. If I had to choose only one of phones of these three, It might be the Momentum on-ear. Although all three are total winners, I like the Amperior best for the sound, and efficiency. Amperior picks up the strengths of the others, and in a very musical and dynamic way, balances them better in the sound field, which seems more open. Low bass is astounding when called for in the music, and joins to a powerful, but not overpowering bass that never intrudes on the midrange, which is smooth and finely detailed up into the clear airy highs, completing the sonic picture.I like the Momentum best for its looks, portability, price, and the available color choices. I like how the others look too, but these Momentum are truly very handsome. The Momentums are very musical and involving and it is easy to love their sound. They are phone friendly, and come either android or apple equipped.All three of these cans are very well built of high quality materials, and should wear very well over time. The simplest design to use here is the Momentum, and probably is the choice for just stuffing in a pack. They don't isolate as well as the others, but that might not be a factor if not in the noisiest of environments.The most comfortable are the Amperior and Momentum. The Momentum (on ear) is not as stable as either if the others to wear through rigorous activity, but for general use, their comfort outweighs that.I hope this helps you make your choice for a portable headphone.I am delightfully impressed with these headphones. Here's why;They have a very large, very clear, very alive and three-dimensional soundstage. They simply sound great!And that's all you really need to know, however, I might add;The frequencies involving high bass, all of the midrange and low highs are outstanding. The lower bass can come off a tad heavy, but it's not an overwhelming, muddy or devastating amount that screws up everything else; it's easily EQ'd to suit - but let me tell you; if your source says 'move and shake', they'll do it! You can actually FEEL the bass. Same with the highs: on a flat response oney might want a couple decibels of EQ, but that's just my taste. They have a lot of room to maneuver and are very responsive to adjustment.They are not too tight on the skull (unless you got a wide head or ears that stick way out). I just got these and tried them on for a couple hours with no real issues, and I wear glasses, which can cause discomfort after a time. The ear pads are relatively firm when new like most good ones are. These have some real fancy, expensive-feeling, soft velour-like material on the outside and exclusive foam on the inside. Sennheiser does not mess around when it comes to quality construction and materials. These things will last a long time, and during that time, they will become even more comfortable.The look? Really? Those guys did a great job making these look, what, retro?, vintage?, old radio studio? Whatever you call the style, they look better in life than the photos show. And they feel good in the hands. I am now a big fan of Sennheiser Momentum; know what I mean, Verne? Get some on yourself!Very comfortable, obvious V shaped sound signature but the bass was never overpowering. Tried out the Momentum 2.0 full sized cans and the on ears seems to have a darker tone in comparison. Maybe this is towards your liking but it is not to mine and ergo the reason for the 4 stars instead of 5.Quick summary I suppose:Highs: 8.5 (Sometimes the highs got alittle bit too coloured for me, but I've had people say that it was fine for them, comes down to preference).Mids: 7.5 (V shaped sound signatures come at the cost of the mids, it seemed slightly distant but that being said, not too noticeably compromised).Bass: 9 (Yum yum, bass was tight, felt like it had impact and not like the trashy beats kind of bass which seems to just be more == better. The bass also felt like it had presence. Good consumer sound signature all round).Soundstage: 9 (Not an absolute 9 but a 9 in terms of comparisons between other on ears. Excellent effort by Sennheiser pulling through ftb. Separation was great and nigh unbeatable in the on ear headphone class).I bought these at $120 USD on sale so at this price point it is well worth the cost due to its impressive sound quality, however, if it is above $180usd at any point I would recommend the V-moda m80's over these.Oh and looks awesome aswell, best looking headphones on the market hands down, only headphones that can pull I reckon.Edit:Get a new cable for the sennheisers instead of the original even $15 replacement cables (ofc) from eBay offer a noticeably improved sound compared to the stock cable. Also best used with a soundcard but not completely necessary.Love them. Excellent sound quality. Only bug bear is there isn't enough adjustment for a comfortable fit. Even at it's smallest setting there's a small gap between the band and my head so the earphones are pushing down slightly on my ears. Other than that, they're great.Like a Denon iPod dock I bought a couple of year's ago I bought this on the recommendation of What-Hifi (5 stars). Like the Denon, I'd give them three. Straight from the computer the sound is slightly harsh - perhaps I should use my external DAC, but my in-ear B&Os noise cancelling phones, at a similar price, sound much better and are not tiring on the ears.Excellent sound but they get uncomfortable after a long period of time wearing them and hurt your ears slightlyNo soy (era) un audiófilo empedernido. Pero he de decir que a raíz de estar investigando estos auriculares, creo que me empezaré a volver fan de la degustación del sonido.Lo que me había atraido de ellos en un principio fue el diseño. Y ya una vez salidos de la caja no me he visto decepcionado. Los materiales, los acabados, cada detalle es estético en su justa medida.Ahora, una vez probándolos diré que el sonido es exquisito y te permite atender a detalles de tus álbumnes que quizá no habías notado antes. Lo cuál enriquece agradablemente la experiencia de escuchar las melodías que creías que ya te sabías al derecho y al revés.Tienen un balance de graves y agudos muy balanceado. Quizá si eres de los que adoran tener audífonos para subirle a tope y sentir los graves a todo lo que dé, este modelo no sea tu mejor opción.Quisiera creer que están hechos, por lo que los he estado probando, para escuchar el audio de forma "gourmet" y disfrutar de cada instrumento y voz involucrados.Una crítica en la que todas las opiniones y reseñas que he leído coinciden (y penosamente he de sumarme a ellas) es que, en verdad, cansan a las orejas. No estoy hablando de un efecto inmediato. Los he probado por sesiones de dos a tres horas y hasta ahí están confortables. Luego es cuestión de tomar un pequeño descanso (¿qué no deberíamos hacer todo con moderación, a caso?) y a seguirle sin problemas.No soy de escuchar música de mi celular. Trabajo como desarrollador y escucho toda mi música de la computadora (donde paso casi toda mi jornada). Habiendo dicho eso, comentaré también que la cancelación de ruido es un valor agregado que no me esperaba y me fue muy grato al no verme interrumpido por conversaciones ajenas en la oficina. No es que en absoluto no se escuche el exterior, pero funcionan lo suficiente para no ser molestado.Sólo no se ganó su quinta estrella por la cuestión del aplastamiento de orejas, pero tampoco es un detalle que sea factor para no comprarlos.En resumen, si te gusta escuchar la música con atención al detalle y también buscas un diseño sobresaliente y fuera de lo ordinario. Estos audífonos son una muy buena opción.Ero titubante nell'acquistare il prodotto ad una cifra sotto i 100€. Ma come al solito Amazon mi ha smentito !! Prodotto perfetto, eccetto una leggera ammaccatura alla scatola, tra l'altro segnalata in descrizione e dunque non inaspettata. Per il resto ho cercato altri piccole imperfezioni segnalate e motivanti il prezzo ridotto, ma non le ho riscontrate. Veniamo alle cuffie. Premetto che sono le mie prime cuffie on-ear e devo ammettere che calzandole la prima volta un pò di disagio l'ho provato. Poggiano sul padiglione e dopo un oretta un certo fastidio lo causano. Ovviamente non lo posso segnalare come un difetto perchè è implicito nella costruzione di questo specifico tipo di cuffie. Le ho comprate per usarle con un cellulare Cubot che ha subito dimostrato la sua inadeguatezza nel fornire la potenza necessaria alle cuffie per farle girare. Di conseguenza ho posto rimedio acquistando un amplificatore di cuffie. Fornite di questo turbo di energia, sono decollate !! Tenete presente che sono del 1960, musicofilo da sempre, passando indifferentente da EL&P Genesis o Pink Floyd a Damned SexPistols Led Zeppelin DeepPurple e svariando in tutta la classica. Ebbene, facendo girare i brani, semplici mp3 al massimo da 320kbps equalizzati dall'applicazione android DuBMusicPlayer, la migliore a mio avviso nel genere, le Momentum 2.0 è come accendessero la luce su un mondo fino ad oggi inesplorato dalle mie orecchie !! Sentire Highway Star dei Deep o Wish You Where Here dei Pink Floyd o Lost Control dei Joy Division, brani ascoltati oramai centinaia, se non migliaia di volte dalle più svariate fonti sonore e supporti, ebbene le Momentum 2.0 portano in superficie sonorità fino ad oggi mai ascoltate, rendendo il loro ascolto una nuova esperienza !! Lo stesso tipo di esperienza entusiasmante si ha nell'ascolto della classica, mettendo purtroppo a nudo eventuali carenze nelle registrazioni o i limiti impliciti di semplici file mp3 !! In conclusione, affiancate da un amplificatore di cuffie ( il mio l'ho pagato 15 € !! ) sono fantastiche !!