Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless vs Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ear/HD1 On-Ear: Which Headphones Are Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.5

Updated Jun 14, 2023 03:36 PM

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Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ear/HD1 On-Ear Picture

TypeOn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessNo

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingNo

MicYes

TypeOver-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

Noise CancellingYes

MicYes

Our Verdict

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ear/HD1 On-Ear

Sony WH-1000XM2 Wireless

The Sony WH-1000XM2 are a much better headphone than the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0 On-Ear, but they're also wireless and noise cancelling which is not as comparable. The WH-1000XM2 are more suitable for commuting and traveling than the Sennheisers since they are noise cancelling and the Sennheisers are not. The Sonys also have a lot more features like a customizable EQ, codec options, and room effects. On the other hand, since the Sennheisers are wired, they have no latency when watching videos. They're also a bit more compact and portable than the Sonys.

Variants

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (Android, Black)
Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (Android, Ivory)
Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (Android, Silver)
Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (iOS, Black)
Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (iOS, Brown)
Momentum 2.0 On-Ear (iOS, Ivory)

WH-1000XM2 (Black)
WH-1000XM2 (White)

Review

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Android, Black

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

Black

WH-1000XM2

Android, Ivory

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

White

WH-1000XM2

Android, Silver

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Black

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Brown

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Ivory

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

Notice: Two or more of the products selected have been tested with different test methodologies, so some of the results below aren't directly comparable. Learn how our test benches and scoring system work, and read more about the latest changes to our headphones test methodology.

Threshold

0.10

Mixed Usage

5.8

No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

5.8

Neutral Sound

6.8

7.4

Commute/Travel

5.3

7.9

Sports/Fitness

6.1

7.2

Office

5.4

7.4

Wireless Gaming

5.1

5.9

Wired Gaming

6.8

7.5

Phone Calls

6.1

6.8

Design

Style

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Type

On-ear

Over-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

6.5

7.5

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.39 lbs

0.61 lbs

Clamping Force

0.65 lbs

0.9 lbs

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Controls

7.1

7.2

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

iOS

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Okay

Feedback

Decent

Okay

Call/Music Control

Yes

Volume Control

Yes

Microphone Control

Channel Mixing

N/A

Noise Cancelling Control

N/A

On/Off

Talk-Through

N/A

On/Off

Additional Controls

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Breathability

7.3

6.4

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

3.4 °C

6 °C

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Portability

6.5

6.1

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L

4.33"

4.9" (12.4 cm)

W

6.5"

6.0" (15.2 cm)

H

2.17"

3.3" (8.4 cm)

Volume

60.92 in³

96.00 in³ (1,573.15 cm³)

Transmitter Required

N/A

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Case

7.0

8.0

Case Picture

Type

Soft case

Hard case

L

6.5"

7.1" (18.0 cm)

W

7.68"

8.1" (20.6 cm)

H

2.36"

2.4" (6.1 cm)

Volume

117.8 in³

136.00 in³ (2,228.63 cm³)

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Build Quality

7.5

8.0

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

6.5

7.0

Stability Picture

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Headshots 1

Angled Picture

Side Picture

Headshots 2

Front Picture

Rear Picture

Top

Top Picture

In The Box

In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile

Frequency Response

Frequency Response

Bass Amount

1.65 dB

1.85 dB

Treble Amount

-0.47 dB

-2.22 dB

Frequency Response Consistency

7.9

8.0

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.42 dB

0.4 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Bass Accuracy

8.2

8.0

Bass

Bass

Std. Err.

2.47 dB

2.8 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

10 Hz

10.15 Hz

Low-Bass

2.32 dB

1.94 dB

Mid-Bass

2.87 dB

2.49 dB

High-Bass

2.82 dB

4.21 dB

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Mid Accuracy

7.7

7.8

Mid

Mid

Std. Err.

3.13 dB

2.94 dB

Low-Mid

-2.46 dB

1.32 dB

Mid-Mid

-3.46 dB

-2.89 dB

High-Mid

0.87 dB

1.58 dB

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Treble Accuracy

6.8

8.4

Treble

Treble

Std. Err.

4.49 dB

2.38 dB

Low-Treble

-1.95 dB

1.38 dB

Mid-Treble

1.67 dB

-0.31 dB

High-Treble

-3.56 dB

-12.79 dB

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Peaks/Dips

6.3

7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

2.46 dB

1.97 dB

Dips

2.28 dB

1.56 dB

Imaging

8.5

8.7

Group Delay

Phase Response

Phase Response Mismatch

Weighted Group Delay

0.19

0.15

Weighted Phase Mismatch

4.02

3.94

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.99

0.79

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

1.96

1.79

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Passive Soundstage

3.3

3.9

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

4.84 dB

5.03 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.)

-0.17 dB

10 dB

PRTF Distance

-4.41 dB

9.17 dB

Openness

7.3

0.7

Acoustic Space Excitation

5.3

3.4

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Virtual Soundstage

6.4

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

On/Off

Speaker Modeling

On/Off

Room Ambience

Presets

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

360 Reality Audio

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion

5.9

7.3

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.599

0.337

WHD @ 100

1.136

0.246

Test Settings

Firmware

Unknown

Power

Connection

Unknown

Codec

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ

Off

ANC

Tip/Pad

Default

Microphone

Integrated

Isolation

Noise Isolation

3.1

9.1

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-7.3 dB

-28.14 dB

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Bass

-0.05 dB

-18.8 dB

Mid

-3.71 dB

-26.11 dB

Treble

-18.32 dB

-40.11 dB

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Leakage

5.8

7.0

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

46.22 dB

39.63 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Yes

Boom

Detachable Boom

N/A

Mic

Yes

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Recording Quality

7.3

6.3

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

472.58 Hz

273 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

3.2 dB

4.35 dB

HFE

14,905.89 Hz

3,272.31 Hz

Weighted THD

1.012

13.969

Gain

20.48 dB

43.08 dB

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Noise Handling

6.0

6.3

SpNR

SpNR

12.55 dB

6.61 dB

Noise Gate

Speech + Pink Noise Handling

6.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample

Speech + Subway Noise Handling

6.0

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample

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Active Features

Battery

0.0

8.4

Battery Type

N/A

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

N/A

28 hrs

Additional Charges

N/A

0.0

Total Battery Life

N/A

28 hrs

Charge Time

N/A

3.6 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

N/A

Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging

N/A

Passive Playback

N/A

Yes

Charging Port

N/A

micro-USB

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App Support

0.0

8.5

App Picture

App Name

N/A

Sony| Headphones Connect

iOS

N/A

Yes

Android

N/A

Yes

macOS

N/A

Windows

N/A

Equalizer

N/A

Graphic + Presets

ANC Control

N/A

On/Off

Mic Control

N/A

Room Effects

N/A

Yes

Playback Control

N/A

Yes

Button Mapping

N/A

Yes

Surround Sound

N/A

Surround Support

Yes

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Connectivity

Bluetooth

0.0

7.4

Bluetooth Version

N/A

4.1

Multi-Device Pairing

N/A

NFC Pairing

N/A

Yes

Line Of Sight Range

N/A

172.00 ft (52.43 m)

PC Latency (SBC)

N/A

304 ms

PC Latency (aptX)

N/A

230 ms

PC Latency (aptX HD)

299 ms

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

13 ms

Android Latency

70 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless

0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Non-BT Latency

N/A

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Wired

9.5

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Analog Audio

Yes

USB Audio

Detachable

Yes

Length

4.49 ft

5.00 ft (1.52 m)

Connection

1/8" TRS

Wired Latency

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency

0 ms

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PC Compatibility

Analog

Audio Only

Wired USB

Non-BT Wireless

PC / PS4 Compatibility

PC / PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PlayStation Compatibility

PS4 Analog

Audio + Microphone

Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB

PS4 Non-BT Wireless

PS5 Analog

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB

PS5 Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless

Xbox Series X|S Analog

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless

Base/Dock

0.0

Type

N/A

No Base/Dock

USB Input

N/A

Line In

N/A

Line Out

N/A

Optical Input

N/A

RCA Input

N/A

Dock Charging

N/A

Power Supply

N/A

No Base/Dock

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Check Price

Android, Black

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

Black

WH-1000XM2

Android, Ivory

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

White

WH-1000XM2

Android, Silver

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Black

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Brown

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear

iOS, Ivory

Momentum 2.0 On-Ear