Sony WI-C600N vs Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear/HD1 In-Ear Wireless: Which Headphones Are Better?

Tested using Methodology v1.4

Updated Dec 06, 2021 02:41 PM

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Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear/HD1 In-Ear Wireless Picture

TypeIn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

Noise CancellingNo

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

MicYes

TypeIn-ear

EnclosureClosed-Back

Noise CancellingYes

WirelessYes

TransducerDynamic

MicYes

Our Verdict

Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear/HD1 In-Ear Wireless

Sony WI-C600N Wireless

The Sony WI-C600N Wireless are better around-the-neck headphones than the Sennheiser Momentum In-Ear Wireless. They are more portable thanks to their malleable neckband and their sound quality is also better, but you can EQ both headphones in their respective apps. They're also noise cancelling in-ears and block a decent amount of ambient noise, which is good for commuting. On the other hand, you get more battery life with the Sennheisers, their latency is lower, and some may not notice the delay when watching video content.

Variants

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

WI-C600N (Black)
WI-C600N (Blue)
WI-C600N (Grey)

Review

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Check Price

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

Black

WI-C600N

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

Walmart.com

Blue

WI-C600N

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

B&H

Grey

WI-C600N

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

BestBuy.com

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

6.7

7.0

Noise Isolation

5.8

7.6

Full Comparison

Mixed Usage

6.7

7.0

Neutral Sound

6.5

7.0

Commute/Travel

6.9

7.4

Sports/Fitness

7.5

7.7

Office

6.7

Wireless Gaming

5.4

5.5

Wired Gaming

5.3

5.5

Phone Calls

6.1

6.5

Design

Style

Design Picture 2

Type

In-ear

Enclosure

Closed-Back

Wireless

Yes

Transducer

Dynamic

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Comfort

7.0

Comfort Picture

Weight

0.1 lbs

0.07 lbs

Clamping Force

0 lbs

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Controls

7.2

7.5

Controls Picture

OS Compatibility

N/A

Not OS specific

Ease Of Use

Decent

Okay

Feedback

Decent

Good

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

9.1

9.2

Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference

0.9 °C

0.8 °C

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Portability

7.1

7.8

Portability Picture

L

6.3"

W

5.3"

4.6"

H

0.9"

0.5"

Volume

33 in³

15 in³

Transmitter Required

N/A

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Case

8.0

0.0

Case Picture

Type

Hard case

No case

L

7.3"

N/A

W

6.3"

N/A

H

1.2"

N/A

Volume

55 in³

N/A

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Build Quality

7.0

Build Quality Picture

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Stability

7.5

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

2.82 dB

0.33 dB

Treble Amount

-2.22 dB

-4.09 dB

Frequency Response Consistency

8.3

9.4

Consistency L

Consistency R

Avg. Std. Deviation

0.34 dB

0.12 dB

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Raw Frequency Response

Bass Accuracy

7.6

8.6

Bass

Bass

Std. Err.

3.32 dB

2.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

10 Hz

13.74 Hz

Low-Bass

1.35 dB

-0.39 dB

Mid-Bass

2.73 dB

2.32 dB

High-Bass

5.38 dB

2.87 dB

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Mid Accuracy

7.9

8.2

Mid

Mid

Std. Err.

2.82 dB

2.35 dB

Low-Mid

3.09 dB

3.76 dB

Mid-Mid

-2.4 dB

0.42 dB

High-Mid

-2.18 dB

-0.23 dB

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Treble Accuracy

6.1

7.1

Treble

Treble

Std. Err.

5.03 dB

3.86 dB

Low-Treble

-5.31 dB

-3.84 dB

Mid-Treble

0.3 dB

-2.23 dB

High-Treble

-2.23 dB

-7.38 dB

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Peaks/Dips

6.2

8.2

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks/Dips Graph

Peaks

2.74 dB

1.23 dB

Dips

1.63 dB

0.81 dB

Imaging

8.9

9.3

Group Delay

Phase Response

Weighted Group Delay

0.1

0.17

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch

0.61

0.56

Weighted Frequency Mismatch

1.09

0.65

Weighted Phase Mismatch

5.91

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Passive Soundstage

1.0

0.9

PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)

N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.)

N/A

PRTF Distance

N/A

Openness

4.0

2.4

Acoustic Space Excitation

1.1

1.3

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Virtual Soundstage

0.0

Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling

Speaker Modeling

Room Ambience

Head Tracking

Virtual Surround

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

8.1

7.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion

WHD @ 90

0.228

0.334

WHD @ 100

0.079

0.123

Test Settings

Firmware

Unknown

Power

Connection

Bluetooth 4.0

Codec

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ

Off

ANC

Tip/Pad

Silicone (small)

Microphone

Integrated

Isolation

Noise Isolation

5.8

7.6

Noise Isolation

Isolation Audio

Overall Attenuation

-15.59 dB

-20.1 dB

Noise Cancelling

Yes

Bass

2.76 dB

-11.78 dB

Mid

-11.04 dB

-18.22 dB

Treble

-39.63 dB

-30.84 dB

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Leakage

9.1

8.9

Leakage

Leakage Audio

Overall Leakage @ 1ft

26.65 dB

28.02 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style

Integrated

Yes

In-Line

Boom

Detachable Boom

N/A

Mic

Yes

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Recording Quality

5.6

6.2

Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech

LFE

479.46 Hz

65.36 Hz

FR Std. Dev.

1.62 dB

5.3 dB

HFE

2,523.3 Hz

2,451.46 Hz

Weighted THD

21.824

14.539

Gain

44.33 dB

41.71 dB

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Noise Handling

6.6

6.2

SpNR

Speech + Pink Noise

Speech + Subway Noise

SpNR

17.88 dB

14.71 dB

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Active Features

Battery

6.0

4.9

Battery Type

Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life

9.5 hrs

5.9 hrs

Additional Charges

0.0

Total Battery Life

9.5 hrs

5.9 hrs

Charge Time

1.8 hrs

2.1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature

Audio While Charging

Passive Playback

Charging Port

micro-USB

USB-C

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App Support

7.5

8.0

App Picture

App Name

Sennheiser Cap Tune

Sony| Headphones Connect

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

macOS

N/A

Windows

N/A

Equalizer

Parametric + Presets

Graphic + Presets

ANC Control

On/Off

Mic Control

Room Effects

Playback Control

Yes

Button Mapping

N/A

Yes

Surround Sound

N/A

Surround Support

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Connectivity

Bluetooth

7.5

7.2

Bluetooth Version

4.1

4.2

Multi-Device Pairing

NFC Pairing

Yes

Line Of Sight Range

124 ft

168 ft

PC Latency (SBC)

144 ms

209 ms

PC Latency (aptX)

120 ms

197 ms

PC Latency (aptX HD)

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL)

N/A

iOS Latency

280 ms

Android Latency

128 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless

0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range

N/A

Non-BT Latency

N/A

Wired

6.7

0.0

Cable Picture

Analog Audio

N/A

USB Audio

Yes

Detachable

Yes

Length

N/A

Connection

N/A

No Wired Option

Wired Latency

N/A

Analog/USB Audio Latency

N/A

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PC / PS4 Compatibility

PC/PS4 Analog

PC/PS4 Wired USB

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless

Xbox One Compatibility

Xbox One Analog

Xbox One Wired USB

Xbox One 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

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

Black

WI-C600N

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

Walmart.com

Blue

WI-C600N

Standard

HD1 In-Ear Wireless

B&H

Grey

WI-C600N