MOMENTUM 4 Wireless

AirPods Pro 2 for earbuds and Sennheiser Momentum 4 for headphones. Both work well.

I tried the Sennheiser Momentum 4 for gaming. When they are in wireless mode (Bluetooth), the sound was good unless I joined a voice chat, at which point it would dedicate one channel to the mic and would leave the audio on a single channel. This lead to horrible, tinny sounding audio. I ended up returning them which was quite a shame since I really liked the battery life, design & sound when I wasn't in a voice chat.

I have Senn Momentum 4’s which are great wireless, but I just got the Hifiman Ananda Nano’s and they are fantastic. They are open back, so better for listening in a quieter setting. My headphone testing tune is the Opening jam —> China—> Mind left body jam —> Rider on Dick’s Picks 12 (Providence Civic Center 6/26/74 and Boston Garden 6/28/74 . It’s my absolute favorite China Riders partially because it is so crystal clear. The soundstage on the Ananda nano’s is outstanding— you can hear the position of the band on stage, and the clarity is amazing. It’s alot of headphone for 319 right now on Amazon. They are a few years old, but they were 800 or so when they were initially released. They are my end game over the ears (at least for now). I specifically looked for headphones that had the most soundstage because I listen to so much Dead. My listening set up is: ALAC or FLAC from iPhone/iPad/MacBook Pro— Qudelix 5k DAC— Douk audio preamp— Douk audio headphone amp — Ananada’s.

i really like my sennheiser momentum 4 in my eyes they are the best bang for buck

had them for quite awhile now and they survived lots of dropping and slamming against stuff

Sennheiser Momentum 4 can be found close to that budget. Maybe some refurbs. They are supposed to have best sound quality, but medicore ANC. Sony ULT wear and Bose QC have much better ANC. Sony has overwhelming bass and are quite capable with EQ and loaded with features. Bose have best ANC, are most comfy and have crystal clear sound. If you don't use max volume (and isolated headphones with ANC help to avoid that), people should not hear your music.

Not sure if they are studio headphones, but I'm pretty sure they are not gaming headsets either. I got my bose quietcomfort 15 around 2012 iirc and they are still my pc headphones to this day (I have a sennheiser momentum 4 for when I have to walk around the house and don't want a wire interfering). The qc works without a problem and honestly they are one of the nicest headphones I had the pleasure of interacting with.

I have three of these and will give my opinions. Best for music is clearly the Focal Bathys with the onboard DAC. This rivals my DCA Noire and LCD-3 headphones for separation and clarity. Not as detailed as the LCD-3 but still clearly the best sound profile of the three. The ANC is the worst of the 3 especially for low dB noises. Microphone also worst of the 3. Comfort is ok but not phenomenal. Most comfortable with the best ANC for me is the Bose QC Ultra with the Sony right behind. Bose and Sony both need EQ and I don't see much of a difference between them for that. Sony has more bells and whistles with the APP with a better environment for adaptive sound control if that is of interest to you. And out of the box Sony sound better but for me still needs a lot of EQ to even out the low and high frequencies. Also I'm not a huge fan of the lack of deep cups for the WH1000X6 but that is just my preference for comfort. But agree just test all three by going to big box store or ordering and returning them. I also agree that the #2 for sound is the Sennheiser Momentum 4 which is the best deal of the four.

Current deals on the Sennheiser Momentum 4. I have the Bose QC Ultra v1 and they have great ANC, solid microphones and a pretty commerically forward slightly above average sonic approach. We have the XM5 and XM6 and they are the same except their EQ program and App run circles around the Bose app. But neither is as good sonically as the Momentum 4 which has solid but not leading ANC/microphones.

I also have B&W Px8 and love them for travel but you wont' find them or other B&W headphones that I would get (Px7s3, Px8 Px8 ii) for < $400. For ANC you really can't go wrong with Bose or Sony. Both have really good ANC and microphones. Bose are pretty close to the build of the B&W Px series they just don't use premium leather on the headband and have much more plastic in the build. Sony is their utilitarian look, which I happen to not be a huge fan of as the earcups are quite shallow and the headband is less comfortable than the B&W or Bose. Aventho have a very strange upper range that I would stay away from. Momentum 4 has very good (not top in class like Bose and Sony) ANC with a very good App and a very nice commercially forward sound. I've never used AKG so can't comment on those.

Wait until the summer sale at Amazon and then look at the: Sennheiser Momentum 4, or the B&W Px7s3. Both should be below $400. If you need it now, get the Sennheiser.

Much more bass forward than the Bathys and you do need to EQ the lower treble. With that said, using Wavelet to mitigate those issues, I really like the Px series.