The Sennheiser Momentum headphones will appeal to audiophiles or anyone looking for full-size, over-the-ear headphones that sound equally good with a wide variety of music genres. Build quality is superb, and the handsome design is a nice alternative to more hip-hop and fashion-oriented headphones...

Elegant; plush and well designed; Sound and build quality are excellent; Nice carrying case; as well as two cables; Apple-friendly in-line remote and microphone

Pricey; Don't fold flat for compact storage

Sennheiser has married premium sound with jaw-dropping good looks in their new Momentum headphones.

: Wonderfully styled; Thoroughly engineered; Exceptional sound; : If we had to knit-pick, they leak sound at max volume

: If we had to knit-pick; they leak sound at max volume

Dipping their toes in the water of fashionable mobilewear, Sennheiser released the Momentum Black Edition to the public. While it certainly is slick, and it has a mostly good performance, there's a really bizarre issue in the 3.5kHz range that will make higher notes sound very strange.

Paying Rs 25,000 seems a bit obscene for a headphone, but if you are an audio nut then an amount four times more will also be ‘okay' if it is good enough for the ‘Sound of Music.' Sennheiser, of course, is a well-known German audio brand and like most things German, nothing less than perfection will...

Great sound quality!

I have owned a lot of headphones in my lifetime. Sound Quality: After listening to a large variety of high-end headphones: Beats offers an interesting "fun" sound for R&B, Hip-Hop and Pop, but these headphones offer you a broad range of accurate frequencies across the spectrum for listening to Jazz,...

True Sound

Need a travel case

Comfortable to wear for hours and with amazing sound quality, these headphones are as good as you'd hope them to be at this price

The sheer scale of the headphone market - something I have been banging on about for some time - was finally given some supporting numbers recently. At a recent press launch (ironically not for the Sennheisers), the sales figures for the UK suggests that 12 million over ear and in ear headphones...

Superb design and styling; Powerful and well balanced sound; Excellent build

Relatively costly; Don't fold down; Not the most sensitive

1 month, yes I have tried in the same series, a JVC, less expensive but also less robust bcp, the headband broke

With so many options in the premium headphone market, it can be easy to get lost in the background noise. Sennheiser's new Momentum headphones dispel the aural flotsam with a luxurious, lightweight design and the company's high-quality sound. At $349, these cans are pricey, but they're worth it.

Stylish lightweight frame; Rich and balanced audio; Comfortable fit; Secure lock audio cables

Expensive; In-line media controls are iOS-exclusive