Sennheiser Momentum 4
Ranked 4 of 7 noise-cancelling headphones by recommenders
Recommended for sound quality that people rate above in-ear headphones, plus a large battery. The one criticism is that noise cancelling is poor.
Recommended for sound quality that people rate above in-ear headphones, plus a large battery. The one criticism is that noise cancelling is poor.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 88%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sound better than in-ear headphones
“sound at least as good if not better, have absolutely huge battery compared to tiny apple one”
Comment from 16 Mar 2026 in “AirPods Max 2” “Way better sound quality than the in-ears.”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?” “the sound is probably better”
Comment from 18 Mar 2026 in “Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?”
Other noise-cancelling headphones people recommend
The four most recommended other noise-cancelling headphones, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirPods Max | 56 | 104 | 35% | 6 | 3 yrs8 owners | — |
| Sony WH-1000XM5 | 23 | 17 | 58% | 6 | — | — |
| Bose QuietComfort headphones | 22 | 2 | 92% | 5 | 10 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Sennheiser Momentum 4This page | 7 | 1 | 88% | 3 | — | — |
| Sennheiser HDB 630 | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“has user replacable battery which is better for the environment”
“the sound is probably better”
“anc is trash in the Sennheisers”
“sound at least as good if not better, have absolutely huge battery compared to tiny apple one”
“good enough: sennheiser momentum 4 (affordable)”
“Way better sound quality than the in-ears.”
“do noise cancelling with the cable attached as long as they have battery left”
“They're great, I promise.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.