We compared our reviews of the two over - auricle headphones to influence which headphones are good .
Price
The Sonos Ace is the more expensive of the two headphones , with an RRP of £ 449 / $ 449 / € 499 .
In comparison , the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless has a cheaper RRP of £ 309.99 / $ 379.95 / € 369.90 .
Design
We hailed theSonos Aceas “ the comfiest duad of over - ear earphone ” thanks to the padded look of the vegan leather earpads . every bit the synthetic leather earpads of the Momentum 4 Wireless offer a lithesome impinging region that form wear them “ for both inadequate and extended periods very easy ” .
Although both the Ace and Momentum are useable in just two colour : shameful or white , the Momentum 4 has more of a unmixed finale which we conclude was “ less fancy ” than former generations . Although this is down to personal predilection , if visuals are important to you then perhaps these are n’t as ideal as other pick , such as theAirPods Max .
The Sonos Ace has three button across the two earcups , including the Content Key which bid tactual means of operation for playback , adjusting loudness and select or wane call . There ’s also a dedicated superpower button and another for ensure ANC but no 3.5 mm jack .
Instead the Momentum 4 has just one button for controlling , which is oversee through the touch venire on the right earcup and unlike the Sonos Ace , there ’s even a 3.5 millimetre jack .
Features
The Sonos Ace volunteer a “ very good”ANCwithout needing the headphones to be at a higher volume than 50 % , with the Aware Mode peculiarly capable to voice so innate to the point where there ’s “ slight difference between weary the headphones or taking them off ” .
The Momentum 4 Wireless also offers ANC and although they do “ impress in a variety of environment ” and when dealing with gang noise or handling traffic , there still continue a degree of ambient noise peek through . Having said that , we found the clarity of Transparency mode to be clear , elaborate and “ up there with the best ” .
What particularly sets the Ace apart is the Sonos telly Audio Swap which creates a direct Wi - Fi connective to the Sonos Arc ( more Sonos compatibility is coming before long ) via an iOS machine , give up you to play your TV audio through your headphones .
The Momentum 4 also boasts first-class battery life , with 60 hour in amount that can easily last for around two workweek with oecumenical use . In equivalence , the bombardment life on the Ace is estimate to be around 30 hours with ANC enabled .
Sound Quality
Although the Ace does n’t sound as percipient as flagshipSonyorBoseheadphones , its 40 millimetre custom designed dynamic driver are praised as one of the most “ comfy sounding earphone ” as it was capable to register potent lows and productive bass easily and midrange presented with enjoyable floor of clarity .
In plus , we actually preferred the Dynamic school principal - tracking of the Sonos Ace to Bose ’s Immersive Audio feature article , as we intend the former hold back a weightiness to its sounds .
The Momentum 4 Wireless can also raise medicine with high levels of clarity and an talkative soundstage . We found that they took on a more “ even - handed approach ” to deliver music and “ relay all the point … without colour in the audio ” . Of the two , we ’d say the Sennheiser is the better - sounding pair .
Call quality for both phone is seemly , with the Momentum 4 boasting the edge as “ noises were inhibit well ” and interpreter clarity was n’t impacted . While the Ace however performed well in quiet areas , “ in noisy area the phone do n’t seem to suppress as much noise as they could ” .
Verdict
If you do n’t require to spend too much and postulate a reliable pair of headphones that ’ll also well see you through taking calls , then the Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless are a great selection .
If however you already have other Sonos products , would especially appreciate the TV Audio Swap feature and require first-class adaptive ANC tone , then the Sonos Ace is a better suited option for you .
