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Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless Headphones Review (2026)
We’ve waited almost four years for a new pair of Sennheiser Momentum wireless over-ear headphones. That’s eons in a world where Sony, Apple, and Bowers & Wilkins have been busy launching stellar Bluetooth headphones like the Sony WH-1000XM6, Apple AirPods Max 2, and Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3.
Plenty has happened in the intervening years—not least, Sennheiser’s consumer division being sold to hearing aid company Sonova, which is currently looking to sell it on. Thankfully, the Momentum 5 is a hugely enjoyable pair of premium headphones with some unexpectedly good features, and not the product of a troubled homelife.
The Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless look good. They strike a middle ground between premium cans (AirPods Max 2, Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3) and more lightweight ones (Bose QuietComfort Headphones, Sony WH-1000XM5). The 10.3-ounce build is mainly plastic, and the ear cups are basic, but the denim trim on the top of the comfortable headband adds fun texture. They are not head turners like the Nothing Headphone (1), but they are still nice to look at, and come in blue denim (pictured), black, and white.
They are, however, very comfortable, with a great level of squish to the earpads. Massive ears (like mine) have room to flap, and the headband doesn’t add any uncomfortable pressure. No over-ear headphone is perfect to wear with glasses, but I happily wore these for hours. When temperatures hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit my ears got sweaty, but so did the rest of me, to be fair.
The Momentum 5 Wireless get up to 57 hours of battery with ANC on, according to Sennheiser. That’s almost double what the Sony WH-1000XM6 and Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 can do. It’s three hours shy of the older Momentum 4, and 13 hours less than the similarly priced Marshall Monitor III ANC.
I didn’t perform an exact test on the 57-hour battery claim, but it seems fairly accurate in my real-world use thus far. I have been using the Momentum 5 daily for the past month, and they are still at about 50 percent charge.
The more interesting story to me is that the battery can be easily replaced. Remove the left ear pad, unscrew four Phillips-head screws, lift the cover, and the battery can be unplugged and swapped out in seconds.
iFixit has been showing us how to replace batteries in electronics for years, but this is the first time I’ve seen a headphone brand actively encourage consumers to do it themselves. I think Sennheiser embracing our right to repair is worth celebrating, even if, at the time of publication, the replaceable battery isn't available for purchase.
The Momentum 5 Wireless supports SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Lossless, and aptX Adaptive codecs, plus multipoint connectivity. Plug in using either the 3.5-millimeter jack or the USB-C port to get digital lossless audio (up to 24-bit/96 kHz).
The Sennheiser Smart Control Plus app is where you can customize ANC levels, transparency, an eight-band EQ, connection preferences, and Dolby Atmos. You can also save sound profiles based on your location, maxing out ANC when you hit the office, for instance.