Sennheiser introduced a brand new pair of mid-ranged headphones at the moment that carry over some options from its newest flagship mannequin. The Accentum Wi-fi gives “an identical sound” to the $380 Momentum 4, together with hybrid lively noise cancellation (ANC), 50-hour battery life and a $180 price ticket.
The corporate suggests you’ll hear “breathtaking Sennheiser sound” from Accentum Wi-fi. They use 37mm dynamic transducers (barely smaller than the 42mm ones within the Momentum 4) and Bluetooth 5.2 with multipoint connectivity. The headphones help aptX HD, which might output as much as a 576 kbps bitrate for these with supported gadgets. It’s additionally appropriate with AAC (the utmost for iPhone customers) and SBC codecs.
The headphones’ battery can final an estimated 50 hours on a single cost, not terribly removed from the Momentum 4’s absurd 60 hours. (By comparability, Sony’s newest flagship headphones are solely rated for 30 hours.) Sennheiser says the Accentum can quick-charge for as much as 5 further hours of playtime in solely 10 minutes. As well as, the included USB-C cable additionally allows wired listening mode for environments the place Bluetooth doesn’t make sense.
On the voice aspect, the Accentum Wi-fi has two mics with a wind-reduction mode and adjustable sidetone, which helps you to management how a lot you hear your voice throughout calls. The headphones additionally pair with the Sennheiser Sensible Management app, which provides you a five-band equalizer, person presets, software program updates and administration of multipoint connections.
Sennheiser claims the Accentum’s battery life is matched by its long-term consolation. “The earcup and headband padding contact factors effortlessly conform to the wearer’s form, with a mild contact that at all times feels safe and pure,” the corporate wrote in a press launch. The fold-out cans additionally seem to borrow design cues from the Momentum 4, which (considerably controversially) dropped earlier Momentum headphones’ iconic / classic look.
The black model of the Accentum Wi-fi will start transport on October 4, with pre-orders beginning tomorrow (September 26). In the meantime, the white colorway arrives in “late November.” The headphones value $180 and will likely be out there from choose retailers and Sennheiser’s web site.