Sennheiser Accentum is a mid-range headset launched by the German audio company to fill the space between Momentum 4 and HD450. With a price of $200 and inheriting the design from its predecessor Momentum 4, Accentum is a quite serious competitor to the JBL Live 660NC and Sony WH-XB910N. Here are my experiences after a few days of using it as my main headset.
The overall design of Sennheiser Accentum as mentioned above is inherited from Momentume 4, so even though it is a bit smaller in size, it is still very comfortable to wear and looks quite nice. At a much lower price, the material and finish of the Accentum cannot be equal to the Momentum 4. The headband is only made from plastic and if you pay close attention you will discover plastic threads in the joints. However, it does not affect the aesthetics too much and in return, the Accentum still feels very solid when held in the hand or worn on the ear.
Although Accentum’s ear cushions are smaller in size than Momentume 4, they are thicker and a bit harder, so when I first wore them, I didn’t feel as comfortable, but after wearing them for about 15-20 minutes, I found that they were much more airy than Momentume 4. Not too hot or stuffy.
Another unfortunate cut on Accentum compared to Momentume 4 is the touch control system. I don’t really like having to press each button if I want to increase or decrease the volume or pause.
In terms of parameters and features, Sennheiser Accentum is quite fully equipped and provides a comfortable experience for users. With a battery life of 50 hours on the ear and Bluetooth 5.2 standard, this headset does not have any problems with connection or usage time, however compared to other headset models, the Accentum has a quite low volume when used. To keep the same volume level, I often have to turn it up to 80-90% volume to hear it comfortably.
Sennheiser Accentum is also equipped with active noise cancellation and crosstalk, but I find it only at a good level, even somewhat worse than the WH-CH720NC. However, Accentum’s passive soundproofing ability is already quite good, so I just need to turn on the music at about 70% volume to almost not hear outside sounds.
The overall sound quality of the Sennheiser Accentum still has the characteristics of the Sen family, which is a thick and dark sound but still has quite good detail in the high range. Compared to the Momentume 4, this one is only worse in the range and The bass doesn’t have as much depth. I have tested quite a few music genres and found that Accentum sounds quite good, but it will be suitable for songs with a slow tempo and not too detailed. Listen to young music, popular music or just a little EDM with this girl, it’s all ok.
In summary, Sennheiser Accentum is a pretty good choice at a price range of $200 when it has a beautiful, sturdy design, enough features and quite popular, easy-to-listen sound quality. I think the weakness of this product is that the finish is not polished and the active noise cancellation is not too good compared to the price range.
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Sennheiser ACCENTUM Wireless Bluetooth Headphones – 50-Hour Battery Life, Audio, Hybrid Noise Cancelling (ANC), All-Day Comfort and Clear Voice Pick-up for Calls, White: Buy it now