- All right, so in this video we're gonna be comparing
the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3
to the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX.
Also, be sure to stick around to the end
so you can hear the microphone samples
from both of these high-end earbuds.
So, let's just jump straight in.
Now, first up,
let's talk about the connectivity,
and this is something where
they kinda have some commonality.
Both of them are running Bluetooth 5.2
and they do feature AAC and SBC as their connection codex
as well as aptX Adaptive,
if you're on Android devices.
Now, one thing where they do differ-
Now, one thing or one way
where they do differentiate from each other
is the fact that the Beoplay EX have a functional,
multi-point connectivity mode.
So, you can definitely connect them to two devices
at the same time,
whether it's your cell phone and your laptop
or like myself, where I connect them
to my cell phone and my tablet,
no issues with that connection at all.
Now, just to be fair,
as far as we know and what I've heard,
is that Sennheiser is supposed to bring
multi-point connectivity via a firmware update
at some point in the future,
but as of the making of this video,
they can only be paired to one device at a time.
So, if you're watching this video somewhere in the future
and you think, oh, I'm gonna leave Jefe a comment
about how he's wrong about the multi-point,
listen, just save it, all right?
Just look at the upload date
and that'll tell you the whole story right there.
So, the winner for connectivity as of right now
is going to be the Beoplay EX.
So, now let's move over to the battery,
so let's talk about the battery and case
on these earbuds right here.
So, first up, in my testing
with noise cancellation turned on,
I managed to get 5 hours and 3 minutes
out of the Beoplay EX,
and I got 4 hours, 51 minutes,
out of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3.
Now, we're talking about a 12 minute difference here
between these earbuds, with noise cancellation turned on.
So that's a very, very minimal difference here,
almost marginal to say, but a win is a win.
I have to give the win to the EX on this one,
just based on those few minute,
but to be honest, it's almost a tie
because they're very close on performance for playback time,
they're very close in performance
for how many recharges you get in the case,
so it's almost marginal there,
but a win is a win, right?
So, yeah, we got that there.
So, now let's move over
to the comfort and stability of the earbuds themselves,
so let's go ahead and pop one of these out here.
So, we've got one of these,
obviously there's a different design
or an obvious difference in design between these two
where your EX is a stem-style design
and your Momentum True Wireless 3 is a stemless design,
but they do offer a little wing tip right there
so that makes a difference.
Now for me, I would say
this is also gonna be a tie in a sense,
and I'll give you a reason why,
the Momentum True Wireless 3
are more comfortable in my opinion,
and they're the most comfortable from
Sennheiser specifically, but the Beo-
Okay, so I'm getting myself tongue-twisted here.
Let's go back.
While the Momentum True Wireless 3
are the most comfortable
True Wireless earbuds from Sennheiser,
the Beoplay EX still have them beat on comfort.
Now, they feel light in my ear
and can be worn for hours easily, however,
however, and there's always gonna be a but here,
the grip from the wings
on the Sennheiser Momentum 3 right here,
they make all the difference for stability
and they make these
the Sennheiser Momentum 3, a better choice
if you're gonna be doing sports or exercises,
workouts, anything like that,
the Momentum 3's are gonna be the better option for you.
So for me, I don't know,
comfort-wise they're both comfortable for me,
but the grip is better
on the Momentum True Wireless 3.
So, I'm gonna give the win here, for comfort and stability,
over to the Momentum True Wireless 3.
So, now let's move over one more time,
let's see if we can do this real quick.
Let's talk about the app support
because both of these earbuds do feature app support
and let's see,
let me see if I can bring them up here for you guys.
Okay, so we're gonna bust out the trustee S22 Ultra,
let me pull out just a little bit here.
All right.
Shout out to Jubilee from the X-Men,
and let's go ahead and bring up
the Smart Control app right there.
Okay, let's give that a sec,
bring out the (indistinct), and let's see here,
and we'll pop open the Bang & Olufsen app.
So, we got two apps right here.
There's the app for the Momentum True Wireless,
it's already set up.
Let's give the Bang & Olufsen's chance here to get going.
All right, so it's a little bit slow sometimes,
the Bang & Olufsen app, I'll tell you that right now,
so just straight up, let's give it a minute,
but sometimes it takes a little while to connect,
so let's see what happens there.
You're watching this in real-time as they pair up,
so hopefully, it'll happen.
But, while this is going down-
Okay, there they go, they're finally connected. Good Lord.
All right.
So, they both offer app support obviously,
but the Sennheiser app
is gonna be the more polished out of the two.
Let me go ahead and punch in just a little bit here
for you guys.
So, this is gonna be the more polished out of the two,
in my opinion.
So obviously, you're gonna get your different connections,
so if you have 'em connected at multiple devices,
you can do that.
You have EQ in here,
and this is where you can go and do your own custom,
or if you wanna mess around with one of the presets,
you can totally do that.
In addition to that-
In addition to this, you also get your base boost
and your podcast modes,
and you can always save your own presets if you wish.
So, with Bang & Olufsen,
you do have some some EQ ability here,
so there are some presets you can save your own,
but it isn't the same type of an EQ
as what you get with Sennheiser.
So, you don't get the graphic EQ,
you just kinda have to move this around
to a setting that sounds good to you,
and then you save it.
So, it's a little bit different.
It's not bad, but it's a little bit different.
So, that's one of the ways that you can see
the difference between them.
Obviously, both of 'em-
Here, you got playback controls,
you get your volume control there.
You don't see that here on this one,
but you do see your listening modes here.
So noise canceling, transparency, neutral,
you have your adaptive ANC.
And here, you have transparency mode,
you have adaptive noise cancellation,
there's also an anti-wind,
so you get some different options.
Not only that, going in here,
into the Sennheiser one,
you actually have more options,
smart pause, for more updates,
auto-accepting calls, tone and voice prompts.
And then backing up one more time,
so let's do that here,
right there.
And then you also have your custom controls,
and this is really one of the things
that really sets the Sennheisers apart
from the Bang & Olufsens,
is the customizable controls.
This is important for everyone.
There's a lot of people who,
in my review of the Beoplay EX,
they agreed with me in the sense that
for a earbud that's that expensive,
we should have programmable controls,
you should be able to adjust them
to whatever controls you want to have.
So, while both of the controls on both of these earbuds
are really responsive, I'd really like to see some
ability to go in and make those custom options for myself.
I believe everybody would agree.
But aside from that,
for app support itself,
I'm gonna give the win to Sennheiser
for having a more fleshed-out app,
for having additional options,
and having the ability to customize touch controls
on their earbuds,
but that's just my opinion there.
So, now let's go ahead,
let me get these outta the way here real quick.
All right, so next up
we're gonna get into some of the performance
of the Beoplay EX versus the Sennheiser Momentum 3.
So, let's get into the meat and potatoes here,
so let's start with the ambient sound.
Now, for ambient sound,
this one was a bit closer
because both of them are actually pretty good.
So, the Beoplay EX has a more natural sounding ambient mode
than the Momentum True Wireless 3,
but the True Wireless 3 are not that far behind.
So, the clincher here
and why the Momentum True Wireless 3 take the win,
is because they have the slider that allows you
to dial-in as much or as little ambient sound as you want.
Now, to be fair, the EX also have a slider,
but it doesn't make as big of a difference,
it doesn't give you the range of adjustment
that you get with the Sennheisers.
So, that's what made the biggest difference,
because if I really wanna turn it up
and really be able to hear what's going on around me,
I totally can.
With the B&O EX, you just get what you get,
you can adjust them a little bit,
but not by much.
So, a win is a win and the Momentum 3's got 'em there.
So now, moving over to the active noise cancellation.
Now, as usual, my noise cancellation test,
I do 'em by basically filling this room
with 75 decibels worth of crowd noise,
and after that, in addition to that,
85 decibels of airliner cabin noise.
So, the active noise cancellation
on the Momentum True Wireless 3 is noticeably stronger
than that of the EX, in both scenarios.
Now, this should come as no surprise
because when I did my review of the Beoplay EX,
I also mentioned the fact that there was a bit
of a lack of power behind their noise cancellation.
Now, it can be improved on both of these obviously,
with memory foam tips, if you wanna make it stronger,
but the difference in strength is easily noticeable.
So, the Momentum True Wireless 3's
are bringing you some excellent active noise cancellation
and they're leaving the Beoplay EX in the dust there.
It's an obvious, obvious difference.
So yeah, the win goes to the Sennheisers
for active noise cancellation.
Now, let's move over to volume.
So, when we're talking about volume,
in my measurements, the Momentum True Wireless 3,
they managed to peak at 116.2 decibels
with the EX coming in at 112.3 decibels,
so there's a difference there
right around 4 decibels-ish, give or take.
To be clear, both of these,
when we're talking about a 100+ decibels, 110+ decibels,
they're super loud as is,
so basically, they're more than loud enough for me,
I don't even need to get anywhere near like 90% volume
much less 100%,
so both of them have plenty of overhead.
The Sennheisers are noticeably louder though.
Like, that's something, while I was doing my testing,
I could hear that they were louder.
I was like, oh, wow. Okay.
So, pretty interesting,
but yeah, they're definitely not a quiet earbud
by any means, so I just wanted to throw that out there.
But for volume, once again,
Sennheiser is gonna take the win here.
So, now, let's get into the sound quality itself.
So, for sound quality,
I'm gonna have to give credit where credit is due,
and the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3
are the best sounding True Wireless earbuds
that Sennheiser has made yet,
in my personal opinion.
There's excellent base response,
it digs deep and rumbles nicely,
mids are neutral,
relaxed without being muddy,
and they still bring excellent clarity for your vocals
from both male and female singers.
The treble is nice and clear and crisp as well.
Now, overall, they give you a very cohesive sound
that is pleasing to listen to for long sessions.
And I'd say the Momentum True Wireless 3
are tuned for base-head tastes
more than what the EX are gonna bring you.
But for sound quality,
I'm still going to pick the Beoplay EX
as the winner here for sound quality,
and let me explain why.
Because the base packs a punch
but it's more refined and more controlled.
There's good separation between the base and the mid range,
and the mid-range on these comes in nice and warm.
There's more depth to the sound,
it sounds more natural,
the vocals feel more real,
like you're actually hearing
the way that it was recorded.
It's very, very good.
The treble comes in bright and airy, yet still smooth.
And you also get a wider sound stage
and improved instrument separation.
So overall, the Beoplay EX have a more refined sound
that plays well with multiple genres.
But once again, I wanna make something very clear.
Both of these are S-tier for sound quality
in the True Wireless market.
But for me, the winner is gonna be the Beoplay EX
for sound quality.
So, now, let's get into
some microphone samples really quick.
This way, you guys can hear
the microphones on both of these earbuds,
both in a quiet and in a noisy environment,
and you can judge it for yourself.
All right, so here we have the microphone quality test
for the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3.
So, testing, testing, 1, 2, 3.
As you can see, once again,
I'm indoors, in a semi-quiet room.
So, testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
All right, and here we have the microphone test
for the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX.
So, testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
As you can see, once again,
I'm indoors, in a semi-quiet room.
So, testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
And here we have the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3
in a simulated crowd noise environment,
so something like a busy bar,
a crowded restaurant, or something along those lines.
So, testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
And here we have the Beoplay EX
in a simulated crowd noise environment,
so something like a busy bar,
a crowded restaurant, or something along those lines.
So, testing, testing 1, 2, 3.
As always, you're gonna have to be the judge
of the microphone quality down in the comments section.
All right, so let me give you just my final thoughts here.
While the Beoplay EX have superior sound
in working, multi-point connectivity,
I don't feel that that's enough to justify
the additional $150 price
over the Momentum True Wireless 3,
based on my own daily needs.
Now, the Sennheiser bring you sound quality
that's nearly as good, possibly better,
depending on your own preferences,
while also delivering stronger noise cancellation,
better ambient mode, higher volume,
along with a better app experience,
all the while, doing this in a smaller package.
So unless you really, really need multi-point,
I would choose the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 3,
like, hands down.
Now, if you're interested in seeing
the best earbuds under 200 bucks,
check out the video that I'm gonna leave for you
right up here on the screen.
With all that said, my name is Jefe
and I'm out this bitch.