Sennheiser
Sennheiser has revealed its in style flagshipwireless earbudsatCES 2024 : the Momentum True Wireless 4 . Though the company claims there are over a twelve upgrades and hereafter - face up technologies onboard — like lossless , CD - quality audio — it has prominently side - mistreat the spacial audio trend embraced by its openhanded competition .
The Momentum True Wireless 4 ( MTW4 ) have been priced at $ 300 ( $ 50 more thanthe old generation ) and will be available for preorder on February 15 in three colour : dark Cu , metal ash grey , and graphite .
From a design point of vista , small has changed since the third - gen simulation , though Sennheiser says they have a revised ear tip and schnozzle conception , which offers better shelter from earwax . All of the openhanded changes are on the inside .
Sennheiser has proceed its collaboration with Qualcomm for the MTW4 , but this time , the earbuds’Snapdragon Soundcapabilities are power by theQualcomm S5 Gen 2 sound platform . The new chipset makes it possible to offeraptX Lossless , a Bluetooth codec that can do bit - perfect transmission of 16 - fleck lossless sound .
The only catch is that to experience aptX Lossless , you ’ll also demand a compatible Snapdragon Sound - equipped earpiece . There are n’t many out there at the moment , and it ’s worth channelize out that Apple ’s iPhones have never supported Qualcomm ’s aptX kinsfolk of codecs ( and still do n’t ) .
Still , with Bluetooth 5.4 and support forBluetooth LE Audio , LC3 , andAuracast , plenty of goodies should be uncommitted to many Android smartphones as these novel features are added in the approaching year .
Sennheiser also notes that the MTW4 ’s overall wireless performance has been improved , again with a little help from Qualcomm . The earbuds incorporate Qualcomm ’s RF Front End ( RFFE ) engineering — an improved antenna design that the fellowship claims can bring bully RF predisposition , ameliorate signal - to - noise ratio , riotous connections , and ripe signal continuity .
For improved call quality , Sennheiser is using a six - mic array and a new AI voice processing algorithm , which should avail keep your phonation distinct from background knowledge sound .
The enceinte surprise is the absence seizure of any spatial audio feature . It ’s surprising because Sony , Apple , Bose , and Jabra — four of Sennheiser ’s braggart competitor — have all added version of spacial audio financial backing to their wireless earbuds in the preceding 2 to 3 years . But it ’s also surprising on a technological level : Qualcomm ’s S5 Gen 2 sound platform has build - in backing for advancedhead trailing , a central ingredient needed to create even more immersive 3D sound recording . Sennheiser has clear decide not to enable it ( perhaps for the moment ) on the MTW4 .
Battery life check a modest increment at 7.5 hour of playtime on a billing , with up to 30 hr with the charging caseful ( versus 7/28 on the MTW3 ) . Sennheiser says those batteries might enjoy a farsighted service life thanks to a new battery protection mode that optimizes charging cycles .
Sennheiser also enclose theAccentum Pluswireless headphones andMomentum Sportwireless earbuds at CES 2024 .
