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Updated January 10, 2024·

The HiFiMan Sundara typically provides a superior sound quality and soundstage, making it an excellent choice for critical listening. However, it lacks a microphone and active noise cancellation, so it's not ideal for calls, meetings, or noisy environments. In contrast, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 offers very good sound quality, active noise cancellation, and a high-quality microphone, which makes it suitable for a wider range of scenarios, including travel, calls, and everyday use. The Momentum 4 is also wireless with a long battery life, adding to its versatility and portability. If you often find yourself in noisy places or value the convenience of wireless listening and making calls, the Momentum 4 could be the more pragmatic option despite being somewhat less expensive. However, if your priority is the highest audio fidelity and an expansive soundstage for music and you don't need wireless features or a microphone, the Sundara might be worth the extra cost. Give Feedback

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Advantages of the HifiMan Sundara
  • Excellent for music
Advantages of the Sennheiser Momentum 4
  • Excellent for gaming
  • Very good for air travel
  • Very good for podcasts and audiobooks

Key differences

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Music

9.3
Sundara
Momentum 4
7.5
The HifiMan Sundara is excellent for music, while the Sennheiser Momentum 4 is good.

Gaming

7.2
Sundara
Momentum 4
9.0
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for gaming, while the HifiMan Sundara is good.

Phone Calls

4.9
Sundara
Momentum 4
6.8
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is only fair for phone calls, while the HifiMan Sundara is poor.

Noise Reduction

2.5
Sundara
Momentum 4
9.1
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 is excellent for noise reduction, while the HifiMan Sundara is poor.

Battery

N/A
Sundara
Momentum 4
59.0 Hours
The HifiMan Sundara does not have a battery. The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has 59 hours of battery life.

Build Quality

8.2
Sundara
Momentum 4
9.0
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 has excellent build quality, while the HifiMan Sundara has very good build quality.
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Key similarities

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Podcasts and Audiobooks

7.8
Sundara
Momentum 4
8.2
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser Momentum 4 to be very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the HifiMan Sundara is good.

TV and Video

8.8
Sundara
Momentum 4
8.9
The Sennheiser Momentum 4 and HifiMan Sundara are both very good for TV and video.

Cost

$279
Sundara
Momentum 4
$280
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The HifiMan Sundara has a price of $279 and the Sennheiser Momentum 4 costs $280.

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How the HifiMan Sundara and the Sennheiser Momentum 4 compare to other earbuds and headphones

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Spec Comparison

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HifiMan SundaraSennheiser Momentum 4
HifiMan SundaraSennheiser Momentum 4

GENERAL

Price
$279
$280
Brand
HifiManSennheiser
Release Date
May 1, 2020August 1, 2022
Form Factor
HeadphonesHeadphones
Connectivity
WiredWired + Wireless

SOUND

Music Score
9.3/107.5/10
Phone Calls Score
5/106.9/10
Gaming Score
7.2/109.1/10
TV and Video Score
8.8/109/10
Exercise Score
4.5/106.4/10

PERFORMANCE

Battery life
N/A59 Hours
Wireless charging
N/ANo
Charging time
N/A2 Hours
Bluetooth version
N/A5.2

FEATURES

Active Noise Cancelling
NoYes
Noise Reduction Score
2.5/109.1/10
Virtual Surround
N/ANo
Android App
N/AYes
iOS App
N/AYes
Mic Quality
N/A8/10

BUILD AND DESIGN

Build Quality
8.2/109/10
Comfort score
8.4/108.4/10
Weight (headset or single earbud)
394.6 Grams294.8 Grams
Microphone style
N/AIntegrated
Waterproof Rating
00

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Sound Guys

Christian Thomas | July 2023
"The HiFiMan Sundara is the set of headphones to get if you want high-end audio, but don't want to shell out a king's ransom for it. These planar magnetic headphones are comfortable, straightforward, and excellent performers."

Sennheiser Momentum 4

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Sound Guys

Christian Thomas | January 2023
"If you're looking for a slightly more affordable set of ANC headphones in comparison to the Bose or Sony offerings: the Sennheiser MOMENTUM 4 Wireless is not a bad way to go. While its ANC is technically behind the other top-tier headphones, its sound quality is ahead of the pack—as is its battery life. Not bad for $350 USD."

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About HifiMan

HiFiMAN is a Chinese, high-end, audio product manufacturer, with 20 years of experience, that specializes in amplifiers, digital audio players and planar magnetic headphones, some of which have become a staple in the audiophile community such as the entry-level Sundara, the midrange Edition X, and the very well-regarded, high-end, Arya.

About Sennheiser

A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.

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