Initial impressions are, its fair to say, mixed.
In the hand, they dont look or feel anything special at all.
Once youre wearing the earbuds, though, youll appreciate the carefully ergonomic shape and the long-term comfort provided.
The presentation is spacious, confidently organized and tonally balanced, with smoothly realized frequency response, too.
Meanwhile, a firmware update is promised that will bring Bluetooth LE and Auracast to the party, too.
Thats with noise-cancellation switched off, of course switch it on and youre looking at more like six hours.
But there are some areas in which they lag behind the best of their rivals somewhat.
Theyre certainly an open, spacious listen even when playing something as dense and multi-layered asPauls Boutiqueby Beastie Boys.
Its a similar story where tonality and frequency response are concerned.
The fairly iron-fisted control of bass sounds means rhythms get decent expression, too.
And the good news continues from higher up the frequency range.
Detail levels are reasonably high at every stage, too.
This matter-of-fact presentation doesnt suit the material in the slightest.
The noise-cancellation thats on offer here is a little less than inspiring, too.
High frequencies, in particular, seem able to evade the noise-cancellation algorithms with ease.
And yet they dont look or feel in any way premium.
The plastics from which theyre constructed are hard, unyielding and slippery.
In all honesty, the Sennheiser present as less expensive than they are.
Thats not to say theyve been thoughtlessly designed, you understand.
Just a little, mind you.
Should I buy the Sennheiser Accentum True Wireless?
Read more about the praise these earbuds received in ourfull Technics EAH-AZ80.
Read more about the praise these earbuds received in ourfull Nothing Ear (a)review.
The music itself was of many different file types and sizes, and many different styles.
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