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  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    6. PlayStation Compatibility
    7. Xbox Compatibility
    8. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear vs Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018

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Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Picture
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
Noise CancellingYes
MicYes

Variants

  • Momentum 2.0 (Android, Black)
  • Momentum 2.0 (Android, Ivory)
  • Momentum 2.0 (iOS, Black)
  • Momentum 2.0 (iOS, Brown)
  • Momentum 2.0 (iOS, Ivory)
  • QuietComfort 35 II (Black)
  • QuietComfort 35 II (Rose Gold)
  • QuietComfort 35 II (Silver)
  • QuietComfort 35 II (Triple Midnight)

Review

See Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Review
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Our Verdict

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear

Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018

The Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 are much better headphones than the Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear. The Bose are a lot more suitable for commuting and traveling thanks to their excellent ANC feature. The Bose are also much more comfortable and have a much better-balanced sound profile. On the other hand, since the Sennheisers are wired, you don't have to worry about keeping a battery charged or latency when watching videos.

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.1
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Design Picture 2
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

No
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
8.5

Comfort Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Comfort Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.6 lbs
0.52 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0.7 lbs
0.69 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.2
7.6

Controls Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Controls Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

iOS
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Okay
Good

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
Mute/Unmute

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
Adjustable

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant
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Breathability 
 

6.5
6.3

Breathability After Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Breathability After Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

5.7 °C
6.2 °C
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Portability 
 

6.1
6.5

Portability Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Portability Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Portability Picture

L  

4.72"
6.5" (16.5 cm)

W  

6.5"
6.1" (15.5 cm)

H  

2.95"
1.5" (3.8 cm)

Volume  

90.68 in³
59.20 in³ (970.11 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

7.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Case Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Hard case

L  

6.5"
8.3" (21.1 cm)

W  

7.68"
5.9" (15.0 cm)

H  

2.36"
2.2" (5.6 cm)

Volume  

117.8 in³
106.00 in³ (1,737.02 cm³)
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Build Quality Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.5
7.0

Stability Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Stability Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Angled Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Side Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Front Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Rear Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Top Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear In The Box Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

0.68 dB
2 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-5.55 dB
-2.27 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.7
7.7

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.69 dB
0.45 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

8.0
8.2

Bass  

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Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.76 dB
2.54 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

3.5 dB
2.55 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.21 dB
2.59 dB

High-Bass 
 

2.23 dB
3.22 dB
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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.5
9.1

Mid  

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Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

2.06 dB
1.23 dB

Low-Mid 
 

1.51 dB
1.47 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

2.45 dB
0.01 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.61 dB
0.15 dB
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Treble Accuracy 
 

5.3
8.3

Treble  

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Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

5.62 dB
2.55 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-3.13 dB
1.05 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-6.01 dB
-1.23 dB

High-Treble 
 

-6.53 dB
-6.32 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.0
8.1

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.85 dB
1.28 dB

Dips 
 

1.87 dB
0.8 dB
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Imaging 
 

8.3
9.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.18
0.1

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

4.36
2.96

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.26
0.69

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.2
1.26
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.0
5.0

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.89 dB
2.96 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

-0.79 dB
6.46 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

16.32 dB
10.6 dB

Openness 
 

4.8
0.9

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
4.0
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
7.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.149
0.265

WHD @ 100 
 

0.177
0.140
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown

Power 
 

On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

Maximum

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

5.0
9.1

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.35 dB
-27.01 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
Yes

Bass 
 

0.31 dB
-19.65 dB

Mid 
 

-9.28 dB
-24.92 dB

Treble 
 

-28.86 dB
-36.85 dB
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Leakage 
 

7.6
6.5

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

36.25 dB
42.4 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
Yes

In-Line 
 

Yes
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes
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Recording Quality 
 

7.1
6.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

479.46 Hz
320 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.82 dB
1.73 dB

HFE 
 

19,611.72 Hz
2,061.43 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

2.193
2.416

Gain 
 

23.44 dB
37.46 dB
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Noise Handling 
 

5.7
7.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

8.22 dB
16.19 dB

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
8.4

Battery Type 
 

N/A
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
20 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
20 hrs

Charge Time 
 

N/A
2.1 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

N/A
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
No

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
Yes

Charging Port  

N/A
micro-USB
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App Support 
 

0.0
7.0

App Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear App Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 App Picture

App Name  

N/A
Bose Connect

iOS  

N/A
Yes

Android  

N/A
Yes

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

N/A
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
Adjustable

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

N/A
Yes

Button Mapping  

N/A
Yes

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

0.0
8.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
4.1

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A
Yes

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
122.00 ft (37.19 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

N/A
239 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

79 ms

Android Latency 
 

105 ms
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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Wired 
 

9.5
9.5

Cable Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 2.0/HD1 Over-Ear Cable Picture
Bose QuietComfort 35 II/QC35 II Wireless 2018 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.49 ft
3.90 ft (1.19 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRRS
1/16" TRS

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

0 ms
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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No

Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock
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