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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  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. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless vs Drop + THX Panda Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

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Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless
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Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Picture
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Variants

  • Momentum 3 Wireless (Black)
  • + THX Panda (Black)

Our Verdict

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless

Drop + THX Panda Wireless

The Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless are slightly better headphones than the Drop + THX Panda Wireless. While both headphones are comfortable, the Sennheiser are better-built, deliver audio more consistently, and have an active noise cancelling (ANC) system that's able to block out a lot of ambient noise around you. You can also customize their sound using their companion app's parametric EQ and presets. However, the Drop have a better battery performance.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.8
7.5

Bass Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.7

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Design Picture 2
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
Yes

Transducer  

Dynamic
Planar Magnetic

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Comfort 
 

7.5
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Comfort Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.7 lbs
0.84 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1 lbs
1.4 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.8
6.6

Controls Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Controls Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Decent
Good

Feedback  

Decent
Decent

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

Adjustable
No

Talk-Through 
 

Adjustable
No

Additional Controls  

Bluetooth Sync
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

6.3
6.5

Breathability After Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Breathability After Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.3 °C
5.8 °C

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Portability 
 

6.0
6.0

Portability Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Portability Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Portability Picture

 

6.5" (16.5 cm)
7.8" (19.8 cm)

 

5.2" (13.2 cm)
7.5" (19.0 cm)

 

3.2" (8.1 cm)
1.9" (4.8 cm)

Volume  

108.00 in³ (1,769.80 cm³)
110.21 in³ (1,806.00 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

7.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Case Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Soft case
Hard case

 

7.5" (19.1 cm)
8.8" (22.3 cm)

 

7.0" (17.8 cm)
9.1" (23.1 cm)

 

4.0" (10.2 cm)
2.3" (5.9 cm)

Volume  

210.00 in³ (3,441.27 cm³)
185.45 in³ (3,039.00 cm³)

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Build Quality Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.0
7.0

Stability Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Stability Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Angled Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Side Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Front Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Rear Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Top Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless In The Box Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

-1.53 dB
-3.7 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-2.08 dB
-2.07 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.1
5.5

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.6 dB
1.18 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

9.0
7.7

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.36 dB
3.34 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

22.45 Hz
18.88 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

-0.56 dB
-3.24 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

0.8 dB
-4.5 dB

High-Bass 
 

1.39 dB
0.09 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

9.1
9.0

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.19 dB
1.28 dB

Low-Mid 
 

-0.01 dB
0 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.11 dB
0.9 dB

High-Mid 
 

1.17 dB
1.65 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

6.9
7.5

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

4.59 dB
3.76 dB

Low-Treble 
 

0.32 dB
-1.04 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-2.45 dB
-2.55 dB

High-Treble 
 

-7.56 dB
-7.35 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
7.5

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.99 dB
1.48 dB

Dips 
 

1.3 dB
1.43 dB

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Imaging 
 

7.7
7.3

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.3
0.66

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

16.04
22.88

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.18
0.42

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.6
1.86

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Passive Soundstage 
 

4.7
5.2

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.88 dB
2.25 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.05 dB
6.68 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

5.59 dB
10.05 dB

Openness 
 

1.9
4.3

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

4.4
2.2

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No App

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.4
7.4

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.351
0.369

WHD @ 100 
 

0.163
0.164

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
20003

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0

Codec 
 

aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX HD, 24-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

High
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

8.1
5.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-22.57 dB
-17.72 dB

Noise Cancelling  

Yes
No

Bass 
 

-18.43 dB
-0.05 dB

Mid 
 

-14.17 dB
-14.42 dB

Treble 
 

-34.29 dB
-39.92 dB

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Leakage 
 

6.1
8.1

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

44.37 dB
33.16 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

7.1
7.2

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

223.03 Hz
253.98 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

4.1 dB
2.83 dB

HFE 
 

6,933.79 Hz
6,933.79 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

1.229
2.743

Gain 
 

13.31 dB
20.97 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

7.2
5.5

SpNR  

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SpNR 
 

25.85 dB
11.48 dB

Noise Gate 
 

Always On
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

7.0
5.5

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

7.5
5.5

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.0
9.2

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

17.8 hrs
26.8 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
0.0

Total Battery Life 
 

17.8 hrs
26.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.3 hrs
1.3 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Standby mode
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
Yes

Charging Port  

USB-C
USB-C

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App Support 
 

7.5
0.0

App Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless App Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Sennheiser Smart Control
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Parametric + Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

Adjustable
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

8.9
8.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices

NFC Pairing 
 

Yes
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

300.00 ft (91.44 m)
216.54 ft (66.00 m)

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

195 ms
235 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

186 ms
219 ms

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
279 ms

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

55 ms
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

251 ms
141 ms

Android Latency 
 

23 ms
86 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

Wired 
 

9.4
9.4

Cable Picture  

Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless Cable Picture
Drop + THX Panda Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB-C
USB-C

Detachable  

Yes
Yes

Length  

4.80 ft (1.46 m)
4.63 ft (1.41 m)

Connection 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

21 ms
21 ms

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio Only
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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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
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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