42% of 26 verified Sennheiser MOMENTUM Sportowners don't recommend it — based on real owner comments from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
For balance: 31% recommend it. This page collects the complaints so you know what you're signing up for — read the full owner report for both sides. How we score
“The transparency mode is absolutely not working for me. I can't hear people talking in front of me clearly, and it boosts fan noises like crazy. Huge miss”— frenchman321 on Reddit
“I am extremely bummed that they don’t have the Sound Personalization feature, which is a big part of why I love the other Momentum’s so much.”— Accomplished-Word382 on Reddit
“I found the wind-noise reduction mode on the Sennheiser Momentum Sport earbuds worked much better than expected for bicycling. But the fit was so uncomfortable I had to return them - my ears were painful after twenty minutes!”— evilbadgrades on Reddit
“Got mine today and the right earbud will not stay powered on. Defective right out of the box, very disappointing.”— AiglatsonMusic on Reddit
“momentum sport are the way worse option. my momentum sport has like uneven volume after like 6 months”— EmploymentKind6113 on Reddit
“They’re not as loud as my MTW 3 and if i tirn them up the right one cracks like crazy”— Weak_Novel6103 on Reddit
“Honestly trash I got mine 2 months ago and they already have major sound issues.”— PearNormal9583 on Reddit
“Won't charge and I've had them less than a week.”— sebgeorgiou on Reddit
“Do not waste your money even with 60% discount.”— No_Network8576 on Reddit
“ANC does not work and sound volume is low”— Sharkdred on Reddit
“We filed for return today”— KawasakiNinja333 on Reddit
Not complaints — practical notes from owners that didn't affect the score.
“Well, the Momentum Sport controls are operated by an accelerometer; they are not touch-sensitive like the other models.”— JoystickJew on Reddit
“Hi there, have you noticed that there is a quiet lingering static with your pair of momentum sport ? I just got mine yesterday and notice a subtle static that can be heard on quieter songs. Not sure if this issue is with anyone else or if my pair is faulty. Thanks.”— Harry_Epicchild on Reddit
“Sorry for the late response, was traveling for a while and didn't have these with me. I haven't noticed any static on mine, did you do the day one firmware update? I just noticed there's also a newer version in the app (3.18.43) so might be worth a shot to see if that helps.”— Slacktron on Reddit
“Hello, I'm interested in your comment, I juste recieved mine today and when using ANC or antiwind without music, I can hear a clicking sound in both ear, rolling at about 520 BPM... its rather quiet but still, If I juste want to use ANC without listening to music, I find it bothering ....”— AardvarkExisting5157 on Reddit
“Hat es jemand geschafft die Momentum sport mit einem älteren/aktuellen Wahoo elmnt (zb bolt v1) zu koppeln und zu verwenden?”— Bigfoot-Germany on Reddit
“Qualcuno ha problemi con il microfono? Le persone con cui parlo, sentono la mia voce “robotica”… Ho già provato a dissociare e associare le cuffie al l’iPhone e a resettarle ma nulla…il problema persiste… Durante una chiamata la mia voce sembra robotica e poi dal nulla il problema (a volte) sparisce..”— Volpe161 on Reddit