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sessions and sudden downpours, and the carry case is also nicely water-resistant at IP54. How do they sound? The Momentum Sport buds are optimised for sports and exercise, and pump out balanced, high-quality sound while you pump iron, and adaptive noise cancelling blocks background buzz at the gym. Equipped with an all-new 10mm driver, the bass is punchy for that extra motivation, and call clarity is clear. Partial awareness is customary with many sports earbuds, and the Momentum Sport have a semi-open design, along with transparency and anti-wind modes that can easily be set via the app. There's also an integrated ‘acoustic relief channel’ that reduces footsteps, breathing, and other bodily distractions (like grunting during a weights session), which works extremely well. The buds support Bluetooth v5.2, aptX Adaptive and AAC codecs for Android and iOS, respectively, as well as basic SBC. What are the customisation options? The Momentum Sport have customisation options for EQ presets and reconfiguring tap and touch controls, so you can easily personalise both (with the exception of Accept/ Mute and Reject/End for calls). You can also set up and enable Sound Zones for your regular haunts (home, gym, office), and the buds will automatically switch the EQ and Noise settings to suit the location, and deactivate them when you’ve left the selected zone. It’s a handy set-and-forget feature. How much playback time do you get? Fully charged, the buds’ battery is good for up to six hours of playback, with three full charges in the carry case to extend this up to 24 hours in total. And if you’re running on empty (pun intended), a ten-minute quick charge will give you 45 minutes of play time. The bottom line Integrating heart rate and body temperature monitoring into a pair of sports earbuds is a brilliant innovation, and a game changer for the category. Alongside their real time health monitoring, the Momentum Sport earbuds perform to Sennheiser’s high sound-quality standards, delivering awesome audio and thumping bass that might just raise your heart rate.

Sennheiser blends fitness tech and quality sound in their new Momentum Sport earbuds.This is a game changer for sports earbuds, and we took them for a literal test run. Words Scott Hocking F ollowing three years of development, Sennheiser has taken selected body monitoring features you’d find on a Health, Garmin Connect, Strava, and Peloton. Moreover, you’ll get full integration of heart rate and body temperature analytics when connected to the Polar Flow app and the new Polar Vantage 3 sports watch. SENNHEISER MOMENTUM SPORT EARBUDS FITNESS FEATURES IN YOUR EARS!

smartwatch or fitness tracker and integrated them into earbuds, using in-ear sensors to monitor heart rate and body temperature. Both are tracked in real time, so you can observe changes during exercise and adjust the intensity of your workout accordingly, with

Even when you’re relaxing and listening to music or a podcast, performing a quick check of your resting heart rate will reveal how chilled out you are. How’s the fit? Sports earbuds should be

the inbuilt Body Temperature 2.0 algorithm providing high accuracy while you’re active. Where can you access the readings? Once you’ve downloaded and installed the Sennheiser Smart Control app, simply open it to see your real time heart rate and body temperature in the Sport Sensor table. The Momentum Sport buds are also compatible with popular sport and fitness wearables and apps like Polar Flow, Apple

comfortable and a firm fit, and the Momentum Sport buds tick both boxes. In fact, we found that after a while you’ll forget that you’re even wearing them. The buds come with several gel tips and wings to fit all ear sizes, and you can test the seals for optimal fit and sound during the set up process using the Magnum Fit Test function. Their IP55 waterproof rating will withstand sweaty exercise

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