Sennheiser

Sennheiser joined the ever-growing wireless earphones space in 2018 with the Momentum True Wireless in-ear headphones, and now the company has announced the second generation – this time with active noise cancellation.

Sennheiser fans can stop holding their breath. The iconic German brand has finally produced an audiophile-quality set of in-ear, Bluetooth headphones. Based on the IE 80S wired model, the new IE 80S BT promises hi-res audio and a breathtaking soundstage.

Sennheiser is aiming to take its Ambeo immersive audio technology on the road, and has teamed up with Karma Automotive to kit out a Revero GT with a specially-designed entertainment and communication system to be showcased during Monterey Car Week.

The Apple AirPods have some new rivals in the form of the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless earphones – and it looks like they're going to give Apple some serious competition, too. Sennheiser took the wraps off the new buds at IFA 2018 in Berlin, and New Atlas was there to take a listen.

Sennheiser's high-tech headset puts microphones as well as earbuds in both your ears to produce incredibly immersive binaural 3D audio effects that really put a listener in the room with you. It also lets you dial the outside world up and down as you please with noise cancellation.

​Generally speaking, open-backed headphones like the audiophile-on-a-budget HD 650s offer listeners a more spacious, detailed and accurate sound than those with a closed back design. Sennheiser has attempted to produce that sought after open sound from its decidedly closed back HD 820 headphones.​

For a number of years, Sennheiser's HD 650 open-back headphones have been a mid-range audiophile favorite, and now the German audio brand has announced a successor. The HD 660 S cans have lower impedance, improved the harmonic distortion and more connectivity options.

Last month, Sennheiser revealed a successor to the highly-regarded PXC 450 noise-canceling travel headphones. The company promises PXC 550 users high quality sound, proprietary active noise cancellation and long-haul battery life. We've spent a few weeks roaming around to find out if they deliver.

​Hearing a zombie nearby, and being able to tell it’s behind you and to the left, can mean the difference between life and death in a game. Sennheiser’s new gaming headset, the PC 373D, is designed to give you that advantage, adding a customizable equalizer and wrapping it in a luxurious package.

Last month, Bose added Bluetooth wireless to its top drawer active noise cancellation technology for the QuietComfort 35 over-ear headphones. Sennheiser has responded to the battle cry with the PXC 550 Wireless headphones.

At CES 2009, Sennheiser launched the HD 800 open-back headphones, which impressed us when we got to go ears-on at IFA later in the year. This month, the German audio house is releasing an improved model, the HD 800 S, promising to bring listeners "one step closer to the perfect sound."

For the last 10 years, engineers at Sennheiser have been trying to improve upon the original Orpheus headphones and has now produced a successor. The company claims the new Orpheus are the "best headphones in the world" – and they come at a price tag of around €50,000 (US$55,100).