Customer Ratings & Reviews

UNBOXING: The unboxing experience for the Sennheiser Accentum is pretty barebones. Inside the box, you’ll be greeted with the headphone, a USB-C to USB-A charging cable, and the manual. There is no case or bag included with the Accentum, so you will need to purchase one separately if that’s a concern. BUILD: The Accentum is quite lightweight at only 221g. It’s a plastic build, but it manages to look sleek. With that said, you should not expect the kind of build quality found in more expensive ANC headphones, as the feeling in hand is not premium, but also not bad. The headband can be adjusted a reasonable amount, and the ear cups themselves have 180 degrees of rotation so you can rest them around your neck or on a flat surface with the ear cups facing either up or down. It’s a small thing, but you don’t see many headphones supporting both directions these days. COMFORT: Out of the box, the comfort of the Accentum is ever-so-slightly above average. Personally, I think the clamping pressure is too much, so I’d stretch these out over a box before trying to wear them for many hours at a time. I was able to wear them on and off throughout the day, but I’d usually experience some level of discomfort from the clamping pressure. That being said, the ear pads themselves are quite soft, but the headband padding is thin and rather firm for my head. If you are the kind of person who frequently experiences discomfort from cheaper headphones, then I don’t think this headphone is going to solve that problem. I think Sennheiser/Sonova put more emphasis in making comfortable ear pads and decided to cut back on the budget for headband padding and simply increased clamping force to prevent discomfort from the headband, but it distributes discomfort in multiple places. Don’t get me wrong, this is not a horribly uncomfortable headphone, but it’s definitely not geared towards long-term comfort in my experience. CONTROLS: On the right ear cup, you’ll find all the controls and the USB-C input for charging. You have the multifunction button, as well as volume buttons and a playback/pause button. You can pair by holding the multifunction button until you hear an audible noise and voice, and you can switch between the ANC and transparency mode by double pressing the multifunction button. To my surprise, you can spawn your device’s voice assistant by a single tap of the multifunction button. Most devices I’ve used would let that be a secondary action instead of primary action, so I found that strange. And if you want to hear the battery status, you can hold the playback button. I think some of these are less intuitive, and I’d like to see some ability to re-configure these controls, but since this is a mid-budget ANC headphone, I doubt we’ll ever see that kind of improvement to the user experience. APP: The Sennheiser Smart Control app has some potential, but needs a bit of refinement as well. The Accentum supports 2 devices connected simultaneously, but it can pair to more devices. The app itself lets you switch between your paired devices, switch between ANC and Transparency mode, adjust sidetone for phone calls, and adjust the 5-band EQ. Additionally, if you want to register with a Sennheiser account, you can create special customized EQ presets for different genres and styles through the Sound Check feature, and you can also use the Sound Zone feature to automate your settings based on your geo location. I tried the Sound Check feature which gave me options to pick from while listening to my music, and I ended up with a completely flat EQ—so no EQ at all. This is a pretty decent way of determining your listening preference for different styles of music, but given that it can only adjust across 5 bands, it’s also fairly limited in how well it can tune to your preferences. SOUND: The sound profile of the Accentum leans toward the typical consumer-grade V-shape with accentuated bass and elevated treble. While I tend to prefer a treble forward sound signature, I actually found that setting a -1.6dB drop at the 8kHz shelf in the EQ was a bit more preferable for me. Not a significant change, but it helped make my music sound a little bit more balanced. Other than that, it’s really hard to fault the Accentum for its tuning. The bass shelf is tasteful for most music without becoming overwhelming. I listen to mostly a mixture of Pop, R&B, Metal & Instrumental music. And while the Accentum didn’t “wow” me with its sound, it also didn’t do anything to disappoint me. I think the only disappointing aspect was the fact that I couldn’t wear it for longer due to physical discomfort. The soundstage is average, vocals present themselves as well-balanced in the mix, and more mid-range focused elements like guitars can push forward without drowning out other elements in the mix. Your mileage may vary if you apply EQ in the app, but at least with a flat curve it’s a tasteful tuning. With that said, it’s not going to deliver a ton of detail and resolution, so audiophiles will want to temper expectations here. ANC / AMBIENT SOUND: The ANC is one of the weaker elements of the Accentum. At its price point, the Accentum has middle-of-the-road active noise cancellation, and unfortunately that also comes with an elevated noise floor. While higher-end ANC headphones will be very quiet when you engage the ANC, the Accentum exhibits some noise when ANC is engaged. When music is playing it’s not really noticeable, but if you are the kind of person who likes to put ANC headphones on just for silence, the Accentum ruins that with a bit of noise. So you can expect it’ll be effective at canceling some degree of background noise, but it won’t compare with more sophisticated methodologies of higher-end ANC headphones. The Transparency mode also exhibits a higher noise floor compared to the ANC mode—which isn’t surprising. However, speaking out loud with this mode engaged does sound pretty clear with just a bit of muffling. But I could certainly engage this mode and clearly hear what’s going on in my surroundings without issue. MICROPHONE: The microphone on the Accentum is serviceable for quieter environments, but will perform pretty poorly in environments where there is a lot of background noise. In my testing, clapping or background noises like music or speech is picked up by the Accentum, and there’s no setting in the app for any sort of AI microphone noise rejection. The audio that does get picked up by the Accentum also sounds a touch distant, so speech will sound like it’s coming from a few feet away. This didn’t really impact clarity too much since it picks up midrange and treble frequencies pretty consistently, but the microphone does have some potential to clip if you tend to project your voice. It’s probably fine for most people, but it definitely has a run-of-the-mill phone call quality sound to it. BATTERY: Sennheiser boasts that the Accentum can reach up to 50 hours of battery on a single charge, and thus far, they are living up to that claim. Bluetooth 5.2 introduces new advancements for lower power consumption, and the Accentum is taking advantage of that. CONCLUSION: The Sennheiser Accentum is a headphone that could be better, but perhaps not without some additional cost. Cutbacks were made in order to target the asking price, and those concessions may well be worth the savings to some people. If you have smaller ears or are not sensitive to clamping pressure or thin headband padding, the Accentum is honestly a decent sounding headphone with mid-range ANC performance. But if you have a larger head, larger ears or are more susceptible to discomfort with headphones, then I do think you should skip the Accentum because comfort should never be sacrificed for a headphone—especially one that you plan to wear for extended periods of time.

I was first introduced to Sennheiser when I got a pair of their earbuds and those are some of my favorite. The Accentum headphones continue that with great sound quality and features for the price. Unboxing you get the headphones and a USB cable, no carrying case or bag. The headphones have a solid feel and the ear cups and headband are very soft and cushy. If you’re someone with a small to average size head the headphones will be comfortable for you. If you have a large or an x large head they probably won’t be. Setup is simple and straightforward like most Bluetooth devices and having one of the latest Bluetooth versions 5.2, you’ll get a strong stable connection. This is especially noticeable when using them to watch videos as you’ll not have to deal with out of sync audio. The app is minimal but allows for a decent amount of customization with different or custom eq settings, ANC control and more. Sound quality, they have a well balanced sound and clarity and deliver bass with depth without being boomy. My one knock would be they don’t come with a carrying case or bag, it would have been nice even if they had to charge a little more. The Sennheiser Accentum are well balanced headphones for people with small to medium heads.

5 stars for a $100 set of headphones. It's not going to compete with most $250+ headphones but I'm very happy with my purchase. They're light and reasonably comfortable. They're over the ear design is just barely over the ear and I've found larger models more comfortable but also generally heavier. If you want to be able to connect to a wired source, you need to upgrade to the pro version, which I did not and wish I had. Also, it doesn't come with any sort of case. Again, wish it did.

I have a pair of Bowers and Wilkens and wanted something to wear when I work out. These are great! I get good HiFi sound quality and the ANC is good quality too, eliminating most of the noise. I found them to be comfortable and breathable and of course Sennheiser is synonymous with great sound quality! Good entry into HIFI music

Sound is pretty good, but not phenomenal. Not much bass. Not super comfortable. Doesn't fold. Also didn't come with an aux cord, which is a preference of mine. A cool feature is being able to adjust the sound settings with their app.

Amazing sound!! Pair it with the app to be able to control the features, equalizer & its modes (ANC & Transparency, also has buttons to swap between). I like the build quality of it & it has a snug fit which I really enjoy! The brand has been my go-to as they've helped me out with a repair/replacement when I got a bug/defect with my pair of earbuds!

The headset recived in good condition. Looks almost like new. Functionality too looks fine though the dual phone connectivity feature is kind of broken. you can tweek the sound profile using the mobile app SmartControl downloadable from Playstore. Noise cancellation is not that great though. With the toggle of button you can enable and disable same which is great but you wont feel much of a difference especially under normal outdoor experience. Default sound profile is good and you have clarity while listening to music especially on lower decibal notes. Mic quality too is good. No one has ever complained to me asking if I am on a BT headphone and voice is not clear over call which is commendable as literaly with all headphones, you will find people having issues hearing you on the other side of the call. Battery backcup is ok and not that great .. Wish it could be better or bit longer. Under normal use listening to many hours dyuring the day, battery suffices just to 2 days or less. When it reaches 5% it wont connect and the fall is significant. There is a problem when you connect the headset with 2 Bluetooth devices. when second device connected and you play on your regaular phone music, music wont start or play till you disconnect the other device. Build quality too is ok actually good considering this price tag.

Sound and bass quality are very good for the price. Battery life is good too.

The headphones for the price do a magnificent job in capturing the sound of any genre of music with the handy noise canceling feature. I give these a five star rating. The highs are crisp and clear, while low end is sufficient but not overpowering. They're extremely comfortable to wear too. This has been a wonderful choice for me.

These headphones are everything that they say they are. Noise canceling, check. Nice fit, check. Long lasting battery life of 50 hours, check. I wear these everyday at work for 12 hours a day and there beginning to feel like I don’t have them on. There my go to set.

Pretty nice headphones for the money. App is very helpful and I haven't had any problems with the app. Already received 1 firmware update in the couple of weeks I've owned the headphones. Sounds is right what you would expect for the price range and the battery life is really good.

Comfortable, easy to use, and great sound quality are my biggest notes and I've had it less then a week, only wish the packaging was updated (there's a newer app then what the box recommends, the Sennheiser control plus app, it's a newer more useful version of the old app.

The only reason I am returning is bc it doesn't headphone adapter for my camera but other than that, really good sound, feels comfortable, and the material feels stern.

I had bought and returned these headphones a number of times through the years because I enjoyed the sound quality but did not want the headache of noise cancellation. Of course your question would be why not buy headphones without it, I'd ask you which headphones don't have ANC AND good sound? Not that many. So I was more than thankful that Sennheiser finally updated their app to turn off the ANC on these particular headphones, even though almost all of their other headphones that had ANC already had a way to turn them off, minus these for a good number of years.

gift for my father! he loved them. he sits with them every night. super comfortable and nice sound quality

Ive had these headphones for 2 years now and they are very reliable. All the headphones I owned before broke easily. I love the features the headphones offer and well worth the price!

Just as a quick disclaimer, I did return these. Not because of poor quality or serious dissatisfaction of the headphones, but because of something that Sennheiser themselves decided to do which makes me question what's going on in their heads. I looked around everywhere and I wondered to myself; why don't they allow you to turn off the anc on these headphones? The only option is to "tune" the anc from full, to minimum, then have it transition to pass-through... No off... Why? I don't want pass-through OR anc. I just want to hear the headphones because their passive noise isolation is actually really great. Why force me to either use anc which gives me a headache or be forced to listen to the outside world when I want to seal it out? The only workaround I could really find was to go in the app and find the anc slider. Yes, it's a slider without an off button in site. I tune it so that it's at the lowest setting for the pass-through and then nudge it one over towards the anc so that it's at it's weakest. Unfortunately it does mean that the anc is still on. And of course the question is, "Well, don't buy something that has anc as a feature" and my response is... Every other product that has had ANC or other noise cancelling feature has ALWAYS had the option to turn it off... ALWAYS This is literally THE VERY FIRST product I have ever seen where that option is taken away from you. What's even more confusing is that their true wireless momentum earbuds do not have this problem. They actually went out of their way to take away the option of turning off anc and pass-through for no other reason other than they just hate people that get headaches from anc. Is the sound good? Of course it is. Is the interface the best? Not really because the physical buttons are small and it's difficult to feel the difference between the three. However, all of that is thrown out the window if you get uncomfortable from anc or do not like pass-through annoyances.

Fairly comfortable to wear for long periods. Good quality and sounds great

Great quality, great sound, bass is a little underwhelming but it’s ok if it you don’t mind that, comfortable

Really great sound quality. Only complaint is when I’m at the gym doing certain exercises, the headphone become very lose quite quickly. Even when doing less rigorous activities. But still great for the price.