Question Wireless headphones for gaming & day to day

DanGi_CSGO

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So I want some good quality wireless headphones ~£250 that I can use for daily commute to work but also for playing games on my PC (I play a lot of FPS games: EFT, CS, Valorant so directional sound is ideal, but 7.1 isn't as necessary as some people think)
I'm not wanting a mic with them, I'll either get a desk mic or a ModMic.
I'm finding it hard to find one that I can guarantee it will do what I want it to, and apparently the Sony XM5s aren't good for PC gaming.
I'm wanting:
- ~£250
- Either a detachable mic or an invisible mic
- Ideally 2.4GHz dongle connection ability for best connection (I think)
- Can be used while charging

From my research, I think the Sennheiser Momentum 4 will be my best bet.
Let me know what you think.

[Edit] I've tried wireless gaming headsets and for the ~£250 price mark something sucks, usually the microphone, and I'd rather not have some of the cost go toward something I wont use that is also constantly sitting in front of my face.
 
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Ralston18

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"From my research, I think the Sennheiser Momentum 4 will be my best bet."

The reason being that the headphones satisfy all four of the listed requirements - correct?

Pros - understood. Do you see any "cons"?

My suggestion, if you have already not done so, is to go to Sennheiser's website and read the applicable headphone documentation and FAQs.

https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/support/

(Do verify that I found the applicable website.)

Objective simply to help with the decision making process regardless of product and manufacturer.
 

turtletarget111

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If you are doing mostly gaming, the Momentum 4's are going to be a better choice than the Sony XM5. The Sony headphones have better ANC, which can help block out noise, better overall sound quality, and they support Sony's proprietary lossless Bluetooth codec (LDAC), but the Momentum 4 has significantly better battery life (60+ hours compared to Sony's rated 27), which is more important when playing games for long sessions. If you're okay with giving up some sound quality and ANC performance, the Sennheiser will be your best bet.
 
If you are doing mostly gaming, the Momentum 4's are going to be a better choice than the Sony XM5. The Sony headphones have better ANC, which can help block out noise, better overall sound quality, and they support Sony's proprietary lossless Bluetooth codec (LDAC), but the Momentum 4 has significantly better battery life (60+ hours compared to Sony's rated 27), which is more important when playing games for long sessions. If you're okay with giving up some sound quality and ANC performance, the Sennheiser will be your best bet.
Neither of them have great audio tbh. Sennheisers wireless game is weak and Sonys are just beats from 10 years ago with ANC
 

turtletarget111

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Neither of them have great audio tbh. Sennheisers wireless game is weak and Sonys are just beats from 10 years ago with ANC
I'm not sure what that means, but the Sony XM5's have measurably better audio quality when compared against the similarly priced Beats Studio Pro. Unfortunately an ideal pair of headphones would cost significantly more money.
 
I'm not sure what that means, but the Sony XM5's have measurably better audio quality when compared against the similarly priced Beats Studio Pro. Unfortunately an ideal pair of headphones would cost significantly more money.
The audio profile of them. It’s just bass. Bloated, muddy bass that covers everything else up. They have the same profile as beats from ten years ago.