Sennheiser Momentum 3 vs Focal Elear

The Sennheiser Momentum 3 is an example of a great Noise-Cancelling Headphone at its $270 budget.

In the case of the $5999 Focal Elear, however, we weren't able to find enough data to come to any reliable conclusions. If you're considering buying a Noise-Cancelling Headphone in the $420 range, we encourage you to take a look at some other options.

The Sennheiser Momentum 3 got praised by Rtings and SoundGuys - two highly trusted sources that perform in-depth hands-on testing. It was awarded the "Best Sennheiser Headphones For Casual Use" title from Rtings and "Ranked 2 out of 5" from SoundGuys in their respective Noise-Cancelling Headphone roundups.

Moving on to the Focal Elear: it was unable to reach the very top of any roundups from sources that conduct reliable and unbiased testing. Nonetheless, it still managed to impress reviewers from a number of such sites, like Headphone Review, The Verge, Head-fi, Headfonics, iMore, Rtings, and Audioholics, enough for them to include them on those lists.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Noise-Cancelling Headphones on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Noise-Cancelling Headphones being 7.6 out of 10, whereas the Sennheiser Momentum 3 and Focal Elear managed averages of 8.4 and 7.8 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Sennheiser Momentum 3 vs. Focal Elear comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.