Sennheiser Accentum Plus review: Sturdy build, versatile sound stage, and smart for 2024

There is just a power button on the headphones, under the right ear cup, and everything else is handled with touch controls. The right panel lets you control volume by just sliding your fingers up and down, while on the left side, you can use taps and swipes to manage everything from noise cancelling to your playlist.

Once connected to the Smart Control app you realise how the wireless headphones segment has evolved. The app allows you to switch on adaptive noise cancellation where the headphones change the intensity of noise cancelling depending on your environment. There is also a sound personalisation option which I really loved. Once I selected my exact sound profile, I did not go back to the custom equaliser setting I had saved earlier. There is also the option to create sound zones where the app will detect your location and switch to a certain preset for noise as well as equaliser. For instance, while you set it to noise cancellation at home you can keep transparency mode on while at work.

The headphones can be controlled via the Smart Control app (Image credit: Sennheiser)

Listening to Daniel Hope’s violin in full flow on a chilly February morning you realise the depth and breadth of the soundscape the Sennheiser Accentum Plus can offer, switching from high to lows with perfect ease. And since the bass level is exactly what I wanted in the sound profile I could really enjoy Voodoo Mama by Justin Hurwitz from the Babylon soundtrack, which would have been oomphed out by the bass boost of most of the headphones in this range. And listening to a wonderful composition by 5 Quartet, which mixes vocals and strings wonderfully, you realise these headphones are versatile enough to rise up to all your music needs and leave you satisfied every single time.

With calls, on many wireless headphones, I have been irritated by the tinny tone that comes along with your voice. With Accentum Plus you can reduce this by using sidetone at three levels, again via the app.

The noise cancellation is good, though not the best I have used in recent times. It worked well though to take away the hum of the heater in my living room along with the buzz of the coffee maker in the kitchen nearby. Transparency mode works perfectly and does not make it sound a bit noisier than it actually is.

The headphone comes with a nice carry case (Image credit: Sennheiser)

One of the best features of the headset is the battery life which at 50 hours is good enough for a weeklong trip to the US where you are using the headphones for the entire duration of your flights, a very regular use case for me. And the fact that this charges back up in just 10 minutes makes it ideal for those like me who forget to charge devices on time.

At Rs 15,990, the Sennheiser Accentum Plus is a good mid-range headphone that takes care of all your audio needs. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to blend work and pleasure and the best of both worlds.