Sennheiser's Momentum True Wireless 5 earbuds come with user-replaceable batteries

Sennheiser just announced a refresh of its popular Momentum True Wireless earbuds. The True Wireless 5 earbuds bring several new features to the table, but there's one that's particularly interesting. They ship with user-replaceable batteries.

This applies to both the actual earbuds and the charging case, with Sennheiser promising the whole replacement process should take "mere minutes" and requires just a compact screwdriver. Earbud batteries tend to fail rather quickly , so this is great news.

Battery life is also improved with this refresh. Users can expect 12 hours of playback per charge, with 40 hours total when considering the case. There's a quick charge capability that can extend listening time by an hour with eight minutes at the outlet.

The True Wireless 5 earbuds feature a new design, which looks a bit slimmer when compared to the True Wireless 4 . The company says the earbuds now offer a "barely there" fit and that testers preferred it over the previous generation by 73 percent. The charging case has also been re-designed, with a narrower and more pocket-friendly form factor.

Voice calls should be improved this go-around, thanks to an AI speech enhancement algorithm. The ANC system has been refreshed, with a new ear tip and a four-microphone array. Sennheiser says this will "maximize noise cancelling performance while delivering the series' most natural-sounding, real-time transparency mode."

As for audio, the buds feature the company's 7mm TrueResponse transducer and stream via Bluetooth 6.0. This means they can handle music up to 24-bit and 96kHz. There's also a free app with an 8-band EQ for making minor adjustments. Spatial audio is even on the menu here, thanks to head-tracking accelerometers.

The Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 5 earbuds will be available from September 3. There will be five different colorways, all priced at $300.