Sennheiser HD 202 Dynamic Headphones
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Customer Review: Perfect headphones
Summary: 5 Stars
These headphones are by far the best headphones i have ever had.
I bought these for bus rides to school and these are great. They can easily hold up to be noise canceling in loud environments. You dont need to blast your ears with music to be able to hear these even in a plane or with, otherwise, loud ambience noise. Although you can most certainly blast them and not be worried about noise leak. As on a bus i could have my mp3 player turned up to near, if not, max and people around me, even someone sitting next to me, would not be able to understand what im listening to, they might hear some noise, but not understandable. They fit almost perfectly to my head, they are very light but still have a little weight to them so they will not just fall off. The ear cushioning are perfect. They will get pretty hot in the summer and sometimes annoying, but bearable. I live in NY so of course it gets cold and snows alot in the winter and the ear pieces are so warm you could just fall asleep. Sound quality is the best i have ever heard, even from $300 Bose, to these, the HD 202's are much better. Very nice bass, so much that you can feel it, but not to the point of being distorded even a tiny bit. The treble on these is a little too high, but with the bass the way it is, it definitely balances out. I notice a couple mids were flat, but i only noticed it with bands like Cannibal Corpse and Behemoth. Anything like acoustic or classical is so clear that you could imagine being there live but even better quality!
One minor thing was that they lasted about 7 months until it seemed like, out of nowheres the right cord pulled right out of the headphone. I did use them more than a regular person would use headphones for so maybe that was why. No matter what other people say, these headphones are by far the best of Sennheiser's HD 2XX series, and better than some top of the brand headphones.
Overall= 9.5/10
Just need a TINY bit of balancing on mids for more bassy music(Rap, Metal). Bass outweighs the mids a little bit. But i say it all depends on your EQ on your MP3 player and what your listenening too. Every band has their own sound.
Customer Review: Bang for the buck!
Summary: 5 Stars
Strengths: Superb sound quality, very lightweight, comfortable fit
Weaknesses: Lightweight construction vs. durabilty. Cord is a 'Y' type (split with leads to each ear rather than a single left-ear lead).
Wow. I will try hard not to gush, but these headphones are terrific! I'm not a tech guy, so I can't really critique them on that point with any authority, but to my ear they have amazing range regardless of whether I'm listening to jazz, classical, rock, video games.... The bass is particularly warm and rich and the treble is crisp; even Sousa (lots of high and low "siss! boom! bah!" going on at once) is no match for them. In the past I've spent a lot more for cans that weren't anywhere near this good. I have seen these advertised for $50; I spent $30 for mine and consider that a very reasonable price. Amazon's current pricetag ($20 at time of writing) is a steal, in my opinion.
I won't dispute anyone's claims to the contrary, but I've found them to be a great fit. I wear glasses, and the soft leatherette cups fit over them and my ears perfectly. The lightweight headband and ear pads make them wearable even for long periods of time. It *may* also make them less durable, but only time will tell. They're so light they feel a little flimsy, but they certainly aren't fragile; gentle handling should guarantee a long and great-sounding life.
The six-foot cord length is a plus, and if that's too long you can take up the slack with a combination cord spool/waistband clip -- great for wearing the headphones while active or for keeping the cord from getting under foot while seated. The cord is a 'Y' arrangement (separate left and right-ear leads) fitted with a 1/8-inch plug (fits most computer and portable equipment jacks) and comes with a 1/4-inch adapter (fits most home stereo/theatre equipment). The Y is a drawback, in my opinion, but a very minor one.
Forget noise-cancelling. I'm sure you could find *technically* better phones, but I doubt if you'll find any better sounding or more versatile ones for the price.
Customer Review: These Lightweight and Portable HEADPHONES are unreal!
Summary: 5 Stars
A couple years ago I was shopping a PRO SET of HEADPHONES for Studio/Home/Long Distance Travel to replace some Sony PRO Studio's that were cosmetically trashed by the salt water elements where I live and could not be repaired.
I was turned on to Senheisser and ended up with Sennheiser HD-280 Professional Headphones which are amazing but a different class in size and price. I bought them on Amazon and at check-out the authorized seller offered me these for about $25.00 more so I went for it even though I had just bought some lightweight Sony's for about the same price and was not unhappy with them at all so it was really an impulse buy.
But enough about me let's talk about these headphones. When the box came I of course listened to the PROS first and was not at all disappointed, in fact I was more than impressed and it takes a lot to get me excited, sound-wise. So, I was curious to try out these and see how they compared.
They are sleek, have a very long straight skinny cord and are awesome for listening to music while doing housework when the wife is home, for use with my laptop and even when on my Desktop for simple convenience but the best part is that these actually sound almost as good as my PRO Senheirrer's! The two major differences are that these are open (the Pro model is closed) and of course these are highly portable. So each has their own appropriate application but these for general and day to day portable headphones you are getting better than BOSE sound for under $30.00---AWESOME! I cannot recommend these enough.
**The only potential downside which is only a potential downside is the shape of the ear cups. They are oval and at about a 30 degree angle so if you have above average ear size this could be awkward or even possibly uncomfortable. I am a large guy (6'2" and around 220lbs) and I found them a bit annoying the first month or so but am completely used to them by now and I use them almost daily, sometimes for hours at a time and they are completely comfortable and I can hardly tell I am wearing them.
Customer Review: Headphones that keep you in your own little world.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was very reluctant to order headphones via the internet. Thankfully, this product had so many reviews that I couldn't help but order them. Now that I've received them, I know that I didn't make a mistake in my choice.
I'm the type of person that needs to be completely disconnected from the outside world when listening to music; wherever I am, be it at home or on the go, I don't want any interruption. These headphones are absolutely perfect for that. Example: at this very moment I am donning the Sennheiser HD 202 headphones while my boyfriend is exactly 5 feet away from me. By-the-by, he's 5 feet away from me while playing guitar along to some music he has blaring from his itunes.
I hear nothing.
There's muffled sound when a song of mine may be finished and there's the paused lag between songs; however, asides from that bit of time I can only see his movements but I can't make the sound while my music is playing.
In regards to comfort: the padding is perfect for extended wear. I mean that in regards to the head as well as the ears. It's not so much that you feel like you've wrapped your head in a pillow...or so excessive that you couldn't travel with these. They are just enough so you are comfortable traveling with them or wearing them at home.
Also, I'm the type of person to use headphones until they break. From owner experience, I already know that these headphones will last me a while. The length of the cord is perfect for playing an instrument, working with music, or actively doing tasks while listening to music. On top of that, the accessory to wind the cord is wonderful so you're not tangled when you're sitting still.
The sound is excellent for the price. If you're a bass-junkie you may be a bit disappointed, as it's rather average. Not mediocre, by any means. The bass is just regular - decent.
All-in-all, this product was well worth more than the money it cost to get them. Pee.ess. Bless Amazon for the free (not to mention fast) shipping.
Customer Review: Great Deal for the casual music listener.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have recently bought a laptop, and I really like it, except for one problem. It only has one speaker, leading to terrible volume and big sound problems. I don't listen to too much music, but this really irritated me. I tried using headphones I found around the house, but I found that all we had were buds, most low quality and uncomfortable. I hunted around Amazon, looking for the cheapest medium-quality headphones I could find, and I stumbled upon these.
I have been using the Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones for just under a week, and I can safely say I have never been happier with a set of headphones. I'm not an audiophile, but I listen to a fair bit of music while doing homework and the like, and these suited my needs perfectly. I'm not positive as to the sound quality at higher sound levels, as I don't tend to listen to music that loud, but at the level I had it(about 50% volume), the quality was perfect. I listen to a variety of music across all genres, along with lots of TV shows and movies, and haven't noticed a lack of quality anywhere. The headphones are very comfortable, and although I found them to be slightly irritating in that they feel a little too tight when I wear them for over three hours, I was very satisfied when it came to comfortableness. I have only used them indoors, so I cannot attest to their convenience on the go, but I can say that they were very easy to use in my bed, especially with the long cord paired with this wheel-device(not sure what to call it) that allowed me to change the size of the cord with ease. The length of the cord is ridiculously long, and able to be adjusted to any occasion, like I said.
All in all, the quality of these headphones is definitely worth the low low price. My friends tried to steer me in the direction of skullcandies, but I am very glad I went in this direction. A sublime pair of headphones, to be sure.