Best entry level headphones you can buy, January 24, 2011

Sennheiser is known for professional grade headphones and even one of their cheapest models stands up to whatever music you throw at it. Bass and mid tones sound excellent while not becoming too muddled. I’ve tested these headphones with rock/pop (Arcade Fire, Broken Bells) and rap/hip-hop (Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy) with great results. As long as you have high quality files there is no hiss (I mainly have 256-320 kbps files with some 192 kbps files). Sound leak was not evident because these are closed headphones (as opposed to the Sennheiser HD555′s which are open). I have a medium size head and these headphones fit me perfectly. They have a slight warming effect on the ears which is not bothersome at all. Just to clarify, these headphones (HD 202 MK II) are the same as the original HD 202, with different…

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Good and Bad, May 12, 2011

Sennheiser is a great company that manufactures headphones that even Santa Claus sometimes drops these off into chimneys during Christmas Eve. Note the word, “sometimes.” While these headphones produce a favorable quality of music, the comfort level is low. After about 45~ minutes of usage, my ears began to hurt and I had to take it off to cool off my ears for a bit. Let me review the pros and cons of this set:

PROs:

-Cheap. You won’t be able to find most headphones that can produce quality music at this price range (~).

-Durable; when you hold it in your hands, it feels it can last quite a while. The build is strong, unlike Bose.

-Quality; if you’ve been listening to your sub- earphones or your Apple iPod earbuds, then this set of headphones will seem almost too good to be true.

-Cord length. The cord length stretches around six+ feet.

-Portable; you can hang it around your neck, stuff it (carefully) into your backpack/purse (i’ve…

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A review from the Older Generation, January 25, 2011

Im a 58 year young guy whose favorite music is music of the 60′s,70′s, 80′a with a little Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Elvis built in for good measures on occasion. I like the old music. I could afford a pair of 0 headphones, but I decided to give these a shot for .99 special on Amazon. A great deal I just had to try. I have tested these on a MacBook Pro, a 4th generation iPod, and a Motorola Droid X. ABBA, Queen, Traveling Wilbury, heard notes I have not heard before. I must also mention that I am starting to get a wee bit hard of hearing and when my equalizer is properly set, these phones are awesome. For comfort they are ok not great, you certainly know they are on. I have to fiddle with them every so often as they seem to warm my ears a little. The cord IS long and a bit thin, but if you are careful it should be fine. I would definately recommend these if you are just starting with headphones and want a good deal for the money which I dont think can be beat.

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