Sennheiser HD 202 Dynamic Headphones
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Customer Review: Works great with Ipod 5 Stars
OK had these headphones for a little over a week now...I bought these since I wanted to try out something that was going to last for more than 2 months...... Since I bought my 5th gen ipod nano last june, I've bought about 6 earphones.... None of them lasted for more than two months...... I tried alot of different brands but none lasted... SONY,APPLE,Skull candy... etc...
Pros:
They are light very lightweight.......
They look nice..!!
Produce very clean sound with good bass.... NOT great but very good... it does the job
They block out alot of the outside noise with nothing playing... With music on you can't hear anything..
CONS:
The ears get warm after a while of having them on.... Specially now in the summer.... :)
The cord is very very long... at times It can be cumbersome even with that clip that the cord wraps around....
THe belt clip thingie isn't that easy to slide on with one had.....I always have to use two hands to pry it open ...
THe clip that the cord wraps around is bigger and heavier than the ipod nano itself.... I've had the nano and clip on a table,..... when the clip slips off it takes the nano with it... :*( ......
With all that been sed......
I give them 4 out of 5 while using them outdoors with my Ipod Nano...... (LONG CORD ISSUES)
5 out of 5 while using them them at home on my PC...... since the cord and clip issues don't matter.....
....At first the headphone's volume seemed a little low while using them with my ipod nano.........
After looking online for a solution I found that the nano's default configuration isn't the loudest....
To get the highest volume out of the Ipod nano....... make sure your settings are as follows.......
On the ipod nano
Settings/Playback
Sound Check: off
Volume Limit: highest
While the Ipod nano is plugged into your computer go to itunes
Select all the songs on your IPOD's library and RIGHT CLICK...
Select GET INFO
Click on the OPTIONS TAB
At the very top of the ::::Options Tab:::: there is VOLUME ADJUSTMENT slider
MOVE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT .......to +100%......... it looks like this (-100% NONE +100%)
Then click Ok....
I took about 5 minutes to finish doing my 1500 song library.... so... it might take longer with larger libraries.....
You can really notice the difference from the default NONE position to that of the +100%.
I LOVE THE hate the clip
Customer Review: Hear Your Music The Way It Was Meant To Sound!
Summary: 5 Stars
Before I purchased these headphones, I read all the reviews on the Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones, and to tell you the truth, I was not impressed to buy them. While I am not a great fan of any in your ear music earphones (especially for use at home), I have to admit I was a UN-believer when it came to the claims made by Sennheiser about their Sennheiser HD 202 over the ear headphones, so I took a shot (especially because of the price) and ordered them.
I am happy to report that the Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones are Amazing!!! Great separation, Great center sweet spot, Amazingly Great Bass, and Great sound clarity. I tried them on my Ipod Nano first (not really expecting anything mind-blowing), and I have to say I was amazed. Let me tell you, my musical collection and tastes run all over the place, from Blues (Eric Clapton, B.B. King), Gospel (Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin), Jazz (Alex Bugnon, Dave Koz, Yusef Lateef), R&B (Al Green, Angie Stone, Anita Baker, Curtis Mayfield, Chante' Moore, Stevie Wonder, Temps etc.) All of my music was delivered to my ears flawlessly and with a clarity long forgotten by my use of earbuds. I have tried the Ipod earbuds of course (pitiful), and have tried several brands of earbuds, finally settling on a pair of JBuds J2 Premium Hi-FI Noise Isolating Earbuds (pretty good). But I'm here to say that for at home use, I am loving everything I am hearing with these headphones.
For those of you that bought the Sennheiser HD 202 Headphones and were disappointed (not enough bass, poor separation, not enough mid-range or treble)try adjusting your I-Pod equalizer settings to solve the problems you're having. To increase the treble, and mid-range sounds I set Jazz music to the I-Pod Jazz equalizer setting, to increase the bass in R&B I use the R&B equalizer settings and so on. If you are not aware as how to do this, right click on a song in ITunes, click get info and click equalizer preset options to set any of your music to the way you want to hear it. You can do this from Classical music to Rap and I bet you will get a new sound for your ears! For those of you that have not tried this, give it a shot. It will improve the way your music sounds, and I'm noticing that the longer I use them (burn-in?), the better they sound.
Now I run my music (at home) through a Pioneer VSX-919AH-K 120 Watts A/V Receiver, and you don't even want to get me started on how good my music sounds when I plug in my Sennheiser HD 202's. I am going to up-grade to the Sennheiser HD-555 Audiophile Headphones as soon as my budget allows. I'm not even remotely associated with this company in any way, I'm a buyer just like you and I say give em a shot. I think you will be surprised.
Customer Review: Awesome for the Money
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been wanting a pair of noise canceling headphones for a while, but was worried about shelling out the kind of money some of them were asking for. But with a commute on the train almost everyday, I felt it would be a good Christmas purchase for myself. These headphones are worth every penny I spent on them.
I researched the more expensive brands and even the more expensive models from Sennheiser, but settled on these after reading several reviews. I am NOT a DJ, sound technician, or video producer, so I cannot speak to this products worth in those fields, but as a commuter these headphones are excellent for dulling ambient surrounding noise. I didn't want a product that would be completely noise blocking since I obviously want to be somewhat aware of what is going on around me, and these do exactly that. Though I can hear people chatting around me, it dulls it out enough that I can easily ignore it, and when music or audio is playing the surrounding noise become negligible. I am VERY pleased with the amount of noise cancellation from these headphones.
I read somewhere that someone was complaining about the cord length. The cord is in the vicinity of 10 feet long. I don't know if that's too short for some people, but for me it's WAY WAY more than enough.
As I mentioned before I'm no connoisseur of sound quality such as Bass or Treble, but I know that there really isn't a thumping bass that some stereos have. I don't listen to a whole lot of base heavy things anyway. And it's not enough for me to anywhere near unhappy with these headphones, but if you're looking for a deep and rich sound quality, these don't do any sort of magic in that avenue. However, I can speak for the fact that the quality of sound with these headphones FAR surpasses the same audio file played on my earbuds.
My only real complaint is that size of the ear cups. Maybe I have big ears or something, but my ears do get a little cramped with these. Once again not enough for me to be unhappy, but it would have been nice to get a bigger size ear cup. The cramping of my ears don't give me a headache or cause me major discomfort and I usually stop noticing it pretty quickly. But I do notice the difference once I take them off.
All in all I LOVE these headphones and couldn't be happier that I was able to find a product that fits all of my needs without having to spend double on it. I feel like these would be GREAT for casual users like myself, but if you think of yourself as any type of sound expert or are very particular about sound quality you might want to look at a review from someone more familiar with that than me.
Hope this helps!
Customer Review: 5 stars for sound & value, but...
Summary: 5 Stars
The Sennheiser HD 202 headphones have great sound right out of the box (full, not boomy bass, along w/very crisp mid-range and treble; they may sound even better after a break-in period at higher volume which I haven't done yet). Don't need a lot of power to drive them. These phones are excellent in making mp3 files on a personal device sound superb, especially in an indoor setting. And the great sealing out of household noise (like tv or conversations) allows these phones to be driven at very safe levels without losing sound quality. An excellent choice for around $20.
I've used them for about a month, and there are some negatives.
*The chord is 10' long so it is not optimally designed for personal/portable music use (it does come with an oblong wrap-the-chord-around belt clip w/4 slots to hold the chord in place...this may be a possible breaking point for the chord in the future if it flexes back and forth in the slot). The weight of this clip w/chord, if not properly clipped onto a belt, pocket, etc., would probably cause stress on any connection to phones or device. The chord seems to be pretty solid with reinforced connections. The end is a straight plug (I find L- shaped are better for personal devices because of less movement stress on the chord/plug connection). It comes w/a bigger plug adaptor for use w/home stereos.
*The fit is very tight so they do a good job of sealing out noise so I don't have to turn them up and ruin my hearing. They are not totally around the ear (I have a pair like that so my ears are "loose" inside and they don't hurt after long use, but those are much bigger than the 202's), so after about an hour my ears start to hurt a bit, especially with glasses, because the fit is so tight (but I do have a wide head). I think I will have to be VERY careful in cold weather not to snap the plastic head band when I take them off and on.
*As is very common with this type of headphone, they aren't great outdoors in a breeze. I got these partly to keep my ears warm in cold weather during walks, skiing, etc, but if there is a breeze it sounds like a "howl" in the phones. NOT FOR OUTDOOR USE w/COAT COLLARS. After using these for over a month, I find that in cold weather a coat collar rubbing on the ear cups or the chord (especially closer to the cups) will cause a lot of noise (not unlike the sound of breeze/wind on the cups, only more choppy...wind is more steady like white noise or a passing jet). I guess the only way around this problem is to use "buds" underneath an ear band or muffs.
For the price you can't beat these...a great sound improvement over in-ear phones (unless you spend a lot).
Customer Review: Okay headphones, Superb Value
Summary: 4 Stars
So I got the headphones a week ago, and have been burning them in ever since, so I think I have a pretty good sense of them by now.
6/10 Sound-wise. it's very robust / efficient, covers a really wide spectrum pretty equally so you can hear every note. I mean, you even hear things in music you've never noticed before, really! That said, it's a dull, unimpressive, and dark sound; For some reason, the music just doesn't feel alive -- just feels like noise. Also, there's no soundstage, no airiness -- it's as if you're standing straight in the middle of a band, instead of sitting with the audience -- The music is too much in-your-face instead of true surround. As for clarity of sound, the sound is a little muddy, not truly clear.
3/10 for Comfort. After really stretching out the headband for a while, and fiddling with it around your ears, it loosens up its "Sennheiser ViceGrip®" a bit, but an hour later, you'll start to feel the cups pressing into your ears again. Maybe my ears are larger than average or something but they don't fit inside the ear-cups; it like fits half of it and the other half sits on the pad. But this is a good thing because it makes sure your ears don't get too sweaty, and its also a bad thing cuz it squishes your ears from the vicegrip and that gets really uncomfortable after a while. And for some reason, after listening for a while, it feels like your eardrums are getting pressured/hammered by the sound from the headphones. I've listened to loads of headphones before, even pretty high-end ones, for extended periods, but this has never happened with any of them. I do love how lightweight they are though.
6/10 for Bass. I'm kind of disappointed; I was expecting a little more umph, but its alright. I guess if my ears could actually fit inside the cups I'd be getting a bit more bass, maybe.
8/10 for Isolation. It's very good at blocking out outside sounds and keeping in the headphone sounds despite the fact that it's only semi-circumaural. Even when music isn't playing, just putting them on blocks out ~25% of ambient sound.
9/10 for Value. It's $20 free shipping! The only thing that beats this in the price:performance ratio is my $5 Panasonic RP-HT21, which are great for the price.
Overall, a great value for $20, and great if you're going to be moving about or tossing them around. But if you're looking for some headphones for home use, like watching movies and such, you should spend a little more and get something else.
My overall rating: 6/10