Sennheiser HD 202 Dynamic Headphones
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Customer Review: all this for 19 bux- price of one bad meal
Summary: 4 Stars
Sennheiser is serious about sound- just checkout their history. This is a trickle down product of the hd2xx series of phones. I have so many < 100 headphones because I love headphones. Plus, I listen late at night and have sensitive neighbors. For my whole 19 bux, there is no equivalent closed, full headset on the market. They fulfill the sound isolation quota as much as anything under $100. There are some ingenious touches like the wind up spool, extra long cord, comfy design, replaceable components and "braille" dots for finding the left side quickly.
Sonically, in general, the highs are not super crisp, the mids are a little thin - just slightly, and the bass is like 2 clicks up on the volume. Movies are enhanced and so are games. The mids are adequate and detailed, but sound a little thin. Highs are somewhat truncated so that the music sounds a little thin and "hollow". In comparison, the Sony V150 sounds more muffled, but it is flatter overall (the Sony doesn't have as low and as much bass). My Grado SR-60's are so much more lively and airy and fuller sounding (warmer, too), but they aren't sound isolating. My Sony V700's are much more detailed, but have some of that same thin, quick responding mid/highs, but they don't have the low, lows of the HD202.
Overall, the bass is a bump higher, but let's you hear "detailed" low bass, if that even makes sense. The midrange is average and is a little thin, but I can hear that it is detailed. The highs don't sparkle- they don't go to the stratosphere, but at least they don't sound unnatural. These phones are much fuller sounding than any earbuds, but not as detailed as Etymotic E6's. Sound isolation is important for me because my desktop is noisy and I have a noisy air conditioning unit and air filter. Also, I plan to use them outdoors. For 19 bux, it sounds great and the quality is there even though everything is plastic. The sound is pleasant and because of the sound isolation, I hear detail even though it is not super crisp.
After a few songs, you start get get used to the bass boost a little and the lack of ultra highs (with very low bass, there is some resonance, tho). Also, after burning-in for >20 hours, the bass mellowed out and the mid/high tones smoothened out. The highs were still a little truncated, tho, but the bass is a tad less booming. For general purpose listening and when you want to isolate yourself, the are a remarkably good buy.
Customer Review: One of the best headphones under $30 bucks!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have a music studio in which I use Sennheiser headphones for headphone monitoring. When I got my new laptop, I needed something to replace the crappy iPod ear buds. Naturally, I turned to Sennheiser because of my familiarity with their products. My mission was to find the best quality headphones under $30 that I could wear for long periods of time. I like to take my laptop to cafés and such so I had to be able to wear them for at least a few hours.
I went to Amazon and tried out the HD ' 202 headphones. The previous reviews seemed favorable and the price was right. After getting them in the mail and trying them out, I felt compelled to write my first review on Amazon. These headphones are AMAZING. It's has the quality I've come to expect from Sennheiser that rivals headphones I've used that are over twice the price.
The highs are pretty crisp, and my impression of the bass is different from the other reviews; I rather liked the amount of bass the cans produce. A slight personal gripe: there is slight coloration in the mids that I didn't crave, but I brought the mids down a little bit on my laptop's equalizer to compensate. And now it's golden.
On my laptop, these headphones are pretty loud. They can play at maximum volume without any distortion or rumbling at all. I've put these headphones through its paces through various genres, and I'm happy to say it handles all styles of music very well, and you may even hear little details in your favorite songs you never heard before. For electronic a, it handles the wide stereo field well which is where something ear buds and cheap headphones falter. For hip-hop, I like the bass these headphones produce. The vocals are crisp. With rock music, the vocals cut through the guitars, and the lead guitars really sing. The drums are not at all piercing, even at high volumes. With jazz, these headphones really shined. It sounds like they are playing right in front of you, as the headphones translate subtle details like slaps on the strings on an upright bass, and subtone from saxophones very well. And with classical music, the ability to feel the wider stereo field makes you feel like you're in the hall.
All in all, these are the best headphones I've owned under $30 bucks, and it's a good buy if you want to hear your favorite songs the way they were meant to be heard without breaking the bank.
Customer Review: Best pair of headphones I have ever bought
Summary: 5 Stars
I would just like to say that I'm disappointed at how long it took Amazon to deliver these. It took a week and a half to get them :(
I was very excited to get these headphones because I listen to music all the time and I was getting tired of my old Sony headphones. I got these for $20 from Amazon and I am very pleased. The box is very nice and it comes with a belt clip spool to wrap the 10 foot cable around (kind of useless, I don't like it) and a 1/4 adapter to plug in to stereo equipment. I'm glad they included this, now I can use these headphones on my guitar amp. :)
When I first got them, the first thing I noticed was how comfortable they were. The cushions go on top of your ears, but not around them (they're supraural headphones, not circumaural). They go over my ears perfectly and they are extremely comfortable. I used to own Sony MDR-V150 headphones where the cushions were shaped like circles where as the Sennheiser have an oval shape. The Sony ones would hurt my ears after extended amounts of time but I sometimes forget I'm wearing the Sennheisers. They're not that heavy and I can't stress enough how comfortable they are.
The first time I used them they were very tinny and had no bass whatsoever. Don't be disappointed right away. You have to "break in" these headphones before they really shine. What I did to speed up this process was play some rock music with the volume at 100% overnight. The next day I noticed they sounded much better and every day they sound even better. I use these headphones for rock music mostly, and I notice things in the music that I have never noticed before. The bass is powerful but not so powerful that it distorts. One of my albums has a lot of bass and it would distort on my old headphones and even my Logitech 5.1 speaker system. On these headphones it sounds nice and crisp.
These headphones are also very good for gaming. The headphones do a very good job of blocking outside noise so you won't hear anything except the headphones. People around you might find it annoying that you can't hear them but it may be a plus ;)
I fully recommend buying these headphones if you're in the market for "high range" headphones but don't want to spend a fortune. They sound great, look great, and are extremely comfortable. Highly recommended!
Customer Review: Not uncomfortable for big heads like some have said.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been looking for new headphones for a while. I ended up buying a pair from Sony that turned out to be terrible. Sennheiser is known for their sound quality but has always been out of my pricerange, but these are a nice economical set from them. I was a little hesitant because I read one or two negative reviews from people stating that they found the headphones too tight on their heads and gave them headaches. I have an above-average sized noggin too so this would apply to me, but after looking around more, I couldn't find anything with great ratings for sound quality in a price I can afford so I took a gamble and ordered these.
Let me tell you, I think the guy that uploaded the photo of the headphones where the ear muffs touched and were too tight to put on his head, I think he got a rare defective one, because mine while resting the muffs are close but don't touch and they are not at all too tight to put on, even for my head. So for those of you who are unsure about these headphones for that reason, I don't believe it's an issue with all of them. I think that guy got one that was made a little differently or something.
The ear muffs are comfortable because they are big to where the cushion rests around your ears, they don't actually push onto your ears like most of these style headphones tend to do. Those would eventually make my ears ache. These go comfortable around the ears so I haven't had that issue with these yet. Also another plus to that is the noise isolation. They aren't technically noise cancelling because there's no active noise cancellation system, but it is a passive noise cancellation in that the cushion blocks out most outside noises to just a light muffle in the background. So very good to fully immerse yourself in your music or your gaming.
The bass response is very good, although unless my sound equalizer is a little off, I do think the treble is slightly lacking, but not by much. These are definitely far superior to the Sony headphones I had. Those were downright muffled, they sounded like I was listening to music under water while the sounds are clear on these. A nice little touch is the cushion on the top of the headband. The ones without that don't really bother me, but it does feel more comfortable with the extra cushion.
Customer Review: Underpriced Great Quality Headphones
Summary: 5 Stars
Sennheiser HD 202 Dynamic Headphones
If you're an audiophile (or even if you know what an audiophile is) then you're probably wasting your time reading this review. But, if you're like me, just someone who loves listening to music without outside influence, i.e. ambient noise, by all means read on.
As much as I love the joyful, and sometimes not so joyful, sounds of family, the occasional passionate exchange of opposing views with my wife, (especially when I'm on the receiving end), and a good movie or television program, my refuge lies in the solitude of music. Solitude being the operative word here. That much sought-after beautiful isolation evaded me until I purchased the Sennheiser HD 202 headphones.
In the four days I've had them, I've managed to listen, without interruption, to the music on my iPod and computer. And, even as I write this review, judging by the angry expression on my blushing bride's beautiful face, the rapid movement of her lips, and some pretty aggressive-looking body language, I'd say these headphones have more than earned the five stars I've given them. With any luck at all, I'll go completely deaf before I have to take them off and face the music of life.
The only other 4.5 star-rated headphones that I saw on Amazon were made by Bose (I'm sure my wife preferred my old Bose headphones over the Sennheiser HD 202's, since I never missed a word she uttered while I was wearing the Bose cans), and they were almost ten times the cost of the HD 202's. The sound quality of the HD 202 headphones is beautiful; the leatherette ear pads are soft and well cushioned; the adjustable headband is lightweight and the crown padding feels great on my follicle-deficient pate; the included belt-clip/cord take-up is a nice additional touch; and they're made for indoor and outdoor use to boot.
And so, at the risk of missing some annoying telemarketing calls, shrieking fire alarms, angry neighbor dogs barking, loud train whistles blaring, and what appear to be some pretty angry spousal verbalizations over being ignored, I'm keeping my Sennheiser HD 202 headphones. They're everything Sennheiser says they are!