Sennheiser PX 100 Lightweight Collapsible Headphones
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Manufacturer: SennheiserModel: PX 100
Product features:
- Collapsible open-air headphones
- Warm natural sound for all types of music
- High energy driver system for max performance
- Rugged collapsible headphones with hard carrying case
- Super lightweight design
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Customer Review: Good Bass, Lacks Clarity
Summary: 4 Stars
First of all, I have some headphones (Sony MDRG58V Street Style) that satisfy me in every way except they could use a little more bass. They have become the headphones to which I compare all others, and most headphones don't measure up. However, I know someday they won't be around anymore, and I also am to the point where I would like some more bass. I started a somewhat exhaustive search and decided to give these a try based on reviews about bass and thinking a pair of Sennheiser earphones I have are the best earphones I've heard.
They do have good bass for what they are, especially if you're listening to a device on which you can adjust your EQ settings. The bass might not sound that great without adjusting the EQ, and on my iPod Touch the EQ needs to be on some setting such as R&B or hip hop for the bass to really be anything special. Bass booster usually provides too much bass, but with R&B it sounds just right, for me. Other than that, I don't see how anyone can say the bass is "tinny" or overpowering. It might be overpowering if you're used to pretty much any kind of earphones or headphones that tend to sound very flat like Coby.
It is the case, as some other reviews in various places mention, sound clarity and crispness is an issue. I've seen the word "muddled" in descriptions. People also have mentioned that an adjustment period is necessary. I find there is some truth to that. Within the first 30 mins of listening, the sound did come across quite muddled and, as another reviewer mentioned, I seriously considered selling these headphones. After about 30 mins, I had basically adjusted to these headphones, and all that was left was to keep trying different genres to see how each sounded, as well as tinkering with the EQ a little more. At that point, any problems I had were not just the result of needing to adjust.
Basically, the only problem left was the sound clarity. The bass was there, and mids/highs were fine. But what I noticed is that in songs that have a lot of sounds/instruments, many times some of the sounds either seemed to blur together in a very indistinguishable fashion, almost completely go absent or become less audible than with other headphones. A lot of the time, it's sounds that if you hadn't heard them with other headphones and/or aren't a very careful listener you wouldn't even know they were missing or lighter in volume. But for me, especially on songs I really love, it was too noticeable and it's the one thing I really dislike about these headphones. This tends to affect genres that have guitars most of all, i.e. pop/rock, alternative and other rock, country. I notice it most in pop/rock-type songs. Urban music, particularly rap, tends to sound incredible with these headphones just because of the bass and because that music, especially old school rap, isn't filled with sounds and instruments. I cannot express how great playing my old school rap playlist on my iPod Touch was, either, and this is one area where these headphones absolutely whipped the Sony headphones I love. I felt like I was at a party and almost felt like I was in an SUV with a decent-to-good sound system. Unfortunately, I do love a lot of sound-filled music, as well, and I wish I could enjoy the full range of sounds in all my music. Sound just isn't balanced with these headphones, and it's not because of "overpowering bass," either--you can change the EQ settings to cut down the bass, and clarity/missing sounds is still an issue. It's a little surprising, given their earphones--or at least the ones I have--have very clear sound. I have just ordered the PX200s because I've read they have more clarity, and I will review those once I receive/try them.
The only other issues I had with these are in some songs the bass doesn't seem to respond no matter what EQ setting you use, or at least not as much as you'd like (again, most noticeable in pop, pop/rock-type stuff, which it seems a lot of people don't need/want much bass in that kind of music anyway. I love bass in all my music, though); depending on the natural volume of the tracks you're listening to, some will satisfy you if you like loud music and others won't sound loud enough--and the iPod Touch is the loudest mp3 player I've ever heard, so if this is the case with the Touch then it certainly will be the case with other players; along the lines of sounds going missing, there are some songs in which I can barely hear the bass drum clearly; I would like to see volume control included with these headphones. Other than that, I find them comfortable and don't mind the open-air design. Being that I like loud music, I turn my music up enough so that outside sounds don't really bother me. And I have found that even with closed-ear designs--well, if you're like me, anyway--sound is going to leak out.
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Conclusion: Pretty good bass if you can adjust your EQ settings, but clarity is a little lacking, especially if you're a very careful listener. These headphones are perfectly fine for most people and will probably sound excellent to the average listener, though, especially if used more for traveling or any other time when you're not going to be listening very carefully. I wouldn't necessarily spend $40 for them, especially with cheaper headphones that balance the sounds out more and have more clarity with acceptable bass after EQ changes--like the Sony headphones I mentioned (I have never spent more than about $22 on them). But these are certainly now #2 on my list of headphones as far as balancing sound quality with cost if you can find a deal where these are about $30 or less (like I did), especially if you like bass, and they are definitely better than some of the more expensive headphones I've tried (i.e. Skullcandy Skullcrusher headphones, for one).
Description of Sennheiser PX 100 Lightweight Collapsible Headphones
The Sennheiser PX 100 Headphones use dynamic supra-aural mini headphones and a slim, lightweight design to provide convenience and superior sound.The Sennheiser PX 100 Headphones use dynamic supra-aural mini headphones and a slim, lightweight design to provide convenience and superior sound to the traveler or outdoor user. Sennheiser's duoful diaphragms with spiral embossing provide high-resolution sound, while the twin damping technology creates crisp, fast bass response, helped by 80ppi polyurethane and special perforated elements. The ear cups can be turned 90 degrees and closed up, then put into a rugged carrying case that can fit into a shirt pocket. The included headband padding helps provide the perfect, snug fit for your head.
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