A Sennheiser for every occassion
Aug 30, 2006 12:13:08 GMT
Post by xerxes on Aug 30, 2006 12:13:08 GMT
As I have several pairs of Sennheiser headphones I'd thought I'd write up a little mini review.
HD 650 ~ £200
I won't spend too much time on these, most people here will have a pair or will have tried them. Let's just say they are my best set of headphones.
Sound:
Comfort:
HD 595 ~ £80.00 - £120.00
The only set of Sennheisers I've tried that I really didn't like. These are said to have a more forward "Grado" like presentation than most Sennheisers. I've never tried a set of Grado headphones, so I don't know about the comparison, but I will say that I thought they were awful. I found the bass rather light and the highs piercing and unpleasent.
Sound:
Comfort:
HD 555 ~ £50 - £80
Very close to the HD 650s, just slightly rougher around the edges at the top end, which can add a little grunt to some recordings. The bass is good and the sound is very "spacious", perhaps even more so than the HD 650s
Sound:
Comfort:
PX 100 ~ £25
Absolutely fantastic compact hedphones that you can be seen in public with. Sound is not as "sophisticated", "open" or "spacious" as the larger, full size headphones, but very close and never unpleasant. They seem to last well too, I've had a pair that I've used almost daily for a couple of years that are still going strong. However, I do find that the slight pressure on my ears can make them a bit uncomfortable after a couple of hours, although I think this is partly because they press my ears onto the arms of my glasses. In addition, I tend to get hot ears and find that I need to give them a "breather" after an hour or so with most headphones.
Sound:
Comfort:
MX 500 ~ £20
I bought these to replace the ear bud headphones that came with my Sony MP3 doohickey, they were better, but not much. Compared to "proper" headphones the sound is rather thin and lightweight.
Sound:
Comfort: - if they stay in your ears.
CX 300 ~ £20
These are the first "ear canal" headphones I've tried and they're not bad. I have a 10 hour flight coming up in a couple of weeks and wanted something small and descrete that won't annoy whoever I'm sitting next to. As these fit right in the ear, there is very little sound leakage. The sound is a bit "brittle" with my MP3 player, but fortunately this has a graphic equaliser that allows me to tame the top end a bit. I find that I do this with the PX 100s as well, so I think this is more the fault of the MP3 player than the headphones themselves. Listening to my main hi-fi with these the top end is fine. Bass is pretty good, much better than the ear bud type headphones. I'm quite happy with these and they are perfect for "in flight entertainment" without bothering fellow passangers.
Sound:
Comfort: - if they stay in your ears. ;D
Lastly:
Got a crackly headphone jack? I noticed that the jack socket on my MP3 player was a bit crackly. A quick squirt of this stuff - cured. I use it all over the place, headphone jacks, power sockets, phono plugs and sockets, speaker terminals. It leaves a slightly oily film on things and makes jacks and plugs "slicker" when you plug them in and unplug them - recommended.
HD 650 ~ £200
I won't spend too much time on these, most people here will have a pair or will have tried them. Let's just say they are my best set of headphones.
Sound:
Comfort:
HD 595 ~ £80.00 - £120.00
The only set of Sennheisers I've tried that I really didn't like. These are said to have a more forward "Grado" like presentation than most Sennheisers. I've never tried a set of Grado headphones, so I don't know about the comparison, but I will say that I thought they were awful. I found the bass rather light and the highs piercing and unpleasent.
Sound:
Comfort:
HD 555 ~ £50 - £80
Very close to the HD 650s, just slightly rougher around the edges at the top end, which can add a little grunt to some recordings. The bass is good and the sound is very "spacious", perhaps even more so than the HD 650s
Sound:
Comfort:
PX 100 ~ £25
Absolutely fantastic compact hedphones that you can be seen in public with. Sound is not as "sophisticated", "open" or "spacious" as the larger, full size headphones, but very close and never unpleasant. They seem to last well too, I've had a pair that I've used almost daily for a couple of years that are still going strong. However, I do find that the slight pressure on my ears can make them a bit uncomfortable after a couple of hours, although I think this is partly because they press my ears onto the arms of my glasses. In addition, I tend to get hot ears and find that I need to give them a "breather" after an hour or so with most headphones.
Sound:
Comfort:
MX 500 ~ £20
I bought these to replace the ear bud headphones that came with my Sony MP3 doohickey, they were better, but not much. Compared to "proper" headphones the sound is rather thin and lightweight.
Sound:
Comfort: - if they stay in your ears.
CX 300 ~ £20
These are the first "ear canal" headphones I've tried and they're not bad. I have a 10 hour flight coming up in a couple of weeks and wanted something small and descrete that won't annoy whoever I'm sitting next to. As these fit right in the ear, there is very little sound leakage. The sound is a bit "brittle" with my MP3 player, but fortunately this has a graphic equaliser that allows me to tame the top end a bit. I find that I do this with the PX 100s as well, so I think this is more the fault of the MP3 player than the headphones themselves. Listening to my main hi-fi with these the top end is fine. Bass is pretty good, much better than the ear bud type headphones. I'm quite happy with these and they are perfect for "in flight entertainment" without bothering fellow passangers.
Sound:
Comfort: - if they stay in your ears. ;D
Lastly:
Got a crackly headphone jack? I noticed that the jack socket on my MP3 player was a bit crackly. A quick squirt of this stuff - cured. I use it all over the place, headphone jacks, power sockets, phono plugs and sockets, speaker terminals. It leaves a slightly oily film on things and makes jacks and plugs "slicker" when you plug them in and unplug them - recommended.