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"Love the sound...BUT serious issues with the headband" on by brrrooock
Pros: Great sound, good ambient noise attenuation
Cons: Serious durability issue with headband, bulky so can get uncomfortable if worn for long periods, not well suited to portable devices, look a bit dorky
Summary: I'm not a serious audiophile, so I bought these thinking that if they were good enough for an application like DJing they'd be good enough for me. Plus I liked the design, especially the way they collapsed. And I've been happy with the sound they put out, particularily their ability to cut out ambient noise - they're as good as a set of ear plugs on a flight.
My main issue is the band. I had to send them back within the first 8 months to have the band replaced after cracks showed up and pieces of plastic started to fall off. Not good. But since it was under warranty, I got them fixed. I'm now just a few months into the new band, and even with the great care I've treated them with since getting them back, cracks are showing up again. All I'm doing is putting them on and taking them off - using two hands, not taking them off with one which can lead to problems, so I've been told. If they needed to be used in a more serious manner for something like DJing, they wouldn't stand up.
I will admit that I'm a larger than average guy with head to match, but nothing freakish so I don't think it's too much to expect that these should last longer than a few months before going in for repairs or once out of warranty, in the bin. I'd only recommend them if you are prepared to treat them gently and are toting a smaller cranial unit. -
"Beats any noise-cancelling headset at this price!" on by losheng
Pros: Sweet sound, excellent isolation for noisy environment
Cons: Big and bulky
Summary: For this price, it is better to go with this headset than to get a noise-cancelling version. The excellent isolation ensures very good listening experience in noisy environment. I've used it on the plane, and its great.
Comparing to the Sony noise cancelling headset, this sounds twice as good, both in noisy and quiet environment.
Can't say good enough things about it. -
"Unusually great sound for noice canceling headphones" on
Pros: I did MUCH research into what headphones to get, and I found these cans for 70 bucks on etronics.com (80 bucks for the silver ones, which I got strictly for aesthetics) In terms of noise canceling headphones, the HD280's have the absloute best in its cla
Cons: Out of the box they sound mediocre, but dont worry, you just have to burn them in for about 8 hours, NO WORRY, JUST BREAK THEM IN, YOU'LL LOVE THEM
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"Light on bass? Yeah right..." on by gerudobombshell
Pros: These headphones reproduce sub base as far down as the human hearing can go (>20 Hz) all at a very moderate, even level. People knocking on the bass probably listen to casette tapes in their cars with the bass turned up to '+5'...
Light weight, you caCons: They look sorta goofy, compared to other, less-steller consumer headphones you can wear walking down the street.
Also the over 9000 foot cable becomes semi-annoying sometimes.. especially for walking down the street.Summary: Overall, Great headphones, open sound, and pretty damn good frequency response - even the bass (extended below human hearing).
I highly suggest them, especially for the price! -
"A Universal set of Cans for almost anyone" on by usb123
Pros: Linear Sound reproduction, Good Spl, Comfortable headband and earcups
Cons: Not the greatest looking, not exactly " Pro " level
Summary: First off, if your looking for a pair of Sound isolation headphones, then these should be top of your list. Good linear sound curve, tight bass, and awesome reproduction of Dvd's and music.
Now for the people looking for headphones and dont really care about sound isolation. While the specs say 32db of isolation ( which by the way means you hear nothing around you with even mild sounds playing ), thats pretty much the best part of the phones. The bass, while tight, is a little weak. the mids and highs are balanced, but the highs and extreme highs arent as crisp as they could be. I play music professionally, and to see where these phones fell, i used them against several hundred-dollar pairs of select grados and sonys, and these are far from what some others were. The lack of bass in these are more pronounced as you pump up the volume and the power into the drivers. Of course, these phones werent made for that type of situation, but it was a good test, and made its shortcomings easier to diagnose. For most, the bass outta these will be enough in most situations, and i do love their accuracy in dvds, but be careful how much power you put to them, a good headphone amp in a pro stereo will bring these to a hault.
They are quite comfortable, and ive used them for almost 8 hours straight and found them to be better than most in terms of comfort. If you've ever worn headphones for an extended period of time, then you know how much most can hurt after a period of time, and these are no different, but it is better than most. Sennheiser even says the headband and drivers are replacable, which i cant attest to, but that along with the screw on 1/4" adapter give it a few points in the pro headphone dept.
Overall, a very worthy set of cans for most people who want to watch dvds of listen to music. since thats 99% of us, these will perform great. if you tend to like alot of bass, then there may be better choices, but the HD280s strengths may even win over that crowd.
One word of advice, however, do NOT use these for a studio, monitoring, mixing, or any other super acurate situation. the bass out of these at that level are not accurate and sound like complete crap when compared to studio monitors or a PA.
Sennheiser HD280 Pro user reviews
