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Sennheiser and sensibility
I'll be honest, I'm certainly no connoisseur of the world of electronic gadgets and gismos, but was pretty sure of what was required here. A lightweight, durable, reliable affordable (under £20) set of headphones that would do the job. And lo and behold ... Read review
The Sennheiser HD 201 Silver&Black DJ Headphones have a powerful stereo sound, ideal for ... more
DJs and others. These headphones come in a closed-back design to ensure that there is reduction of ambient noise whilst preventing sound leakage from the headphones. With its extremely lightweight and comfortable feel, these headphones also feature high-quality leatherette ear pads.
Postage & Packaging:from £4.85 Availability:refer to website
Advantages: Low Cost, Reliable, Robust Disadvantages: Loses a bit on bass sound
...reborn.
== Sennheiser and sensibility ==
I'll be honest, I'm certainly no connoisseur of the world of electronic gadgets and gismos, but was pretty sure of what was required here. A lightweight, durable, reliable affordable (under £20) set of headphones that would do the job. And lo and behold the birthday fairy delivered me the Sennheiser HD 201.
So what do you get for your money? Now it turns out, the ... ...headphone market place, claiming to have developed the world's first open headphones in 1968. Given my foot crunching previous, I was particularly pleased to see it comes with a 2 year warranty guarantee
Immediately upon taking the black and silver trimmed headphones out of the box could see that they offer a great combination of a light weight (weighing in at just 165g) yet well-constructed and robust design. The cushioned padding ... more
In the last few years, I've rediscovered a passion for playing piano, and as part of the therapeutic, artistic process, when the mood takes, I do like to energetically bash out those melodies to produce my very own wall of sound. Now my good lady wife on the other hand, whilst fully appreciating my efforts to develop my craft, always prefers to wait until I've actually learned a piece properly before hearing my impassioned often wrong-noted output. So rather than me continue to wreak havoc on my mother-in-laws upright piano, we compromised and invested in a Yamaha keyboard, on the firm understanding that we would also purchase a set of headphones.
Now this worked very well for a period, but then as preparations for our first baby started in earnest, the available keyboard "free time" dwindled rapidly, and before long it began to gather dust tucked under our old sofa bed. A few months back in the throws of moving house my bulky old head phones finally met their maker, as my clumsily placed right boot simply broke them in two. Without the headphones, it was no longer even a passing consideration, we simply bubble wrapped the keyboard and off it went into storage, looking for all the world a lost cause. But in October when we finally moved into the new house, got a toy / play room set up, and the quest for the music was reborn.
Sennheiser and sensibility
I'll be honest, I'm certainly no connoisseur of the world of electronic gadgets and gismos, but was pretty sure of what was required here. A lightweight, durable, reliable affordable (under £20) set of headphones that would do the job. And lo and behold the birthday fairy delivered me the Sennheiser HD 201.
So what do you get for your money? Now it turns out, the German based Sennheiser are a long established player in the headphone market place, claiming to have developed the world's first open headphones in 1968. Given my foot crunching previous, I was particularly pleased to see it comes with a 2 year warranty guarantee
Immediately upon taking the black and silver trimmed headphones out of the box could see that they offer a great combination of a light weight (weighing in at just 165g) yet well-constructed and robust design. The cushioned padding for the head band and the ear phones is very comfortable and there's an easy adjusting mechanism on either side to fit pretty much any headsize. After a moments panic, I scrabbled around in the box and found the separate gold-plated connection plug to enable it to fit the Yamaha, and we were back and running. Naturally my little boy wanted to make sure the headphones were properly road tested, so he nicked them off me almost immediately and started bashing the keyboard, looking every inch a superstar DJ in the process….
Sound advice
Once I'd wrestled them back from him, and was able to turn up the volume that bit louder was pleasantly surprised by the crisp sound quality. Admittedly, in the lower pitch range, the acoustics do seem to miss out some of the bassier sounds, but aside from that small failing it fitted the bill perfectly.
In terms of bits and bytes, decibels and puppy dogs tails, I'm assured that it can boast a reasonably impressive maximum output sensitivity (SPL - whatever that is - I'm assuming it's not Scottish Premier League) of 108dB!
The closed back headphones apparently provide "circumaural" ear coupling (the mind boggles!) offering a response bandwidth in the range if 21-18000Hz, whilst minimizing Total Harmonic Distortion to a paltry 0.7% - nice…
Hopefully that means something to someone out there, but for me the bottom line is it's a great entry level set of headphones and as noise attenuation is kept to a minimum its definitely good news for my missus and her long suffering ear drums!
Garage Music
Now, having rediscovered the opportunity to play some showy keyboard tunes, I quickly realised another usage for this fine pair of German engineered cans.
Having turned a corner of our garage into an exercise space, featuring a running machine and all sorts, I had already brought in an old portable stereo as a permanent addition to my sports zone. Highest ranked amongst my collection of upbeat tunes, naturally my best of Rocky album was getting a lot of playing. One unfortunate side effect, by all accounts, was that due to the higher volume levels I selected whilst exercising so close to our baba's bed time, the net result was that as he was enjoying the Three Bears, he was also being treated to the vibrating echoes of the mighty Survivor. On my good lady's advice, I decided to use my better judgement, and connect up my shiny new headphones, enabling me to get on with the business of "rising up the challenge of my rivals", whilst the little one could get on with drifting into slumberland in peace
In the process of delivering a spirit soaring burst of soft rock high energy melodrama for my ears only, I discovered another unexpected benefit. As garage temperatures around this time of year are flirting on the sub arctic, these beauties are also able to keep my poor little ears all toasty, making it a much more pleasant experience all round!!
Conclusion
Currently available from around £15 (inc packaging) on-line, these headphones will suit anyone who just needs a portable and decent quality set of personal sound surrounders for basic use around the home.
And for me the biggest bonus of all - frost bite prevention!!
Originally posted on dooyoo - account name there yabbadabbadoo
Advantages: Brilliant sound for the price Disadvantages: No sound limiter, long cable
...before I decided on the Sennheiser HD201 closed back headphones which were selling on Amazon.co.uk for just £14.99. The black and silver headphones are really comfortable to wear, the padded headband is adjustable so even if you have a big head they should fit you nicely. The part that sits on your ears swivels slightly from side to side giving it a bit of leeway to make sure the ear cups sit exactly in the right position over your ears and this ... ...going to be much use. Sennheiser claim that these headphones are responsive between 21-18000Hz and when I tested this out I found it to be accurate. The test I did on YouTube also showed impressive surround sound qualities with the sound coming from different directions provided of courser you remember to check the cups for the mini L and R icons before you put them on! A test is one thing but the headphones also perform well with all of my listening ...
wigglylittleworm 06.09.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 201
Advantages: Everything you want from a pair of headphones: great sound, comfort and style Disadvantages: Compactability
Sennheiser are well known for making high quality headphones, and they have one again succeeded with the HD 201 on-ear headphones. After hearing music through these I have never returned to using in-ear headphones, they just take your ears by storm.
I purchased a pair of HD 201 heaphones off Amazon about 4 months ago, and paid a tiny price of £11, and in my opinion, its the best £11 I have spent my whole life. These heaphones deliver high quality ... ...on-ear headphone brands such as Boss and Sony.
Whatever you plug these heaphones into whether it be an Ipod or your own HiFi, you won't be disappointed. These heaphones deliver a very clean sound, and even when listening to metal/rock music you can hear every instrument clearly without say the guitars outweighing the drums/bass (this may be as result of good recording also). The headphones deliver great sounds on even higher frequencies such as ...
turnerpie 02.05.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 201
Advantages: Great sound, durable, cheap. Disadvantages: Lacks the range that some higher end headphones can provide. Not always loud enough.
...if your on a budget. Sennheiser are known for their quality built headphones and these are no exception.
I originall bought them to plug into my amp and listen to my electric guitar "quietly". They performed pretty well at this and handled the low basses without distorting. The only slight downside is that they weren't very loud. I'm not one for really loud headphones, but when these reach a certain threshold of volume they start to distort a bit. ... ...and an expensive pair of Sennheiser headphones is the range that they have. For a budget pair of headphones they handle low bass quite well, but it loses a lot of its depth the lower you go. Unless you are an audiophile you really won't find this an issue. I know I don't and I don't plan on buying another pair of headphones for a while.
These things are built to last, on numerous occasions I have stepped on them, kicked them, dropped them and put ...
chowname 23.08.2008
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Advantages: Excellent sound. Great value for money Disadvantages: None
...The main disadvantage is that they are not fully able to block outside noise when compared to high end sennheiser and bose but still block out the majority. They still perform brilliantly. Overall these are a pair of truely outstanding headphones and definately top in their price range. ...
ro67 06.10.2007
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 201
Advantages: Great bang for your buck! Disadvantages: Less features compared to more professional products
The well known Sennheiser products are renowned for their fantastic sound and build quality. The 201's don't fail to dissapoint.
I bought these headphones because I was mainly looking for some great quality headphones that were comfortable to wear for prolonged periods at my computer. Since i'm not a proffessional sound editor, there was no need for me to spend £100 plus on headphones. I was astounded at the price of these 'phones.
These headphones ...
CowQ 18.06.2006
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The HD 201 Gaming is a pair of closed, dynamic stereo headphones for the budget-conscious gamer, featuring powerful sound reproduction, good attenuation of ambient noise and outstanding comfort.
