... Sennheiser made these to be able to cope with bass well and give your rhythms a bit more kick to them. I think their handling of bass frequencies is excellent and they have a nice thin diaphragm so the treble gets through too. As you would expect, these are stereo headphones and the box claims ... Read review
Advantages: Comfy, Good Bass, Good Treble, Durable. Disadvantages: A little bulky. Don't come with carry case.
...from 12 to 19000 Hz. Sennheiser made these to be able to cope with bass well and give your rhythms a bit more kick to them. I think their handling of bass frequencies is excellent and they have a nice thin diaphragm so the treble gets through too. As you would expect, these are stereo headphones and the box claims they are ‘aural, dynamic hi-fi stereo headphones’ which sounds a bit better. These headphones have a Sound Pressure Level of 112 dB. ...of headphone, but I know Sennheiser have a good reputation and good standard of quality. These certainly sound better than any earphones but I think they benefit from being plugged into a hi-fi or equivalent as they tend to be a bit quiet on my Sony Walkman.
The headphones come with a 3.5mm jack but as with all new headphones you buy nowadays they provide a 6.3mm converter to plug into older hardware and mixers etc. Both are gold ... more
I thought I’d treat myself to some nice headphones when I had some Thai money left over at Bangkok airport and from their range of audio headphones these we my choice. I think they were the equivalent of about £40.00 out there.
I use these mainly for listening to reggae and similar genres of music. The phones provide a good range of sounds and frequencies, from 12 to 19000 Hz. Sennheiser made these to be able to cope with bass well and give your rhythms a bit more kick to them. I think their handling of bass frequencies is excellent and they have a nice thin diaphragm so the treble gets through too. As you would expect, these are stereo headphones and the box claims they are ‘aural, dynamic hi-fi stereo headphones’ which sounds a bit better. These headphones have a Sound Pressure Level of 112 dB.
I haven’t tried and tested many other makes of headphone, but I know Sennheiser have a good reputation and good standard of quality. These certainly sound better than any earphones but I think they benefit from being plugged into a hi-fi or equivalent as they tend to be a bit quiet on my Sony Walkman.
The headphones come with a 3.5mm jack but as with all new headphones you buy nowadays they provide a 6.3mm converter to plug into older hardware and mixers etc. Both are gold plated and stereo. The lead is 3 meters long which is more than adequate, and over the last couple years it has survived the odd chewing session – an annoying habit of mine when bored.
The design is as usual with headphones, but I particularly like the idea of being able to unplug each ear muff – this is particularly useful if you get up suddenly or turn your head and tug the cable hard. Instead of ripping the wires out, the mini jacks just pull out. There is a padded foam strip around the inner head part which makes them very comfy to wear and I often sit with them on long after the music has stopped. They are very comfortable.
In terms of looks they are not bad. Only slightly bulky, but this aids comfort. The individual speakers can be removed from the holder, for what ever reason. My pair has survived the odd blasting by mistake when I left the volume up loud and then switched to headphones. They have L and R on the side to tell you which way to wear them and the plastic is silver while all foam and cushion is black.
These things are usually quite delicate, but I’ve had this pair over two years now and they’ve been knocking around my room (on a hard floor) most of the time and they’ve travelled with me to and from university without a carry case. They wouldn’t survive a good stepping on but they are better than average in durability.
Apparently they come in black too, which I personally think would look better. Ciao reckons you can get these for as low as £25.00 which is definitely worth it. I paid around £40 and I’m happy. They’ve lasted and so have my ears. I’m glad I have listened to my favourite tunes with these headphones.
Hope this helps! Exact specifications can be found at: http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/05180
Advantages: Rather bassy, the volume is quite loud by default, cheap, good quality sound, Disadvantages: long periods, ears/jaw tends to hurt! Poor quality build.
...audio/visual knowledge. I knew that Sennheiser was a good manufacturer of headphones so I was quite eager to buy them after reading good reviews. The sound produced by the headphones is just short of amazing; especially for the price I paid for it. Just £40! The bass is a bit 'chunky' at times but I quite like my bass to be thick and the vocals comes out really well. When checking out older albums I used to spin a lot, I begin to notice details I ... ...the rhythm of the song or the drumming that seeps out in between the guitar/bass really well. Noise-cancelling feature is quite good here, even though it is not a must as it isn't quite closed. But it performs quite well, I was blasting my heavy metal music at top volume in a packed library and no-one gave me a glance, which shows how it doesn't leak sound out of the headphones. Bonus! Also, I can hardly hear a thing coming from outside; if I'm approaching ...
Annallon 03.07.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 212 PRO
This is another pair of Sennheiser heaphones I've had the pleasure of using in the last few years (I'm slowing reviewing them all). And again, I was fairly impressed. You can get these headphones at around £30 (at time of writing this review) and to be honest, although they are pretty good, I would expect something a bit more special for my money. The build quality is good and these would take a bit of a beating and come out pretty well but they ... ...made of plastic but when they feel the way these do I think something needs to be done. The major problem I have is that the ear cups move up and down the headband part of the headphones. I hate this. For this money I would expect the headband itself to adjust. Maybe it's just me though. I bet others wouldn't even notice it. The ear cups do block out alot of the background noise as they fit snugly to your ears. Another thing which is a minor annoyance ...
dandadda 19.02.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 212 PRO
Advantages: Comfortable padding, Affordable, Great sound Disadvantages: None!
I brought my Sennheiser HD212 Pro's a year ago and they are the perfect edition to my dj set up. Being cheap to buy at around £40 and extremely durable they've done me proud, at all of my dj gigs! This headphone combination has the following great features which really do add depth to the sound especially when your in the mix: closed, dynamic, semi-cirmuaural stereo headphones with removable earcups and with especially designed damping material ensuring ...
HButler2005 16.10.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 212 PRO
Advantages: Light weight, comfy, great bass and midrange, replacable chord, brilliant isolation Disadvantages: Sometimes bass drowns out midrange so you might need to adjust EQ settings for some types of music
Sound.
Amazing bass, really thuds but without sounding fake, obviously designed for the dj market, can easily be driven from an ipod or other portable device but you'll notice the sound quality improve significantly when playing from a CD. These headphones can play such a range of sounds that the compression in an mp3 file is very noticable.
The sound isolation on these is also amazing, in both directions, you can't hear any ambient noise, and ... ...to dance, electronica, rock and pop. Not really designed for jazz, acoustic or classical. theres too much bias towards bass really.
Comfort
Very light and comfy, after 2 hours or so they can get a little tight and sweaty, and as I wear glasses I find they tend to push the glasses into the side of my head. However, as I said these problems only begin to surface after extended listening. The chord is 3 metres long, thats very long, even for dj use, ...
Arctic_monkey 05.01.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 212 PRO
Advantages: Light weight, comfy, great bass and midrange, replacable chord, brilliant isolation Disadvantages: Sometimes bass drowns out midrange so you might need to adjust EQ settings for some types of music
Sound.
Amazing bass, really thuds but without sounding fake, obviously designed for the dj market, can easily be driven from an ipod or other portable device but you'll notice the sound quality improve significantly when playing from a CD. These headphones can play such a range of sounds that the compression in an mp3 file is very noticable.
The sound isolation on these is also amazing, in both directions, you can't hear any ambient noise, and ... ...light and comfy, after 2 hours or so they can get a little tight and sweaty, and as I wear glasses I find they tend to push the glasses into the side of my head. However, as I said these problems only begin to surface after extended listening. The chord is 3 metres long, thats very long, even for dj use, its not really a good or bad point, but it is worthy of note.
Value
These must be some of the best value headphones around, the sound is great, ...
Arctic_monkey 05.01.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sennheiser HD 212 PRO
