I am an engineer (electronics) from the town of Rotherham.
I like most things wacky, technical and ...
I am an engineer (electronics) from the town of Rotherham.
I like most things wacky, technical and weird.
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Needing a new pair of headphones, my previous pair being stood on and smashed by a drunken me, I searched on-line and in the shops and decided upon the Sennheiser HD25’s. They were certainly not the cheapest on offer, at the top end of my budget coming in at just under £125 from Superfi about 6 months ago. (I have seen them online now for £99 at Djstore.co.uk)
I am not a DJ, nor do I profess to be, but I selected these since they appear very hard wearing, and offer exceptional hi-fi sound quality with comfort.
Upon removal from the box, I was delighted with the overall
professional build quality; ‘made in Ireland’ was silk-screened on the headband, I would have thought they would have been made in Deutschland!
Every part of the headphones appears interchangeable, drive units, pads, cable and headband, certain on-line stores can supply these quite readily making the HD-25 truly user serviceable – ideal for the demands of the professional ear phone wearer.
The headband can be split down the middle, offering great support – these won’t fall of your head will dancing around like a Muppet. The cord is made of steel cable for tensile strength and has a solid cable grip facility on the right hand side, this could be a problem since most people are right handed it could get in the way if used with mixing deck (or they could be just worn back to front). The cord has a right angle 3.5mm jack, supplied with a 1 / 4 “ adapter both are high quality nickel plated , both drive units terminate at the other end with 2 – pin spade connectors for easy cable/drive unit replacement. The cord is a little on the short side at 1.5M for general use, I think it must have been kept deliberately short to avoid entanglement – but this is also great for plugging into your MP3 or MiniDisc player, beware walking round the streets wearing these will get you mugged! The left had pad can be twisted through 180 degrees leaning the left ear naked, I believe this is for DJ monitoring purposes and general posing, I find it useful if trying to engage in a conversation whilst wearing headphones.
The general comfort of the HD-25’s is exceptional, the only problem I had was forgetting I was wearing them and walking off nearly dragging the amp from its shelf. They weigh about 150g, probably less than your average hat; though please don’t quote me on this - also the ear pressure the pads apply to your ears is approx 3N according to some technical data I read, so they won't crush your skull. The soft PVC ear-pads ‘superaural-ear-coupling’ give outstanding attenuation from outside noise-source, put it this way, my next door neighbours are having there house re-pebble dashed, wearing the HD-25’s I can’t hear a thing, and that is without playing anything through them, cant find any -db figures for this, but it must be near industrial ear-protector level.
Now lets get to the important bit, what do they sound like? Well, upon a visit to Superfi, I listened to several types of headphones in the shop, some more expensive, and of ‘domestic type’, some cheaper including the HD-25’s cousin the HD-25-SP, this HD-25 stood out a mile in my opinion. The 70ohm impedance drive units deliver a frequency response of 16-22,000 Hz at the –3db point, this is quite acceptable for my none bat like hearing. In effect to human ear pick up about 20-20,000 Hz, this is before 20 years of abuse like mine have had. The bottom is rich and smooth without ‘boomy-ness’ of some other phones. The top end is crisp without ‘hissy-ness’ mid range is clear a lyrical. Could not get them to noticably distort with amp turned up full. These are indeed true professional monitor headphones, so any distortion/modification of sound would be unacceptable. A word of warning, the extreme comfort is listening and wearing may encourage you to crank up the amp, do this at your own peril; ‘What?’ was my favourite word for a week or two after buying these.
If you do not have the budget for these, go for the cheaper HD-25-sp at half the price have a 3M cable, but reduced frequency response (they are a but ‘boomy’) and lack interchangeability – but still a great headphone.
IN GENERAL: Highly recommended, if only a bit pricey. The only pair of phones you will ever need, for Pro’s and music lovers alike. Top end hi-fi snobs may cock a snoop at these – but don’t believe them.
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Advantages: Loud, clear, isolate brilliantly, light, comfy, user replaceable parts. Disadvantages: Expensive, not as good looking as some headphones (as if it matters).
Decoy 09.05.2003 (09.05.2003)
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Advantages: Loud, clear, isolate brilliantly, light, comfy, user replaceable parts. Disadvantages: Expensive, not as good looking as some headphones (as if it matters).
Decoy 09.05.2003 (09.05.2003)
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Advantages: V-comfortable. Sound is Lively, strong, lean & deep. Good highs & lows... Disadvantages: They need time to wear-in to help the sound luster a bit more...
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