The Sennheiser HD 280 Pro is a very good quality headset for the price. They do a very good job blocking outside noise and they also keep from leaking sound.
The adjustable and rotative cups make them flexible and easy to store away.
They are also as mentioned in the description very ... Read review
The HD 280 PRO are closed-back, circumaural headphones designed for professional ... more
monitoring applications. Although suitable for a very wide range of applications, the exceptional 32 dB attenuation of external noise makes the HD 280 PRO particularly use...
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The HD 280 PRO are closed-back, circumaural headphones designed for professional ... more
monitoring applications. Although suitable for a very wide range of applications, the exceptional 32 dB attenuation of external noise makes the HD 280 PRO particularly use...
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The Sennheiser HD280 Pro Headphones. DJ and Studio Headphones with good isolation. ... more
The Sennheiser HD280 Pro circumaural headphones are closed-back, designed for professional monitoring applications. Although suitable for a very wide of applications, the exceptional 32dB attenuation of ambient noise makes the Sennheiser HD 280 PRO headphones particularly useful for use in high-noise environments. The main features of the Sennheiser HD280 include: DJ and Studio Headphones with good isolation Accurate, linear reproduction Replacement parts Neodymium magnets Excellent attenuation of external noise Replaceable, single-sided coiled cable Collapsible, rotating ear pieces Transducer principle: Dynamic, closed Nominal impedance: 64 Ohm Sound pressure level (SPL): 102 dB (IEC 268-7) Load rating: 500 mW THD, total harmonic distortion: 0,1 % Ear coupling: circumaural Contact pressure: 6 N Weight w/o cable: 220 g Jack plug: 3.5 mm stereo mini jack plug with adaptor to 1/4 inch (6.3 mm) stereo jack plug Connection cable: Coiled cable (min1m/max 3m) Frequency response (headphones): 8 - 25000 Hz
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Advantages: flat response, enclosed design blocks out outside noise Disadvantages: uncomfortable to wear after a short while
The Sennheiser HD 280 Pro is a very good quality headset for the price. They do a very good job blocking outside noise and they also keep from leaking sound.
The adjustable and rotative cups make them flexible and easy to store away.
They are also as mentioned in the description very useful for monitoring in musical compositions as the headphones do not hype the lows and highs for you, distorting the sound.
...wear however this comfort lasts for a short time. The firm grip the headband holds pushes the cups rather hard against your sides, which contributes to less sound leak and blocks out more sound, but it gets uncomfortable rather quickly. I for one can not use them for more then an hour straight without having to take them off for about 5 minutes.
They are however without a doubt, worth the salt you spill on them. ... more
The Sennheiser HD 280 Pro is a very good quality headset for the price. They do a very good job blocking outside noise and they also keep from leaking sound.
The adjustable and rotative cups make them flexible and easy to store away.
They are also as mentioned in the description very useful for monitoring in musical compositions as the headphones do not hype the lows and highs for you, distorting the sound.
The cups are cushioned and are quite comfortable to wear however this comfort lasts for a short time. The firm grip the headband holds pushes the cups rather hard against your sides, which contributes to less sound leak and blocks out more sound, but it gets uncomfortable rather quickly. I for one can not use them for more then an hour straight without having to take them off for about 5 minutes.
They are however without a doubt, worth the salt you spill on them.
Advantages: Nice and clean overall sound, very deep bass, crystal clear highs Disadvantages: A little coloured in the upper bass and mid-high frequencies
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Recently I bought the Philips SHE9700 for only 9,95$ in a local store. The only reason I bought it was the low price. Believe me or not, these are my new reference for on-the-go audio! They are very good and clean sounding, with tight, deep bass response and crystal clear highs. The mid-highs are a little coloured and upper bass can be sometimes bloomy with acoustic jazz double bass, but this earphones are very easy to equalize and then they can output an almost perfect sound balance. Comfort is great too : after a few minutes, I forget I'm actually wearing them.
To give you a comparison point, for home listening I have a SennheiserHD280Pro (200$), wich is very good, and the Philips SHE9700 are surprisingly similar in sound signature. I can't believe I paid only 10$ for this sound quality! But even at its suggested retail price, I would ...
Advantages: Comfort, sound quality, attenuation of ambient noise, build quality Disadvantages: None at this price
I bought these headphones from Turnkey for around £70 a year ago, but they're now available for £65.99. You can pay quite a bit more (£110) for the 'S' version with silver earcups, but these don't appear to offer much more that the standard 280s in the way of features.
~~Specifications~~
Sound Pressure Level: 102 dB .
Frequency response: 8 Hz to 25 kHz (-10 dB/1 kHz)
Total harmonic distortion (THD): < 0.1 %
Nominal impedance: 64 Ohm
3.5mm jack plug with 1 screw-type adaptor to 1/4" jack.
Neodymium magnets
A full technical spec is available from the Sennheiser web site at http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icmeng.nsf/resources/HD280ProGB.pdf/$File/HD280ProGB.pdf
The SennheiserHD280s are closed-back headphones, useful when you want to screen out out external noise, for example DJing, on location or in a studio ...
PGregory 20.06.2007 (24.06.2007)
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