IT Professional and musician. I try to make my reviews informative but short and to the point - I ho...
IT Professional and musician. I try to make my reviews informative but short and to the point - I hope you find them useful!
Member since:20.06.2007
Reviews:11
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/icm_eng.nsf/resources/HD_280_Pro_GB.pdf/$File/HD_280_Pro_GB.pdf
The Sennheiser HD280s are closed-back headphones, useful when you want to screen out out external noise, for example DJing, on location or in a studio with a band. Personally I use these headphones daily for monitoring my home studio recordings.
They're particularly good for monitoring individual live instruments such as voice and acoustic guitar, as they have excellent sound isolation, good clarity and level of detail, particularly for headphones in this price range (under £100).
The heavy duty, coiled cable ensures you're never wasting time untangling it from your other instrument cables (PGregory's law states that when 2 or more cables are left in close proximity for any length of time, they will become hopelessly entangled without human intervention).
At 64 ohms these are low impedance headphones, so care should be taken not to damage them with high-output devices. But as such they are also perfect for use with portable CD and MP3 players.
They're very comfortable for extended use, with generous padding to both ear pieces and top headband. The earpieces rotate and fold up flat into a neat portable package, though they're probably a little too bulky for wearing on the bus or tube.
All parts of the headphone are replaceable, including the cable, which should mean these headphones wil last you many years. While not as indestructable as the pricier, industry standard Sennheiser SD25s, they have a great nominal frequency response and lower THD. As with all headphones though, it's best to try a few out and see what sounds best to your ears.
A good, all round performer for the home user, DJ or semi-professional studio monitoring.
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You mentioned 'price range' in your review but didnt put the price of the product.A little more information as stated below will get you higher ratings and if you update it let me know and io will come back and re-rate.Jamie :-)
Wee_lis27 21.06.2007 01:17
Hiya great start to the review, some more info would get you higher ratings. If you update let me know and id be happy to rerate, also if you need any help or advice (or just want a chat!) feel free to message me! Lisa xxx
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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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