Sennheiser HD201 Headphones

Sennheiser HD201 Headphones Features:

• Lightweight and comfortable economical headphones
• Features smooth silver design and leatherette ear pads
• Delivers powerful, bass-driven sound
• Comes with manufacturer's 2-year warranty

Customer Reviews:

• Sennheiser HD201 Headphones: These headphones work. I use them in my dorm when my roommate's in so that I can listen to music while he's watching TV or listening to music on his laptop. In that function, they serve their purpose well. The noise cancellation of the headphones is really top notch, I couldn't hear my roommate talking to me from just across the room. The volume that these things can reach is incredible as well. They fit comfortably around the ears and pivot to fit your head perfectly. Highly recommend these headphones.
• They make a great gift!: With all the reviews focusing on the ill, let's focus on what these headphones do well, shall we?
  
  1) Ambient sounds: I own a number of headphones in this pair's price bracket, and none of them pick up noises as faint as the "wmwm" noise of a guitar string after a strum quite like this pair. It was a nice surprise to be able to hear such subtle things with such a cheap pair of cans.
  2) Build quality and feel: My only real concern with this pair is the cable - it feels rather thin and weak, though should put up with normal abuse admirably. The cans themselves are durable enough; they do not feel cheap or flimsy, the leatherette padding is decent, and the cans are comfortable. Though, they may feel loose if you have a small head. My head is not very large, but it's nice to have a pair of circumaural headphones that don't make my head feel as if it's in a vice.
  3) Bass: This is subjective, but I'm glad to find a pair of cans that have a crisp bass response in lieu of an overpowering low-frequency drone. The crispness of the bass on these cans makes them especially nice for classical, but you may find them wanting when it comes to rock.
  
  And now for the bad:
  
  1) High-frequencies: High-frequency response is anything but clear. "S" sounds crackle and hiss, and others are piercing. TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THESE HEADPHONES YOU NEED AN EQUALIZER. I cannot state this clearly enough, as without doing so these headphones nearly gave me a headache. You MUST toy with an equalizer on frequencies above 1.8khz. Experimenting for a short time will eliminate the sibilance and piercing sharpness of high-freq's.
  2) Isolation: It's there, but not strongly. At such a low price it may be difficult to fault them on this, but I would like more.
  3) Sensitivity: Compared to other headphones I own, I have to have the volume about 50% to 75% higher to get the same loudness out of them.
  4) Portability: These are not portable in any way. The cable is worryingly flimsy for "on the go" use, they do not fold, isolation is lacking, and the sensitivity is too low for portable media players. I would never use nor suggest circumaural headphones for portability, regardless.
  5) Bass: As previously stated, it's crisp rather than strong. If you love your bass like I love my coffee, look elsewhere.
  
  Finally, I'd like to add that for the price, I'm amazed. Don't count the numbers of pros and cons; take the (de)merits for what they are. When given the low price point, these are exceptional. When given that your wallet needs to go on a diet, go for more Sennheiser's higher-end.
• Good headphones: I recently ordered these headphones, and I must say that they are excellent for the money! They have good bass, excellent highs, and unlike what most people were saying in their reviews, these don't go as loud as speakers (obviously), but they are more than enough for the common music listener (or music junkie).
  This has been recommended by me to numerous friends.
• Does what it's suppose to and looks cool!: I got these for my project studio at home. The sound is awesome, and I can wear them for hours without it hurting. I liked them enough that when my sister ran over them with a computer chair, I bought a second pair.
• Outstanding quality from an OLDschool guy's perspective!: What more is there to say. I just unpacked my phones and right now I'm jamming to Stairway to Heaven and It's the best Ive ever heard it. Im a very thrifty person so I will NEVER spend more than what these cost me so this a great bang for your buck if you havn't bought higher quality phones in the past. Oh yeah, and most importantly to me, they don't hurt like hell like those flippin earbuds!!!