New-Circumaural Closed HeadPhone - HD201

I watch a lot of movies on my laptop and while it's a HD/blu-ray player, the speakers on it are criminal. I have had on the ear headphones which I hate, I've had ear buds which never fit my ears right and are painful, and the kind of earbuds that go into the canal which was what I used most, but they were painful after awhile and caused a sort of vacuum when swallowing or eating. I decided I needed a good pair over the ear headphones. I searched around Amazon, almost buying a pair of sony, but one review mentioned these. I decided on the Sennheiser HD201 Lightweight Over-Ear Binaural Headphones and received them today. First off, wow...the comfort level is amazing. They fit perfectly around the ears and the padding is plentiful. The cord is very long, which is nice the slit area is plenty big (if you've ever had a pair of headphones where the double wires meet too close to your head, you'll appreciate that!). I plugged them in and fired up a movie...I feel like I'm in a theater! The quality of the sounds are phenominal. A nice blend of bass, but not too deep that it makes your ears vibrate. It gave my movie a surround sound feeling with the crispness. I'm no expert or professional, I'm not listening to music with bass so heavy that I want to feel my headphones vibrating, I'm just a casual user and I can say these are perfect for me. They don't cancel noise, but are pretty padded (I was so impressed that I have paused my movie to write this, they are still on and I can hear the keys as I am typing). But for the price, they are amazing. I have small kids who seem to find everything so I didn't want expensive headphones that I might have a breakdown if they managed to destroy them, but I will be hiding them because they are really fantastic. I can see myself ordering a second set soon as a back up and so I can share my movie with someone since there are 2 headphones jacks on my laptop. So, if you need a pair of solid, comfortable headphones that will give you really supurb sound at a steal of a price, I'd highly recommend them!

These are excellent headphones for the price as far as sound quality goes. I usually like to use my old JVC marshmallows with the foam ear squishies, but I listen to audiobooks, podcasts and music for an average of 8 hours a day 5 days a week and some on weekends. No matter how awesome the in-ear buds are, my ears get tired of them. This is a great way to give my ears a rest. They deliver excellent music sound, very balanced, good base, pretty crisp treble without being shrill. I am sensitive to the higher pitches, so these are very good for me. They are plenty loud for me but my hearing is pretty acute, I don't need much volume. I am listening to my iPhone now on half volume and it is loud but not painful. (Of course, encoding has a lot to do with digital volume too.) As for podcasts and audio books, it's not as crisp as my ear buds. I think these are designed for music, which is more base heavy than the human voice should be. It still sounds quite good, but the softer treble softened the sounds of voices a bit more. They definitely offer a wider range of sound and pitch. They deliver deeper, throatier base than any earbuds I have ever heard and just a better depth of sound. The cord is hella long, which is fantastic for those of us still rocking a desk top. I have listened to better headphones but they were all in the $100 range. For $23 and change, these are a deal and a half. I am going to use them mostly for music on my PC, my hand held consoles, movies on my iPad and Fallout 4. My earbuds are better for my iPhone since I listen almost exclusively to spoken word on that.

I recently bought a pair of Sennheiser HD201 headphones when Amazon put them on sale for $15. I had been shopping around for quite some time, looking for a nice pair of over-the-ear headphones with good sound quality that wouldn't break the bank too much. I like to consider myself a bit of an audiophile and the headphones I have been using in the past just aren't up to snuff anymore; I needed something better to deliver the quality of sound that I wanted to hear. I've found that one of the hardest things when shopping for headphones online is the inability to actually hear the phones in order to determine if you like their sound, comfort, etc. Going off of so many other reviews and other people looking for certain things, it made the shopping a bit of a dilemma at times. Finally, I had to decide what I wanted, and if the headphones I bought had what I was looking for. In this case, my criteria was: - Over the ear phones with some amount of noise cancellation - Headphones that work well in a general listening situation and also in producing/composing situations - Strong, balanced, and clear audio quality across multiple genres of music - Comfort - Price that won't break the bank For me, the importance of good quality across multiple music genres was necessary as I listed to a wide variety of music (Rock, Metal, Classic Rock, Jazz, Classical, Dance, Hip-Hop, etc.) and I also dabble a bit in music production and DJing. Most of the reviews for the HD201 said that they were a solid pair that was a good buy. I initially balked at them, but when they went on sale, I bought a pair. The overall comfort for these phones are quite good, with occasional tightness and/or ear soreness if worn for a long time. The cord is really long, almost too long, but some thing I could live with. My impression of the material quality was that it was pretty solid for the pricetag. As for the sound, obviously the most important part, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. I worked at my college's student radio station and there we used Sennheiser's HD202 models, which I enjoyed a lot so I knew the kind of quality to expect from Senneheiser. The sound of these phones, for me, was solid. They are quite balanced across all frequencies, provide clear highs and deep lows when the situation calls for it. There are times where I wished the bass frequencies were a tad bit stronger, but in general I'm okay with it. I personally think that if the low frequencies were too high it would muddle up the sound but these find a pretty good balance. If you're looking for headphones with booming bass, you're better off elsewhere. I initially tested them with a few genres, and all of them sounded quite good. All in all, my experience with these headphones have been positive. Knowing the price, I wasn't expecting the highest of high quality, but knowing what Sennheiser is capable of, these headphones are a good buy. I'll actually be ordering another pair, as I slipped and fell on my way to work this morning and broke them, perhaps another testament to their value for the price.

Although there is still some small room for improvement with the Sennheiser HD201 Headphones (see below), they definitely exceeded all of my expectations, especially considering their ultra-low price. I've only owned a single pair of headphones that I felt were equal to these in quality, and those were Pioneer Studio headphones that I paid a small fortune for in the 1970's. Here's a quick rundown of the pros and cons of the product: PROS: - Price: You get a LOT more than you pay for. Excellent quality at any price. - Great dynamic range: FULL bass, excellent frequency response across the entire audio spectrum. - Very comfortable: I've never seen this before, but the earcups actually swivel to give you a true "custom" fit. - No skimping on cord length: Not sure of exact length, but is at LEAST 6' long. - Great external noise cancellation: The custom fit helps to block out more outside noise than probably 95% of other headphones. - No skimping on construction: Both the earcups AND top of the headband are well-padded. Adds to comfort. - Quality plug: Unlike most brands, this model has flexible, molded strain relief for the plug. Should prevent fraying of wires due to strain placed on the cord. - Simple packaging: Cardboard box with small amount of foam to prevent damage. Hassle-free to open, and environmentally-friendly. CONS: - Would be nice if the label for the right/left earcups were a different color, easier to see. - Would be nice to have manual volume or mute control along the cord. The "cons" are more nitpicking than anything else, or I wouldn't still give this product five stars, obviously. I almost picked the cheaper ($15) Sony headphones on Amazon. I'm glad that I "splurged" and spent the extra $5 to get the Sennheiser HD201 Headphones though. I've never heard of the company before, but I've bought a lot of "name brand" products as of late that were absolute junk, so I wouldn't hesitate buying these due to their lack of brand name recognition. I also personally prefer the fact that these headphones surround your entire ear(s). I have NEVER found a pair of "earbud" headphones that provided decent audio. Most of the models that just barely cover your ears (that don't use what I refer to as "earcups") not only have horrible ambient noise cancellation, but lack bass response to the point where serious adjustment to a graphic equalizer is necessary to hear anything beyond the middle-range (vocals). Most of them are painful to wear and you are SOL insofar as getting anything close to quality sound if your listening device doesn't have an EQ. Not so with these. I highly, highly recommend them.

These are decent over-the-ear headphones, and are definitely an upgrade over cheap earbuds, but they leave a lot to be desired in the bass department. At least to my untrained ear, it sounds like they did that on purpose; rather than having people complain about "muddy" bass and non-existent mids, they just decided to pull the low-end altogether. So I have to crank the volume uncomfortably high to get good bass response out of these. Like ear-ringingly high. Yikes. I've owned these for about a year or so. The headphone jack is usually the weak point in this price class, and I haven't been terribly kind to any of the ones I've owned. This set has been doing okay. My headphone jack in my laptop, ironically, ended up giving out (don't be rough on your headphone plugs, kids) so I honestly haven't had a chance to wear these out completely yet. But I still anticipate that the plug will wear out before the headphones do. The earpads haven't frayed, and the silver finish hasn't rubbed off anywhere. They don't fit as well on my head as other headphones have, and become uncomfortable to wear after an hour or so, but that's an entirely subjective thing; you may have a completely different experience. So with that in mind, these ARE pretty good for: -classical music (as background music for studying, and maaaaaaaaaybe for serious listening) -alternative, classic rock or folk music, stuff that's generally weighted toward the mid-range -watching videos or listening to e-books on your laptop or tablet (with the volume at a moderate level) These are NOT good for: -electronica, EDM, dubstep, or anything that needs to deliver an overabundance of bass -serious audiophiles who need to hear every little nuance, especially at the low end (you need to be looking at higher-priced 'phones, sorry) -drowning out heavy background noise like aircraft engines or loud TVs I've had a set of JVC HARX500 before these, which unfortunately didn't last too long before the cord gave out, but they had far superior bass performance, and were more comfortable on-the-ear, for around the same money. Even if I might only get a couple years out of them, I will probably be getting another set of JVCs after my Sennheisers are done.

Caveat - this review is based on value, not outright quality. These headphones don't stack up against higher end Beyerdynamics etc. - but those cost more than 10 times as much. First off - for those complaining of lack of bass or insufficient volume, these are higher impedance headphones and thus require a bit more driving if you like it loud. Laptop outputs/iPods, are notoriously crappy and will really only drive very small diaphragms with any volume. Someone complained of 'the headphones distorted' when they plugged them into their iPod - this isn't the headphones, it's the signal clipping from the iPod. These will go ear-damagingly loud with complete fidelity when driven by something with more oomph. I haven't dared push them to where the phones themselves give up. Historically speaking, these are not insensitive headphones; but with the rise in popularity of ultra-sensitive in-ear drivers, outputs from devices have shrunk to save costs and prevent ear damage. So, it's not the fault of the headphones that laptops/iPods etc have insufficient output. I've used the Beyerdynamic 880's and have similar results (quiet, no bass) - but with a device that will drive them, they sound amazing. If you up the bass output on a laptop, it just clips - that isn't the headphones failing, that's the 49 cent sound chip in the laptop failing to drive them properly. Now that's out of the way, these are really the most incredible value for money of just about any headphone out there. Very crisp, excellent separation, very good bass response (IF driven properly). Very light, more durable than most, very comfy for all-day wear (I'm a tech writer and often spend 8 hours with them on). For those that say they aren't comfy - well, we don't all have the same shaped head. I personally can't stand in-ear phones - other's love them. Again, not the fault of the 'phones. You would be VERY hard pressed to find better headphones for less than $100. I have a pair for home and a pair for work. If you want to use these with a laptop, get something like the ASUS Xonar external DAC/amplifier. I have used just a laptop output (sucks), the Xonar (great, but a tiny, tiny bit lacking in bottom-end extension), with just the headphone amp (great response, but muddy - just amplifies the crap from the laptop) but get fantastic results with the Xonar and the Grado headphone amp (home grown). But 90% of the time, the Xonar with these headphones is sonic bliss. I have yet to try the Beyerdynamics with the Xonar... but again, that's not really a fair comparison.

I've had Sennheisers that cost me hundreds, some that cost me $50 or less, and then...there was the HD 201's. Why are these better? I couldn't tell you the technicalities of it all, because to be honest it defies logic. First of all the headphones don't use just one wire, they use the dual wire which is notorious for failing on even the best of headphones rather easily. Second, they aren't exactly the top of the line model of Sennheisers, and for $20 you don't really expect much. Regardless of the facts, these headphones have seen me through about a year or more of pretty heavy duty use and still work just as good as day one. Considering I've owned Sennheiser's in the HD-500 series, it takes a lot to impress me when it comes to sound quality, and I can honestly say that yes there is a difference -- these aren't as good as the expensive stuff...but they are about as close to the expensive stuff as you can get without spending the big bucks. Whatever looks like a design flaw on these puppies actually ends up making the suckers work even better than you'd expect. Listening to high quality audio with these headphones is incredible. I have to admit though, even though you'll see Sennheiser boasting about their Bass all the time, they don't offer the best Bass in the game. However, they do offer the most detailed bass, so you don't feel like you're missing out on much. IMHO it's the way Bass is meant to sound. If you want headphones that pump bass so loud that it shakes your ears or worse, ends up screwing up the headphones you just bought, you probably shouldn't be investing in headphones. However, if you want good clean bass that offers a kick without kicking your speakers into submission then these headphones will be a godsend to you. For $20-25, HD201's are the BEST and most affordable high quality well built headphones on the market, bar none. Considering they also come with Sennheiser's standard 2 year warranty, you can rest assured these headphones will not let you down. I've gone through more headphones than I like to count, at times in my life going through 5-6 pairs a YEAR just because they'd blow out on me, or the wire would get screwy, or the sound would go out in one cup....The fact I've owned this one pair for a year and haven't required any others is a tell tale sign of the real quality behind these headphones. If you're low on cash and you need a pair of replacements, these are replacements that will not disappoint and will last you a long time -- long enough to save up for an even better pair if that's what you're out for. Regardless, the price is hard to beat for what you get. Which is it? $100-200 a year constantly replacing poorly built crappy headphones or a one time $20 for a warranty guaranteed 2 years of quality headphones? The Choice is yours.

For people wondering about the HD 201's vs 202's, I bought these for myself and got the 201's for my sis, we literally compared them back to back, same songs etc so if you're curious you can read this. HD 202's Pros Good bass , I don't know about the audiophiles but the bass was good in these and I like that with most of my music, it's not the obnoxious kinda bass either, the good kind. Good volume(201's were a bit more low), but can get kinda obnoxious, I'll get into that soon, but the volume on these are fine with music games and media, slightly unlike the 201's but at the same time was kinda too much... Barely any leakage, since the volume is a bit above average and the headphones fit sturdyier onto your head the sound is concentrated more, so not much sound gets out, even when a little high volume. The 201's are more loose on the head, so they let out more noise. Good highs, and deep, focused sound, so I never really needed them too loud. Cons Sometimes certain songs of high quality (like 320 bit songs/FLAC's) can seem TOO loud, like you can turn it down, but I literally turn it down to about 5-10% for it to be normal. If youre using a MP3 player/Ipod or something it might not have enough power in it to power these, so some songs you can hear a feint static in the music if they are 320bit or FLAC's or something, and I even switched it between the 201's and these, and a entire track was heard alot more on the song on the 201's rather than the 202's cause my Vita/Iphone couldn't power the 202's I guess. Normal bitrate songs didn't do this however, but on the PC or like a tablet or something it'll be fine. If you use a Equalizer and boost the sound, the highs sometimes you can override it a bit, so it'll make your ears feel foggy and it gives a tedious feeling to your eardrums, like how you feel when you take off on a plane with all the extra stuff added (if you tweak it too much maybe?), but I found out this was for all good headphones, even my old USB ones. Though the 201's were a bit more accepting to Equalizing it. They are a bit tight, this is probably the only real Con, after about 45+ mins my ears get kinda sore, not major sore, thats only after about 3 hours but it is tight. And will leave your ears sore afterwards if you have them on for a long time, though I just take mines and kinda stretch them outwards then put them on, and it isn't tight anymore, ha (I wouldn't recommend that for future length, but it works lol) So overall they are good and tbh the cons only come around sometimes, like the too loud, that really isnt a con I just get kinda lazy and dont wanna keep turning down my HQ songs. And as for the Ipod part I dont really use it for that, I only use the laptop so... And when I use them on the go about 10% of my songs even do the static out thing. But the main con would probably be the tightness. HD 201's Pros More clarity, listening to these compared to my 202's I notice that the 201's sound alot clearer with some songs, especially like Pop music or instrumentals, the 202's brought out the bass more and my sis liked mines better for that, but the 202's lack the full clear sound the 201's will give you, sound more like.. a Orchestra of 200 people, 20 would be left out on the 202's while all can be heard on the 201's. (I noticed this listening to the Overworld theme from FInal Fantasy 8, I could heart the trumpets etc more with the 201's and certain other genres you cna hear vocals better) More balanced volume, didn't need to really jump up and down the volume with the 201's since they are lower volume than the 202's, this is also a con though, will get into that. But the volume is more balanced and the instruments all seem a bit more 'equal' with the 201's, I personally like my higher highs and bass of the 202's and so does my sis, but again I like the 201's more with the balance and instrumental music. Much easier on the head than the 202's, some people say these dont hurt at ALL that's not true, my ears still feel a LITTLE tingle with these on after about a hour, but its barely painful like the 202's after about a hour ,I get used to it but they do stay kinda sore.. the 201's are more light and cup over than ears rather than sit ontop like the 202's. Cons Lower volume , on the Ipod's or tablets the volume on the 201's 80% was equal to the 202's 40-50%, and if you have low volume songs, they wont get loud at all on the 201's (But who still has LQ music nowadays :P), also they are lower in general, I said I didnt have to mess with the volume much on these but that was because they are lower in general so it evens out, when Im watching movies etc sometimes these aren't really that loud when it comes to people talking etc. I couldn't really hear what Brad Pitt was saying about the rules of Fight Club. Besides don't tal- More leakage, these leak more than the 202's , maybe because they aren't as tight? But when my sis has her music up I can hear it about 6-10 feet away while my 202's don't leak much at all, it's some there if you have them bumping, like any headphones, but since the 202's pump out alot higher and they are a bit more focused(smaller cups) and are tighter, you don't even need them as loud as the 201's like I said above, so you wouldn't have them up that high to even begin with. Much less bass than the 202's, the 201's have the clarity and balance but the bass just isn't there like how they are with the 202's, when I try to use these right after a session on my 202's my ears feel neglected for the lack of bass, lol (Though my ears get a break... tight 202's and no I don't have a big Dumbo head :P) But these are great and I like them (HD 202's), my sis's (HD 201's) are a bit lower in volume on portable devices, but doesn't matter on the PC and hers dont have the bass mines have. But her Pros are that you dont get that too loud sometimes or slight feint static with HQ songs on portable devices and hers have higher clarity, like you can hear instruments etc more, but is missing the bass mines have. Oh, and hers arent tight, they fit fine. Oh yeah and these come with a reeeaaallllyyy long cord, the HD 202's come with a cord winder though, the 201's don't, but my sis keeps hers tied like how they were when they came, I mean it' a helleva alot of cord, both of them, I sometimes accidentally roll over the cord at my PC desk and have even tripped over it a few times. The 202's have a cord winder that you wind the cord up on and clip it it to you, the 201's don't, but my sis just ties it up and puts it in her pocket when shes out. People do give me looks when I have all that cord wrapped around me when I don't wind it up, lmao

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Summary: If you are looking for something in this price range and like a sweetened sound, this product is great, if you prefer flat frequency response, go for the HD 202-II Pro model. I have had these headphones for about a month, and I like the definition these headphones provide. Sure, there may be better options if sound quality is all you care about, but that usually comes in at a considerably higher price and weight. Weighing in at only 165g, these are quite light for a pair of headphones, and for prolongued periods of usage (2+ hours), that is a blessing. Because of their weight and minimalistic design, they provide more comfort than my EX-29W (500g) ever will, and so I use them more often. In terms of sound isolation, they do a decent job. Reliability is always in the back of my mind but so far, I have had no problems with them (I should point out I have not and don't plan to take them out of the house). All in all, good product. However, I bought these only because the HD 202-II model is very expensive here in Canada, but it has a few things I like, such as a flat frequency response, even less weight, and a belt clip for its cable.

Ce casque est un très bon produit ! Je n'irais pas jusqu'a dire excellent, je ne suis pas suffisamment qualifié, et en y mettant le prix on trouve très certainement une nouvelle qualité sonore. De mon côté, je cherchais un casque de bonne qualité sans dépenser trop : et je pense que ce casque fait probablement partie d'un Top 5 rapport qualité/prix imbattable. Je suis extrêmement satisfait de ce produit ! Isolation phonique tout à fait convenable ! (J'en fut même assez impressionné) Fait appréciable : un Adaptateur mini-jack (3,5 mm) vers jack (6,35 mm) est fourni ! Chouette pour les musiciens. De plus le câble suffisamment long pour bouger un peu. (trop ? non) Casque fermé "circum-aural" : ainsi ce casque ne vous appuie pas sur les oreilles ou lobs d'oreilles, ce qui assure un très bon confort même à longue durée d'utilisation (après j'imagine que c'est chacun son ressenti) Qualité Sennheiser. Pour un premier achat, c'est une valeur sûre. Aucun regret.

These may not be quite as comfortable as my previous Sennheisers, but they are very good and I'm pleased with the quality of the sound.

Le HD201 della Sennheiser sono forse il compromesso più valido per chi cerca un'ottima cuffia ad un prezzo irrisorio. La qualità audio è davvero sorprendente se si pensa al prezzo di vendita (circa 19-21€), i bassi sono nella media, non troppo pesanti né troppo leggeri, i suoni sono molto ben definiti e distinguibili gli uni dagli altri. Il cavo è lungo 3 metri, il che potrebbe risultare scomodo per qualcuno, da tenere a mente. Mi ritrovo a scrivere questa recensione dopo più di 3 anni dall'acquisto (Gennaio 2013), devo dire che sono rimasto davvero soddisfatto dell'acquisto. Le cuffie mi sono cadute qualche volta, molte volte mi è capitato di strattonare i fili dall'attaccatura dei padiglioni verso il basso, col terrore che si strappassero, e invece niente, saldissimi al loro posto. L'unica cosa che dopo un paio di anni abbondanti ha cominciato a dare segni di cedimento è stata la similpelle dei padiglioni, che, ad oggi, è totalmente sgretolata, impedendo quindi l'uso delle cuffie stesse (ci si ritrova sommersi di pezzetti di tessuto nero su tutto il corpo). Non so se sia possibile sostituirli, ma per il prezzo di mercato della cuffia conviene di certo comprarla nuova. Concludendo, è un prodotto che consiglio assolutamente a chi vuole spendere davvero poco, ma vuole avere un prodotto di qualità sia costruttiva che sonora. 5/5