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Summary: A good buy
Review: I'll keep it short and sweet: I like these headphones a lot. They certainly put my old pair (Aiwa) to shame. In fact, I've discovered new nuances in my music playlist with these headphones. Highly recommended.
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Summary: Premium Sound that ONLY you can hear
Review: I've bought these headphones for myself and various music-listening family members and am completely satisfied.
About a year ago, I shopped around to find some quality headphones that wouldn't "bleed sound" and force everyone around me to listen to the incessent beat of my music.
These headphones all I thought they'd be- and more. First, they have great sound quality and some nice bass for closed earphones. Second, they're comfortable. Third, they have a CARRYING CASE. It may be a pain (by pain, I mean 30 seconds to store it), but your headphones will never be crushed. For me, that enought to buy these headphones for myself right there.
But the reason I've bought them for others is that they don't bleed sound, even at insane volumes. Nothing annoys me more when I'm on a long car trip than than hearing the music from people's personal CD players. With the PX 200 headphones, that isn't a problem.
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Summary: Are you playing drums or is that the PX200?
Review: If you're reading reviews, you should know by know that this a perfect choice. Not only are they great for general listening, but they store easily with use for travel items like iPod and DVD Player. Overall extremely pleased.
Cons: takes arm and leg to get into the case
Try this: put the headphones with no music, and you will barely be able to hear anything, just like the expensive sound cancellation (okay not as good but well done!)
Seriously-but this, I'm not getting technical because there's no reason not to get it!
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Summary: Sennheiser px 200: solid buy
Review: Just got mine today and I'm pretty pleased with the overall form and function of these headphones. They're a lot smaller than I had originally thought, but they do pack a punch and definitely don't let much outside noise in. As for all the complaints about the low initial bass level that I read about before I bought them myself, I have to say that these criticisms are partially justified. It sounds maybe a little hollow, but not too bad to the point that I'm bothered. I'm guessing some loosening with use will improve that. But overall, a good buy.
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Summary: Very pleased overall...
Review: Just got these from Amazon.com today in time to test out with my brand new 30 GB iPod. I'm not particularly thrilled with Apple's earbud style headphones since they become uncomfortable after only 10 minutes in the ear and the bass, though surprisingly strong, overwhelms the middle ranges and creates an overall "muddiness" to the audio quality.The sound of the PX 200, on the other hand, is strong, vibrant, crystal clear, and encompasses a more full tonal range. To put them to the test I first listened to Van Halen's "Atomic Punk" -- the sonic power of Eddie's guitar was fully displayed but the bass was diminished. But I don't miss the heavy bass on these portable headphones...the sound actually seems more clear and authentic without it. Previously I was using the Koss KTX-PRO but despite the good sound relative to their cheap price, they're cheaply made and the wires have come loose a more than one pair -- rendering them useless. The Sennheisers, on the other hand, are of superior quality. They obviously put some design effort into these and it clearly shows: the head band is metal, not cheap plastic so it has a good "grip," the padding is not cheapo foam but instead a thin padded vinyl material, and they fold up small and come with a handy plastic storage case. Very comfortable to wear continuously for, well, hours (lots of tunes on my iPod!). Highly recommended headphones. 5/08/2003 - Update: I mentioned above about the weak bass of these headphones. I read somewhere that Sennheinsers may need time to "break in," whatever that means. Well, to my surprise the bass has since become more apparent...much stronger now than when fresh out of the box. Either that or I'm blowing a hole in my eardrum from iPod overuse. These are absolutely the most comfortable portable headphones I've ever owned. The PX-200's have it all...what a great buy!
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Summary: Disappointing! read on...
Review: NO, NO, NO!!! I don't mean to be disrespectful to the other reviewers but I may be. I feel that I have to warn people about these headphones. They are disappointing!
A few positives first though. The fact that they fold into a very small (and sturdy) case is a really amazing idea. Two thumbs up for that. Quality of construction is also very good. Comfort is very good even after extended wear, though not excellent. They are also very light. Their low impedance and high sensitivity allows you to comfortably drive them with any portable device. You do not need to play them only on your stereo system or with a headphone amp to get the most out them. Isolation is good for a pair of this size and price (although I would say it is just fair if my comparison was irrespective of their price).
To make a long story short, sadly enough, these headphones are very good AS LONG AS YOU DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC WITH THEM!
In what really matter--sound quality--these headphones perform very poorly. Overall response is very dull. There is no punch. Technically, although the specs claim that they cover the full 20-20000hz range, the response in the low frequencies is really lacking and the highs are also very recessed. This leaves the midrange sounding unnaturally accentuated. Because of this, although mostly guitars, cellos, mid violins and violas, clarinets, flutes, horns, and instruments that emit sounds in the mid-frequency range sound pretty good, instruments that can go really low like bass drum, piano, different basses, tenor and baritones are extremely faint and even non-audible at times with these headphones. Instruments that can go really high (high violins, piano, cymbals, etc.) are also deemphasized. So if you are biased to listening in the mid-range, you may like these. Someone who likes to listen in the whole range as was intended by the artist/composer would be very bitterly disappointed at these headphones!
If I may offer some alternatives in this price range: Sennheiser HD-212, Sennheiser PX 100, Sennheiser TD-497, Beyerdynamic DT 231, Grado SR 60 (great but not very comfortable), KOSS Porta Pro (great!); KOSS KTX Pro 1. The KOSS KTX Pro 1 are, for me, probably the headphones with the best quality-to-price ratio than ANY pair of headphones out there. In fact they easily beat most headphones in the $50-$100 range, and MANY in the $100-200 range. This in NOT an exaggeration.
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Summary: Pretty Good Headphones
Review: Now that I've owned these phones for a couple of months I've decided to revise my intial review. I still find these headphones very good looking but I'm no longer enamoured with their fit nor sound quality. In the mid and high frequencies these phones are excellent. Sound is bright and crisp and loud. Low freqs are weak even when boosted. I've probably owned 25 pairs of small phones from many vendors and these are by far the best sound quality above 5KHz. Another problem I have with these headphones is they won't stay on my head. I thought the leather pads would hold them in place, but they constantly slip forward. If you plan to use phones while running or engaging in other vigorous activity then buy something else. But do buy Sennheiser - you'll be very happy with the sound quality.
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Summary: Ordered both these and the PX100
Review: Ordered both the PX200s and the PX100s and the PX200s turned out to be my favorites although both are excellent headphones. I like the closed headphone with less backgound noise and the music just sounds fuller. They are also a little louder than the PX100s at the same volume setting showing that they are easily driven. I use them with a Sandisk 512mb player. There is no problem with bass response, in fact, the bass is stronger than that of the PX 100s. I've had no touble putting them in the case either. These are great headphones!
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Summary: Awsome
Review: Sitting here listening to iTunes on my iBook i noticed that I have
forgotten that I have headphones on. These are by far the
most comfortable headphones I've worn. Given half decent sound
these would be excellent headphones. But I am finding that the
sound is great. (in some sense, too good, I'm now noticing
some of the limitations of MP3 and my iBook) To top things
off, the way the headphones fold up and slip into an oversize
glasses case, is credit to German engineering! I'm happy...
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Summary: Overpriced !!.. Buy if you can afford it..
Review: Stereo Sound but at what price ?.
I never thought I would pay 50 bucks for this and since I got this as gift, I was excited.
Save your money , This is not what you would expect from $50 sound !
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