Sennheiser Professional Hd 280 Pro Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

Sennheiser Professional HD 280 PRO Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

• High ambient noise attenuation
• Accurate, linear sound reproduction
• Soft earpads for a comfortable fit
• Folding and rotating earcups for space-saving transport
• Tough, single-sided cable

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Brand : Sennheiser Pro Audio
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Over-Ear Headphones
Rating : 4.6
ListPrice : US $129
Price : US $88.15
Review Count : 11053
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Sennheiser Professional HD 280 PRO Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

• I want to start by stating that I do not claim to be an audiophile, I am not a sound engineer or even a musician. I am just a guy looking for a comfortable pair of closed-can headphones for recording my amateur podcast that will ideally be versatile enough that I don\'t need multiple pairs for different activities.This particular model of headphones came highly referred to me. My friend who is an audiophile first recommended them, my friend who is a part-time paid voice actor uses them, my friend who is a musician said his studio has them, and my friend in radio said their station only has these models. With that amount of praise, I couldn\'t wait to use them.The headphones themself are a really thick hard plastic that while they don\'t look or feel as high-quality as some that are made with metal and leather, they exude a feel of durableness that they\'re known for. They have kind of a cool aesthetic to their clunky design.The bungee cable is hardwired in, which means that you don\'t have to worry about accidentally yanking it out, but if the cable becomes damaged (which is typically the first thing to go out on headphones) then you either have to throw them out or perform surgery. The cable has a nice heft though, with a thick enough coating that it feels durable, and while it has a decent stretch to it, the cable is on the shorter end.The band adjusts just big enough for me to wear it with a hat on, but I\'m not sure if it\'s enough to be comfortable because I find the padding on the band incredibly uncomfortable. Similar to other Sennheiser headbands, there are bulging pads on each side of your crown that create pressure points on your head. Similarly, they have significant clamp force that would require me to leave them on a pillow over 1-2 nights in hops to spare my skull from their Mountain-like grasp.The cup pads are the most comfortable part of this headset, with a decent cushion, however I was not able to test comfort over an extended period of time because I found the band too uncomfortable to really use these headphones. I do have a larger than average head (hat size is 7 5/8 and glasses are 130mm wide) and my smaller headed friends have used their own pair of these for hours at a time without complaint. Although my wife who is averagely sized for a woman said she would not be able to wear them.The cans do flip and the headphones fold for easier travel and storage.They came with no accessories.The sound on these headphones are pretty good. I tested them while editing a few clips, while listening to multiple genres of music, an audiobook, and while gaming. Most of my testing was holding the can to my hear, thanks to the flip, because they gave me a headache to wear for any period of time. The bass is more elevated in these, resulting in a more enjoyable listening experience than some of the other monitoring headphones people recommend, and while I think the bass might sound slightly nicer than the Sony MDR-7506, the rest of the sound, in particular recorded voice, is not as clear.If you have a business where you\'re not overly worried about people\'s comfort and you just want a cheaper pair of monitoring headphones that won\'t be destroyed when various people use and abuse them, then these are probably a great buy at around $100. If you don\'t want your own head to be crushed and you want better quality sound, I would pick up the Sony MDR-7506 at the same price (although I got mine for $20 cheaper because they were on sale).
• I did a lot of research to find headphones that would deliver what I wanted. I\'m fairly picky about sound and am very easily bothered if parts of the sound range are artificially boosted or otherwise out of balance. Which describes most of the common headphones that are out there these days with their amplified bass, muddy notes and uneven middles and/or upper notes.Just as a point of comparison, I looked closely at Audio Technica because I had gotten the chance to try two of their models. The sound was a lot better than most, fairly clear and defined overall. Nice. Seemed slightly muddy though on the finer details. And somewhere in the middle range felt a little \'off\' to me in ways I don\'t know how to describe. And parts of the sound profile sounded farther away than other parts. Subtle but it was there. So they were nice in many ways but not quite satisfying for me the longer I listened to them. Additionally, the m50s (the more popular of the two models I tried) had a noticeable amp on the bass which also wasn\'t quite my speed. Though that\'s pretty common knowledge about the m50s, so hardly a surprise.I also seriously considered the Sennheiser HD 598 headphones. The reviews are tempting but I just can\'t have open-back headphones in my current living arrangements. I need at least some ability to shut out noise because of bad neighbors, etc. Even though the 280\'s are not noise reduction headphones, they do an amazing job of dampening outside noise without any fancy technology. Not only is my music nearly unhearable to anyone sitting in the same room with me, but noises in the room around me are partially blocked out even when I\'m wearing my 280\'s without any sound playing in them. Something to do with how closely they fit I think, seems to automatically dampen some of the noise around me. So they fall somewhere inbetween actual \"noise reduction\" headphones and normal on-ear headphones which block out nothing at all. Seems to be a little more so than other over-ear headphones as well. Overall, that\'s been nice.I was concerned at first about the 280\'s since many reviews noted they have a decent clamping fit on the head. I have had huge problems in the past with various on-ear headphones which clamp too hard against my ears and cause physical pain. I knew these were cupping around the ears instead of directly on-ear, but I was still more than a little concerned that this \"clamping\" might be too tight to be comfortable. Thankfully this has proved to fine. When I first put them on, there was a noticeable sense of \"pressure\" on the sides of my head, but not bad enough to be outright uncomfortable or anywhere close to painful. Thankfully within the first 12 hours of use, they seem to have relaxed a bit and now are plenty comfortable to wear for long hours without issue. Occasionally if I don\'t have them adjusted right, one of the ear pads can end up resting slightly onto of the edge of one ear, which can become uncomfortable hours later. But it\'s simple to adjust them on my head. Usually happens if I was in a hurry in putting them on and since they are comfortable enough I won\'t notice for awhile that it wasn\'t on quite perfectly.As for sound, they\'ve been pretty much exactly what I was looking for. The sound is natural, pretty much like real life. No artificial boosts or drops in parts of the range going from high to low. Sound is nicely crisp and defined, no muddy areas. Holds up when listening to a wide range of genres, from rap to classical, pop to country, acoustic to electronic. Watching movies works fine. The lack of bass boosting is more noticeable on genres that overly rely on the bass being boosted and didn\'t actually balance their music enough without it. So some rap, some dance, some action movies will have a little less \'umph\' to them than you might expect or than they seem to have intended. I count that as a mistake on the original mixer\'s part though and still prefer to hear what is actually there rather than an overly beefed up version of it which a bass boosting amplified headphone would give me. Plenty of rap and dance music holds up though, so it\'s really down to whether or not the people who mixed it in the studio did their job correctly or if they had cut corners in the production thinking it wouldn\'t be noticed. I suspect if I had a portable amp to plug them into, I could get the best of both worlds for those songs and movies where production fell a little short. For me, it doesn\'t really bother enough to sweat it.The sound on these headphones do feel like it comes from the room around me (even though it isn\'t actually) rather than the pads on my ears or inside of my head. Again, this headphones have a more natural feel to their sound than anything I\'ve tried before. Some say \"flat\" but I say \"real\" in a way that feels more true to the sound it should be.There is one minor and subtle thing I did notice with these: sometimes I have to fiddle the volume up or down just a slightest hair to get a song to sound at its best balance-wise. I suspect that this is where the fact that these are only a $99 pair and not something higher grade shows. Still, it really isn\'t bothersome, only just barely noticeable and more than acceptable for a $99 dollar set of headphones. So for a newbie audiophile, these do the job and keep me satisfied. I am sure I will eventually explore higher grade audiophile headphones at higher price points. But for now these are hands down the most satisfying I have found for around $100 with closed backs. Not for bassheads though. If you love a decent sound but still love a bit of bass amp, you should probably choose the Audio Technica m50 over these. If you like an even and more natural sound at this price point, these Sennheiser HD 280 Pro\'s are worth it and a solid choice. They are exactly what I was looking for and the only ones in this bracket which don\'t actively bother me. In fact, I can forget it\'s through headphones and just focus on what I\'m doing instead. So just in case any of this helps anyone else who may be pouring over hundreds of reviews trying to imagine what these vs other headphones would be like, just like I was a few months ago. Best of luck on your quest!
• I had the 560s and while the sound quality was very good, comfort was always a bit lacking for me. I have an average head and ear size, but they always felt tight to me. After the new puppy chewed them up, I needed a replacement. I wanted the same trusted brand but hopefully something more comfortable. I found these and read that they were studio type headphones and were to worn for long periods of time. I took a chance and I absolutely love these. First thing that I liked was the coiled cord. Sooo much easier to deal with. My older ones always got tangled. Comfort is outstanding for me. lots of padding and not as tight on the head. Sound quality is very good as well. Technically not as good as the 560s, but I listen to music and you tube videos on my laptop. On better equipment maybe I would notice. I am happy with this purchase and can recommend them.

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