Sennheiser HD 202 Closed Back On-ear Stereo Headphone

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 23.9 x 20.3 x 7.6 cm ; 399 g
• Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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• Item model number: HD 202 II
• ASIN: B003LPTAYI
• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 19 April 2010
  

By : Sennheiser
List Price : £36.99
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Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

Sennheiser deliver the best quality headphone range for DJs and the HD 202 II is another excellent addition to this range. The Sennheiser HD 202-II is a closed, supra-aural, dynamic hi-fi stereo headphone. They are the ideal partner for DJs, for both mobile sources and home mini hi-fi systems, and powerful modern music, providing good insulation against ambient noise and a vivid, crisp bass response. The rugged lightweight headphones have a secure fit the earcups can be removed from the headband so listen one sided when you need to. Specially designed damping perforation ensures powerful bass response and lightweight diaphragm material with “turbine” embossing for extremely low bass. When out and about, a convenient cord take-up lets you adjust the cable length when listening on the move. The HD 202 II is extremely comfortable to wear due to ultra-lightweight design, even for extended listening and has a rugged outdoor design with extremely flexible headband. Also featuring a 3m highly conductive OFC copper cable and the leatherette ear pads are replaceable. A 3.5/6.3mm (¼”) stereo jack plug adaptor is included in the box. Enjoy peace of mind thanks to the 2-year international warranty, remembering Sennheiser deliver the best possible sound experience!

The Sennheiser HD202 headphones are perfect for keeping noise out and sound in.Ideal for DJ use but also great for commuters wanting to block out background noise, the HD202 headphones are of closed back design with a snug fit around the ear. With their specially designed damping perforation and lightweight diaphragm with "turbine" embossing, the HD202 headphones offer a deep, powerful bass response. Neodymium magnets allow for sustained and dynamic levelsThe design is tough enough for life on the go and the 3m cable features a cord take-up that lets you adjust the cable to exactly the right length without having to worry about excess cable hanging lose. As with most Sennheiser headphones, both earpads and cable are replaceable should you ever damage them. They're also very comfortable to wear and, thanks to the vinyl headband and ear pads, hardwearing and easy to keep clean.If it's an attacking sound with powerful bass and strong rhythmic control you require, these are the headphones for you.

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Sennheiser HD 202 Closed Back On-ear Stereo Headphone

 

Technical Details

• Closed-back-on-ear stereo headphones with powerful sound reproduction
• Neodymium magnets for powerful bass-driven sound reproduction
• Closed on-ear headphone design-blocks outside noise
• Optimized for portable audio - includes MP3, iPod, iPhone, CD Players

Customer Reviews

I bought these headphones about a year ago to use at college where I'm studying sound engineering.

I will start off by mentioning my few problems with them, most of which have been mentioned by other reviewers.

They are bass heavy. For most modern music, especially the dance genre's, these headphones will give you almost exactly the sound you want. However if you're planning on using these in a professional environment, working with more classical, or acoustic music you will need to keep an eye on how much bass you're rolling off.

The cord. All three metres of it. I don't think I've come across a cable that loves to get it self tangled more often in my life. Also, if you're working in a room with other people, you need to keep an eye on where all that excess is (I have had to extricate mine from the wheels of chairs in college's IT suites more than once). Finally such a long cable is hardly ideal for use while on the move. Yes, it comes with a storage reel, however this is slightly bulky, and if you're anything like me, it will have disappeared within a few weeks.

Finally, the ear pads. While these are comfy, in my experience after an hour or two of use they do begin to make the area around your ears feel warm and a bit sweaty.

Now onto the good points.

Despite their strength in the low frequencies, they also give an excellent representation of those mid and high frequencies. They are a bit limited, in so far as their frequency response tops out at about 17kHz, but most people by their mid twenties are struggling to hear that high anyway, and it is very unusual to get instruments playing that high (without taking into account harmonics).

The cord. As much as in my circumstances i dislike its length, it has proven useful even for me. If you are planning on using these at home, it gives you an awful lot of freedom for a wired pair of headphones. I have found the length just about ideal for lying in bed watching tele with these on (my tele being about 80cm beyond the foot of my bed). If there's no-one likely to be around to get themselves tangled in the wire, then again, these will probably be ideal. If you're going to be using them near wheeled chairs, I would be making a point of keeping hold of that cable-tidy device though.

The noise-cancellation. I can think of only one way to describe it: brilliant. Just putting these things on makes everything so much quieter, but when you start piping in some music you're going to want to learn sign language. Short of the noisiest environments (for example the middle of a building site), with some music gently coming in, you're not going to hear a thing from the outside world. On more than one occasion while I've been listening to music on these, I've not even realised my tutor's are actually speaking.

The power. I'm not a fan of overly loud music, but when mixing I've found its useful to listen to tracks really loud, and really quietly. On the times I've wanted to listen loudly, the HD-202's have definitely delivered. While at average levels, and on your head these things are not audible to the guy sitting next to you, when you choose to give them some oomph, they can be heard across a room. On contrast, when listening really quietly, these have also delivered flawlessly. Another advantage of the noise cancellation mentioned above; you can keep your ears safe, and still appreciate your music on the bus/train.

The durability. As I mentioned earlier, I have had these around about a year. During that year they have suffered quite an amount of abuse. They've been thrown in and out of my college bag, been on a trip to Den Helder in Holland, Fuerteventura and been repeatedly dropped on the floor once I've finished with them at night. All thats happened to them until very recently, is one of the 'phones' themselves has fallen off the headband on maybe 3 occasions. On those occasions it's just snapped back on, and been fine. Recently I've had an issue with the right headphone cutting out if the wire is twisted slightly the wrong way. Frankly, I feel that this is to be expected with the amount of torture they've endured over the last year, and is almost definitely the result of mis-treatment on my part. The build quality is really rather quite good, especially for the price!

The conclusion:

If you're looking at a pair of headphones for music production, or just because you've realised how bad in-ear earphones generally are (not to mention the ill-effects on your hearing), these are an excellent buy. At the time of writing I think these are priced around the £28 margin. More than I paid, but still worth it in my opinion. I am going to be looking at something higher in the range in the near future, but as a first stop into headphones, or as an upgrade from headphones like skull-candy's which are not designed to provide the high quality demanded by industry, these are an excellent choice.

Decided to upgrade my ipod headphones and was very pleased with these. They sound natural and warm and are comfortable to wear. The lead is quite long but comes with a free winder to accomodate it.

The only slight snag was the manufacturers packaging as took ages to get inside, but was worth the wait.

 

Sennheiser HD 202 Closed Back On-ear Stereo Headphone