Sennheiser HD-280
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Topic: Sennheiser HD-280
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Subject: Sennheiser HD-280
Date Posted: February 25 2009 at 20:41
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Any familiar with these headphones? Based on some reviews they seem to be a great fit for my price range. Can anybody vouch for them or give me some counter-advice? ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: February 25 2009 at 20:50
| I have a set of these. They are pretty good headphones for the price. Before these I had some Sony's in the same price range -- don't remember the model. The Sony's had a much more active high and low end, and maybe because of that were more tiring sonically to these ears. Which is to say after an hour or so I needed a break from the Sony's. I don't have that problem so much with the Sennheisers. I also use these with my synth, and again they do a decent job. |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: February 25 2009 at 21:18
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I was expecting to have to wait weeks to get a response. Thanks a lot.
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: February 25 2009 at 22:25
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I have HD202s, and they work surprisingly well considering I only paid $25 for them. Everyone has told me that Sennheiser in general is a great value. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: February 25 2009 at 23:10
| I have a set of sennheiser HD430 from the early eighties and they still work perfectly- how's that for a sennheiser recommendation |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 10:47
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these babies are brilliant!
Sennheiser HD 580
 http://www.stereophile.com/headphones/1294senn/ - http://www.stereophile.com/headphones/1294senn/
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Posted By: Trademark
Date Posted: March 02 2009 at 11:06
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I have a 20 year old set of AKG 280c with the parabolic dual transducers that I love dearly. Had a nice set of Sennheisers before that (can't remember the model, but from 1984 and selling for $175.00 US at the time), but they weren't tough enough for my tendencies in those days. They fell apart in 3-4 years. The AKGs are still sounding great and still in one piece. I also have a set of the Senn. HD202s for traveling, and like Harry says they are unbeatable for the money. I'd imagine the 480s would be a good buy, probably comparable to the AKG K240s?
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: March 12 2009 at 19:55
Agreed - I've got a pair and love em.
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mystic fred wrote:Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 12 2009 at 20:56
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Yeah I actually was leaning more towards the 580's but they don't have noise reduction, which is something I'm looking for as I wear headphones mostly while traveling buses/trains.
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: March 21 2009 at 20:00
| ^If that's the case, why don't you look into the shure stage earplugs- high quality sound with noise reduction. You won't look as nerdy as when wearing headphones in public. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: March 21 2009 at 20:08
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I don't love the HD202s, but for $25 it is a great value. But for work I have a pair of Shure earbuds with basically earplugs that really block out external sound tremendously, and their sound is far better than the 202s for me (as it should be, I paid much more for the Shure headphones). One of these days I may get a very high quality set of phones for the house, but I barely have time to listen to music at home. edit: Crap, just saw that this was about the 280 phones - sorry. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 00:11
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I got me a pair of these bad boys back in the 70's. Still got them,still sound great. All I've had to do is replace the foam ear pads. http://headphone.sennheiser.en.audiofanzine.com/products/index,idproduit,138281,mao,hd414.html - http://headphone.sennheiser.en.audiofanzine.com/products/index,idproduit,138281,mao,hd414.html |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 22 2009 at 16:28
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Thanks for the input everybody. My set came this weekend. They still need some considerable playtime to really open up and have me judge, but listened to Ives' Fourth Symphony as soon as they came and sounded pretty amazing. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 25 2009 at 10:48
| HD280 and HD580 are very good in their price range, but IMO HD25 is a must for portable use: Great efficiency, great neutrality and musicality and sturdy design. |
Posted By: Mr ProgFreak
Date Posted: March 25 2009 at 13:57
Sennheiser let me down last year with the HD 515. I now use AKG K-512s and I'm very happy with them ... and they only cost me 30 EUR. |
Posted By: Limbja
Date Posted: May 11 2009 at 06:08
| I know this comment is late to the party, but... I happen to be wearing a pair of HD280s at the moment, while they sound ok, the plastic headband cracks easily, they're pretty fragile. I only discovered that this was a design flaw after I Google'd this problem and found that many others had the same experience. I would avoid the HD280s. |