HD 280 Pro Headphone, Black

I had another pair of Sennheiser Headphones that I had bought, that lasted for quite awhile, years, and pretty good quality. So I decided to pick up another set and up-scale a bit as far as quality goes. The fact that these were on-sale when my others conked out on me finally helped move my choice along. Anyways I'm not an "audiophile", bless those individuals hearts.. But I do appreciate comfort and clear sound just like anyone. And these headphones definitely deliver that. I suppose there is a bit of a 'break in' period.. when your first wearing them, but after a little usage.. listening to tunes and watching streaming media.. the headphones loosen up a hair, where they start becoming more comfortable. As far as "Over the ear headphones" these do a really good job of cutting out background noise. Especially when your actually listening to something on them. I can sit right next to my TV and have the sound cranked up, and it will sound muffled with these on. Take them off and its like being shouted at though. My setup for these, is directly plugged into my laptop. No special software to tweak the sound, no amp.. nothing like that. Just all the basic stuff and these work really well. I can imagine if you were more of hard core individual when it comes to audio and had a more technical set up, that these headphones would deliver for you. *Update* So I ordered these on "Ordered on April 9, 2015 " Everything is continuing to hold together, So its been about 3 years. They've paid for themselves a few times over now. The only thing is, the padded headband (This is the old model design as far as I can tell that I bought) is starting to flake. Ironically the over ear part, the faux leather is still holding on and in good shape. Surprised at this. Still sound great. *Update* October 30, 2019 So I have had these things for 4 years Now. And they've just REALLY started to fall apart. Like the right padding on the headset, just.. kinda *pop* like it was magic.. came lose. So it's been a good run, but I'll probably have to buy another pair of these, or something really similar. *Update* June 2020 Not sure why, b/c usage is limited to my pc. And while I listen to music & watch video, frequently, I have been gentle with my new headset 'The newer design' anyways, the HD280 Pro just developed a short, in the right speaker for some reason? I'm going to attempt to check it out and see if I can fix it, because I'm past the warranty period since I purchased the new. This is really frustrating. I've literally had them less than a year. Since I ordered them in October 2019. If I hadn't had such good experience with the other headsets of this brand, it would be a bad deal. I'd rate this new headset 1 star out of 5, for this garbage. *Update* SO after some frustration of trying to figure out how the new design was assembled in such a streamlined manner, I got the right speaker out of its cradle, and dissembled the unit, and fiddling with the wire...WHILE LISTENING TO IT, I could get the audio to come back through. I think during the manufacturing process, the way the wire was plumbed in, it got pinched in such a manner, that it was ready to break, and then after usage for awhile, it just broke completely. Even though I've had the headset since October 2019 to, today, that's 9 months, but I may have only used the unit for 30 days, solid time. The good news is I may be able to fix this. I don't really want to. *Update* Good news went south real quick. The manufacturing process of the wires, leading to the speaker, are designed in an interesting way.. They have fiber mixed it. The wires, are HORRIBLY small.. like, it's so little copper, that, well basically I couldn't fix my Sennheiser HD280PRO Headphones (New Design) Also of note, when leaving a review, even though I'm doing this under the "New design" its still registering for the old one.

the folks at Sennheiser must not have large heads. As with about every pair of headphones that I try on, I had to extend these all the way to fit. After a few months of daily use, the plastic headband began to develop small cracks. Now the cracks are growing and I fear that the whole thing will just snap one day. Unfortunately, that is one of the parts that isn't listed as replaceable. That said, people who look at this headphone are looking for: a) quality sound synonymous with the name Sennheiser b) excellent noise reduction. a) The sound from these phones is excellent. The standard criteria are there. The signal is very clean, thanks in part to the oxygen free copper cabling used. Bass is controlled and precise so a timpani doesn't sound muffled. Higher frequencies do not hiss and the phones are able to drive high frequency sounds and pull out details lost by consumer grade headphones. Soundstage is fairly narrow as some have said, but much better than consumer sets that sound like the sound source is inside your head. Of course, a DSP solution for soundstage expansion could help if someone didn't like the soundstage. What people should realise is that most music is optimised for listening on a stereo system and not headphones. A search for "binaural music" will yield samples that show how music should be sampled for headphones. Anyways, the HD-280 Pros also have 64 Ohms of resistance so an amplifier isn't needed. b) The biggest impression I got from these phones is silence. Not total silence, since with the headphones on I could still hear outside noise. Once the music starts playing, however, music is much clearer because background noises have been attenuated so effectively. That was the biggest attraction of these headphones. For my sound processing work, ambient noise from my computer and the outside world are suppressed admirably. 32 decibels is a lot of sound attenuation, far more than the Active Noise Reduction sets from Bose or even Sennheiser. The HD-280 Pros use passive noise attenuation. This means that for the phones to supress outside noise effectively, they have to be tight. They are very tight in fact. Four Newtons of force are applied, a number significantly larger than most headphones. If it weren't for the thoughtful padding, they would feel as uncomfortable as firing range headsets. Passive noise attenuation also means there is no artifacting from electronic noise that is usually the case in Active Noise Reduction sets. If you have a very large head, a solution is to find in-ear phones (the expensive Etymotics sets have even better sound quality and noise reduction). If you are sensitive to tight headphones, a solution might be the Active Noise Reduction sets (although they aren't as good sonically). If you listen to sound in a very very quiet environment, Grados or some other Sennheisers would probably get you that better soundstage for the money. If none of these situations applies to you, then these phones will provide better sound through their native excellent quality and their superior noise attenuation. After all, the listening experience with Sennheiser 600's on an Audigy 2 card or a tube amplifier is diminished with that noisy computer fan in the background. All in all, these phones are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. *** UPDATE, October 20, 2009 *** Wow, well these headphones are still ticking after over six years and I'm pretty rough with my equipment! Cheap headphones break after six weeks for me because the cable gets pulled or I mess up the speaker so these Sennheisers are pretty solid. Just as I feared though, the plastic HAS cracked and you can see the thin wires (covered in plastic or rubber) exposed. Now that most of the plastic on the headband has broken off, the fit is quite a bit looser though the headband is still held together by a wide piece of metal. I just wish they would just make a nice metal headband to avoid the plastic cracking issue. While I like the fact that they aren't so tight, I don't like the fact that richness (low-end midrange and bass) suffers because of it. You can simulate this when listening by pulling the headphones slightly apart. It isn't noticeable on light music though and might not be an issue with newer versions of the HD-280 Pro. The ear cushions on my 6+ year headphones are worn past the leatherette, past the foam and to the foam backing layer. The top is looking ratty as well. Replacement ear cushions are around $20.00 which isn't cheap. I'll probably skip that in favor of a new pair of HD-280s - especially if they've been redesigned for larger heads as some people are indicating. I'll keep this pair around as beaters until they quit on me. However, now that I've quieted my working area, sound isolation isn't as critical to me as it was before so I might take a look at other Sennheisers.

I've had a pair of these beasts for more than two years now and I've never had a better set of 'phones sonically. Like a number of other people, I find the plastic cover of the headband is cracking and shedding pieces to the point now where it looks like I use the headphones to drive nails. Apparently the outer shell just does not flex enough and I do have a somewhat larger than average head. It's annoying and looks awful but until they actually fall apart I'll keep using them and then will probably buy another set. Sonically, they are simply incredible. I use a small portable CD player and it drives them just fine, even on battery power. The noise isolation is wonderful, I use these on airplane trips and most of the noise just vanishes, at home, I often don't hear the telephone ringing on the end table next to me and I don't listen to particularly loud music. I can enjoy quiet music while my wife watches TV 6' away and barely register that it is on. Every time I play a CD for the first time using these 'phones, I am usually astounded, especially if I've heard the music before on lesser systems. It's like hearing it for the first time. The depth and clarity simply delight me and I am constantly hearing new things or nuances in the music, even on discs I have heard a hundred times before. The bass is full and rich without sounding like you've plugged your speakers directly into a 60hz AC outlet. (Which seems to be a popular thing to do judging from what some people call "bass" but which is more like the sound made when a brontosauraus has really bad gas.) Highs are crisp and clear without sounding tinny or ringing and the soundstage is just right at least for me. I use these primarily for classical, jazz and new age/ambient with occasional excursions into classic rock and they just simply work. I can't comment on how they sound with "rap" or similar noise as I only use these to listen to real music, not someone screaming vulgar words while thumping on a bass drum, but I digress. If you want quality sound with great isolation, buy these, just don't wear them while bicycling or driving, OK? You won't hear the semi-truck coming through your windshield. ;) Update: In late 2007 I bought another pair of these. I think they may have solved the cracking headband issue. I use them almost daily often for two or three hours at a time and the new set does not seem to be showing any signs of the older pair's issues. Sound quality is still the best I've heard, especially for the money. They are heavy and a bit hot and the cups could be a bit deeper...they press on my ears a bit after long wear but I've yet to find anything else I like as much. Update to the update: July 2009. Still use them heavily almost every day. Headband is fine, no noticeable wear, cracking or other issues. I think Sennheiser listened to people. Buy these 'phones! I've used them now with almost every decent portable music player around, my PC and my stereo. They just sound good and they keep sounding good. Update cubed - Late May 2011 Still using the same 'phones. No cracking of headband, no loss of quality. Only noticeable degradation is that the ear cushions have gotten a bit squishy. I think they are user replaceable. I wear these things a good ten hours a week. I really cannot say enough good things about this product. There are still companies that know how to make a quality product and offer it at a fair price. Update the 4th - Late in 2012, the ear cushions pretty much gave up the ghost and these things became very uncomfortable to wear. I was going to pitch them and get something newer when I ran a cross a "how to" video from Sennheiser on how to replace the ear cushions. Turns out to be reasonably easy...watch the video a couple of times as the tech kind of gets his hands in the way in a critical shot or two. You don't need any tools, just some patience and a willingness to stretch the cushions farther than you think they will stretch. So, I located a (non-Amazom, they didn't have them) source, ordered a set of cushions and once I got them installed (maybe ten minutes work and some cursing as this kind of manual dexterity has never been my long suit), I now have a practically new set of phones that just keep on working. The headband cushion could use replacing but it's not critical so I am not going to bother. Cost of the ear cushions was in the mid $20 range, so if they last as long as the original set (and they feel of similar quality, I should be updating this in another four or five years. :0 Update the Fifth - End of December. 2015 Replacement ear pads have held up nicely. All aspects of the headphone are fine except the strain relief connection where the cord joins the plug has frayed away and it only hangs on by the actual wiring and I expect that to go sooner rather than later and it is NOT user replaceable. That will end my long and lovely relationship with these 'phones. I find I rarely use them now as I obtained a gorgeous pair of Phillips Fidelio headphones earlier in 2015 and they just keep growing on me for any use that does not require the solid sound isolation these provide. But I have gotten more than my money's worth out of the Sennheisers. Highly recommended.

These are great if you are not used to reference quality headphones. When I got these I couldn't even conceive of there being better sounding headphones out there. I thought I had the most amazing headphones on the planet. They are rich and present, and fit comfortably. My sales rep at Sweetwater talked me into investing in pair of Beyerdynamics DT 770 pros. He recommended the 770Ms for my front of house mixing (They have better sound isolation than the DT770 Pros and are equivalent to the Sennheiser HD 280s for sound isolation) but I went with the DT 770Pro 250 ohm. Check out the spec sheet on the HD 280s at [...] You'll see that on these cans they don't show you the low end of their frequency response curve because in reality they drop off significantly under 80hz; they have a 5db variation throughout the rest of the sound spectrum. The high lows around 100 hz are accentuated as well as the voices around 1K and the very highs around 10k. Until you listen to headphones that have a really flat frequency response and are truly clear, like the DT770s you don't notice that the HD 280s lack clear low bass response and have really accentuated frequencies throughout the rest of the sound spectrum. What you notice most when comparing side by side is the presence and clarity of the low bass in the DT 770s... which you never realized wasn't there in Sennheisers until you listened to the better cans. The DTs are much clearer, much flatter. After listening through the reference cans the HD 280s don't sound clear, and the gain in the 100 and 1K areas is really, really evident. but we're not comparing apples with apples. The DT770 Pros cost about 3 times as much. Here is why you would buy the HD 280s: They are amazingly versatile and a great DJ or front of house headphone. Because of how they fold and articulate you can grab them by the right can, swivel it outwards and put it to your ear in one sweep... that means if you need to monitor a channel in your mix NOW you can with one hand in under a second. They are great for this. You don't need to use both hands and place them over your head to monitor with them. I leave them plugged into my soundboard always when I am mixing live because they are so quick to grab and monitor with. You would buy these if you are a drummer. Our drummers love them. They isolate very good and play loud. They are comfortable and stay put. I never see our drummers fussing with them or adjusting them. They put them on and play. And these headphones are very, very, very durable and tough. Our drummers are animals with equipment. The cord on these has been stretched out for all it's worth, the headphones have been abused terribly and played extremely hard, a lot! After a year or so the pads are still in excellent condition, the head band works like new and they play perfectly. And they just keep going like the day we got them. You would buy these if you only had limited funds and have never listened to studio grade headphones and don't plan to in the near future. I was skeptical of a salesman trying to sell me an expensive set of cans when he recommended the Beyerdynamics. This isn't to say the Beyerdynamics are better than Sennheisers, I haven't tried the high end Sennheisers to compare. But, my salesman said very sincerely that the DT770s were worth the money. They are. I like the 250 ohm DT770 Pros a lot. They are almost too clear to mix with... everything sounds good in them. Using an optical link between my computer and stereo listening with the DT770s is an incredible experience. If I was a drummer I would buy these and never need another pair of anything. I would buy them if I was a DJ. They isolate great and are plenty loud, and the things you need to hear stand out perfectly in a noisy environment. For front of house monitoring I would definitely recommend them. I've let other sound guys use these for mixing live and they are in love with these headphones! But, being a sound engineer who records and edits music... even if I had unlimited funds to spend on a set of cans, though I would buy these first for their versatility, I couldn't own just them for their sound quality because of the fact that I master with my headphones. I don't even listen to HD280s if the DT770s are within reach. Truthfully, compared to the DT770s they sound terrible. But compared to nothing... they do sound great.

If you are a metal detecting enthusiast you may not find a better pair of headphones than these. If your not a hunter, we won't hold that against you, buy them anyway cause you will love them. I have been hunting for almost 2 months and went through two pairs of Fisher headphones, one without the coiled cord -which just stopped working in the middle of use and one with the coiled cord -which the wires came out of the jack. I then bough a pair of Bounty Hunters and found they were the EXACT same headphone as the coiled Fisher ones and the wires pulled out of jack the same way. Besides the fact that these all broke, they all were the most extremely uncomfortable things to wear! They crushed my ears and I could only wear them for a short time. Then I bought a pair of Garrets, they were more comfortable then the Fisher or Bounty Hunter, but the right ear phone stopped working only after a week of using them. I then borrowed a pair from a friend till I bought my E-trac, which unfortunately comes with a pair of Minelab headphones. These were comfortable, sounded good, but would not stay on my head unless I wore a hat under them because there is no tension in the arch. I was at the limit of my sanity to find a pair of coiled headphones that fit well, produced good sound, allowed some ambient sound through, and lasted more than a few weeks. Believe me when I say the Sennheiser HD-280 PRO headphones exceed all my expectations. Comfort is unparalleled! I can wear these all day long without any discomfort or fatigue. The ear pieces fit perfectly around my ears and the tension is perfect keeping them securely where they belong even during the "I found another silver" dance and you don't get that feeling of your head being squeezed in a vice after wearing them. The cord is fairly long with a soft coil that holds taunt but stretches easily when you need it. I'm tall, 6' 2", and I find that the extra cord is a great benefit because I can put my detector down and stand up and even take a few steps away without the headphones being pulled off my head. Also note the jack is 3.5 but comes with a 6.35 adapter that threads onto the 3.5 essentially locking it in place. The sound is amazing! If your a serious hunter you know how important clean and crisp sound is when identifying buried treasure or trash. The low tones are great for listening for those Buffaloes, mid-tones are super clean and you never heard the sound of silver ring so clear and vibrant as with the HD-280 PROs. Being able to hear background sounds is just as important as hearing your detector, and these do a good job of that. Did I mention that they also fold up for easy storage in a backpack and are super light weight? Now I've only used these for a few days, but felt compelled to author this product review for the benefit of metal detecting hobbyists. These are super-awesome! Cash in some of those clad-coin caches and upgrade to the HD-280 PRO and hunt in comfort! Here is an update. I recently purchased a Minelab ctx 3030 and was truly happy to learn that these awesome headphones work perfectly with my new detector! And I firmly believe every word that I wrote about these headphones after hundreds of hours of use in all kinds of weather conditions and locations including the beach. Through the scorching summer sun and now the brittle chill of winter these headphones are rock solid awesome!

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 needed a pair of headphones with strong passive noise isolation. I was originally going to get this over a year ago, and now I finally did. I'm glad to say that I don't regret buying them, because they sound so good and yet deliver sound isolation that comes close to a pair of ear defenders. I've seen mixed reviews about the 280 Pro's sound quality for personal use, but the sound seems to work out well for me. Despite wearing glasses, the subbass doesn't seem to roll off at all, which helps up for the slightly underemphasized midbass. Pretty much anything that doesn't rely heavily on midbass is going to sound amazing on these headphones. Music that is midbass heavy will sound a bit dull without using EQ. The mids sound fantastic, and so does the treble. The treble is slightly underemphasized from 2k to 8k, which helps reduce harshness, but doesn't sacrifice any clarity at all. Soundstage is very good for a closed-back headphones, and imaging is spectacular to say the least. Comfort-wise, I find them very comfortable to use for hours at a time. I feared they might be a little too clampy at first, but that doesn't seem to be an issue for me. Sound isolation is second to none among the headphones I have. It even outperforms the Koss Pro4S in sound isolation. Both measure similarly in sound isolation from InnerFidelity's measurements, but from personal experience, the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro beats the Koss Pro4S quite a bit in sound isolation. These come so close to ear defenders in sound isolation that it isn't funny. The outstanding sound isolation ensures that you can listen to your music while cutting down external noise to a dull roar if not blocked out entirely. Sound leakage is almost nonexistent. The coiled cable is permanently attached, which isn't too much of a deal for what I use them for, but it certainly is going to make it awkward to use while taking walks or going out in public. I still have my Koss Pro4S, which I use for those purposes anyway, so the Sennheisers stay at home. Overall, I'm extremely satisfied with the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Sure, if the midbass was at the same level as the subbass, it would make these headphones more fun to listen to, but I'm not going to complain given their outstanding imaging, soundstage, and clarity and lack of major peaks and dips in frequency. 9/10 for sound quality, 10/10 for sound isolation, imaging, clarity and soundstage (by closed-back standards).

I wanted a new pair of over-ear, closed-back headphones for use when my partner is working in the office we share at home and use of my excellent Philips SHP9500 open-back headphones would be bothersome to her. I thought I needed them as an upgrade to the Audio-Technica ATH-M30 headphones I bought over twelve years ago and have used only occasionally. The ear pads on the A-T cans were thoroughly worn and ugly, and I could (should) have just replaced the pads, but they have a couple of minor issues I never got used to: cheap build quality (they creak more than they should), and a longer-than-needed cable. The Sennheisers, in a vacuum, are perfectly adequate headphones with detailed sound and a nice airier-than-expected presentation. But the issues I had with the A-T were essentially traded for different issues with the HD 280 Pros. First, the cable. It's coiled. It's heavy. It's good quality. But I don't like it. Unless resting on a flat surface, it's sufficiently heavy to pull on the left side and impact comfort. Annoying. But secondly, and more annoying, is the material that covers the ear pads and the headband pads. It is of inexcusably-low quality, comically inferior to anything I've ever seen on headphones before. It looks like they took a black plastic bag that one normally would expect a 40-ounce Miller High Life to be put in at your local convenience store, and stretched it over the foam. And it picks up every last drop of oil or sweat it comes in contact with, no matter what my state of personal hygiene. It's garbage. It should be much, MUCH better. Much better would be a cloth of some kind, so I would up getting some "Voarmaks HD280 Pro Replacement Ear Pads Compatible with Sennheiser HD280 Series HD280-Pro HD280 HD281 HMD280 HMD281 - Soft Polyester Fabric with Slow Rebound Memory Foam" from Amazon and slapping them on. A night and day difference in comfort and quality, and they (for the most part) don't adversely affect the sound signature (with minor modifications...noted in my review of the pads). For fun, I tried putting them on my trusty old A-T headphones. They fit perfectly. So I ordered another set of pads so I could have them on both the A-Ts and the Sennheisers for some A-B testing. The thing is, the A-Ts sound a lot more fun than the Sennheisers, and I'm betting that current-model, low-to-mid priced ATH-M series headphones would sound similar to them. The A-Ts are lighter, more comfortable, and have stronger bass at the frequencies most people enjoy the most. The Sennheisers do lower and nearly sub bass very well, but they don't get me involved like the bass signature on the A-Ts. And with the new pads, the A-Ts gain an airiness they didn't have before, rivaling the Sennheisers. The Sennheisers get a few things right. With the stock pads, they isolate incredibly well, and with the replacement pads almost as well. They're neutral, so for monitoring they are well-suited. And, aside from the garbage soft bits, the build quality is nice. The problem is that I bought the HD 280 Pro headphones as a compromise, and I probably didn't buy the model most suited to my needs. I wanted Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pros but I couldn't justify spending well over $100 to obtain them. In reality, I should have gone ahead and popped for them, or just gotten new pads for the A-Ts and called it a day. Whatever the case, these headphones are destined to collect dust, unless I elect to sell or gift them to a new listener. This was ~$100 poorly spent.

Her şey güzel ama kablosu sarmal olduğundan ağırlık yapıyor. Kucağınıza ya da koltuk el koyacak yerin yanına koyarsanız sorun kalmıyor. Koltuk arkasına uzanırken sünüyor sonra geri toparlanıyor sadece burası güzel yani kablo dağınıklığı olmuyor ama haricinde ağırlık yapıyor. Pedler dışarıdan gelen sesi en aza indiriyor, dışarıdan sadece tiz sesler yani tabak çanak dizme sesi geliyor. İnsan sesi çok az alıyor, hele müzikle falan hiç almıyor. Kafada pek hissetmiyorsunuz en azından ben fazla hissetmiyorum. Sadece sıcakta kulağı tam sardığı için terleme sonucu kulak kaşındırması oluyor kulak duvarında. Yani arada hava alsın kulaklar. Kulaklık kafa bandı tarafında demir var zaten, yani tamamen plastik değil. Kulaklığın her bölgesi farklı plastikten yapılmış, hepsini sökme vidyosunda gördüm. Kablo çıkar tak değil biraz sorun olabilir bazıları için. Kablo çıkmayan ve ağır olduğundan yıldız kaydı 2 adet.

SOUND: I wanted something of a neutral sounding headphones. And I say that if you're more of a bass lover this might not meet your expectation but This headphones are very good neutral sounding headphones means every frequency is well balanced. Lows-Mids-Treble High end frequencies are little less compare to other headphones but the sub bass and bass quality is very good. I'm not a fan of more high end frequencies but to some users it might sound less energetic on that area compare to lets say beyerdynamic or audiotechnica headphones. Personally I like high end of this headphones because of the balance and not harsh highs , I can listen to it for a long time. And noise cancellation is also good. COMFORT LEVEL: At first these headphones might be little tight on your head and is the reason for noise cancellation also. The cups are comfortable and will cover your whole ears. The headphones will get comfortable to your liking after some time you can adjust the size with slider above the cups. BUILD QUALITY: At this price range I think the build quality is good Headphones are foldable and light. But the wire is non detachable and cable is heavy so I think I have to take care of it and not be reckless about it. So I don't think these headphones are made for walking and listening type These are made for sitting in one place and listening type. FINAL VERDICT: I make music and I heard that most of mixing engineers use this to mix their beats so I ordered it I like this headphones because it met my expectations. At first you might not be able to grasp the sound stage of these headphones because you might not used to these type of headphones. Sound quality is good and almost neutral. I am not using these as my headphones for gym and I am not taking it with me when I go outside. It's not like you can't take it outside , the headphones are light weighted but cable is heavy and non detachable that's why. After using it sometime and grasping the sound stage, I can listen in this headphones for hours and pick little details in the songs too. So read this and based on your application you can choose whether to take it or not. Note: I saw the pictures online of this headphones and I found that that were two models. One is old one where on back of the cup of headphones, Sennheiser hd 280 pro 64 ohms is written Second is new model where only HD 280 PRO is written So don't get confused with the images shown when you receive these headphones and don't find Sennheiser 64 ohms written on back of the cups. Cheers!

Jag har lyssnat på / provat / köpt / testat / flera hörlurar de senaste åren … och de här är de bästa enligt mig hittills - i den här prisklassen. Rekommenderas. Jag använder hörlurarna med en hörlursförstärkare (Audioquest Firefly) när jag spelar, mixar och spelar in. Du får betala några tusenlappar till för att nå upp till samma nivå som dessa HD 280 Pro levererar. PS. Inga batterier krävs - som det felaktigt nämns här i beskrivningen.

Awesome wired headphones. Highly recommend. Have bought 3 sets

Superb product,use mainly for my video recording.