Customer Reviews

Sennheiser PC 140 On-Ear Headset with microphone & noise-canceling-feature

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3 star:		(1)
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First off, I'd like to say that these are NOT noise canceling headphones.

However, overall I think this PC headset is not only great but the best I've used so far. The reason? I can actually wear these for an extended period of time. I know I've worn them for 6 hours at a time, and I know I can wear them longer.

Compared to Sony's lowest end, behind the neck headphones, these things are so much more comfortable. I can't wear Sony's headphones for more than an hour before the cartilidge in my ear starts to hurt.

I don't know much about sound quality, but they sound pretty good to me. I use the microphone through Ventrilo and TeamSpeak for gaming and everyone has agreed that the sound quality for the microphone is awesome.

Overall, if you don't mind the fact that it isn't noise-canceling, I'd highly recommend these for a low-budget solution.

These headphones are fairly comfortable, as other users have mentioned. As superaural headphones, they do little to block out ambient noise, but if that's not a concern, they work excellently. Sound reproduction is accurate, with great bass especially. The microphone is very impressive as well. With built in noise-cancelling technology they cut ambient noise in recordings. I tested this product against the one-ear headset PC 120 (also by Sennheiser) and as expected, the sound quality was much higher. I was surprised, though, how much clearer the recorded audio was. Thirty seconds worth of adjustments and I was making crisp, clear audio recordings, with quality unmatched by any microphones I've owned before. Great product Sennheiser!

I have a big head, and so usually the behind the head style earphones feel horrible.

Not these babies. The band wraps comfortably around my head, and they don't irritate my ears. I had no problem adjusting the microphone so my team mates could hear me.

They sound great, music and gaming works fine; the microphone has no problems either. I used it mostly with Ventrilo while gaming, and had no complaints from my team mates.

I've had these for about six months now, and no problems thus far. Just a beautiful headset, and the best in its price range.

The technical specifications really don't do these headphones justice. They really sound incredible. The headphones sounded so good that I forgot they even had a microphone, and I admit I didn't use the microphone as much as I thought I would, but the quality was surprisingly adequate for professional voice work. I would strongly recommend these headphones to anyone who wants good quality and occasionally needs a microphone. The long 10 foot cord is a bit long for my needs, but many need the walking space. If you work in a call center...get these. They rock. If you work out of your home...get these. If you do a lot of gaming...get these.

If, however, you want to use these to go running or something like that...they are indeed comfortable, but the weight of the microphone might make them feel unbalanced if you run in them.

In short, these headphones are truly amazing, with excellent bass reproduction, and as long as you don't make the mistake of letting your two-year old run away from the computer while wearing them, thus damaging one side's cable, taking out the sound, they'll last forever.

I compare this to AKG K55. The PC140 is with very nice sweet high, but not as full as the K55 in the mid the bass. The sound of PC140 is clean but very relax. This is the Sennheiser sound. Some other brand like Plantronics (DSP-500) is with clean but strained sound, which are good for Jazz or game but not good for classic or vocal.

Sensitivity of the PC140 is low. I guess we need a good sound card to drive it. The on/off switch does not work from the time I open the brand new box. I guess the QC of this company is not that strict.

Sound and mic quality was excellent. The behind the ear style may not be for everyone, I found it a little bit uncomfortable on the ears, but the other style has drawbacks too.

The only thing that really annoyed me is the joint between the earpiece and band broke within a couple weeks of purchase. I bit of electrical tape fixed it and it is probably still under warranty, but I would expect better from Sennheiser.

I am happy with this headset - the only problem I've encountered is the fact that they are not adjustable to different head sizes. If you have a fairly small head they are very loose fitting.

the sound quality is fine, everyone's told me that they hear me clearly. I love being able to adjust the volume on the cord. The headphones get a little uncomfortable after about 4 hours though

I use this for VOIP professionally, and it works fine. It's not perfect, but it's the best cost/performance value I've found less than $50.

This item was a poor fit for me. The microphone always seemed to touch my face no matter how I adjusted it. On the plus side, the in-line controls are easy to operate. I ended up returning the product.