If you are looking for a set of solid and affordable headphones, these may be your ticket. While these are not as flashy or as me-too as a set of Beats or Bose headphones, they deliver excellent sound quality, which is really what this is all about. Sennheiser, while not a mainstream brand, is well known for producing very high quality headphones.
I'm not incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to headphones. Normally, I'm the kind of guy who thinks the headphones included with my cell phone or MP3 player do the job pretty well. I decided to get these because I wanted a set of cans that would work well for my gaming setup and also work for watching movies on flights.
As I said, I'm not incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to headphones or sound-related jargon, so I will just describe what I experience as best I can. The biggest thing I notice with these headphones compared with the Samsung earbuds that came with my phone is that I can hear music so clearly that I can make out words and phrases that I couldn't before. The best way I can describe it is that the sounds have more depth (more sounds can be heard), there is more space between them (the sounds are distinguishable) and more clear (I can understand them better). All the music, movies and games I listen to sound far more lush and vibrant than I ever experienced before. I have absolutely no complaints when it comes to the sound department - if you are looking for a good set of headphones, and you are somewhat like me, you will almost certainly appreciate how great these sound.
I have only one major issue with these headphones and that is the cord. It just feels cheap in comparison to the rest of the headphones and feels like it will be the first thing break or wear out. Even the cord on my cell phone earbuds is more substantial. I'm taking extra care to be careful with the cord - not winding the cord too often or too tightly, avoiding taking the cord to extreme angles, etc - but I still feel that the cord won't even come close to lasting as long as it should. That said, these headphones offer such a great value that I still think it deserves 5 stars... maybe 4.9. Overall, I would really like to see these same heaphones, for $5 more, with a really solid cord. Note that the cord is also rather long for most purposes, so you will want to get something to help keep it under control.
The overall build quality (aside from the cord) is a bit higher than I would expect for a $50 set of headphones that sound this good. Everything is solid plastic that feels reasonably durable. The black area on the sides of the heaphones where the logos feels rubbery. Only issue with these areas is that they easily pick up lint and dust that does not come off easily. Not a huge deal, but I think they could have achieved the same look with a material that wasn't a dust and link magnet.
The pads around the ear are attached and fit comfortably. They also do a pretty good job of blocking the most irritating bits of airplane noise. Of course, they don't block everything out, but I found myself much more comfortable on my flights with these on since they really softened the heaviest noise and eliminated most of the others. The headphones are also comfortable enough to wear for long sessions. I've had them on for an hour straight, only taking them off to speak to stewardesses on a flight or take a short break during video game sessions at home. I have not found them to get too hot or anything like that when wearing them.
Only other thing I should point out is that they are just barely loud enough on a flight when used with my Nexus 7. I really don't think that's an issue caused by the headphones since they get plenty loud when connected to my computer's sound card. Rather, I think its an issue with the Nexus 7 not delivering enough power to get them. There are apps out there that I am going to try to get a bit more volume and that should fix the problem easily.
Overall, these are solid heaphones for anyone who doesn't want to spend the big bucks to get one of the higher end, or just brand name, headphones. If good/great sound and comfort are what you care about, you will do fine with these.
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