HD 280 Pro Headphone, Black

Thank you DankPods for your help. Your video may be 87 years old, but these things are a nice sounding, reasonably priced headphone if you want your music where the producer put it, with a little oomph on the bass. Two things you may not enjoy, so far, my apparently large head can feel a squeeze. It’s not terrible, just there and the corkscrew style cable. It feels like a split cable, but some don’t like the old telephone cord style. So anyways. Running this on my iPad and my PC. Doesn’t seem to need anything more powerful to put out solid sound. It comes with a thicker jack on the cable, whatever the description of the measurement is. 1/4? I don’t know. I forget. Never fear though, just unscrew it gently. Please just be an adult and gently unscrew it because you don’t need to go ham on the thing. It will unscrew and screw on easily, so just relax. They feel sturdy enough. You know, don’t go lobbing them across the room. They fold and swivel, and all that. It’s plastic, so not very heavy and aside from the squeeze that will probably break in over time, they are coo. No extra controls or anything on them. If you want to get a good idea of how they sound for you, take a song you love and know well and give that a whirl. If your system has a fine tuning EQ, adjust as needed. They sound good to me. I do not regret my purchase. I needed to move away from IEMs and tried some FiiO wood ones that were ok except for the price and the stank of them, and these feel comparable at well under half the price. The great part of nice headphones is just hearing songs you love in a more expansive way.

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 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've owned various Sony and Pioneer DJ headphones. These are the most comfortable to wear, so far. A word of caution, these headphones faithfully reproduce the music. Meaning the frequency is flat - which is great! There is no discoloration, no unnecessary highs and lows. Why is this important? It will help you evaluate the real quality of your muisc source. You do your own adjustment by adding the necessary equalization setting. Sidenote: if you're looking for headphones to compliment your portable music equipment, then get the excellent Sony DJ or Bose Triport headphones which will give you colored music reproduction - extra/artificial bass and treble response. I have nothing against them, I think they are great for those needs. The only problem is that their ear pads are uncomfortable for extended use. These Senn headphones require a little bit more power to drive the speakers, so they are actualy best used for connecting to home systems that have amplification and equalization settings. I still use this for my Sony CD walkman, although I would have to crank up the volume. The plus side, parts are easily replaceable - ear pads, head pads and cord. You don't have to be afraid in using and abusing them. The German-engineered speakers (the reason you are purchasing the Sennheisers in the first place) will last. I have to warn you that the headphones will feel tight and sound bland when you first use them right out of the box. Use them constantly for a week or two and it will feel comfortable to your head. There is nothing rubbing against your ears to make you want to take it out. The environment attenuation is so great that you should NOT use it if you expect to be disturbed - phone call, door bell, etc. Why 4 stars? Better design and material should be used to make it look and feel more classy, than plastic. These are still made in Europe, so the price you are paying for is very reasonable especially when purchased from Amazon with the free shipping and tax. One last word of advice, no matter what we all say the final decision will be at the hands (or heads) of the listener. So try all the brands at your local electronics store and don't be pressured into getting one without uisng them for an extended period. Your head, ears and pocket will thank you later.

Bought this product for the following applications: 1) Playstation 3 Games Primarily use these headphones for Rocksmith. Prior to purchase, I was using inexpensive Sony and JVC open headphones which presented two problems. First, the volume was too low when they were directly connected to the Playstation. I could turn up the volume to max on my guitar to hear my own sound but the game music and voice announcements were barely audible. Hooking up the Sennheisers easily doubled the volume, allowing me to turn down the guitar volume which now blends much better with the Rocksmith audios. I also bought an E6 amp which improved the sound slightly but have been usually playing without. Our home is very open with a cathedral loft where I play while my wife reads or watches TV below. The headphones effectively blocked the TV audio. 2) iPod 6thGen Like to use my iPod nano and shut out the home noise while listening. These headphones amazed me with their sensitivity and how much volume I could crank out of my teeny nano 6th gen. I have some high frequency hearing loss so I will allow others to comment on the overall performance but I was able to hear things I was missing. For example, Sarah Brightman's vibrato really jumped out at me. It was there before but I had just missed it in the past. Again, although I used the E6 it was unnecessary. However, I'm going to keep it. If I crank the iPod down and the E6 up it should help me extend listening time. 3) Laptop Occasionally, I'll plugin while working at the computer although after hearing how great the Sennheisers sound I'll probably be doing it more often. In this application, as well as the above, the coiled cord on these Sennheisers give you nice range and flexibility without the tangles or cords stuck under the desk chair. Volume was acceptable on both laptops I own. Again no need for the E6. However, both PCs have high quality DAC and are marketed as entertainment devices. 4) Receiver and CD player Tried both the Sony receiver output and Sony 5 disc player component. Make sure the volume is turned down on the receiver or the Sennheiser's sensitivity is going to blow your ears out. The disc was another matter and if I used this output I would probably need to use the little E6. Come to think of it, I'll have to check the manual and remote on the Sony. There may be volume control. 5) Guitar Tried a direct plug into my electic since the Sennheisers come with a neat little 1/4 inch adapter. Problem - the adapter is stereo and the guitar is mono so you'll hear only the left channel. Also, the volume isn't loud enough. But pumping it though my little personal guitar mounted amp the sound was plenty loud, and plenty clear, a big improvement over earbuds or open headphones. 6) TV Perfect but I'll need a 15 foot extension cord for it to be effective. This is not my first set of closed headphones but in previous units the heat buildup was very uncomfortable. Strangely, these were comfortable for me to wear for an entire day of listening on all these devices and the audio was far superior to the previous ancient Koss headphones I chucked several years ago. In addition, I have a wide head. Opticians never carry lens frames wide enough for me to wear in the sample cases. I was concerned by several reviews that indicated this was an issue but these Sennheisers are adjustable both in width and depth. I could actually adjust them to be comfortably loose at my desk or tighten them to grip firmly while standing and moving with the guitar. I was surprised by the overall value and had expected them to be only acceptable in certain environments, perhaps excelling only with a receiver. The ability to use these in every situation makes this an incredible value. Very happy with my purchase!

I am a professional audio engineer in film and music. I was looking for affordable headphones for personal listening while traveling, that could also be used for work in the studio and in the field. I purchased the HD-280's after several months of research, and I am extremely happy with my purchase... so much so that I will be outfitting the studio with several more pairs. Most of the headphones I own are for "professional" application, and thus require more power to drive the speakers. At 64 ohms, these cans are easily driven by my iPod and sound great without requiring a headphone amp. There are a lot of reviews regarding the sound of these phones, so I'm not going to spend a lot of time on audio "flavor." The HD-280's are nice and flat --minimal audio coloring, which makes them perfect for a studio tracking situation. There is plenty of bass, but they aren't bass heavy. After a lot of research, I don't think there is a pair of headphones out there that can stand up to the "true" audio quality of these phones at this price point. They could be used for mixing in a pinch, though I will always use a higher quality (more expensive) set of headphones for mixing (I rarely mix with headphones, but for reference, when I do I use Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO, 250 ohms . For tracking, the HD-280 can't be beat. And at under one hundred dollars, there is no question that these are the most affordable, quality option for outfitting a studio. However, even if I had unlimited money, I can't imagine purchasing anything but these in quantity. The attenuation is fantastic (they are tight to the user's head and leak almost no audio), and I get little to no audio bleed even when tracking super-close vocals. While they *can* take a lot of abuse, at this price, they are practically disposable (even though the ear pads, cord, and headband pad are easily replaced), so I don't have to get so testy with the jack*ss lead guitar player tossing them on the floor after a session. :-D Because of this fantastic attenuation, we will also be using these to record audio in the field for film and video applications. I first received these while on vacation, and I was actually using them NOT PLUGGED IN to simply create silence. They are on par with the ANSI ear protection I use while working in the woodshop. The coiled cord will keep the cord alive longer, but it is a little annoying because of its weight. If one is not careful, they will also tangle more easily than a straight cord. I will likely explore options for a straight cord, especially when using these while traveling. The cord is made to be easily changed, and the included instruction manual has clear and specific instructions for how to do this. However, it's not as easy as simply unscrewing or unplugging the cord (my Beyer-Dynamic DT-150's simply have a six pin connector); you need to take apart the housing of the left speaker and unplug the cord from the inside. There is no soldering involved (the end of cord plugs into a spot on the inner board), and the entire process should only take a couple of minutes. There seems to be a lot of disagreement as to whether these phones are "comfortable" or not. I chose to ignore the people complaining that they were uncomfortable, even painful, after about an hour of use and decided to take a gamble. Due to the tight compression of the pads against the head, the complainers were right. While I don't think my ears stick out abnormally far, I do find that the inside of the headphones (the speakers) press up against the top of my ears, so I do need to take a break every once in a while. I would say this is simply the price of such a tight seal against the head (and worth the trade). It's actually also a good "timing device" to remind the user to take a break every once in a while; when they start to get uncomfortable, it's probably time to give your eardrums a break anyway. I may eventually have to purchase "personal travelers" that are a little more comfortable (lighter, less pressure on my ear tops) and portable (these are pretty heavy and fairly large), but for now these are making me happy --I just have to give my ears a chance to breathe a little more often. Perhaps the "in-ear" options can never be beat for this reason (weight and comfort). The padding is leatherette (like all of my Beyer-Dynamics) and will likely need to be replaced after a couple of years, but due to the popularity of these headphones the replacement pads are readily available (have been for years, and likely will be for many years to come). The padding for the headband is made of the same material, and also readily available. There is a "Ziploc" type fastening system that runs the length of the entire headband (on top) for easy and secure fastening. I love that the speakers are rotatable 90 degrees. They lay flat on the table when you set them down, and you can solo one side or the other (though they don't flip 180 degrees as some reviewers have suggested so you have to pull them away from your head a good deal to do this). While they don't get "tiny," its nice that these full-size headphones can collapse to about the size of a 750ml bottle of Crown Royal (though I prefer Pappy Van Winkle bourbon).

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.

First off I want to address why this item received a 3/5 score. While the score itself isn't terrible, there is a reason for docking the headphone 2 stars. When I originally got this item it was essentially unwearable. What I mean by this is that it was too tight/uncomfortable for me to wear for longer than 20 minutes or so. After stretching it nightly on about a 10 inch or so box (couldn't find a ruler) they began to stretch nicely. However, even after nights of doing this it still took me at least a week of wearing it for approx 8+ hours daily. I use the computer heavily each day so I need something that is comfortable for looong hours, not just a few. Eventually after at least a weak of constant use and nightly stretching (and some pain D:) the headphones are actually very nice. I could even see myself upping the rating if I become very attached to these. After the first few days of getting these I was disappointed, they were uncomfortable, etc. Now a days they are actually pretty comfortable and if I could have gotten them in their current state I would have essentially no cons. Also a side note to the headphones being tight. It wasn't just that they were tight, but also that it bothered my ears. My ears are not large but I guess they protruded too much? Anyways it bothered them a bit but eventually I either got used to it or the headphones just became broken in. For further detail I am a 6' skinny male with an oval head. Not sure if that could possibly help but it doesn't hurt, my head isn't small but I don't consider it to be massive or anything. GAMING - For gaming these sound AMAZING. Or at least that's my opinion. My old headset was a cheap $15 thing so this is obviously an upgrade. But games sound really good. I have diagnosed ADD (that's right not only do I say it but I have meds for it :P) and it can be hard for me to stay focused even in games. However, the amount of immersion I feel that these add is awesome! I haven't tested these heavily with any of my fps games as of yet so I can't get into super specifics for those that really count on noise in their games. I will add that I am not using a spiffy sound card so I do not have any sort of created surround sound, which I'm sure would help. YOUTUBE/VIDEOS/ETC - I don't think that's where these would shine. My reason being that a lot of videos on the web do not contain high end audio. Of course with the top youtubers you may notice it at high settings, etc. Basically the quality still has to be there in order for the headphones to pick it up. MOVIES - Haven't heavily tested this. I can say that I bet they are great. Some of the games I play with these have cinematics that I would easily believe to have at least the same quality of sound that you would find in a movie, and they sound SUPERB. Because of this I could see these pulling it off. MUSIC - Probably what most people are using these for anyways. After getting these headphones I have started going out of my way to find higher quality music along with hearing my current music before my audio program decided to down convert it. I never really realized that you have to go into your music player settings and make it so that the music itself isn't down converted so that is something I learned. As far as specifics and sound, as some have said these headphones are good all around but, for example, their bass is no super amazing. In addition I feel that the music shines a bit more when it is really loud, maybe it's me but I do feel that they begin to shine a little bit at louder levels. Now as mentioned I do not have a dedicated sound card, while I don't think it would be mandatory to have one I do feel it could help a bit. Ultimately the high quality your music is, the better it will sound. SOUND CANCELING - Originally I wanted an open air headphone but that didn't happen. These cancel sound out very well, if you are a very alert person you can still tell if people are trying to talk to you etc. If you are someone that can get really into things and ignore the world than these basically would cancel out everything. I consider myself very good at noticing the slightest sounds so if someone was to knock on my room door I generally hear it unless my sound is loud. These are not something that you could wear well carrying on a conversation though, it gets too hard to tell what someone is saying. They are closed ear and do a good job at reducing outside noise, etc. TL;DR - Great heaphones, for some like me they take a lot of time until they are comfortable for long hours. For anything cinematic or epic, these sound FANTASTIC. For everything else, they are great but not to the level where I'm about to explode of awesome. Get what is good for you and your needs. Try these on prior to buying if you can.

For the price, excellent performance.

After a lot of research & comparisons with Studio Monitoring Headphones in this league, both price wise & functionality wise, between the Audio Technica ATH-M20x or 30x (a popular & formidable product) & the Sony MDR7506 (classic & iconic studio headphones), what finally made the choice for me was a super discounted deal on amazon for these Sennheiser HD280 Pro headphones! At 6.5k, they are way more than a steal. First impression, right as you open the box packaging, is of a premium, well built & heavy duty pair of studio headphones. Box contains the headphones, which come with an attached output cord in a 3.5mm Jack with a 6.5mm adapter & a Safety Instruction guide, that’s it . . . No muss, No Fuss! The cord length provided is just perfect for my usage. These headphones are primarily going to be used for Video & Audio editing on a Macbook Pro, for 4K & Dolby Vision content, so the max distance is usually a standard desktop or office table setup, so the cord length is sufficient. Overall, build & touch n feel quality is off the charts, especially considering the price & the other options available in the same price/features segment. As soon as you pick up the headphones, you know you’ve picked up a premium brand. Finally, the sound quality, is by far the best I’ve experienced till date on any “over the ear”headphones, which were bought for personal use. The audio levels are crisp & clean, totally studio quality. The Noise Cancellation feature is highly effective & makes tuning out from the world, when editing a music video, a cakewalk. Despite looking like heavy duty headphones, these are fairly lightweight & haven’t caused any major issues after a few hours of usage. The cup size is nice & large enough to cover an entire average sized ear. The only caveat so far is the shape of the overhead band, which is way too wide, especially on a bald narrow head, so they may look a bit funny, but it is an extremely small nit-picky thing in what is otherwise an exceptionally fantastic piece of audio equipment. Although it is just the first day of use, the purpose & functionality of the headphones has been a 10/10 for the sound quality, on all audio trials & tests so far. Whether you’re looking for a pair of headphones for professional audio recording/mixing/engineering work or just to plug into your home device & hear crisp, clean & balanced sound, these HD280 PROs are absolutely perfect. Extremely impressed & happy with the purchase. Two Thumbs Up!

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.

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.

Fone impecável. Para quem possui o hábito de, por exemplo, escutar música ao vivo, e conhece o que é a resposta sonora de uma bateria, um baixo, uma guitarra, esse fone é aquele que vai entregar a melhor resposta em todas as faixas de frequência. Sua alta impedância propicia graves, em especial, muito mais bem definidos do que na maioria dos fones, particularmente aqueles na faixa dos 600 ohms, que se tornou uma espécie de standart de muitas empresas de áudio. Eu mesmo já comprei um fone nessa faixa de impedância apenas para concluir que se torna necessário um amplificador externo para que se tenha uma resposta minimamente decente. Como eu tenho placa de som dedicada, é possível fazer essa diferenciação de maneira precisa. O HD280 Pro é perfeito em qualquer tipo de ocasião, proporcionando um áudio claro, límpido e preciso que é o que se espera de um produto que leva a marca Sennheiser.