Senheiser HD200 Review

These headphones are worth every dollar of a 15 year old's school holiday job when I got these. Twelve years later these things still rock and they have had A LOT of use.

The Good: They produce deep bass, crisp trebble and everything in between. Although they sound better off a good amp they are still sensitive enough to be powered on even my cellphone (nokia N95). I personally haven't listened to another headphone that sounds any better than these. I can wear these all day, the headband isn't too tight but they still hold on great. The closed design is good for keeping out all the nasty noises when sanding down the house or mowing the lawn. The cord plugs into the left can with a 2.5mm plug. You can make yourself a short cord and have a long cord too.

The Bad: They get all sweaty on your ears, it's worth it though. The hinges creak a little, lube helps. The cord sometimes gets a bad connection but a little contact cleaner helps. Years of sweat ruins the foam behind the cushions. Without it they sound like a tinny car radio. I cut out new stuff from some electronics packaging and what a difference! The speaker drivers are on little plugs internally. I had to re-solder both drivers and connectors in the first two years which was disapointing. Also they developed low Hz rattles caused by the voice coil leads touching on the back of the cones when they were about one year old. I carefully adjusted these somehow about ten years ago and they have been sweet ever since. Also check for little hairs which can get stuck in the speakers and cause rattles.

Bottom line: Awesome sound per dollar. Build quality sucks, with a little maintenance they go forever though.