written by Sonsequence on 22/12/2005
Good Points
Good looks
Foldable design
Bad Points
Sound quality
Cheap construction
Annoying squidgy pads
General Comments
I'm a student of audio engineering, and I bought the Sennheiser PX 200 headphones with the intention of really enjoying the sound quality of the iPod better and not have to hold the earphones pressed in to get a bass response.
For £40 these have abysmal sound. Nowhere near the match of a standard pair of earphones. Big holes in the upper-mid frequency response, and no accuracy to bring the sound to life. I can barely believe these are Sennheiser! I'll be taking these back, and I hope they'll let me correct my stupid mistake of not getting the larger Sennheiser EH 350, which also cost about £40; and I've heard they sound excellent, and well worth the money.
Apart from sound quality, their construction seems cheap, and the ear pads are too thick and non-elastic, and so they get squashed into the sound output space and damage the frequency response further.