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  • Sound Quality

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Summary

''The HD201 has an 'over-the-ear', closed-back design that delivers outstanding attenuation of ambient noise, encouraging the wearer to become fully immersed in sound without undue distractions. This headphone features exceptionally smooth, natural, extended response. The HD201's low frequency extends to 21Hz and the HD215 to an amazing 12 Hz while both models perform to the upper limits of human hearing with ratings of 18kHz and 22kHz and deliver dynamic potential to spare for reproducing any musical style with real-world levels and impact, with SPL limits of 108dB and 112dB.''
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Specification for Sennheiser HD 201

Main Features
Style Headband
Style Headband
Style Headband
Connection Cable
Connection Cable
Connection Cable
Purpose Professional
Purpose Professional
Purpose Professional
Main characteristics
Connectivity: Cable
Usage: Consumer
Compatibility: Home Audio
Design: Over the Head
Sound Mode: Stereo
Technical Features
Frequency Response: 21 Hz - 18000 kHz
Impedance: 24 ohm
Sensitivity: 108 dB
Plug
Plug Material: Gold
Other Features
Volume Control: With Volume Control
Cable Length: 9.84 ft.
Other
Weight: 165 g
Warranty: 2 Years

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“Sennheiser HD 201 - Great Value for Money ”

★★★★☆

written by ThomasHaines on 16/11/2011

The Sennheiser HD 201 Headphones are very comfort to use. They sounds great, and engineered for long-term use. Great Value for your money!

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“Brilliant headphones for the money! bought mine for...”

★★★★☆

written by on 15/08/2011

Brilliant headphones for the money! bought mine for £15 from Babzmedia! came next day too!

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“I bought these headphones as a low priced replacement...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 28/12/2010

I bought these headphones as a low priced replacement for my old, broken ones. I also look at product reviews before buying to see what other people thought / experienced with the product. The reviews for these headphones were generally favourable and were convincing enough to buy them, so I did.

The critical reviews of the Sennheiser HD201 headphones said that they lacked bass. Not the case at all. The amount of bass in these headphones totally relies on what you're using them for, whether it be music, gaming or TV.

I bought these primarily for general use but gaming aswell. The excellent sound quality made my experience playing games such as Fallout 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops very enjoyable. The audio is crisp and very detailed (basically means I could hear a lot of things clearly). 5 stars for sound quality.

The lead length is more than enough and great if you sit a good distance from something such as your TV. Unfortunately, the way these were packaged made the wire really curly and awkward. Also, a 3.5mm to 6.5mm jack adaptor is included for products that dont use 3.5.

The only negative aspect of these items is the comfort. The padded headband is great however the ears weren't as good.

In other reviews, I read that "you could forget you were wearing them" the comfort was that good. This was true for about half an hour to an hour. After that, these headphones started to pain and ache my outer ear. This is either down to (moderate) prolonged use (1 1/2 hours plus) or the fact your ears are right up against the flat, non padded insides. Slight inner padding would be nice. Yes, there is padding round the outside but I found this is for the good outer noise cancellation these Sennheiser's bring.

Images of the HD201's are misleading to the amount of padding there actually is, bear this in mind. You get what you pay for and for £20 I can't really complain, the sound is awesome.

TL;DR / Summary

For cheap headphones the sound quality is astounding. Crisp, clear and very good. The long cable is convenient to have. If your looking to sacrifice some comfort for great audio at a lower price then the Sennheiser HD201's are your headphones.

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Written on: 22/01/2012

How can you tell they are so quiet.

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“Those of you who are looking for great music and movie...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 16/12/2010

Those of you who are looking for great music and movie audio, I would highly recommend spending a few extra bucks. These headphones are definitely true to Sennheiser's reknown build quality and are very comfortable, but they lack all bass of any kind (In all honesty, they have zero bass). You'll certainly hear the mids and highs well, but thats only 2/3 of a good sound experience. Also, if a song has a lot of bass in it, these headphones will drown out the mids and highs, and sadly the bass still won't come through. If you're considering these for their cheap price and name brand, rather consider something like a Philips set (half the price, double the bass, same comfort and balanced sound). I would not recommend these.

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“poor bass. you have to turn sound level to full. ”

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written by on 11/11/2010

poor bass. you have to turn sound level to full.

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“Bought them after reading couple reviews. At first a...”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 06/11/2010

Bought them after reading couple reviews. At first a was surprised by low volume sound and minimal bass campared to original in-ear SonyEricsson earphones. But they are comfortable though. Definatly not worth to buy for a 36 bucks. Sorry for my bad english, i am Latvian :)

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“Sennheiser HD201 ”

★★★★★

written by on 17/02/2010

Sennheiser HD201

Bought these for silent rehearsal with my electric upright bass. Was expecting something passable that would be better than cheap in-ears with a little more low-end, however these exceeded all expectations.

The bass response was great and very clear, even at quite high volumes. When mixing in an mp3 with the bass signal the clarity remained.

These are fantastic value for money, i got them for £13 delivered and am seriously impressed. They are very comfortable to wear too.

The only point to mention would be the quite flimsy looking cable coming out of the cans, i suppose they have to cut costs somewhere. Having said that i'd definitely reccommend these if your budget is small but you want something that still gets the job done

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“I found the Sennheiser HD201 headphones very...”

★★★★☆

written by on 28/01/2010

I found the Sennheiser HD201 headphones very comfortable to wear for long periods as the pads fit over the your ears very well. I use them mainly for listening to music on my ipod at home and the quality is more than enough for this. They perform fairly well at higher volume levels but do not go quite as loud as some of the more expensive models. The bass is very good at high volume and they are very clear at lower volumes as well. If you're looking for a low priced pair of good quality headphones then I would definitely recommend these, however as some people have already said, you would need to spend a bit more money to get DJ quality phones.

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“I really wanted to spend 200 quid on a pair of...”

★★★★★

written by on 30/10/2009

I really wanted to spend 200 quid on a pair of headphones because I wanted the best. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be one manufacturer out there that makes a top-end pair that you can wear all day and not suffer excrutiating pain. These Sennheisers are perfect workhorse cans and I highly recommend them!

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“These Sennheiser headphones are great value but I...”

★★★☆☆

written by on 06/02/2009

These Sennheiser headphones are great value but I wouldn't recomend them to anyone who wants them for producing or for anyone who DJ's. They distort quite easily and aren't the loudest of headphones. Good value for the price thouhg if you are just listening to an mp3 player.

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“I use Bose headphones now and they fit like a glove, I...”

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written by ecmunguia on 19/09/2008

I use Bose headphones now and they fit like a glove, I didn 't like Sennheiser HD 201 at all.

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“Difficult to get better head phones at this price...”

★★★★★

written by ravi1727 on 21/08/2008

Difficult to get better head phones at this price point... incredible sound at such a price...also music is very sweet and never hurt the ear as the ear phones does...you just just cannot take it of habit forming.

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“I got them in HMV after looking around for a while,...”

★★★★★

written by on 05/05/2008

I got them in HMV after looking around for a while, there were some similarly priced phillips ones but i like Sennheiser and I wasn't disappointed at all

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“So I bought these H-phonies based on these reviews.....”

★★★★★

written by RusTeD on 26/04/2008

So I bought these H-phonies based on these reviews.. To plug in my Zen creative Mp3 player and PC.. So as I've mentioned b4 doesn't leak much sound and extremely comfortable to do anything with. ;)

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“The Sennheiser HD 201 are incredible headphones. I...”

★★★★★

written by on 14/04/2008

The Sennheiser HD 201 are incredible headphones. I would heavily recommend them to anyone, no matter what you want them for. Brilliant sound quality, excellent for listening to music in car journeys, plugging into the PA to hear myself during band practise, and for sound checking at gigs.
Very comfortable, I often forget they are there. It is honestly like listening to brilliant quality live music. You feel as if you're there.

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“Go get the Sennheiser HD 201 headphones! Really...”

★★★★★

written by pxor on 21/10/2007

Go get the Sennheiser HD 201 headphones! Really comfortable in use even after many hours on your ears you are not feel them :-)

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“Easily the best closed headphones for £15! If you are...”

★★★★★

written by jebustheone on 10/08/2007

Easily the best closed headphones for £15! If you are going to be stingy then please buy the Sennheiser HD 201s, you'll be pleased you did!

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“The Sennheiser HD 201 are fantastic headphones- I paid...”

★★★★★

written by marky1 on 11/03/2007

The Sennheiser HD 201 are fantastic headphones- I paid £17 for them but they'd still be worth it at £30. They are about as comfortable as headphones get, which makes them perfect for long journeys. They also have brilliant sound quality- not the best available, but the best you're going to get for this price.

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“Comfortable, Lightweight, Quality, 2 year warranty,...”

★★★★★

written by matthall06 on 20/07/2006

Comfortable, Lightweight, Quality, 2 year warranty, Rich, crisp clear sound, Good attentuation to ambient noise and lastly made from quality Sennheiser. I bought this from Argos a few days ago for 14.99 - absolute bargain for Sennheiser.
And, so far I have not been dissapointed. They are lightweight, comfortable and the sound is excellent!

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“Very good sound quality; Sennheiser HD 201 are light...”

★★★★★

written by rainiz4slugz on 05/04/2006

Very good sound quality; Sennheiser HD 201 are light weight and at 24 ohms play loud for portable devices; Compare favorably with my Sony 7506 studio monitors which produce a little more exaggerated bass but then these HD201's are just as the review at HeadRoom.com describe them. What a bargain !

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