Sennheiser Professional HD 280 PRO Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

Good clarity for acoustic instruments and has pretty good blocking of external noise- can mow the lawn with these.

Wow,

I love the sound when I record and when I play back recording sessions! Great to use when mixing!

These headphones are amazing! im coming off a Razer Carcharias which is a headset so they werent specifically designed for pure sound but i liked them for my uses though the mic was pointless and i looked really dumb with it just turned up anyways these things sound amazing especially after burn in now im a headbanger and when i was looking for headphones including these ones the majority of the people liked classical and thats all you could find reviews for as long as your like me and like just flat sound these are great like im listening to Slipknot right now and after about a month of listening to these they sound much better than when they first came they are bulky but i still take them on the bus and stuff im a guy i dont care what i look like now the noise cancellation i dont know what other reviewers are talking about if i turn my music low i can still have a conversation but they do not make good speakers when you are wearing them:D i have them all the way up most of the time on my ipod and laptop i dont think its that loud all in all great headphones definitely worth %100 especially after burn in i love them

I bought these headphones from Amazon a year ago. They are tight on the head and do look a little big, and after a year, one of the pieces in the plastic headband broke. This began tearing up the plastic covering on top, and it was a big hassle to extend or compact the phones. After researching on the Internet, it turned out this was a very common problem with the HD280. I logged into Sennheisers web site, mailed in my old headphones with receipt I printed from the Amazon web site (2yr warranty), and I got my new phones in ~ two weeks free of charge - no problems. In the meantime I bought more expensive Beyerdynamic DT 250-80 headphones. These looked nicer when wearing, didnt have as much pressure on my head, and the velour earpads were definitely more comfortable. However -- when driven with my notebook audio-out jack, the Sennheiser HD280s were DEFINITELY clearer and better, even after 48 hours of semi-loud burn-in with the Beyerdynamic. People often say you need good stereo equipment to bring out the best of your headphones. In any case, Ive heard it said that the Sennheiser HD280s are the best headphones you can get when a notebook or cheap desktop audio card is driving the sound. I completely agree with this. Finally, the HD280s have the best sound isolation Ive encountered -- you can enjoy the music without being bothered by outside noise, and without bothering other people. This feature also works very well on a plane, although you do look like a nerd. If Sennheiser could come up with an improved HD280 thats not as big, not as tight on the ears, with about the same sound isolation, velour earpads, and the same great sound -- that would be perfection.

Some of the best audio quality Ive heard in headphones, but very uncomfortable - they hurt the top of my head after only about 30 minutes of use. So, depending on the shape of your head, these may be great, or not really usable.

Awesome headphones, solid build quality bought this in 2014 still working great

Got for a friend for his Birthday (month away at the time), he opens and it’s left ear phone in broken out of the box, can’t return, because the window has past.

This is probably a very good set of headphones, but they did not fit me. They are very smooth sound, they are probably suitable for that would work in the studio. I like when the sound from the headphones more intense, with a predominance of low frequencies. I apologize for the translation, I don `t know the English language and used for translation translate.google.com

You can still surrounding noises, the ear pads hurt the ears and coiled wire is annoying.