Sennheiser HD 25 Basic Edition, Closed Headphone for ENG/DJ use with split headband

I found that the H25s’ went from fairly pants to magical in the first ten or so hours of use. Once run in they are very neutral with a flat frequency response and a tonal accuracy that some may term a little clinical; similar in nature to Grado Headphones (but without the mid-range emphasis). Not as warm and exciting as my AKG 451s’ but overall more musically satisfying. In my opinion far superior to the Sennheiser Momentum 2 that everyone raves about. Not designed as commuter portables, but if you need a small pair of real audiophile quality headphones that afford a reasonable level of sound isolation and real musical satisfaction then definitely try them out. Great monitor level headphones if you are into mixing and recording your own music. Can be critical of poor quality input so better with CD quality or higher resolution input. Bottom line is that I never feel as though they have any significant faults in their presentation and they draw me into the music. Recommended. Pros Sound quality. Lots of portable headphones are designed with low frequency bias. The H25s’ are not and have a very neutral and detailed presentation with a fine tonal accuracy. Every part of the music just sounds well balanced and right. They also have a wide sound-stage for closed cup headphones. If you are not used to this presentation then you may consider them a bit analytical or clinical but persevere and you may start to be absorbed in the detail and musical dynamics and find the H25s’ highly musical. Well made. Very sturdy phones and most parts are replaceable. Limited microphoney from the cable. So if you tap the cable you don’t get a large booming in your ear. Even at the full retail price they are worth it. Reasonable sound isolation. Strangely Comfortable. Initially you are aware of a significant pressure applied by the headband to the ear pads and I expected this to become uncomfortable over time, but it doesn't. You are always aware that you are wearing the headphones but the pads soften quite quickly and you get used to the pressure. For me it never becomes uncomfortable and the ear cups do not move around and cause irritation. Good if you wear glasses. The design means that the ear-pads do not touch the arms of glasses. Cons No carry case or bag supplied. Bulky. The headband and size of ear cup mean that they are not particularly good if you are listening to music whilst lying down. They are not really everyday portable headphones. Make everything sound great, however they really deserve to be used with at least high quality CD resolution music sources. Not stylish but very functional looking.

Hi everyone, I have some time to write a short review (well not a real review, but sharing of my experience) on these headphones and i can say that they sound great! Sound quality is very good, so much clarity in sound and great bass response! ..I had to choose Allen&Heath Xone xd53 over Sennheiser HD 251 MKII .. it was very tough decision to make, and i couldn't make up my mind for three days. I had xd52 and HD25-1 both at the same time, but i had to make a final choice.. So what facts i pushed from to make this choice? NOTE: I'm not a DJ, i just love quality in sound. First of all the cord is a bit too short in HD25, so i had some issues while using those at my office. XD53 has a coiled part of cord which makes it not too short and not too long - adapts on situation (non-detachable which is -). Second when wearing HD25 my LEFT ear (outside part) started to hurt after half an hour of use - but i believe, that this is my personal problem, though both ears looks identical in the mirror))) and i think that happened because i wear glasses. Also 3 of my friends said similar thing, that the pressure is quite strong on your ears when wearing HD25s. On the other hand (if you don't wear glasses and you have normal ears)) HD25 are MUCH lighter than XD53 and i believe that you would be able to wear them for longer periods of time than XD53. HD25 don't bend in anyway, so it is a bit scary to throw them in your back pack, while you can easily bend XD53's + they'll take less space even though they are much bigger. On the other hand you can replace almost any part of HD25 Sound quality - the hardest thing to choose between both.. On iPod: HD25 has a very clear and crisp sound which is really great thing, but sometimes you miss a bit of warmth, and bass feels not that powerful as in XD53's (on iPOD!), while XD53's loose a bit in clarity department, but on iPod XD53's have a better balance and fullness in sound, which made me feel more comfortable. Also XD53s feel a bit more powerful, when i tested this by changing plugs (HD25/XD53 and the other way around)on the same volume level on my iPod. I guess much depends on a custom equalizer settings (which doesn't exist in my iPod) and it should be adjusted to every pair separately to bring out their best (on default iPOD sound settings XD53 win!). I've tested both on my Yamaha amplifier: Again HD25 sound very clear and now i could feel the proper bass power on H25s as well! XD53 lose in clarity a bit, but had a bit warmer feeling and the bass was very powerful too! Thing i've noticed that HD25 showed their best bass on minus 5 volume setting (after that, nothing good), while in XD53 to bring their best bass i had to raise it up to plus 6! This amazed me a bit, because i thought that if you got bigger impedance then you can play them on greater volumes (you don't want to listen to any of them on highest possible volume for a longer time)) (HD25 has more impedance than XD53), but i think that happened because HD25s has smaller drivers, while XD53 has huge 53mm ones. HD25s has greater sound isolation and that's a win against XD53s. To conclude, both are really great headphones for the same price tag, but that makes it is really hard to choose one over another, one compromise over another. My choice of Allen&Heath Xone xd53 was mostly based on my iPod experience and i decided to return Sennheiser HD 251 MKII and it was really hard to say good bye!!.. ;( I guess that in the end it comes down to a personal choices and preferences. Thank you!

Ero indeciso tra le sennheiser hd 25 o le AIAI TMA, per fortuna che ho scelto le HD 25. Le consiglio vivamente per un uso da DJ, per studio non ne ho le competenze, ma fino ad adesso sono le migliori che abbia mai provato. Vi consiglio di acquistare un CASE apposito per riporle, poiché sono molto delicate. Pro: - Qualità del suono - Insonorizzazione - Leggerezza Contro: - Prezzo un pò elevato - Delicate

NO DOUBT ITS TOO GOOD BUT THE PRICE HERE IS TOO HIGH , MY SON BOUGHT THE SAME FOR 12000 ON AMAZON.UK

Un excellent casque pour son prix, une qualité audio assez dingue sans avoir a dépenser des sommes monstres. Très bonne isolation sonore, parfait pour être tranquille et ne pas géner autour de soi. Quelques points importants : - Peut-être gênant pour les porteurs de lunettes, le casque serre très fort sur les oreilles et l'hélix du pavillon (bord externe de l'oreille) peut être comprimer contre vos branches, un réglage du casque et un redressage de branche et c'est nickel. - Votre source sonore doit être d'une bonne qualité, c'est limite limite avec un téléphone portable (Nexus 4), le casque donne vraiment son potentiel combiné avec une bonne source. Pour vous donner une idée, le son est à peu près au même volume lorsqu'il est au tiers sur mon Macbook Pro et lorsqu'il est au maximum sur mon téléphone... et la qualité s'en ressent, un portable a plus de mal a faire ressortir la dynamique. Cela n'empêche pas l'écoute avec son téléphone en nomade bien sûr :) Qualité oblige aussi sur vos fichiers et votre source numérique, oubliez tous vos mp3 en dessous de 320kbps, préférez du lossless (mais c'est pas toujours facile), vous allez voir, vous allez devenir très exigeants ! Une webradio ou un live mal mixé sera délicate a appréhender... - Après une longue écoute ou si vous montez un peu trop le son pour en profiter, les tympans vous font savoir que c'était a leur goût, ça peut être une gène ou un léger bruit sourd pendant quelques secondes lorsque vous stopper le son net (l'isolation joue beaucoup). Préservez vos oreilles, faites des pauses ! Enfin, le casque semble très solide, et de toute manière le câble lâchera bien avant les speakers, un bon point puisqu'il est remplaçable !

Los Sennheiser HD21-1-II son actualmente un estándar en el mundo del sonido, el mundo del sonido enfocado, mayoritariamente, al DJ, aunque por supuesto vas a poder disfrutar de ellos sea cual sea tu oficio o simplemente para disfrutar escuchando música. - Contamos con 70 Ohmios, en mi opinión, la mejor impedancia para un uso enfocado al DJ y para un uso normal de los auriculares. - La caja contiene los auriculares con sus respectivos libros de información y el adaptador MINIJACK TRS a JACK TRS - Echo en falta una funda para su transporte y protección. Una bolsita negra, típica, hubiera bastado - Muy cómodos eso si, tener en cuenta que vuestra oreja no entra dentro del acolchado de alrededor del auricular, que se que hay gente que busca ese tipo de auriculares. - Las almohadillas son intercambiables. Eso si, el pack no contiene almohadillas para cambiar, seria una compra que tendrías que realizar a parte. - El cable tiene una longitud de 150 cm, creo que es una medida correctisima. He probado muchos auriculares, ya que trabajo en el mundo del sonido, y sin dudarlo estos auriculares son los mejores. Hasta el momento no he encontrado ningún otro auricular que pueda sustituir a este monstruo, después de haber probado marcas como Beats y Pioneer (precio similares) me quedo sin duda con estos Sennheiser. Resumiendo, llevo usando los Sennheriser HD 25-1-II 1 año y medio, todos los días y te puedo decir que son unos de los mejores, por no decir los mejores, auriculares del mercado y por supuesto te recomiendo que los compres.

Was expecting something that looks like the photos, but received the older model. Not too happy at first but the quality of the older model is still really good.