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Sennheiser HD 202 II Product Reviews

Smooth sound and extraordinary durability at a budget price is the Sennheiser HD 202-II. The simple but well-built 'sealed-back' earpad design is ideal if needing headphones that will keep the ambient noise out while keeping the music inside your head. Ideal for students, computer listening, audio labs, voice monitoring, recording studios and those seeking a tough general-purpose "beater" headphone with good performance.

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Great headphones for under $30

 Posted by Yonv from SE Michigan on 2010-06-09
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Amazing headphones for the price
Cons: Not the most comfortable headphones around

These were my 1st step up from earbuds and gaming headsets. I was very surprised by the difference, so much that I bought a 5 pack of these for less then $100 and gave them away for Christmas presents. These Headphones were my 1st awareness that there was a better way to listen to my ipod and now here I am.They sound Clean with no distortion. They have fairly good isolation and I can't dispute any of the manufacturers claims.They can get uncomfortable after a couple of hours but I got used to them after a couple of weeks.If you are looking for a great entry level headphone for less then $30 this is a great value.

I gave it 4 stars because they are such a good value.



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Icky

 Posted by ccrome from Mountain View, CA on 2010-04-08
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: No
Pros: Cheap, $25
Cons: Very boomy, and essy at the same time

I got these form Amazon for $25. I figured that they must be okay since they wer Sennheiser. Boy was I wrong. There is a rediculous amount of boomyness, and at the same time piercing esses. Nasty.
If only I came to HeadRoom *before* I purchased!
Thanks to HR for the great frequency response plots. It confirmed the boomyness, but not the essyness. Having measured and made many audio devices myself, the high frequencies are very tough to get consistent, so YMMV in the highs. But these are just intolerable for me.

That's $25 down the drain. Dang.

What keeps this rating from being 1 star is that they are only $25.

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Good bang for buck

 Posted by Soaa- from Montreal, QC on 2010-03-25
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: Sound quality, fairly durable
Cons: Closed sound stage, build quality

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The sound quality is very good for the price. Bass has punch, for those who like it. The rest of the spectrum is fairly balanced. The bass is a bit too powerful though, and tends to drown out the rest at times. They're also a bit tiresome to listen to for a long time because of that. Those who want bass cans will probably enjoy these more than I did.

While the sound reproduction is decent for the price, the sound stage suffers quite a bit. They sound very narrow, like everything is happening either right at your ears, or inside your head. There's barely any sense of space. Then again, most closed headphones I've tried were similar, so I won't consider it a very big miss.

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The build looks and feels cheap, but hey, what do you expect for the price? They're surprisingly solid despite the feel. I attribute that to the plastic and the design of the parts: they have enough flex to not permanently bend or break during regular use.

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If you don't mind the slightly overpowered bass and the narrow sound stage, these are great cans for the price. A good pair for anyone getting into better quality audio (e.g. ditching the iPod buds), but will probably be upgraded down the road.

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earn their worth

 Posted by Grant from Atherton, CA on 2010-03-06
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: value
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wonderful value. I dont know where but my dad got them for $25 dollars and for that price, they destroy many others that can get up to about $40. Personally, much better than the regular apple headphones. nice and cheap



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Better choices out there

 Posted by jchandler3 from Ashland, OH on 2010-02-14
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: No
Pros: Decent isolation, good warranty
Cons: Uncomfortable, muddy sound, small soundstage

Got these as a cheap set to use on a soundboard at church. These are really disappointing. Sound is muddy, soundstage is tiny, and above all else, they're incredibly uncomfortable.

The only good thing is that they have pretty decent isolation.

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Big bass in an inexpensive package

 Posted by A HeadRoom Fan on 2010-01-22
Posted on Sennheiser HD 202 II

Recommend Product: Yes
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This, together with the HD 201 also from Sennheiser, are basically the kings of "cheap" headphones from major manufacturers. The HD 201 is the more neutral of the two, and I think the more versatile. However, the HD 201 has much less bass than this one. If you are looking for big bass in an inexpensive headphone, this is the one to get. Please also note, however, that while the HD 202 appears circumaural (and actually the pads do fit completely around my ears), it feels like more of a supra-aural headphone, and is therefore significantly less comfortable than the HD 201. Both headphones have long cords, which cut into their utility as portables.

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