Sennheiser PMX 200

Sennheiser just keeps bringing it with cool street-style, low-cost, high-efficiency headphones and PMX200 is the sealed-back version of the PMX100 'neckband' headphone. Same basic design and ergonomics but in 'closed' earcup construction providing about 8dB +/- of external noise attenuation. When the earpiece fit is right, the bass response is probably a bit fuller-sounding compared to the open-back PMX100 -- as would be expected of a sealed headphone at this price. For rockin' listeners into big punchy bass, this might be considered a good thing. The upper-highs are certainly somewhat rolled-off with a rather smooth mid-range that maybe could have used a bit more snap. This is good mobile-use, street-isolating headphone, and one of the best with that groovy 'neckband' design; if that behind-the-head ergonomic is your thing, the Sennheiser PMX200 sounds equally as good as any of the other sealed-back neckband models out there -- and the PMX price is certainly righteous!

Expressly designed for compatibility with all portable music players, iPods, laptop/PCs, and Mp3 devices, the PMX-200's small, circular, pleather-padded earpieces have a gloss black & gun-metal blue color that's pretty nifty-looking. The closed earcups provide decent attenuation of enviromental sounds and will help to keep the music within the headphones, a big plus when listening in quiet enviroments like libraries or workplaces where headphone "sound leakage" could pose an issue. The PMX earpads are also easily replaceable if they ever wear out. The PMX-200's low 32-ohm impedance and 114dB sensitivity rating should provide more than enough volume output from any audio source. The short-run 4ft PMX200 headphone cable is terminated to a 1/8" (3.5mm) mini-plug and the superb Sennheiser 2-year product warranty remains in effect.