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 boomy-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 distant-sounding mid-range that maybe could have used a bit more snap. A good street-isolating 'phone, but nothing too out of the ordinary given it's entry-level approach. But if that groovy 'neckband' design is your thing, the Sennheiser PMX200 sounds about as good as any of the other sealed-back neckband models out there and the PMX price is certainly just about right!

Expressly designed for compatibility with all portable music players, laptops and Mp3s, 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 some decent attenuation of ambient sounds and help to keep the music within the headphones, a big plus when listening in quiet enviroments like libraries or workplaces where headphone "leakage" could be an issue. The PMX earpads are also easily replaceable when they 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 four-foot headphone cable is terminated to a 1/8" (3.5mm) mini-plug and the standard Sennheiser two-year product warranty remains in effect.