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I got them for my son and he appears to be happy with them. The problem is the foldable case. None of us could put the headphones back in the case.
I bought these for the office three or four years ago, and they've stood the test of time well. They're comfortable, have a great sound (good bass), keep co-worker noise out, and don't leak sound. A good buy that has lasted well.
I bought these resently (not from amazon) and they are good out-of-the-box. These are smaller compared to other Sennheiser models and look clean on ears. I used couple of other high end head phones but these are better compared to them. Sound quality is very good and these fit nicely on head. I use them at work and sound leaks very little. Build quality is good too.-Sam.
The Sony headphones I mentioned in the 100 review might still be my primary headphones. There is just a lack of fullness/richness in sound as with those headphones/earphones. The PX200 has overall better sound quality, but my biggest issue is the PX100 are more worth their price than these are.First things first, people who say there's very little difference between the PX100 and PX200.I definitely hear differences. Still, sounds drop down or disappear less with these headphones.
The 200 basically gets rid of the distortion, but I'm thinking that the reason you got distortion in the 100 IS because of the added bass response, and that's why they took the bass response down in these. The cups might be smaller for easier portability, but the cups have leather covers on them that you can pull right off and then you kind of see these are really just standard over-the-head headphones. Going back to listen with the 100 after the 200, the distortion actually becomes more apparent in the 100 and is just pretty intolerable. The 100 definitely has better/more bass, and once again you have to fiddle with your EQ settings to even hear bass. I do feel like the sound really is at its best in the high frequencies, though--in other frequencies, the headphones oddly sound similar to ones you'd get with a cheap portable CD player from Walgreens or even earphones. Also, being so small, the cups make the headphones kind of uncomfortable until your ears can adjust to the feel of them.
They are similar in look, and the closed-ear design I don't truly find to be a closed-ear design. I think I rated the other headphones 4 stars (which really, I'd say they're about a 3.5), but I don't necessarily think those headphones are better than these. This is not okay if you're going to pay $50-$80.Once again, the best genres seem to be urban music genres (R&B, rap, smooth jazz and such), even with the bass kind of lacking.the bass just seems to respond more with certain songs with the 200 headphones than others, if you have the right EQ on. That time has come. However.in my 100 review, I neglected to mention that there is some distortion in your music, more apparent in some songs than others and when you play the music at higher volumes.
The sound quality is better with the PX200--I complained about sound clarity and crispness with the 100, and that's improved upon here, though not really satisfactorily even still, especially considering the list price for these headphones. For others, if choosing between the 100 and 200, I'd advise buying either neither or buying the 200 if you can find it for a cheap price (ehemeBayehem). The highs actually almost seem to drown out the lower sound frequencies in the songs at times, as well. I wrote a review on the Sennheiser PX100, and wrote in that review that I was buying a pair of these and would review these once I played around with them. Similar to with the 100 but perhaps a little more noticeable with the 200 is the fact that the bass drum in many songs just is not pronounced and almost blurs in with the rest of the song, getting lost a bit. Again, these Sennheisers (the 100 and 200) just have disappointing and surprising clarity issues. But unlike with the 100, other genres are almost just as tolerable and come closer to giving you the full range of sounds that exist in those songs with the 200.
--Conclusion: I'm probably going to sell either the 100 or the 200 and just keep one--probably selling the 100. Otherwise, the 200 is just pretty overpriced for what it offers. The PX200 are simply a bit more perfected version of the PX100. Still, as mentioned with the 100, I think a lot of average music listeners will not notice some of the issues I have problems with. You adjust to it after a while, if you even notice (the difference in the highs and mids/lows was very annoying to me at first), but again for the price.you should be getting much better sound quality. At least the volume playback is louder with these headphones than with the 100.Second issue--I've seen some mixed comments on the bass response in these headphones, especially vs the 100. I don't like the lack of clarity and, with the 200, also the fact that the bass is not as good as in the 100.
In that case, the PX200 is still better than the PX100 and can be recommended to those who are not very careful/picky/close listeners.
And most significantly, it's so difficult to get them in and out of the case that the case becomes basically worthless. There's nothing wrong with these phones. They seem to be sturdily-built, and come with a hard case (which is why I initially bought them), but they don't look or sound great; the sound quality is not noticeably better than any standard $20 pair of headphones and 'closed system' is a misnomer here -- tons of leakage both in and out. If you're packing them up for a long period of time, fine, but it's impossible to use on a day-to-day basis.In a nutshell, not worth the price; there are plenty of other options that do the same thing for $20, but if you're looking for a step up, this isn't it. As it happened, I ended up getting these: Sony MDRNC7/BLK Noise Canceling on-ear headphones (Black), and I love them.
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