Sennheiser PX200 review (headphones)
I can say that I like music. I listen to my collection at home, at work, and while moving around, in town or in public transports. At home, I have decent speakers and when I don’t want to traumatize my neighbors, I have a good set of hifi Sennheiser headphones. However, at work or outside, I used to use almost only the headphones shipped with my music players.
Recently, the pair I used at work lost an half. My iPod headphones seemed to be less efficient (since I had to raise the volume limit although it didn’t sound much louder than before) and moreover they feel “open” and I don’t want to share that much with people around me. But I don’t want canalphones, because they seem harder to put or remove quickly (as I use to do in the big blue room, when I have to — gasp — talk to people) and I don’t really want to get my ears to get completely sore for wearing those all day. And I don’t want to wear a boombox around my neck.
So I settled on the Sennheiser PX200. My conclusions:
- Don’t expect much if you have to endure a lot of wind when using them;
- Don’t expect much if you try to say, run or some kind of sport. That’s not what they are for;
- Don’t expect your head to blow out with the bass sound. Well, even though for many people, this was the main problem for them, I didn’t expect that, so that’s ok;
- They’re not as pocket-friendly as earbuds;
- There’s a good but not full isolation. I can hear the cars around me (and this way, I expect to live for a few more years without an accident when crossing the street), maybe some people talking, but I don’t have to raise the volume to hear my music;
- The sound is really good: during the past week, I have discovered sounds I hadn’t heard before on some songs. Even “bad” music feels better.
Overall, I’m satisfied. I can listen to my music and enjoy it with a pretty good quality, while not disturbing people or getting my ears sore.