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Member Reviews: Sennheiser HD 203 Closed Back Around-the-Ear Studio Headphones

Positive Reviews

audioKyle

Good Buy

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By audioKyle

Pros: really durable, sounds good for price

Cons: really uncomfortable

Got these over two years back at best buy. Wanted to try a sennheiser headphone since i heard so many great things. So i decided to get these for $50. When i got home and tried these on i was disappointed. Sounded tinny to me. But with some burn in i liked them. Now when i listen to them 2 years later i don't know what i was talking about it being tinny since these have quite a lot of bass. These have a V shaped sound sig to my ears. The bass is a bit bloated and muddy and treble a bit sibilant but for $50 its not bad. You can still hear the mids and these actually have good detail. No soundstage though and the sound is very cramped and kind of jumbled together sounding. Nonetheless a...
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ahujasid

Great for the price

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By ahujasid

Pros: Rugged, good sq for price

Cons: Uncomfortable

These were the first headphones I bought, and I am really happy with them. I wasn't expecting such great sound from these phones. They led me to buy more expensive headphones as I was quite curious how more expensive ones would sound If these sounded so great. Although now I realise they weren't SO great, they're a great first buy!
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dragisback

Sennheiser hd203

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By dragisback

Pros: sound quality is terrific, they are sleek, and indestructable

Cons: comfort is terrible, the cable

The first time i put these on and had a listen, i was excited about the quality of sound i was hearing for $15 (i got them from amazon), but 15 or so minutes later my ears became soar and a massive headache took over. I took them off, took some medicine and went to sleep for a couple hours, and the pain was gone, but i keep trying to wear them and mod them to make them more comfortable, but they won't budge. the pads on these use that plastic bag texture and the tips of your ears only touch the pad, while the rest of your ear is tightly pressed up against the driver enclosure due to the tight plastic headband. Don't even get me started with the cable, just replace it. with the right...
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Opus34

Versatile and rugged

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By Opus34

Pros: Indestructible; acceptable sound

Cons: Uncomfortable; unwieldy cable

I don't think there's much point in going particularly in-depth here, as there isn't much to say about these. The sound quality, while okay considering how cheap they are, is nothing to write home about - quite dark and rather muffled, boomy as one would expect closed headphones to be, and pretty laid back, and the resolution is not much more than "acceptable".   The reason I like these is simply their awesome utilitarianism. The cable is flimsy and absurdly long, but the headphones themselves are pretty much indestructible, so these are the cans I grab and toss in my bag when I'm off to the coffee shop or the library.
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Unrealbr

Best headphone i ever had

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By Unrealbr

Pros: Awesome audio quality, acoustic isolation to some extent

Cons: Around-the-Ear, pressures quit alot with glasses on

A friend bought me this one over 1 year ago. Never had heard anything so awesome as this one. It's the "DJ" edition with a bass enchancement wich is quite rare in the closed backs due to lack of air for reverberation. It's awesome for listening to any kind of music!   Great for gaming, but not perfect. I'm wanting to buy myself an Sennheiser 555 when i have the money because this started quite a nice musical  revolution in my life.
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