Head-Fi.org › Head Gear › Headphones › On-Ear › Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone › Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone Reviews

Member Reviews: Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone

ljokerl

Still the total package

Posted
By ljokerl

Pros: Indestructible, comfortable, well-isolating, great detail and clarity

Cons: Fairly analytical sound, treble can be aggressive and unnatural, small soundstage

The HD25-1 has been my favorite (trans)portable headphone for quite a few months. I spend a few nights a week away from my home rig and the HD25 works wonders with my iBasso D10 and netbook. Hi-fi on the go has never been so rugged and simple. Best of all is their sonic versatility – though my backup portables, the AKG K181Dj, excel with certain genres and recordings, the Sennheisers perform more than adequately with anything I can throw at them.Build Quality: When it comes to build quality, Sennheiser’s flagship portables can do no wrong. The structure of the HD25 is painfully elementary. They are neither flat-folding nor collapsible, with very simple rotating joints and removable...
(read more)
Comments (5)
Was This Helpful? 6 
rigodeni

The Last Closed Headphone You Will Ever Need

Posted
By rigodeni

Pros: Durability, Comfort, Portability, Style, Versatility, Isolation

Cons: Price keeps going up, not as good a value as it used to be

  The HD 25-1 is more than a great sounding headphone, it has stood the test of time, and proved to be one of the worlds most durable and versatile headphones. There's many detailed reviews of this classic headphone, so I won't go too much into the details. In short, all I can say is the hype and praise these headphones have received is well deserved. After owning these, I began noticing professional DJ's and Sports Announcers on TV wearing these all the time. Funny I never noticed that before, but I can see now that they use them for a good reason. I think the reason these are so well regarded is more so because of their design/comfort/durability/versatility vs their sound...
(read more)
Post Comment
Was This Helpful? 
LTTan

My favorite closed can

Posted
By LTTan

Pros: Comfortable and entertaining

Cons: Could be more neutral

Good sound quality and good comfort. It is fairly lightweight but durable. The stock cable has some horrable mechanical transported contact noise (Some call it microphonics but microphonics is where mechanical vibration is transformed into electrical signal) so i replaced it with the HD650 stock cable. Yes i had to reverse the cups to make it fit. I use it with a rockboxed iPod video and the RSA Hornet. Listening with crossfeed on i can listen to this combo for hours. I listen mainly classical music. Opera, orchestral works, string quartets etc. In my opinion, a closed can does not need to be perfect. i use a closed can to be isolated from outside noises but no...
(read more)
Comments (2)
Was This Helpful? 
scuttle

Dramatically better!

Posted
By scuttle

Pros: Superb sound; portable

Cons: Unfair UK pricing; sound stage may not match orchestral music

  I'm still burning my 25 in (and I do believe in burn in - partly because NwAvGuy says that he does, partly because I *thought* I noticed a difference with phones I burned in left connected to my PC when I picked them up a week later) but already I'm in love with them.    They're often cited as being a superb rock phone and having a rather Grado-ish signature instead of the laid-back Sennheiser house style. I'm going to eschew words like "forward," "dark, aggressive" etc because they're meaningless, subjective, and subject to change by EQing.    Instead:   - You can make the 25s sound bassy, mid-range dominated or trebleish by using your...
(read more)
Comments (1)
Was This Helpful? 
jcotteri

Hardy and good value

Posted
By jcotteri

Pros: Hardy, highly replaceable, swivel cup, long cord

Cons: uncomfortable after extended use, a bit bulky

Good value for the use I get out of them professionally and personally.. A great all rounder Can and they make my ears happy ;)
Comments (4)
Was This Helpful? 
dorino

A perfect headphone for home/portable at 200USD, usually less!

Posted
By dorino

Pros: Affordable price, indestructible, comfy, and fun

Cons: Cable is a steel cable. Not perfect.

Very Grado-y sound signature, but closed. An amazing portable headphone. Very easy to "personalize" with other colored pads and also very easy to disassemble. HD650 cable fits when flipped over. Amazing phone for the price and portability.
Post Comment
Was This Helpful? 
d1v1d

Long-term review

Posted
By d1v1d

Pros: Good isolation for trains, buses, great bass, shows up clear differences in source file qualities

Cons: OK, a bit geeky but who cares

Durable - replaced pads after two years - i use case supplied with phones for storage
Post Comment
Was This Helpful? 
Ikelmonster

Amazing headphones

Posted
By Ikelmonster

Pros: Portability, ability to take any music thrown at it

Cons: initial comfort, stock pleather pads cause sweat issues

These headphones are great. I listen to mostly metal and have listened to Grado's mostly because of it, and these phones are really similar to the grado sound; I can see why people refer to these as the equivalent to a closed grado headphone. It's funny to me how different these phones are to the description of every other sennheiser headphones. Every review for the hd 600 or 650 talks about their laid back nature, while the hd 25's are anything but laid back. indeed, they are very forward, and for metal and rock, this is just what the doctor ordered. Bass-y music sounds great too, these headphones can really bring out the lower end of the sound spectrum. My only gripe with them is the...
(read more)
Comments (3)
Was This Helpful? 

Where to Buy It

Amazon.comSennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone at Amazon.com$199.95See It »
Headphones.comSennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone at Headphones.com$249.95See It »
Head-Fi.org › Head Gear › Headphones › On-Ear › Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone › Sennheiser HD 25-1 II Professional Headphone Reviews