Sennhesier HD 203: review and impressions pre burn in. - Page 2

The EH250's are about the same age as the 212's, and i've only seen them for around $70, which is IMO overpriced, considering I don't think they're made any more. They are an open vs closed design, and have kind of rolled off bass. They will sound more balanced than either of the other options, but will be bass light. I don't have them, I'm just rehashing what I saw in the headphone.com graphs on them. I believe they use similar drivers to the HD212 series, so the treble will also be grainy. Even being open, they are not comparable at all to the HD555, HD595, HD600, etc...

Thanks for your explanation! It's very valuable, I got more deep understanding about this part.

Picking these up might not be a bad idea. I was very disappointed by the HD428's unamped sound. Very grainy, no detail. It was a very messy/distant sound. My HD202's just broke and they're out of warranty, and they're cheap enough to not worry about fixing, so I might give the 203's a go. I'm glad they were compared here to the 205s, too, because I saw those at Best Buy and wasn't sure about grabbing them. These sound inviting.

Yes, definitely this is a very good headphone.

 

I used to own HD212 which is very very similar in all respects except a few things. Bass is much tighter on the 203's but the loudness is the same. Treble is more natural in the 203's too. HD212's treble seemed really weird in some songs which is not noticeable at all in HD203.

 

Comfort wise HD212 was much better. HD203 hurts my ears after like an hours use while HD212 could be in my ear for a couple of hours and I wouldnt even feel it.

 

As swaffleman said, the soundstage and over all sound gets a lot better after around  a month's use and im really happy about my purchase. Now, only if I could wear it for a couple of hours without the earache ....

I have to say that I tried the HD555's a few months gao. I was bitterly dissapointed with them. I much prefer my HD238's. Anything's better than the HD201's. I really couldn't stand them. I love the HD212 (gave them to my friends son who's now got his won DJ thing going on).I must give these HD203's a go.

What kind of ear pads would replace those of the HD203s? swaffleman mentioned the Maxell DHP II but I couldn't find just the pads for sale. I joined this site just to ask.

Same, here, with the HD555s. I really want to love them, as they look and feel great- I just can't. I'm debating whether to sell them or be the first person to mod an HD5x shell to house an HD20x driver and shell.

The 203 offers a really good first impression, at a very reasonable price and, somehow, manages to get even better with time. More specifically, highs brighten and stage opens up.

 Hello, I am new here but I am reading it for a while. One question for 203 users: these cans are suitable for use with a phone, a Sony Ericsson ELM for instance? Are they easy to drive on such thing? I own for home use 428's after I sold my 555's(same opinion, they are kinda limp for my taste) and I am curious if I can buy a pair of 203's for outdoors, I think the design is pretty cool and after all I've read here about them, are a killer for their price. Thanks and enjoy your senn's :D.

Quick question, does anyone know how the 201's compare to Sennheiser's PX portable headphone line? (the PX100 or 200's, doesn't matter, just a general comparison). I wanted to get them for myself for portable listening, and I wanted to know what an overall comparison might be between the two.

 

 This is exactly my problem, can hd 203 be used on a portable device, like, say, px 100? It's a telephone strong enough to drive them?

 In fact, in my country, the hd 203's are half the price of px 200. So, I will go for 203's.