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Galvatron

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Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones

Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones

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Pros: Great sound, Clear Highs, not too overpowering bass, mids are clear and not too colourful
Cons: little to no soundstage, doesn't preform well on lower volumes, leaks sound (not too much though), Highs just disappear or is blurred sometimes

My comprehensive review of the Sennheiser HD 280 Headphones

 

BURN-IN TIME -   Took about 3-4 days to burn in so maybe 12 or so hours for me

Upon receiving these as a gift for my birthday (so I paid nothing for it). But as of December 2014 it's usually around $100 US - $125 US as far as I know.
 
So I plugged this into an iPad Mini Current Generation (Before the newest iPad Mini with the touch home button) and listened to everything you could think of.
 
-Ambient
-80's new wave
-Ambient Synth
-Electronic
-Hip Hop
-Orchestras
-Jazz
-Classical
-Dance
-Headphone Quality Tests
-Movies 
-Voice recordings

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Overview of everything V

 
SOUND - 9/10
LOWS/BASS - The sound overall was great, the lows were clear and not overbearing, the bass was punchy and was pretty fun so much so it made me smile.
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MIDS - No real issues I found nothing, it merely just isn't the main factor for this sound signature.
HIGHS - Sigh* This was a bit of a disappointment for me, they are just weird and a bit bright. But it's there nonetheless and not really a deal-breaker.
 
COMFORT - 9.5/10
These headphones are low profile, not so much so that I don't notice them but close. I have about medium-sized ears and they fit quite fine with some room to spare.
Due to it's signature Sennheiser cup shape, these things aren't falling off. I took these things to work and had them on from about 8:30 or so to around 2:30 and I was fine.
Granted this may not be the same for everyone and pleather pads are not my preference. I much prefer plush ear-pads more. But I had no real issues with these.
Another thing to note is the cups themselves, they move and rotate every which way and are comfortable on my neck provided the pads themselves must fave outward and pads cannot kiss when on 
my neck. But great nonetheless
 
BUILD QUALITY - 7/10
 These headphones are sturdy and rugged, not to mention low-profile in general both aesthetically and in wearing it. As for the foam headband I must say I have no problem, simply the material housing it just peels off and falls apart which really sucks. The plastic material is...well...plastic but still thick and rugged but not bulky or too big to take with you on the go. 
The coiled wire was a bit of a turn-off initially but given it's thickness (but not too thick by any means) has held it up to this day. The headband itself under the plastic shell is metal I've heard and I believe it, it holds up and is tough as nails. This thing overall is beautiful to look at and is built like a tank.
 
OVERALL EXPERIENCE / FINAL VERDICT
So having these cans for about a month or so I can say that these headphones are pretty solid. Sound amazing for the price with the exception of the highs being a bit bright. They were comfortable and had no issues overall. But given the HD 380 pros are just a few bucks more I'd recommend those as they fix any of the problems I had.
 
Pick them up if you can't spend $150 for the HD 380's
 
-GALVA
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