[tele1]

I Just picked up a set of Senn 280's (Team Grado, Team Sennheiser, Team Shure, Team I gotta quit spending so much money) and my first impression is they sound very good for the money. I am sure they will sound better after they burn in, but I am happy with them already...Now I just need another set of grados, and a set of 650 Senns, An Xcan amp,..................

 

[10118]

Enjoy.

 

[Oistrakh]

just got mine too. Sounds pretty good, but the fit is kind of tight

 

[xand1x]

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Originally Posted by tele1 I Just picked up a set of Senn 280's (Team Grado, Team Sennheiser, Team Shure, Team I gotta quit spending so much money) and my first impression is they sound very good for the money. I am sure they will sound better after they burn in, but I am happy with them already...Now I just need another set of grados, and a set of 650 Senns, An Xcan amp,..................

Ah my first pair of senns

enjoy! For the price they are tough to beat!

 

[gremlin]

Lotsa love fest over here for the HD280s. What a great phone for the price. Wife says the isolation is criminal, can't even hear the kids scream.

 

[drivel]

I'd recommend leaving them on almost continuosly.

They take a really long time to burn in. Mine were starting to get really nice after almost a full year.

 

[familyman]

i LOVE my 280's, i'm even considering recabling them!!! they sound really good at loud volumes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[familyman]

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Originally Posted by drivel I'd recommend leaving them on almost continuosly. They take a really long time to burn in. Mine were starting to get really nice after almost a full year.

a year hey? that's great! how many hours would you say you've put on them? and no cracking headband? awsome!

 

[drivel]

Well they actually did end up cracking.
Sennheiser ended up sending me a brand new pair, but I ended up selling them not having to want to go through that again and i want to try something else too.

I'd figure I probably put a couple of hours on them a day, hmmm,

So somewhere between 600 - 800 hrs.

My guess is that somewhere around 500 hrs. is the sweet spot where they start sounding really good. This is all guestimation (I can't beleive I used that word) of course.

 

[kramer5150]

You forgot to list sony, AKG, and Stax

Theyre great cans for max isolation. They should be the first cans for the married head-fier, that way you cant hear the constant whining and complaining when you get your Grados, AKG, Sony...etc...

Garrett

 

[winged creature]

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Originally Posted by drivel Well they actually did end up cracking. Sennheiser ended up sending me a brand new pair, but I ended up selling them not having to want to go through that again and i want to try something else too. I'd figure I probably put a couple of hours on them a day, hmmm, So somewhere between 600 - 800 hrs. My guess is that somewhere around 500 hrs. is the sweet spot where they start sounding really good. This is all guestimation (I can't beleive I used that word) of course.

How did u go about getting a replacement?? Did u need a reciept??

 

[KB]

When I first got my HD280 they sounded like crap, like the music was coming from the next room somewhere. I hooked them up to my PC and played music on them for a 5 days straight and now I love them.

Cletus

 

[drivel]

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Originally Posted by winged creature How did u go about getting a replacement?? Did u need a reciept??

Yeah I just sent them the receipt I had in my email, make sure you save a copy because they don't return it. You have a 2 year warranty, so you should be ok. It did take a month and a half to get the new pair back, however.

I did a mod that I found here on them to loosen the headband. I took the metal in the headband out and bent it out. This may have something to do with the headband cracks. I don't recommend the mod even if it does make them more comfortable.

Others have had success with the HD280's. Maybe I have a big head

Enjoy them. If they give you trouble in the next couple years you can always sell them after they get fixed and then upgrade