[andrzejpw]

How are these for portable use, out of an e900, vs mx500s? Where can I get them for a good price?

 

[delenda est Sony]

Hi andrzejpw---

the 202s sound very nice out of a portable; just keep MegaBass turned off, at least if you have a Sony model! (Actually no phones sound good with the Mega Bass on my Sony PCDP; I wonder why they botherered to include the feature!)

I got the 202s for $30 (list) from a Virgin Megastore in NYC. They seem like a great bargain, and I am doing the research now for a review which I will post in the near future.

Through the miracle of Yahoo shopping, I have discovered an estore called www.southtronic.com that has em for $28.

They are definitely the best cheap closed headphones that I have heard, and if you want to pick em up now I don't think you'd feel disappointed. Or you can wait for the review for more details...

oh, yeah, compared to the MX500s---the 202 sounds much better with deeper bass extension and greater articulation. It costs more and is less portable though, so the better performance is not surprising.

 

[jpelg]

Are these new cans? They appear to be closed versions of the new open 477/497. Could be a challenger to the v6 market.

Wonder why Headroom does not carry them (- yet?)

Anybody receive these yet?

 

[delenda est Sony]

Jpelg---

these are indeed new cans introduced at the CES. These seem part of Senns new marketing strategy to appear to younger buyers by building lower impedance phones for the portable/home markets. The styling and construction of the 202s is exactly similar to the 457/77/97 series, w the 202s occupying the 457/77 position and the 212s equivalent to the 497s.

I have owned a pair of the 202s for 48 hrs and the sonic performance is quite respectable. Based on Srapps55s review of the 477s, I think the 202 is using the 477 drivers in a closed configuartion. As Srapps indicated the 477/202 is best meant for rock, pop, and bass intensive music. The 497 which I own (and presumably the 212 which I have not seen anywhere) is the more versatile of the phones and is equally good with classical and jazz as with rock and pop. All the phones seem a great bargain, with the 202 at $30 probably being the best deal in terms of bang for the buck.

I already have a review up on the 497s (where Srapps's comments on the 477 can be found also) and I will post the 202 review eventually. Hang in there!

 

[andrzejpw]

ne1 else?

 

[bass man]

delenda est Sony, you can do a mega-review of all of the new sennheiser? the hd 497, hd 212...etc/

thank you in advance

 

[andrzejpw]

Will headroom be getting these? If they could sell them for like 25 dollars. . . it'd be about 30 shipped. THey couldn't keep em in stock . . .