[mi1stormilst]

Well I prefer closed cans due to the nature of my enviroment (Kids and Wife) I love to play CS and listen to Rhapsody. I am fairly satisfied with the quality of these cans. Sound reproduction is good ... it does miss a little in the BASS department but they are pretty well balanced otherwise. I think you can do better for $100.00 by getting some open cans. However if you want to isolate sound coming in or leaking out (office is in bedroom) these are near perfect.

 

[10118]

yes, your opinions are shared by a majority of the many other 280 owners. i hope u didn't pay more than 100 for these....

 

[PachmanP]

you can give it a bass boost a little and the bass may not be big but goes down aways...you notice any better sound localization in CS? 'cause I noticed it over my old $20 sony's in some of my shooters.

 

[Cyclone]

just got mine today.

i dont understand this "lacks in bass" thing

with a little bass boost from foobar and my sound card (see sig) they shake my ears to mush. Even with my micro and a little bass boost they still kick the crap out of the px100's bass.

anyways i have yet to try these things out on games but i hear they are great for it. i too hope you didnt pay over 100, i got mine for 94 at amazon with 2nd day air.

EDIT: Just tried it on CS source, and apart from the fact that i suck major ass at that game (

) i did notice i could hear people coming around the corner alot sooner. although this still didnt do me much good as i shot their shins twice when they shoot me in the head once and keep running....

oh well back to halo 2

 

[Nak Man]

While I also didn't quite agree with those lack-of-bass comments on this bassmonster ... I really can't understand that you're using bass boost with them !

 

[White Fox]

I don't really feel the 280s lack bass either. If anything, there is an over sensitivity in the lowest octave. I think people are so used to over emphasized upper bass that the 280s are somewhat of a shock.

But then again, the K501s have been my number one can of late, so the 280s do indeed sound like bass monsters in comparison.

What happened to the 280 smiley?

 

[practitioner]

my 280s served me very well for the last two years. It was my first quality headphone and I loved it. Bass goes very low, but I usually had to use bass boost and some eq to bring it out. I loved it minus the vice like grip on your head..which gets worse especially if you got a big head like me

 

[jpr703]

The 280s were my first set of decent heaphones too, so they'll always be a little special to me. To my ears they have enough bass, but it is a little flabby. However, when you consider the price and the huge amount of isolation they provide, they're definitely a good buy.

 

[UserNotFound]

280's were my intro to head-fi as well. I love them for putting a techno club in my head, but i found some more money and another pair of cans that work better for my zeppelin obsession.

 

[YngwieJMalmsteen]

Could any of you tell me how long the cord on 280 pro is? Pictures I've seen had a coiled cable, but I haven't heard the stretched/unstretched length. Also, it terminates in an 1/8, right? I need some headphones for recording, I'm thinking it's going to be these.

 

[jpr703]

Termination is 1/8. As for cord length, I'm not exactly sure how far you can stretch it--a good long ways though.

 

[Nak Man]

From senn's site.

Connection cable : Coiled cable (min1m/max 3m)