[chailee80]

I bought a pair of these for someone else at a good price, based on recommendations here and elsewhere for a good cheap headphone. My first impressions are that they are much too boomy. Has the whole world gone bass-head? The bass is way overdone and unnatural. I hope this is just the break-in phase, otherwise they are going back. The soundstage and clarity are otherwise good for a cheap headphone, although the treble is too subdued. The hugely overdone bass is distracting and ruins everything for me.

Update: these are getting better with break-in. The bass is becoming less annoying and treble is more normal, so I'll let them break-in some more. Hope it improves - it does have great potential for the money. The soundstage and vocals are excellent for this price.

what are you driving them with?

 

[GeoffW]

I'm driving them with an smsl sAp-8, and also unamped from a samsung tablet. Both were very boomy at first, but the headphone has calmed down after 8 hours burn-in. Still a little too bass-heavy but much better. I find that if I drive them too loud the bass volume increases more than the mids or treble, so I keep the volume turned down. Repositioning the earcups can also remove some boominess. I see why others like this headphone - very decent sound for the money and comfortable, although the build quality seems a little flimsy. I think I'll keep it. I've never heard a soundstage like that for $59. Nice detail too, although not quite high-end.

 

[ayachicago]

hey expert actually i already own jvc s500 and takstar pro80.
want some upgrade. are yamaha hph200 or hph100 upgrade to jvc s500 and takstar pro80?
what will be an upgrade? thanks

 

[Me x3]

  hey expert actually i already own jvc s500 and takstar pro80.
want some upgrade. are yamaha hph200 or hph100 upgrade to jvc s500 and takstar pro80?
what will be an upgrade? thanks

HPH-200 would be sort of an upgrade if you like its punchy, lively and airier presentation.
Not a straight forward upgrade since it's a very different headphone (On-Ear - Open Air).
 
Soundmagic HP-150 is probably the logical upgrade coming from Takstar Pro 80

 

[ayachicago]

hi mate. actually i am in a situation where i am looking to upgrade my jvc s500 and takstar pro80 which i already have.
i really wanted to buy pioneer se a1000 but there are not available in market anymore.
i saw your review of yamaha hph200 where you compared hph200 with pioneer se a1000 headphones and you thought yamaha were better and yamaha were even better than hi2050.
i am sort of interested in buying yamaha hph200 if they sound identical to pioneer se a1000. will you be able to compare both?
and how you compare the hph200 and hi2050. and would you take hi2050 over yamaha hph200? thanks

 

[ayachicago]

yamaha hph200 vs hd650 please.

 

[Me x3]

  hi mate. actually i am in a situation where i am looking to upgrade my jvc s500 and takstar pro80 which i already have.
i really wanted to buy pioneer se a1000 but there are not available in market anymore.
i saw your review of yamaha hph200 where you compared hph200 with pioneer se a1000 headphones and you thought yamaha were better and yamaha were even better than hi2050.
i am sort of interested in buying yamaha hph200 if they sound identical to pioneer se a1000. will you be able to compare both?
and how you compare the hph200 and hi2050. and would you take hi2050 over yamaha hph200? thanks

 
Different headphones, pretty much on the same level of performance.
You personal preferences are really important here.
 
HPH-200 is intimate and relatively agressive, while SE-A1000 is more distant and more relaxed.
Both are similar in the sense that both are on the warm side of things, with soft upper midrange and present treble.
 
Takstar HI-2050 is a very different headphone, significantly colder than both HPH-200 and SE-A1000.
HI-2050 is a neutralish headphone, it shines with strings/acoustic/classical music, and can be a tad unforgiving with modern mainstream recordings (Baby DT880)
 
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  yamaha hph200 vs hd650 please.

 
HD650 is significantly better than SE-A1000/HPH-200/HI-2050.
Better bass response, clearer midrange, higher resolution, etc.

 

[ayachicago]

thatnks for brief reply but what is your take on srh840 over takstar pro80.
i already do have takstar pro80 and thinking about audition some srh840. are shure clearly better than pro80?

 

[GeoffW]

 
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HD650 is significantly better than SE-A1000/HPH-200/HI-2050.
Better bass response, clearer midrange, higher resolution, etc.

 
By "better bass response", I hope you mean "more accurate bass". I think the HPH-200 is way too boomy. It's great for the money otherwise though.

 

[Me x3]

   
By "better bass response", I hope you mean "more accurate bass". I think the HPH-200 is way too boomy. It's great for the money otherwise though.

Yeah, HD650's bass is more controlled, more linear and more layered. Still warm, but more neutral than HPH-200.
 
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  thatnks for brief reply but what is your take on srh840 over takstar pro80.
i already do have takstar pro80 and thinking about audition some srh840. are shure clearly better than pro80?

SRH-840 is a bit more neutral and detailed/analytical than Takstar Pro 80.
Preferences are key here.

 

[ayachicago]

srh840 will be for my home listening. No studio work at all.i had srh440 3 years ago but when i bought sr60 i had to return it because it was not less than a hassle taking it off on.
but then i bought couple of headphone including dj100 koss and i had to replace all these headphones with jvc s500 and takstar pro80
i still remember how srh440 was full of detailes soundstage and very good imaging for its price but now i have been bored of jvc s500 and takstar and want something better upgrade and i really dislike V shape sq also. i watched some srh840 review from zreviews youtube. he said srh840 would be an upgrade but it somehow lacks in bass department which takstar pro80 doesnt.
there was another idea coming in my mind, what if i put srh840 pads on srh440 to increase bass? because in srh440 everything was fantastic except bass.

 

[Me x3]

  srh840 will be for my home listening. No studio work at all.i had srh440 3 years ago but when i bought sr60 i had to return it because it was not less than a hassle taking it off on.
but then i bought couple of headphone including dj100 koss and i had to replace all these headphones with jvc s500 and takstar pro80
i still remember how srh440 was full of detailes soundstage and very good imaging for its price but now i have been bored of jvc s500 and takstar and want something better upgrade and i really dislike V shape sq also. i watched some srh840 review from zreviews youtube. he said srh840 would be an upgrade but it somehow lacks in bass department which takstar pro80 doesnt.
there was another idea coming in my mind, what if i put srh840 pads on srh440 to increase bass? because in srh440 everything was fantastic except bass.

HPH-200 is more fun than SRH-840.
I have very little experience with SRH-440.
 
Soundmagic HP-150 would be a straight forward upgrade coming from Takstar Pro 80.
Similar sound signature but more refined and bigger stage.

 

[ayachicago]

you know what if hph200 has similar sig like hd650 or hd600 ill go for it?
im not saying 100% like hd600 or hd650 but if it does have sennheiser sig sound. sort of laid back veil on high with mellow wattery mids

 

[Me x3]

  you know what if hph200 has similar sig like hd650 or hd600 ill go for it?
im not saying 100% like hd600 or hd650 but if it does have sennheiser sig sound. sort of laid back veil on high with mellow wattery mids

HD600/650 and HPH-200 share a slight boost in the mid-bass and similar midrange but while the Senns are darkish the Yamaha is relatively bright.
The boost in the mid-bass is bigger in the Yamaha and thus it's clearly v-shaped next to the more neutralish HD600/HD650

 

[AMiNTi]

I'm driving them with an smsl sAp-8, and also unamped from a samsung tablet. Both were very boomy at first, but the headphone has calmed down after 8 hours burn-in. Still a little too bass-heavy but much better. I find that if I drive them too loud the bass volume increases more than the mids or treble, so I keep the volume turned down. Repositioning the earcups can also remove some boominess. I see why others like this headphone - very decent sound for the money and comfortable, although the build quality seems a little flimsy. I think I'll keep it. I've never heard a soundstage like that for $59. Nice detail too, although not quite high-end.

Hph200 is best choice for portable and outdoor use,they will sound excellent on the street but at home after about 10 minutes of listening their heavy midbass will hurt my ears btw they present music in a beautiful way rich and smooth with forward soundstage so musical