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Nice cans for a nice price...
By: Sciron
March 5, 2006 @ 4:55 PM
Ok, if you’re a music lover, but don’t feel like spending a fortune, these are the headphones for you. The highs and mids are extremely clear and crisp. I find the bass response to be just right, though some may find it to be lacking slightly. Again, it is needs-dependent. For a good comparison of the lows to highs, I recommend listening to Jesse Cook’s album “Gravity” all the way through. In addition, an EQ is a must when using these to their fullest extent.
The noise-cancelling ability is second to none, for the price. I can turn the headphones almost all the way up (which is extremely loud, by the way) without anyone else either hearing or complaining about my music being audible to them. I was considering the Sennheiser HD-555’s as well, but I decided I needed the better bass response instead of the open-air design. I tested both, listening to different types of audio (music, movie, radio), and found the HD 280 Pros to be much more suited to my needs.
If you have any circuit-building skills, I highly recommend building a pocket amp for these babies. The sound coming out of your portable sound source (iPod, cd-player, etc) will be much clearer and also have better bass response (dedicated capacitors for sudden, unexpected sounds like big bass drum hits).
To conclude, I highly recommend the HD 280 Pros to anyone who is picky about sound quality, but doesn’t want to blow a huge wad of cash on getting it. They are worth every penny of the money I paid for them.
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nice phones, not a bad price
By: Alex
March 18, 2004 @ 6:24 PM
good phones for a decent price. not as good as senn 580’s. Very clear sound, good for studio work.
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breakable
By: rodney martinez!
September 24, 2003 @ 12:44 AM
the sound quality is ok, but i like the quality of the e2200 better, and the construction of the hd280 pro is so frigile!
the plastic parts… it breaks! its so brittle!
im sellin my hd280pro, i only had it for 1 week!
im goin back to my old e2200.
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