Sennheiser PX200: Quality You Can Count On
By
Jean-Pierre Roche,
published on February 10, 2006
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 8, audio, player, earphones
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 8, audio, player, earphones
Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Isolation: Good Or Bad?
- 3. Testing And Evaluation Methods
- 4. Testing And Evaluation Methods, Continued
- 5. AKG K26P: Bass! But Too Much?
- 6. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 7. Koss PortaPro: Gramps Kicks Up A Fuss
- 8. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 9. Koss The Plug: Direct Injection
- 10. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 11. Sennheiser PX200: Quality You Can Count On
- 12. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 13. Sennheiser PXC250: Higher Quality, Lower Noise
- 14. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 15. Sennheiser MX500: Earbuds That Don't Hurt
- 16.
- 17. Sennheiser MX550: More Of The Same?
- 18. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 19. Sony MDR-EX71SL: Ow!
- 20. On The Graph And To The Ear
- 21. In Conclusion
11. Sennheiser PX200: Quality You Can Count On
- Sennheiser PX 200...
Sennheiser sets standards in the field of headphones, and offers a wide variety of models. The PX200 is a traditional set that is very high in quality. Like all current portable headphones, these are foldable, thanks to a three-part headband. The set's design is probably better suited to the shape of the average skull than the semicircle you usually find, and the headband has cushions for comfort. The earpieces are mounted on pivot joints; since they're the closed-back type, they provide a certain degree of acoustic isolation, mainly in the upper part of the spectrum.
Technical Characteristics
Type: Closed-back supraaural Frequency response: 10 Hz - 21 kHz Nominal impedance: 32 ohms Sensitivity: 115 dB / 1 V Cable length: 4.6' (1.4 m) Connectors: 3.5 mm jack Weight: 2.1 oz (60 g)- Previous page On The Graph And To The Ear
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Hi .. here is a belated 2007 comment on the Sennheiser PX 200. It arrives now as I just received a non-returnable pair for Xmas to use with my iPod Touch.
I have never used headphones much.. but .. your review seems to me to be dead on. I know that there are better phones (e.g. the Grado SR 60/80 at al). However, as I "check the sliders" on the iPod EQ -- they seem to fill the mid-range hole that you have reported.
On close, they are pretty good -- but their closed design just cuts the kind of live ambience that you can get with a non-closed design like the Grado's.
The bass PUNCHES too -- just listen to The Eagles - Hotel California.