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I've got a pair of Sennheiser HD-25 SP-II headphones (they are monitor headphones and spend a fair amount of time whacked into the front of a Korg Trinity). I p
by bwarp 15y ago
I've got a pair of Sennheiser HD-25 SP-II headphones (they are monitor headphones and spend a fair amount of time whacked into the front of a Korg Trinity). I paid 30 GBP for them in 2004. I've replaced the cable once for 20GBP after repeatedly running over it with a desk chair for 5 years and replaced the earpads once for about 10GBP.
I would not swap them for anything.
They run rings around headphones which are 5-10x the cost. Rumor has it they piss on 1KGBP headphones. They sound much better than HD280s as well (I've had some as well). The frequency response is pretty much 100% linear. They are very comfortable. They block out pretty much everything. Most importantly you just cannot hear any static/noise on them at all.
They are godlike.
Unfortunately they change hands for a hell of a lot of money now otherwise I'd grab another pair :(
- allertonm 15y agoThese are my choice for coding too, very good balance of sound isolation and quality. Very solidly made too. Hard to find in Hi-fi stores but music equipment places carry them (popular for monitoring & ENG work.) Not sure that they beat high-end phones though. I have some HD650s at home, and trust me, they are nicer to listen to (but being open, would annoy the hell out of my co-workers.)
- bwarp 15y agoMy father has some HD650s and I found that they make my head too hot :(
- dazbradbury 15y agoI've had a pair for the past 2 years, and whilst they sound good, and are portable, they're not super comfortable. HD25's just clamp too much (which is required for them to sound so good and be on-ear). I think anyone looking to use headphones for extended periods at their desk should be looking for something extremely comfortable.