Sennheiser HD280 Professional Headphones

Asmoday · Sep 7, 2004, 09:30 AM

"Many people purchase inexpensive headphones for the purposes of gaming and listening to audio tracks while they're computing. Yet less expensive headphones all seem to share two common drawbacks:

Audio reproduction quality is less than desirable.
They tend to break easily, and not last long.

After having two sets of inexpensive headphones break on me recently, I decided that it was time to get some quality headphones that I could use not only for my gaming and PC audio experiences, but also for home stereo use and professional mixing purposes as well."

Source: OCWizard

swimtech · Sep 7, 2004, 11:45 AM

And if you take care of them they could very well last a lifetime. I bought a pair of HD 414's back in 1973 - still my primary phones after two hand carved foam earpiece replacements. They still sound great...

Yes, they really are 31 years old...I was 15.

Distroyed · Sep 7, 2004, 08:16 PM

That was a pretty bad review. I was reading it under the impression I would get a sense of how it sounds with games. Instead, I find a list of (might I add, poor) selections of music.
I have the 280 pro's, and they are good for gaming, for both its isolation capability as well as its positional audio (the small soundstage helps). However, it does have a design flaw. The headband, made of plastic, has a tendency to crack apart after some use, requiring replacement. I've had mine for a few years and have only just now begun to notice a crack here and there.

Sep 7, 2004, 09:30 AM	#1
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,184 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Sennheiser HD280 Professional Headphones "Many people purchase inexpensive headphones for the purposes of gaming and listening to audio tracks while they're computing. Yet less expensive headphones all seem to share two common drawbacks: Audio reproduction quality is less than desirable. They tend to break easily, and not last long. After having two sets of inexpensive headphones break on me recently, I decided that it was time to get some quality headphones that I could use not only for my gaming and PC audio experiences, but also for home stereo use and professional mixing purposes as well." Source: OCWizard __________________ How You can help Driverheaven by using Digg

Sep 7, 2004, 11:45 AM	#2
swimtech At Your Service... Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,989 Rep Power: 100 System Specs	And if you take care of them they could very well last a lifetime. I bought a pair of HD 414's back in 1973 - still my primary phones after two hand carved foam earpiece replacements. They still sound great... Yes, they really are 31 years old...I was 15. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Sep 7, 2004, 08:16 PM	#3
Distroyed DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 170 Rep Power: 0	That was a pretty bad review. I was reading it under the impression I would get a sense of how it sounds with games. Instead, I find a list of (might I add, poor) selections of music. I have the 280 pro's, and they are good for gaming, for both its isolation capability as well as its positional audio (the small soundstage helps). However, it does have a design flaw. The headband, made of plastic, has a tendency to crack apart after some use, requiring replacement. I've had mine for a few years and have only just now begun to notice a crack here and there.