Sennheiser HD203 DJ-Style Closed Lightweight Headphones
Sennheiser HD203 DJ-Style Closed Lightweight Headphones
This review is from: Sennheiser HD203 DJ-Style Closed Lightweight Headphones
Ive listened to these for a week already and tested these with various genres of music, including Rap, 80's Rock, Rock, Trance, House, Electro, Hardstyle, and Jazz. For reference purposes Ive hooked them up into my laptop with and without a 10 dollar portable amp purchased from Amazon. I also tried these on my Palm Pre Phone.
Basically on all these sources these headphones reached very good volume levels with and without a portable headphone amp. Of course these sound better with a headphone amp because youll reach much louder volume levels, but with these headphones an amp is simply an option and not a necessity(thank goodness).
Ive tried the bass capablities of these headphones with songs such as Snoop Dogg- Gangsta Luv, David Banner- Like a Pimp, Justice- Phantom, Moby- Thousand, and Les Petits Pilous- Wake Up. The Bass is truly amazing because it sounds clear, deep, and handles any bass thrown at it very well. The bass also never distorted on me even with the Amp connected and at full volume. The bass capabilities of these remind me of the Eh-150's performance except these are slightly stronger. Of course these do not thump like a subwoofer is inside but instead thumps good enough that its mighty impressive and is a good balance between the lows and highs.
The highs/Vocals of these are awesome as well. With these you may even hear things that you may have never heard in your songs.
These headphones sound quality are rich, deep, and satisfying. They are light and easily adjustable. The cord is a standard flat and long headphone cable with the connector being made up of regular sliver like metal so don't expect gold.
These headphones fit snugly much like the EH-150's and the HD 202's. You'll also need to give your ears a break for a minute usually every hour. But these do not fit so tight that it becomes unbearable though. But the advantage of this snug fit is that it effectively isolates outdoor sounds, which is very convenient if you are just trying to listen to your music and not be distracted by others loud conversations. Also unless you are BLASTING these they pretty much do not leak much sound, so you wont annoy the people around you either.
Simply put these continued to sound very good whether it was Miles Davis, Benny Goodman, Justice, Snoop Dogg, The Cure, Lady Gaga, and everything else in between.
Finally if you were looking between the Sennheiser HD202's, Sennheiser Eh-150s, or these Sennheiser HD203's. I would recommend these ones. Simply because the overall these sound clearer than the Sennheiser HD202's and these have a slightly better amount of bass than the EH-150's(hey every little counts). In my opinion this is a perfect mixture of two top rated headphones which results in one heck of a great new headphone product. I would definitely recommend these to friends and family, believe me Ive purchased both the 202's and 150's and I wouldn't think of going back to either of them....
This review is from: Sennheiser HD203 DJ-Style Closed Lightweight Headphones
First off, I just want to say what the design flaw is. There isn't enough space between the ear and the front of the speakers. What happens is that the ear makes contact with the front of the speaker, and after a few hours this can become a bit painful...however, it's a small price to pay for the sound.
Also, I got these at best buy...here are my impressions:
I was very reluctant to get them at first. Initially I was looking to see if I could quickly pick up a pair of the acclaimed SennheiserPX models. They didn't carry those. I mostly was reluctant to get the 203s simply because they are identical in appearance to the EH150s, which I already own (which aren't bad either). However, on impulse, I bought them, assuming they had to have at least a different driver type, just utilizing the same design.
Well, I've put in several hours of listening on them now, and I think I was right. I am pleased to say that while they share sound signature similarities with the EH150s, they are not the same pair of drivers. They sound too different to me to be the same.
The comfort is a bit better than the 150s, only because the ear pads on the 203s are a bit thicker and more rounded. But it's just enough extra distance between the outer ear and the speakers to make an appreciable difference. Otherwise, they are exactly the same. That said, while I can wear them a bit longer than the EH150s without feeling bothered, I still think this should be addressed.
The build quality, while all plastic, is sturdy and rugged. They can stand up to abuse pretty well. I'm not particularly careful with my stuff, and the 150s have stood by me for a couple of years through running and long trips.
Now for the sound. They have the characteristically dark Sennheiser sound. Where they differ from the 150s, (and the HD 205s as well) is that they don't have nearly as thick a veil over the sound. On those models, it has always seemed to me that the sound was hiding behind a thick coloring. I have never liked that. It's not too bad on the EH 150s, but it's noticeable. I barely notice any sort of sound coloration with the HD 203s. These headphones are actually very balanced from what I can tell. The Bass is very present, but it doesn't seem to take over other ranges. I can hear the details fine. The mids are actually quite extended and forward. This is especially noticeable with Metal or hard rock; the rhythm guitars in GnR (Guns n Roses) stand out incredibly well where with a lot of other headphones, they take a back seat to the lead guitar, bass, and vocals.
As I said, the sound is dark. However, it's also incredibly rich sounding. Not overly thick or colored, but everything just has a really nice, rich and colorful tone without sacrificing clarity or accuracy. The sound is crystal clear. The highs...well, they are there. They sound very neutral. But still clear. The place where the richness of sound stands out the most is in Jazz, with regards to the bass and drums. I was listening to an album called "a duke ellington songbook", an album where the duke's classics get modern facelifts. The sound was astonishing. I could hear just about every movement of the acoustic guitarists hands over the frets, every minute detail on the bass (timbre and the sounds of string muting), and the drums had a lot of depth without being grating to the ears (they could get quite loud!). On some of the recordings I could even hear notes of on the piano that were some sort of recording artifact where the notes that were about to sound were playing very, very quietly right before they sounded. I had never noticed that before.
They work well for any type of music. I listened to Beethoven's 6th symphony, and ...
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