Sennheiser HD435 headphones, €29.99@Peats

nephster

Currently about 30 pounds online from the UK, so quality headphones at a bargain price - see http://www.peats.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?view_product=1&id=27277.

Nice feature is that the cord is replaceable if it ever goes - which is how most headphones die. They are "open back", so don't wear them on public transport unless you want to be that guy that everyone can hear

ShoulderChip

how bad is the open back? thats the only thing putting me off them right now.

MagicMarker

ShoulderChip wrote: »

how bad is the open back? thats the only thing putting me off them right now.

Excellent for comfort, but they're not designed for ''outside'' use as far as I'm concerned. Everyone will hear what you're listening to, and what's worse is you'll still hear everyone else meaning you'd have to turn the volume up to drown everyone else out. You may as well bring a set of speakers with you on to the bus.

ShoulderChip

MagicMarker wrote: »

Excellent for comfort, but they're not designed for ''outside'' use as far as I'm concerned. Everyone will hear what you're listening to, and what's worse is you'll still hear everyone else meaning you'd have to turn the volume up to drown everyone else out. You may as well bring a set of speakers with you on to the bus.

I see, cheers for the info,
I find that concept quite odd tbh, must try them sometime out of curioisity

ShoulderChip

ShoulderChip wrote: »

I find that concept quite odd tbh

I believe (and I'm open to correction, of course) that open back headphones are made because the audio quality is generally better.

Was reading up on it before when buying a decent set of headphones. Handy for around the house (or DJ, i suppose) usage.

nephster

Deleted User wrote: »

I believe (and I'm open to correction, of course) that open back headphones are made because the audio quality is generally better.

Was reading up on it before when buying a decent set of headphones. Handy for around the house (or DJ, i suppose) usage.

Yup, that's it exactly. They are also more comfortable over longer periods as they aren't squishing your ears.

So, fine for the house and a walk in the country, not for on the bus. I have other Sennheisers for that

paddyp

nephster wrote: »

They are also more comfortable over longer periods as they aren't squishing your ears.

Actually my dad found that the sennheiser plastic headband does exactly that after a few hours but a hair dryer softens the plastic enough to slacken them a bit without doing any damage.. handy tip in case enyone else has paddy ears.

ED E

Deleted User wrote: »

I believe (and I'm open to correction, of course) that open back headphones are made because the audio quality is generally better.

Was reading up on it before when buying a decent set of headphones. Handy for around the house (or DJ, i suppose) usage.

Most DJs will use sealed isolating cans as they arent listening to what the PA and monitors are outputting and dont want to confuse the two.

These'd be for use in a home office/similar where you can have a quiet enough environment. With open cans(IIRC) you get a better reproduction as you dont have all the interference from echoing waves that a sealed environments can create.

Not a bad BA.

Lethal_Bullet

Lethal_Bullet wrote: »

Most DJs will use sealed isolating cans as they arent listening to what the PA and monitors are outputting and dont want to confuse the two.

These'd be for use in a home office/similar where you can have a quiet enough environment. With open cans(IIRC) you get a better reproduction as you dont have all the interference from echoing waves that a sealed environments can create.

Not a bad BA.

Well I don't know anything about DJ'ing, but I just assumed in such a situation it'd be handy to hear your surroundings.

Wrong I was, so.

yimrsg

Got a pair of these in Peat's in blanchardstown. Just getting used to them, base does dominate but not to overly, maybe it'll change after some burn in. Nice snug fit and they double up as ear muffs (soft pads not faux leather); perfect for these wintery evenings.

Sound leakage does occur but since some of the speaker is covered by the arms it's not as bad as other open headphones I've used. Even then it's probably not ideal for libraries /offices etc.

Cable is very long but since it is detachable from the headphones it's possible to change/replace it. Also I like the volume control as I'll probably use them whilst playing xbox and I can change volume that way.

Anan

Never expected to see Peats in the bargain forum. Is this a welcome change ?

Morf

I did own a pair of these. The sound quality is reasonable but they died after too many collisions with the floor (mostly not my doing either).

Bear in mind that i bought mine about 3+ years ago and you certainly aren't buying new technology hence peats finally cutting the price to clear out the stock.

griffdaddy

Morf wrote: »

I did own a pair of these. The sound quality is reasonable but they died after too many collisions with the floor (mostly not my doing either).

Bear in mind that i bought mine about 3+ years ago and you certainly aren't buying new technology hence peats finally cutting the price to clear out the stock.

In all fairness whether headphones are 'new technology' or not isn't really relevant. I just bought a pair of Koss Portapros and they sound excellent, despite the fact that their design hasn't changed since the 80's.

Brian

Portapros probably sound better too. Sennheisers with a model number between 212 and 555 are generally best avoided.

So to the people that bought these are they any good? Thinking of picking up a set seeig as they are only 30quid.

How do they compare to other headphones in the 30-70 price bracket?

So to the people that bought these are they any good? Thinking of picking up a set seeig as they are only 30quid.

How do they compare to other headphones in the 30-70 price bracket?

Brian

These middle grounders sell on brand recognition.