I bought these for around the same price about 6 years ago and they really impressed me with the sound quality, considering the price of them. However, after about a year, the left ear cup went silent even though the cabling was in perfect condition and I had always done my best to look after them. For headphones on the go, I'm only ever going to go for bluetooth ones from now on, or stick to wired headphones primarily for DJ'ing.

But for the price, these are definitely worth a shot. :smiley:

I have these and sometimes use an extender to make the cable longer. Lol :confused:

Good Headphones but uncomfortable after an 1hr...sweaty ear job

At this price I guess you could let that slide :smiley:

Still £18 - bloody good deal

Yeah. I refuse to buy headphones without a detachable cable.

Shame
My HD - 497 (I think they are) can virtually be rebuilt from spares, except for the earpieces themselves
http://headphonespares.sennheiser.co.uk/hifi-tv-headphones/hd-497

You probably could, I mean I find it's usually where the wire connects to the headphone that can be an issue. Chop it, solder it, good as new.

The wire isn't detachable.

Great headphones, they usually last me about 2 years before the wiring goes after pretty much daily use and abuse.

I have these and they're very good.
They're on-ear rather than over-ear.
The cables do wear out at the point where it enters the cups; I've had to cut the cable and re-solder once or twice.
Still good value, although I now use Sony bluetooth cans.
Edit: to stop the cable from wearing out, I recommend Sugru to reinforce the connection

It's good for the amount of times I've had to strip the cable back and rewire it when it inevitably goes dodgy (gets used out and about 5 days a week)... Must have about twenty years of rewires before the cable gets to a normal length!

Very useful if you're sitting in another part of the room, away from your amplifier/PC/whatever. I have these phones and often use the full extent of the cable, and I live in a small house.

Tv in bed to not wake the missus would be one good use

Good headphones, just one thing to note is that the cable is around 3m long. So can be abit of a hassle sometimes

I find the cable length useful but they a a bit small and I don't have particularly large ears. Good headphones for the money tho.

worth looking at these too


https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B007SP2CO2/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478162168&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX280_SY350_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=monoprice+headphones&dpPl=1&dpID=41HLwjRxwYL&ref=plSrch