English translation: Treble boost? :stuck_out_tongue:

AKG is a brand name only. Be specific. Over-ear AKG's? Which ones?

Money-off code didn't work for me, but with free delivery, £16.99 is fine.

Thanks OP.

Police can stop you and give you a ticket if you're wearing headphones while driving. According to The Highway Code, they can even stop you even if you're not wearing headphones but your music is extremely loud. Deaf people don't have loud music in their ears that can distract them, but because you're not deaf, one of your senses will be distracted and that's purposefully not putting all your concentration on the road, which is punishable as a minor offence with a ticket.

DVLA
Rule 148
Safe driving and riding needs concentration. Avoid distractions when driving or riding such as

loud music (this may mask other sounds)
trying to read maps
starting or adjusting any music or radio
arguing with your passengers or other road users
eating and drinking
smoking

One needs music.


It's a 15 year old Polo...I think degradation of the speakers from overuse is the probably option.
As for removing a sense; that's up for debate. I'm sure most deaf people can drive perfectly fine. Plus removing one sense heightens others.

They're extremely efficient. Very loud when I used them.

Yep. Tried them in various devices and just not loud enough for me. Still my go to for planes though as they're comfortable enough to wear while watching in-flight entertainment for 7 hours +

I've got these. They're simply not loud enough. Comfortable to wear but dead quiet.

I'm a bit of a headphone collector with many models including Grado, Sennheiser, Beyer Dynamic, AKG etc.

My personal opinion on these is they perform to a good level, far superior to the fashion brands or extra bass products but for a neutral balanced sound they can be beaten at a similar price point. Sony's MDR-300 seemed much better to me. I think the issue with the Sennheisers is while neutral its quite a flat sound not very dynamic which makes them a bit boring to listen to.

Worth a punt for the money

Great headphones through my third pair at the moment

Would these be better than my HD595's for gaming?

ordered these last night, no option for home delivery and no option to enter promo/voucher code either. Managed to get one reserved but for 16.99.

The Monoprice do not last 2 minutes, I wear headphones daily for work and after just 4 months the ear pads disintegrated and the left ear speaker packed up! Best set I have had so far are Audio Technica but they are £100 +

​or like a new pair of leather shoes :wink:

Speakers have decided that they don't want to work in the car any more...much cheaper than trying to fix them!

These are great. I'm on my second set after losing the first somewhere at an airport. A colleague has the HD202 model which is just a terrible fit. The HD201 is comfortable and sounds great.

excellent price and great sound quality for the money....heat added

this model is very, very average.
don't expect too much, because you will be disappointed.
I'd say these are not worth anything more than this price.

Big head :stuck_out_tongue:

Not with SHA-1 they're not :wink:

These are really old now & frankly you would be better off with something else (I got a set of these for about £12 on Amazon back in early 2014!) - the high price on amazon will be as they're probably discontinued now as the HD202 model replaced them (and are only £20 anyway).

Overall, everything Sennheiser makes are are least half decent though and these are still OK headphones - albeit with an annoyingly long cable (it's like 5m I think, which is overkill for most uses) - but far better to spend about £30 which will get you a set of entry level AKG models (K44 or K52) or Urbanears Plattans which sound far better.

**Edit - Should point out the Plattans are on-ear models, but others are over-ear.

I've owned these and can say that audio wise these are pretty good. They won't win any awards for design as they are quite plasticky, but for under £20 what can you expect. I used them quite a lot and found them to be very comfortable for budget headphones.

Mine were eventually thrown out due to the cable becoming badly frayed (my fault and not a criticism of the headphones) and I've recently replaced them with a pair of akg k81's for just over £20 (https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000BDD56W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1).

These are budget ones the higher end sennheisers are good

Can someone convince me over ear phones are better than in ear ones? Or is it purely preference?

Curry's cracking out some good deals lately !

Thanks op

No it's simple. I reprogrammed my headphones last night to utilise SHA-1. Headphones are much better now and much safer.

Spend a few quid more and go for the HD202 instead.

£17 in-store at Sainsburys & Tesco if you've got a voucher or promo you want to use.

Recalibrating MD5 hash... wow.. sounds really great. what's the prescribed method to do it? with the headphones on or off?

Detachable cable too :smile:

Great hadphones for the price. Been using mine for a couple of years daily, and still in great condition

you've not a clue about MD5 just trying to add technical jargon to make it seem you know your headphones more than you do

TBH these Monoprice 8323s are back down in price and beat these hands down in every department for £2 more:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Monoprice-Premium-Hi-Fi-Style-Headphone/dp/B007SP2CO2

I'.ve still got the 8323s and had the HD201s and there is no comparison.

Ordered, thanks OP :smile:

Got mine for £12.99, good for the price but average sound at best.

Rubbish headphones, uncomfortable and the padding went after a couple weeks. Barely any bass as well. Buy cheap, buy twice.

I've got one and they are very good and comfortable. But they don't hot the high peaks on the audio interlace spectrum, this can be fixed by recalibration of the MD5-Hash.

Count me in. I want to know too!

That makes no sense to me, are you sure you mean MD5? Would love to know how this applies to frequency adjustment of digital files.

Brilliant headphones used for over 8 years in countless edit suits. These headphones have a flat eq so if you like base these might not be for you. They are ideal for audiophiles on a budget. Read a few reviews saying these are the best you can get for under £100.

Some have said these need a bit of burn in so give them a chance rather than making a snap judgement.

These might not look the sexiest headphones on the market but if you care about the audio quality rather than having them as a fashion accessory these are the ones?

Weird, seems to have gone back to being available for home delivery again. Ordered, cheers OP :smiley:

Not available for home delivery?

They're joking, unless there's an extremely mangled understanding of what an MD5 hash is.

Present sorted for the wife :smile:

​Or a new pair of leather pants.

No, he's taking acid.

Thanks op, heat added :smiley:

It's like wearing glasses, at first it's uncomfortable and doesn't look right but then it changes.

They need a fair bit of beding in they sound crap when new. One settled in they sound good though. Comfort wise I'm they are quite tight fitting.

Have been using these for years and love it. Well, it's not as great as Senn's high-end ones but does the job pretty great.

awful awful - very poor sound quality - pls avoid - akg for a few £ more are leagues ahead

These are crap, had them for a month, they sound average and hurt your ears.

i bought these last year but they were too tight on the head and after couple minutes it got uncomfortable and hot so unfortunately had to return.

Ordered. Thanks!

English translation: Treble boost? :stuck_out_tongue:

Just getting these now! What a steal!

I've got these, not an audiophile by any means, but I think they're great. Only thing is the really long cord (3.5m) but that's probably a benefit at times too. Had them a couple of years and no issues, good as new still. Heat

Heat :smiley: