Sennheiser Professional HD 280 PRO Over-Ear Monitoring Headphones

I have two sets of these that I have used for a few years. It seems the HD280 is made of poor construction materials. The Ear pads, and top head pad are shedding. Further the plastic of the headband is splitting and creaking. A piece just broke completely off of the headband. I am not hard on equipment and have used much audio gear for over 40 years. Headsets in this price range should last 10 years not 3. Worse I just got my adult Son a set for his birthday before I realized how bad these were. Sennheiser should at least make replacement parts besides ear pad and cord. These beak even when trying to take care of them.

You will not be disappointed. Great sound, take a little getting used to at first because of the size but no biggie. Very long cord which is nice. Good for listening to music or watching movies late at night or while your in same room as another person who dosent want to listen (dorm room)

Worked great until sound went out of left ear.

These headphones are definitely worth the amount I paid for them. no regrets.

I lived with several loud roommates who constantly liked blasting music and screaming for no particular reason. Terrible decision. These saved me from going insane. Great noise cancelling and sound quality. Totally recommend.

Great mid priced headphones. Warm, full, but round bass response. good mids, crisp highs without edge or vibration. These things are ugly as sin but they are relatively well constructed (though cheaply) and very comfortable. Very good overall sound across a wide range of music, and modestly priced for the great sound quality. That said, all the money that has gone into producing these cans has gone toward sound reproduction, leaving little for build quality. These are fine for home listening but would probably not last long as regularly used portables. Ive been using mine at home regularly for 9 months now and they show almost no wear, though aside from the occasional fall off the back of my bald head, I am pretty nice to them.

I got this product back on December 16, 2007.

Nice head phones, BUT I found them very tight on the head, and I mean tight and the cord on these are a coiled cord. Its almost to close to the head phones. Maybe Im being picky because the last pair of Sennheiser were so good. I hope they loosen up but Im not sure about this coil. Over all they sound good.

Rugged, reliable, and high isolation which prevents mic bleed - or instrument bleed for the wearer - great for drummers. A bit heavy on the low end, so I dont think I would want to mix on them, but great for recording and not bad for casual listening, especially if you like heavy bass. Two thumbs up.

Some people are complaining that these headphones do not fit over their ears or that they are too small. No such thing for me. They fit perfectly and I cant hear anything else when I have them on!