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Sennheiser HD 457 Traditional Open Hi-Fi Stereo Headphones (Silver) | List Price: $39.99
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Brand: Sennheiser
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 2 years warranty
Features: - Ultralight Supraural Headphone
- Wide dynamic stereo sound with warm bass
- Ideal for at home or on the go
- Wind up belt clip to store excess cable
- Freq Resp 25-21,000 Hz, Impedence 32 Ohms
Excellent headphone [Posted on 2008-02-01]
I own a Sennheiser HD477 and a HD202 for 3 years. Recently I wanted to buy another Sennheiser, tried HD280 and returned it. Finally got HD457 and am very satisfied.
I will review each one of them below.
(1) HD 202
The sound is very dull, lacking details. Not worth the money even it is cheap.
(2) HD477
I like its sound very much. Its spectrum is well balanced, rich low and high sounds. Very comfortable to wear. This one is discontinued though.
(3) HD280
Very dispointed at this one given all those good reviews. Maybe the one I tried is a defective product, the two ear pieces are not matched, sound image is a little bit biased towards one side, which is annoying. Because of this mismatch, the positioning of instruments, vocals are not desirable. Many complained about the wearing, which I agree. It is a bit tight, keeps drawing your attention when you listening to music.
(4)HD457
It is similar to HD477 in design, as well as in sound, rich in low and high freq. HD457 has stronger low freq output. I totally understand why some users saying the sound is 'muddy'. I have a old cd player that has a bass boost, when I turn it on, the bass sound is just too much. Drums sound is a bit distored. But nowadays, music players almost all have multi-band EQ, so it is easy to get a balanced bass sound after some tuning. I managed to get very good sound from another CD player with such EQ. I tried this headphone with other music sources, all sound good.
The wearing is also quite comfortable.
Lastly, I want to say the sound of HD457 may be a little bit colored. But to me it is clored in a desirable way. In the end, I am looking for the sound I like, it is a subjective thing. So try a few pairs of headphones, judge by your own ears.
Nice solid headphones [Posted on 2008-05-05]
Have had them for about six months now and I love them. Good quality and pretty durable.
Great comfort and quality [Posted on 2008-05-13]
I produce radio commercials in small market radio, and I love these headphones. They are the second pair of Sennheiser HD headphones that I have owned. I originally used the Sennheiser HD437's, which were very similar to the HD457. I took the HD437's home, and purchased the HD457 to use at work. I have to wear headphones for long periods of time, and I turn the volume up louder than most people would, and I find no discomfort to these headphones throughout my workday. And with the "open" design, it allows me to have a conversation with people (with the volume down) while still wearing them over my ears. You can't do that with a "closed ear" headphone. I give these 5 stars. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants a comfortable headphone with great frequency response.
Perfect Sound [Posted on 2008-05-14]
I use these headphones with my MP3Player around the house. Tried some smaller headphones, but those are mostly not comfortable to wear (I hate having this clip thing over my ears and I can't stand having something in my ears ...) and usually don't deliver the sound quality I want. So I went back to a full siye model, and having used Sennheiser for the last 25+ years, it was a natural thing to look what they have to offer these days.
The HD457 delivers a superb audio quality.
It is very comfortable to wear and actually relatively lightweight.
It comes with a nifty little device that lets you stow surplus cable length when you only need the short cable to a MP3 that's clipped to your belt.
And that is it. Just a perfect gadget for everyday use.
Well, maybe there is one tiny contra: It has a distinctive plastic look and feel to it. But when I'm wearing it, I don't see it ... :).
Sennheiser headphones are great! [Posted on 2008-06-20]
These are some of the best, most reasonable and comfortable headphones for the most reasonable price. Have purchased several pairs over the years.
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