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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sennheiser bring pro sound to the street, 16 Mar 2008
I've used Sennheiser radio mics professionally for some time in my video business. They're superb and well priced. So are these excellent headphones. Lovely sound and you can hear ambient noise around you at the same time. Makes it safer out on the street.
But the best thing is the comfort and sound quality. For around £15. Bargain! And if you have ears like mine ordinary earplug headphones are uncomfortable and fall out frequently.
I like my Sennheisers. And I'm told, reliably, that they look cool, too!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not half bad!, 21 Feb 2008
A couple of bad reviews for this product. I'm not going to add to them.
One above seem to be missing the point somewhat in comparing the Sennheiser OMX 52's to band-based headphones. I've tried various clip-ons over the last few years and find that by their very nature, they tend to be less loud than over-ear phones. Put simply, the clip holds them further away from the eardrum than a band, which compresses headphones against the sides of the head. The alternative for clip-ons would be a tight-fastening clip, but that would be bloody uncomfortable.
The Sennheisers aren't uncomfortable at all. In fact, as far as comfort goes, they're amongst the snuggest fit I've tried, on a par with the Sony MDRQ66's. They aren't as big as they look in the picture, and I've found they sit just inside the rims of my ear, looking less like earmuffs than other bug-eye looking clip-ons (The Koss KSC75's and Sony's clip-on efforts come to mind).
There seems to be some dispute about the OMX52's power. If you're unconvinced by the OMX52's output, trying pushing them closer to your eardrum - it will give you some idea of why band-based phones are so much louder. Of course you can't walk around with your hands on your ears, but it goes to show that the technology there is impressive; these aren't weak speakers, by any means.
As background noise and volume go, there's certainly worse headphones out there. I find the max volume (25) on my Creative Zen with the Sennheisers to be equivalent to around a 19 or 20 with my Zen in-ear headphones - with which I typically listen at a 21 or so. So slightly quieter, but that's to be expected somewhat with clip-ons. The OMX52's are still loud enough to cancel out the background noise in my busy office. Walking past a road you can still hear the cars passing, but it's more like muffled background noise, with your music very much in the foreground.
Thankfully, the OMX52's sound quality is sharp, not huge on bass - but as I've said, if you're after true raw power, go buy band-based headphones. On the plus side, they do produce very little residual noise. My boss, who sits next to me, commented on how little he could hear from them compared to some of the other headphones I've tried in the past. considering I wear these mostly at work and on trains, I find that considerably important.
In all, what you have with the Sennheiser OMX52's is one of the more comfortable clip-ons out there, with little residual noise, sharp sound quality, a little bass-lite output but with understated size and stylish interchangeable clip-on fascias (be warned though; mine came in a bluey-silver and charcoal black, not the white pictured).
For what amounts to £15 with p&p, I'd recommend them. It's just a shame Sennheiser couldn't find a design that retained the comfort, but sat slightly closer to the eardrum.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
So awful they're unuseable., 5 Jan 2007
Once you slide the headphones onto your ear, full of optimism, preferably with music playing, you sigh with relief. What an excellent pair of speakers; crisp, clear bass, high response. They just sound great. And then you stop pushing the headphones close to your ear and wonder if the lead has fallen out. It's almost silent, the design of these headphones is so inept as to render them useless, especially when outside where any noise is sufficient as to drown out your music.
Not advised, go for the slightly less attractive, equally impressive aurally and cheaper Koss KSC75's.
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