Last night I was watching some TV via the PC. I was happily sitting there watching, and the sound would occasionally cut out. It was the fault of my headphones. The connector has been going for a while. I think it’s mostly due to the fact that I am plugging and unplugging the headphones quite a lot. I don’t like to leave them plugged in permanantly as the socket on my Audigy’s front drivebay is in a slightly vulnerable position; too close to my knee to be safe!
I had threatened to just resolder the connector, as I had some spare connectors. Not sure why it is that I have said connectors, but I remember buying them for some crackpot plan I had a few years back. I was looking at the headphones and thought it might be wise to also look into some new headphones.
I had a quick look last night at both Argos’s and Comet’s websites. I found a pair of Sennheiser headphones on the Argos site. They were priced at £15, so I thought there must be something good about them, not least for the name. I have a pair of Sennheiser in-ear headphones I bought for £9.99 from Maplin some time ago, and they are excellent headphones, and still going very well.
My next step was to have a dig around and find some reviews. Luckily, things looked good, and some sites gave some nice glowing write-ups. So today I dispatched myself to Argos to pick up a pair.
So far, I’m quite impressed. I was a bit narked that it was obvious the box had been opened, so they really shouldn’t have been re-sold, but even so, they work, so I don’t care much. There’s a good sound range on them, and they have good bass response. The highs and mids are also nicely represented, so you get a good, rounded sound to them.
A rather nice physical attribute about them is the fact that with them on, I can hardly hear anything external, but I can easily flip one ear back and they will stay on my head very nicely. They are touted as ‘DJ’ headphones, so that’s no surprise. They fit snugly on my head, but not so tightly that I will feel my ears hurting after long useage. I’m not too keen on the fact the signal wire comes out of both ears, rather than just one, but it’s a minor thing. Overall though, I’d say £15 well spent!