The Sennheiser HD201 is a good inexpensive headphone, not too bass heavy and decent midrange balance. Construction is adequate for the price paid.

I bought this a few weeks ago because I am working on creating and editing more "How to" videos and needed an upgrade from the headphones my co-worker described as "through away headphones you get on a airplane".

Earlier I used the JVC HAG13, but after giving those away I was looking for some other cheap headphones with acceptable sound quality, preferably closed, with circumaural cushion pads because on-ear or in-ear phones tend to be literally painful to my ears.

Sound quality (for this price); Closed phones; Wearing comfort

Mechanical impact to cable is heared in the phones

I purchased these Sennheiser HD 201 headphones about two years for around ￡20, primarily for use as backup monitors in my home studio. I was so impressed with the sound however that they have now become my go-to headphones both in and out of the studio.

For £17 on the street they're excellent for home listening, while the existing HD202s do the same job on the move for £3 less

The sound quality; The comfort; 3m cable lets you move around a room

Dds bass but source needs own amplification; 3m cable and no take-up makes this a set for the home (competing with existing higher models

If you're out to prove something with your audio tech purchases, you're probably not the type of consumer who'd settle for something with an asking price in the double digits. For those who don't care about making a point as far as price is concerned, the Sennheiser HD 201 is definitely recommended.