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".

Two weeks ago my good old earphones stopped working and I started looking for a new pair on the Internet. After doing some more research I decided not to go for another pair of earphones but for headphones, as I would mainly use them at home.

Now that German's Beyerdynamic has returned to studio-level audio equipment, it's let Sennheiser carpet the portables market with the kind of spread that Beyer boasted in the 1990s.

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.

I use a variety of headphones in my studio and I needed an extra pair for use with drums. These phones are lightweight and offer excellent sound quality for the money. That said, I was hoping for better sound isolation.

I got here to see what people are thinking about these headphones, and got surprised by the variety of responses. Some hate them, some think it's just OK, and some people love them.

Crystal clear sound; bang for the buck; comfort

Cheap materials; lack of strong bass

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Good Bass; Good Value

Uncomfortable

I don't have much experience to compare these headphones with others, but on their own, they do seem to be pretty good. They are very comfortable and cup my ears nicely to seal in/out sound. The cord is rather long (and thin) and a 1/4-1/8 adapter is included.

I bought the Sennheiser HD 201 headphones because of the low cost and high quality I had read about. After using them for over a year, I found they're not too bad. The headphones have a pad at the top and around the ears, which are adjustable vertically.