Review: Sennheiser MM 550 Noise-Canceling Headphones

Some headphones are built for kicking back on the couch and melting into the music. Others are built for the road, whether it's a long flight or just cruising around the hood. Sennheiser's travel-minded MM 550 wireless Bluetooth headphones fit the latter category - they're some street-ready cans...

Slick design; Compact and foldable; Loaded with travel features for different listening environments

Nonstandard cord could be a hassle to replace; Closed design and tight grip may cause ear fatigue during long listening sessions; Steep price tag

Good feature set, but pricey

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Build Quality; Compact; Great Sound; Lightweight; Noiseguard; Stylish

2point5 mm jack; Poor Value; price; Uncomfortable

I was looking for a quality product instead of those expensive headphones that sell b/c of their brand name. This was it. It had all the features I desired somehow fit into a reasonably sized headphone: bluetooth (with optional wire), SRS, talkthrough feature, and noise-cancelling technology.

Great cans.

These are some great headphones, but very strictly criticized by most of their owners. The problem is that these are targetting audiophiles who demand these $500 cans sound the way a $500 pair of cans would sound with an amp, and whatnot. That's not realistic.

Sennheiser MM 550

The MM 550 is well built, with comfortable padding and metal hinges that allow the large earcups to fold up for travel.

iPod playback; SRS WOW HD; Great Sound

Very expensive