General Asylum: REVIEW: Sennheiser hd495 Headphones by silverslide

Model:	hd495
Category:	Headphones
Suggested Retail Price:	$75?
Description:	open backed headphone
Manufacturer URL:	Sennheiser
Manufacturer URL:	Sennheiser

Review by silverslide ( A ) on April 28, 2002 at 12:02:32
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I bought these mostly for listening to my computer and with a discman on the bus for "runout" concerts with the orchestra I play with.
Good sounding headphone for the $. Unfortunately, they are a little too power hungry to be properly driven by a discman. Also, due to the open backed design, they allow too much extaneous noise in to be very good for bus listening. I'll probably eventually look for a good closed back 'phone for the bus.
Decent for home listening with some kind of amp.

Product Weakness: Open back design and power hungry makes them a no-go for walkman in enven semi noisy situations.
Product Strengths: Pretty darn good sound

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	not used
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	none
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	sony disk man
Speakers:	none used
Cables/Interconnects:	none used
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	all types
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	Open back design and power hungry makes them a no-go for walkman in enven semi noisy situations.
Product Strengths:	Pretty darn good sound