Sennheiser HD212 Pro Closed Headphones

Closed Ear Design. 12Hz - 19kHz frequency response.

Overall User Ratings (based on 76 ratings)
  • Overall:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted March 8, 2005 by a customer from gmail.com

"Great headphones."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Great Bang for the Buck attributes as far as sound and functionality go.
Sound
The sound on these headphones is great, especially for the price. Great blending of frequencies, while keeping the image very precise.
Features
The only complaint is that the plastic that the headband is made of is a little cheap feeling, but not unexpected from a sub $100 product. They dont feel brittle, i would have rather payed an extra $10 for higher quality band though, if it was possible.
Quality
No blemishes, loose parts, etc. The padding on the top is comfy as well.
Value
Great value for the price, definately would buy again.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't had to deal with them

Musical Background:

Musician

Musical Style:

Everything from Jazz to metal
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Submitted December 30, 2005 by a customer from storm.ca

"Great headphone value and sound!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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This is a poor man's set of quality headphones, for those who can't afford the higher end Sennheiser models or brands such as Bose, etc.
Sound
Nice sound for headphones in this price range. Great bass response.
Features
Nice headband padding and earphone padding is comfortable and overall, headphones are fairly light.
Quality
Nice quality for the price.
Value
Overall, great product and value.
Manufacturer Support
N/A at this time.

Musical Background:

Active musician.

Musical Style:

Rock, etc.
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Submitted August 29, 2008

"They don't have to be perfect to get the job done well."

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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I'll continue to use these headphones for practicing mixing at home and for smaller, quieter parties, but for big parties and clubs I want something more appropriate. Given how well they've lasted so far I don't think I'll need another practice pair of headphones for a long time to come.
Sound
I've use these headphones for DJ'ing for about 3 years now and I've got no complaints about the overall sound quality other than that I'd like a little less boost on the bass. For mixing electronic music which is heavily bass driven that makes it a lot harder to match the headphone sound to what's coming out of the rig. I haven't compared it side by side with any other headphones, though.
Features
These are really just basic headphones and they do deliver on that pretty well. It's great that a pair this cheap has a removable cable, it's just a pity that it's not a coiled cable and it has to connect to both earpieces. It's also unfortunate that it's very expensive to replace the cable with the Sennheiser item, though part of that is just the overpriced retailers in this country. My only other complaint on features is the isolation. These are fine when the music's not too loud, but in a club or on a big outdoor rig I find I have to cover the earpieces with my hands or press one against my head with my shoulder to hear properly over the outside sound. Or turn them up so loud that they're vibrating on my head which has got to be extremely bad for my ears. These are DJ headphones, so they should be designed for the DJ environment. I've had worse, but these certainly aren't 'pro' from that point of view.
Ease of Use
I can't imagine it getting much easier than this.
Quality
My only complaint here is that the headband is plastic. That's pretty common these days, it seems, but my previous pair of headphones were less than half the price and had a metal headband under the foam. These are, however, sturdy and won't break easily. I've done 18 hour DJ stints with these headphones, pulling them on and off, pulling them back so they're on one ear, then putting them all the way on again, down to my neck, back to my head and they still look practically new. One would have to mistreat these pretty badly for them to break 'easily'.
Value
Overall these are good value for money.
Manufacturer Support
I've not had to deal with Sennheiser regarding these headphones, but I do have another pair of Sennheisers that I wasn't sure were going to work out. Sennheiser were very accomodating, offering a full refund should I decide I wasn't entirely happy. When I actually was unhappy with them Sennheiser suddenly didn't respond to my email.
The Wow Factor
Initially I didn't like the way these headphones looked, but now I quite like the unusual headband shape. It's practical, too. I'm wanting to upgrade now, but only because I want better sound quality and isolation and now I can afford a better pair.

Musical Background:

Longtime DJ

Musical Style:

Progressive trance, electro
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Submitted February 24, 2004

"Sound good, but made of cheap plastic parts"

Overall: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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If you need sealed headphones and only have $50 these sound pretty good. If you're going to wear them alot or treat them rough, spend more money and get something more comfortable and/or rugged.
Sound
The sound is quite good for the price. Sounds fairly flat to me. Voices sound natural. Good sense of presence. I haven't tried a wide variety of styles of music yet. Isolation from the room is fair.
Features
They're a very low end "pro" item. Sennheiser calls them "semi-circumarual" -- I call them supra-aral (i.e. they sit on your ears, not around them). They're not nearly as comfortable as the HD590 (which is many times the price). Cord enters both ear pieces.
Quality
This is my one serious complaint: they're mostly made of cheap plastic parts that feel like they could be broken easily. If you're willing to baby them, then these could be considered a good value because the sound is pretty good for the money.
Manufacturer Support
I don't know anything about their support.

Musical Style:

I'm primarily recording spoken word, some acoustic instruments
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