Sennheiser HD 555 Headphones Review - In Use |
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Published on April 04, 2008 Comment on this |
| Summary As over-ear headphones, the Sennheiser HD 555s are comfortable, but heavy. They have velour padding, which is really soft, but can make your head feel itchy after prolonged use. Also, these things are really not portable: they have a thick band, giant cups, and a long cord, and there's no case or anything else to help manage it. The headphones also aren't very customizable. Comfort (6.00) Here we simply customize the headphones to conform to our heads, then wear them for an hour. ![]() ![]() In general, we really think these headphones are comfortable. Although we never forgot we were wearing the headphones because of their moderate weight (9.5 ounces) and the pressure on our ears, we never felt uncomfortable, either. They sit well, and the open design means your ears don't get sweaty. The HD 555 headphones make for a comfortable listening experience. ![]() The HD 555s have a cable that is three meters long. This is about 9.84 feet, which make these headphones a viable jump rope surrogate. The cable ends in a 1/4-inch plug, but fortunately there's a 3.5mm adapter. ![]() Other than the headphones themselves, there is only one other object in the box: a 1/4-inch adapter. A user is only privy to the basics of normal wear: extending the band and pivoting ear cups to better fit his or her head. The Sennheiser HD 555 headphones do not offer many options for customization. ![]() While this feature will allow you to replace the pads easily, it won't let you get at the sound element without ripping its cloth covering. Also, the band padding cannot be removed. |
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