Sennheiser CX275S

Author: Amazon Customer

Rating: 5

Review: I have owned this headset for more than 2 years. Music and podcast playback is much better than smartphone-bundled or cheaper retail headsets out there. The boosted lows for this little headset are spectacular. The microphone picks up the voice well in a noisy environment and is one of the reasons why more than 90% of my phone calls for the past couple of years were made using it. Sennheiser CX275S was my daily go-to headset and started showing signs of wearing out well into the second year of use. This is about 2-3 times longer than usual considering I have used it for hours daily (including wearing it under a motorcycle helmet). I was out of the country when it finally broke and I contacted the local Sennheiser warranty department since it had 1 month of warranty left. After I filled in an quick online form and sent in my worn-out headset, Sennheiser sent me a new one for free! Summary: This is an excellent headset for podcasts, music and phone calls. The microphone works well in noisy environments. Its durability combined with excellent warranty service from Sennheiser makes it an outstanding value for money.

Author: noorm p

Rating: 2

Review: I'm not a massive audiophile but have listened through a solid selection of reasonably priced earbuds through the years including sennheisers, shures, brainwavz and even some monoprice ones. I mostly listen to house, soul, disco and some indie. I got these at a seeming price error at £11.90 (yes they're real, sold via amazon and authenitc as per the authentication sticker) and even at that price I'm not such a great fan. Bass is loud and boomy but not particularly nuanced; I listen to a lot of bass heavy music but find these overpowering. Highs seem tinny and artificial and cut through too harshly. The most disappointing bit of these are that mids sound muddy as hell, with awful definition for the price, especially given the overpowered bass and artificially tinny highs, making my soul music selections sound mostly awful. Mic seems alright but very thin cables make me wary of longevity. Are small and fit comfy though. If you can stand the uncomfortable design, I'd recommend the £5 monoprice ones for sound quality over these. Two stars if only for the fact I got them for a little over a tenner. If I had bought these for the current £43, would surely be one star.