Sennheiser HD280 Pro Review Ft Kagan

Sennheiser HD 280Pro: geni.us/hd280pro1
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[@OliverJHughes]

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[@yobhsiFehT]

But, plain and simple, do the new ones sound better than the old ones? 🤷🏼‍♂️😕 If so, how so?

[@shadman1541]

What a beautifully produced video. Master class.

[@milosodal4009]

I like your work Oliver, can't wait for more!

[@Ltmoe8]

Man; you two were wonderful, excellent interview and video.

[@nodebackpack6242]

Sweet, two new great channels to subscribe to. Thanks to both of you!

[@josecabrera1632]

I'm starting in this music, these Sennheiser HD 280 look incredible. Excellent video, very professional

[@Greg-tj8rg]

Great collab. The background music was so nice, made it feel like I was watching the same video in seconds

[@desmondehoppie4758]

Very Informative. I like the question and answer format between You and Kagan. Thank You for taking the time to make this video.

[@Stratos2you]

I have a pair of the hd280 pro since 2015 and they still looks and sounds incredible..

[@jesusmora1658]

Good the links of products that you offer us, we always support you with the best. good job.

[@PureVisionGFX]

This review is high-class one! Lately, I was looking for a monitor headphone under 100$, and I was seeing a lot of reviews, and this one is special. Keep going, Oliver.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks so much!

[@JLBREMER]

Great review on some classic headphones. While I was attending Full Sail in Orlando (10 years ago lol) these headphones were apart of our “launch box” kit. Basically the reason they supplied these is because all of the parts were user replaceable. I still have mine to this day yet the pads are dry rotting. I think they are great for monitoring vocals or doing some foley out in the field. But not for making music or anything where you need accuracy. I agree they are a standard in anyone’s kit. Also great collaboration !!

[@koliomitev233]

The best headphones on the market! I love it, thanks!

[@stephenojo5458]

Great video, Oliver. You and Kagan really did justice to these headphones. I'm getting a bit interested in audio, and surely would be following your channel for that, while it's Kagan's for coloring. Looking forward to you both's colab on coloring.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks man. Great to meet you!

[@igorsidelkovsky7944]

Excellent content from beginning to end. Sharing useful and effective information in all your detailed and well explained review about Sennheiser HD280 Pro .

[@dorimadrileni8231]

You did a great job Oliver. They look amazing

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks Dori!

[@gerardoisraelvazquez1160]

incredible, I need to buy them.

[@neoadviser8056]

very informative, thanks for the video!

[@lucasellis1402]

Nice way of reviewing. Thumbs up

[@alex-ip1er]

Useful info and details about Sennheiser HD280 Pro. thanks!

[@amiryoussef9291]

These headphones are amazing ! I must have them !

[@paullesieur147]

Interesting review. Thanks.

[@zxedtexz]

I saw the previous and it was a good review and this is a good headphone ever with a comfortable usage

[@ramonvasquez1050]

Excellent video about Sennheiser HD280 Pro, this product looks great, I would like to try them since I like headphones a lot, thanks for sharing this information.

[@nikhilkumardalal1018]

Thanks Oliver

[@KaganTech]

Here marking attendance before my subbies flood your comments section 😂. I loved this collaboration so much man!

[@OliverJHughes]

Pumped to make one about Color next time!

[@KaganTech]

@@OliverJHughes yassss!

[@MedoUnboxing]

Here

[@julianvillalba7997]

Kagan sent me here, so glad he did!

[@manuelvalera959]

It is a professional device very well designed, with utilities for all cases, I do not know much about the issues but I know people who do, and I am sure that they will be pleased with this equipment

[@fitandstrongblueprint]

Everything is perfectly explained in these 9 minutes. The headphones are cool !!!

[@kk_force3992]

Kagan sent me to this video

[@vesnastankovic7542]

Interesting video, great review.

[@svetlanadimkovik3484]

Thanks you for sharing this Sennheiser HD280 Pro Review. I like you channel, you are the best!

[@sbcompilation8252]

I think in Ray it's the best wonderful review in 2019. Due to the great and informative information about Sennheiser HD280

[@dejureakademik1304]

Very usefull review and very helpfull. Thanks for sharing.

[@mykdoesstuff]

Subscribed for a while and I just started making videos and the quality of this video is goals for me. Great review too!

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks man - glad to meet you!

[@LionHeartNet]

Great Sennheiser HD280 Pro review. I like it, thank you for the video.

[@jesusmora1658]

SUPPORT WITH THE SAME. IT'S VERY GOOD.

[@manin5082]

Excellent content from beginning to end. Sharing useful and effective information in all your detailed and well explained information about Sennheiser HD280 Pro Review Ft Kagan .

[@chrisp.5272]

I went for the Phillips SHP9600’s, absolutely love them. Efficient, good build quality, amazing sound. Quickly progressed to Sennheiser Game One’s (HD558) for my gaming needs, sound amazing with Dolby Atmos and some EQ, and then I picked some side work and went straight for the Sennheiser HD800S. All are pretty amazing. I really wish I had gone for the HD650’s first though and saved money over the HD800S.

[@kiillabytez]

I'm actually listening to this on my new HD 280 Pros, and I keep hearing an instrument playing occasionally in the left side. I tried hearing it in my Skullcandy Hesh 2 and the instrument sounded muffled and more distant, not as clear and right next to me as they were while wearing the HD280s. Best $100 bucks I've spent on headphones ever!

[@Barro7777]

Very good work.Fantastic.Applause for you.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks for the applause

[@venometstue9586]

is it better than Sennheiser HD 212 Pro? i used it for over 9 years now and it just broken.. i was using it for music production/mixing stuff i looking for change it to 280.. any opinions?

[@dorianb3671]

Good video man👍🏼

[@manospjames]

From one great video to another! After this i am sure that i will buy Sennheiser! This is a must see video!! Thanks for the great upload!!

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks for watching!!

[@Eknot445]

How would you rate these compared to the Audiotechnica M40x and m50x? I currently have the M50x but I want a bit more warmth.These are for use with my Roland Vdrums. Thanks!

[@AmarachiNzekwe]

Enjoyed this review a lot. It was different and engaging. Btw Kagan sent me here and I have no regrets :)

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks so much and I’m so pumped about you being here!!

[@derekharris4922]

What's the best headphones for between 60 and $100.00 for listening to music on my laptop? Thank you.

[@piskuljkopisljkuljkovic5294]

very good explained....tnx for sharing....

[@asherkine]

LOVE THE COLLAB

[@KaganTech]

Asherrrrrrrr 😂😂😂😂

[@pritam1073]

I want a studio monitor headphone can u pls tell me which one is better Sennhizer 280 Pro or Audio Technica ATH M20X ???

[@johndoe7109]

What's your opinion on the hd 599? I was going to go with the 280 pro but the Hd 599 were on discount for black friday. Have u tried them? I just ordered them and i hope i made the right decision.

[@edgararenas4873]

Finally something legit!! thanks for the video!!

[@pigmintfilm256]

Crazy, just watching this on my new Nuraphones and trying to decide how I feel about them - think to myself "I'd love to give these to somebody knowledgable like Oliver to hear what he thinks of them", and almost immediately you say "I just did a review of the Nuraphones". Crazy! Looking forward to watching it man!

[@OliverJHughes]

YES. Hoping to get it out in the next few days. What are your first impressions of them?

[@pigmintfilm256]

It's tough as someone who a) isn't overly knowledgeable on audio/music and b) has some significant hearing loss in a lot of frequency ranges. I can tell there is a clear difference between neutral and personalised, but both my wife and I were kind of expecting a 'wowzer' moment and it wasn't quite like that for us. I mostly edit dialogue in video mixed in with background music - I wonder if I'd be better just using good but flat speakers in my office? No matter what, the finished mix sounds completely different on TVs/tablets/phones, and I always go back and tweak the balance again!

[@OliverJHughes]

@@pigmintfilm256 Thanks for sharing man. Yes - flat is always preferred since colored sound will definitely influence your mix. But...So far I LOVE the Nuras for music listening, but I have many issues with them as well.

[@manuelyanez5578]

so what headphones would recommend for casual user: wired and noise canceling (if possible)

[@najibcasa2745]

Very interesting and informative video about how to get Sennheiser HD280 Pro ?.Thanks.!

[@brendanhoffmann8402]

I've been using open back headphones for recording and mixing for the last 7 years. HD 480 and HD 558. I just found a bargain pair of hd 280 pros. I've been looking for a closed back set of headphones for a while. A lot of my vocal tracks you can hear the metronome bleeding out the back of the headphones and being recorded on the microphone.

[@dilanelci8840]

does this headphone leak sound outside?

[@excelexpert1224]

Excellent review about Sennheiser HD280 Pro.Very useful informations we can find in this video.Thanks for sharing with us.

[@OliverJHughes]

I LOVE sharing useful informations.

[@MansSuperPower]

I wanna see more of this kind of collab on KZbin. You guys made this so informational and effective. The choice of music could've been a little better. Nonetheless, it was ok. Thanks guys.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thank you!

[@motasralucamaria]

You are an amazing person!

[@OliverJHughes]

LOL, well, thanks!

[@Ambiguousss]

Please suggest me a headphone for casual listening, I'm not looking for a headphone for studio monitoring purposes, but would like to have a 100$ headphones which would enhance my movie watching experience and should sound good when directly connected to my android smartphone.

[@rbmanb]

So my question is, If you wouldn't use these ones for casual listening, which ones would you use?

[@OliverJHughes]

I would define casual listening as "on the go", and my go-to Bluetooth headphones are the Nuraphones or the Apple Airpods Max. Honorable mention to the Sony WH100XM3 for gym use haha!

[@DJKlemStudios]

Great collaboration! Kagan kinda sent me... But I'd have gotten here anyway 😄

[@OliverJHughes]

WHADDUP DJ KLEM!

[@DJKlemStudios]

@@OliverJHughes 😎

[@sebando]

Hi Ben Affleck, I have a question. I'm looking for new heaphones for drum and bass music production. Can't decide between 3. The ATH m50's, DT770's or HD 280's. Hmm. What would you suggest for that style of music?

[@OliverJHughes]

I answered on the other comment lol. Happy to help. -Ben Affleck

[@kaseokoye6108]

Would like to get this headphone too please at low cost

[@ericdavidson6138]

So if you wouldn't use these for general daily home stereo use, can you suggest the best, not too pricey headphones for that? Thanks!

[@OliverJHughes]

Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 250ohm version. $179, and they’ll blow your mind

[@jerryarmitage8904]

I would never recommend mixing on Headphones but for some people it's an only option. Only thing I don't like is the coiled cord.

[@cashino]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@clipzfromsilver4750]

I got 'em for $55 second hand. I think this is a great value headphone.

[@ameeromedia5883]

"Try before you Buy" Yesss! This will save you a lot of money and time from processing returns and trying something else. Personally, those 280 Pro were awful. The Build and sound quality were beneath subpar for me. Coming from the KRK Line, I was highly disappointed. I actually bought some MDR 6's and I would not turn back. Excellent video though!

[@dorcasonibode]

Kagan sent me here 😉.. Good review and it's informative.

[@OliverJHughes]

Glad to meet ya!

[@SacredSkill]

Such good video production for a small channel.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thank you - I appreciate that!

[@Flukey_1970]

Totally agree about headphones that twist that way. My Apple AirPods Max twist that way and they £550… still interested in these HD280 for tinkering with GarageBand etc.

[@femifakayejo6618]

Hello Oliver. "Kagan sent me" 😃 You guys did great!

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks man!

[@_Looft]

Watching this video while using my HD 280 Pros.

[@S1000rrboy]

Hey dude do i need an amp through my computer for this? I tried using my headphones but the sound is so quiet, i checked all my settings and boosted max volume but its still really quiet.

[@OliverJHughes]

These you really shouldn’t need an amp - I can drive them pretty loud with just a laptop. What kind of computer do you have? And have you checked app volumes as well as computer volume output?

[@S1000rrboy]

Oliver J Hughes I checked everything on my computer, its a gaming PC with Ryzen 5 motherboard. But my HyperX gaming headset is ungodly loud, just for some reason the Sennheisers i gotta put the volume at 100% to get 25% of the volume capabilities. I checked my windows volume mixer settings. Will double check it after this.

[@Firstsqd1]

Great collaboration! Would these be your pick for DJ use?

[@OliverJHughes]

I would go with the ATH M50X for DJ use, just because they push the high-end a bit, and in a high-noise environment that could be really important!

[@kiillabytez]

Question, is there a way to decrease the clamping sensation from these? Finding it difficult to wear them extensively.

[@OliverJHughes]

Nope. They’ll squeeze ya forever sadly

[@kiillabytez]

@@OliverJHughes Too bad. They sound great but are useless if I can't wear them. We need a better design.

[@madlenaram1459]

It's true about the twisting mechanism, however all the rest is top class!

[@OliverJHughes]

Ha! Yep.

[@RainbowProjectstv]

I like your voice 😁. Kagan sent us here 🙌

[@OliverJHughes]

Happy you're here!

[@SS-jo8id]

My girlfriend is crazy about this, thanks!

[@OliverJHughes]

Same question.... why??

[@KaganTech]

@@OliverJHughes Just out here waiting to know why too...😂

[@doktordok7517]

What headphones would you recommend for mixing under 200$. I know you mentioned the Bayer dynamic 770 pro. I primary record rock music if that helps. Cheers!

[@OliverJHughes]

Beyerdynamic for sure! They CANNOT be beat for the price. IF you have a good interface or even a headphone amp go 250 ohm. Otherwise 32 is great as well.

[@doktordok7517]

@@OliverJHughes I have a Scarlett 2i4. Focusrite recommends the 80 ohm whit the 2i4, so have you tried them in comparison to the 250 ohm. How much do i win lose whit them?

[@Synequanon]

Hi, great review. I have a question, when I'm using Sonarworks Systemwide it aks me whether I have HD 280 Pros or HD 280 New Facelift, how can I know which model I own ? I bought them in 2017.

[@OliverJHughes]

Does the head-pad on the top have two cushions? Or just one big one? IF it's two, it's the new model!

[@Synequanon]

@@OliverJHughes The old model had L and R written on each side, mine does not and I finally figured there was two cushions. Thanks for your help.

[@artwerkmedia8616]

What?? I have both the 280 pros and 300 pro and will never use the 280 again. The 280s are not flat. The mids are forward and there it a super hyper ultra lows with a hole in the lows. They are way too tight on the head... I’m loving the hd300 pros.

[@OliverJHughes]

I'm glad to know someone enjoys the 300s! I guess all of us hear differently.

[@scottwilcox4751]

Very good information, however the background music climbs over the top of you conversation.

[@plotakiotrionqui2116]

Kagan sent me!

[@Shorpee23]

Nice review.. KAGAN SENT ME!!😆😄

[@OliverJHughes]

Pumped about that!

[@stanleyprendergast2133]

Hello. Maybe you can help. I am looking for a pair of headphones for playing back vinyl. I was looking at the HD280Pro but am not sold on them. The price is a good ballpark but I would pay a bit more for something better. Also the comment about open back headphones have me thinking I need to look up the pros/cons of that. I feel you would be able to help me as you have a true passion I have yet to see on KZbin for headphones. What ever help would be appreciated. Cheers.

[@OliverJHughes]

Yeah man, if you want to take vinyl signal chain serious, open backs are for sure the way to go! Or, I would say look at the Beyerdynamic DT77pros 250 ohm version. Those are the best closed back headphones on the market. Sennheiser does a great job with their HD 650s, which provide a wonderful listening experience and are tuned pretty flat so as to not color the sound.

[@stanleyprendergast2133]

@@OliverJHughes I got Audio-Technica ATH-M50xWH.. as i did not notice the reply.. They sound OK.. the highs are a bit much and has some low end. I have the DT77 in my cart now.. I will check them out. Thank you.

[@nikhilkumardalal1018]

Hi Oliver can you suggest me which one is good for casual listening m50x or m40x

[@OliverJHughes]

I would go M50X - they do a great job with music in my opinion.

[@OliverJHughes]

PLUS, they offer a bluetooth option now!

Thank you man! Great and very helpful video, but is the music not too romantic and emotional for a headphone video? :) I was almost cry, I just wanted to reseach about a headphone :)

[@OliverJHughes]

Headphones and crying go well together! 😂

[@donvittoriosierra]

Talking about color... I love your videos look.

[@donvittoriosierra]

One thing about the hd280pro I haven't seen answered recently is whether the models say 10 years ago sound identical to the ones. released. today.

[@OliverJHughes]

Thanks man, all credit to @Kagan on the color here! And yes, my classic HD280s and the new model sound pretty much identical.

[@MedoUnboxing]

From Kagan

[@PseudoPulse]

Kagan sent me

[@giancarloortiz1299]

Yo what's up? Kagan sent me

[@OliverJHughes]

Yo! I’m glad - Kagan is goals

[@TheAccursedEntity]

OMG Dean Ambrosse :o

[@aditya50499]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 he left WWE and started reviewing headphones 😅

[@MusicalKeyboardRaghav9999]

are they worth in 2021?? btw kagan sent me xD

[@OliverJHughes]

For anything more than monitoring audio in real time, not necessarily. Say wassup to Kagan!!

[@chuksteric]

Here from Kagan

[@KaganTech]

My mannnn!

[@OliverJHughes]

Great to have you!

[@ahojahojish]

I cant decide between these and the sony mdr-7506 I just cant decide fuck! :D I heard the senns are not comfortable as the sony

[@archieleach575]

Ben Affleck talking about headphones, what's not to like! 😊

[@WorldvsTruth]

You've got well developed aural recall. That's the first thing I recognized, both in timber and intonation. =)

[@x42xxx67]

hey fam

[@OliverJHughes]

How u be fam

[@jonathanholzer5705]

music to loud, but nice video