Sennheiser HD 569 Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones with Noise Isolation - Premium Sound Quality for Home, Office & Travel (Black)

The Sennheiser HD 569 is an amazing headphone, and produces excellent highs and lows easily, whilst blocking out a lot of noise for a headphone that does not have active noise cancellation. Now for the detailed version:1. This headphone has good bass response, and every once in a while I wish Sennheiser would have given it a bit more kick, but then I listen to other headphones with excess bass and I love the lows in these again; a balanced level of bass.2. This headphone produces high pitches almost perfectly; they are crystal clear, but unfortunately it seems my ears actually prefer a slightly tinnier (as in cheap earbud quality) treble sound. However, after listening to these for about a month, I started to appreciate how incredibly clear and full the highs are.3. The midrange is where I think the sound quality of this headphone suffers the most, but that isn't saying much. My only comment would be that it seems to portray the midrange frequencies slightly less clearly than the highs and lows; still good, just the weakest frequency range on these headphones in my opinion.4. THE COMFORT! One of the main purposes of purchasing these headphones was to have something that I could take anywhere, and wear for any amount of time, and these deliver both of those qualities excellently! I can now wear them for like a full day, and barely notice that I'm even wearing a giant over-ear headphone; it's great!5. The build of these headphones is actually the only place where I'm a bit disappointed; some of the screws came loose between the band and the actual headphones within about 6 months, and the cord started cutting in and out for one headphone at about the same time. However, a small screw driver and one replacement cord did the trick and they were just as good as before.6. Compatibility is great, as Sennheiser gives HD 569 headphones both the regular Aux-sized jack and the larger jack for real stereo/studio equipment, which is great when you're someone like me who actually does utilize both.7. Sound cancellation is pretty good, and I would say it is slightly better than the average noise-isolating headphone, which is great, because I use these headphones in a lot of noise-saturated environments.Overall, I think that Sennheiser has done a good job with the HD 569, and it is definitely worth the $200!UPDATE:I couldn't believe that I ordered these in 2017 when I checked back to update this review. These headphones still operate flawlessly (provided you keep replacing the cord every 8 months - 1 year). The bass response has reduced slightly, and so the sound is not quite as full as it was almost three years ago when they were new. However, the headphones are extremely durable, and work consistently in -30 C and +35 C. I carry them in my backpack everywhere, and the plastic does not break or crack. The pads are still just as comfortable after threee years as they were when new; I can still wear these for an 8 hour workday without issue. Overall these headphones are spectacular and I would STILL highly recomend them, especially at the price they are offered at (which was about $200 when I purchased them).