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| Brand: Sennheiser
List Price: £59.99
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Rating:  reviews
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 4.3 x 2.4
nv: Cord: 1.2m
Frequency Response: 17Hz - 22KHz
Impedance: 16 ohms
Manufacturer Warranty: 2 Years
Plug: 3.5mm L-shaped stereo jack plug
Sound pressure level (SPL): 114 dB (1KHz/Vrms)
Transducer principle: Dynamic
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MPN: CX 400 II Precision Black
Model: CX 400 II Precision Black
UPC: 615104167469
EAN: 4044155043068
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Real Sennheisers sound good, but there are a lot of fakes around June 28, 2010
karabash (UK)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have had the opportunity to compare a counterfeit version of these earphones with the genuine item and I can see why there are so many negative reviews: there must be quite a few who have bought the fakes. The real ones sound nowhere near as bad as the negative reviews would imply.
I bought one of these at a bargain basement price, thinking myself very lucky. I had read elsewhere that there were a lot of fakes around, but I thought that was just the usual nonsense you read on the Net. The earphones I received were in a genuine looking box and the build quality looked fine. But even after burning them in for a week (including leaving them plugged in and playing overnight), there was no bass whatsoever. Plenty of detail at the treble end, but forget the bass.
Eventually (don't ask), I ended up with the genuine thing. Side by side, the fakes look as good as the real thing. The only difference that I could see was that the mesh over the speakers was finer on the real thing, which became almost translucent at some angles so that I could see the tiny speakers at the bottom.
You will find a lot of misleading advice on the Net about things like the 'leather' pouch included with the genuine earphones. In fact, the pouch is not leather. Turn it inside out and you'll see that it is just pvc. Even more ironically, the fake item came packaged with a better looking pouch, which looked like simulated leather, whereas the real ones had a cheap, shiny, real pvc-look pouch.
But how about sound quality?
At the treble end, I would have a hard time separating the real one from the fake. Both are quite detailed. On the other hand, the real ones have thumping bass (once you've got the correct fitting for your ears) whereas the fakes have none whatsoever.
One criticism: while there is a lot of bass, it is not detailed bass. Compared with a pair of decent (but unfortunately big) over-the-ears or a pair of monitor speakers (nothing horrendously expensive, just a pair of Edirol M7As), these Sennheisers smear the bass a bit. With pop penny-dreadfuls or yelling rock, it shouldn't matter; with more considerately mastered material, there is that nagging feeling that it could have been better. But then, what would you expect from drivers that are only millimeters wide? And this was in a quiet room. In the environment where most of us use these -- public transport, walking about -- the ambient noise becomes a bigger issue than the bass smear.
So, forget the detailed photo comparisons of fakes and the real things. The only way most of us will be able to tell whether we got a fake is when the sound quality is not up to scratch (but make sure that you have them correctly fitted to your ears before you go chasing the poor trader.)
These earphones also insulate the outside sounds well, but, yes, you do get noise from the cable rubbing or flexing. On the other hand, they are quiet enough not to annoy people sitting next to me on the train. Wish other people had them, too; I would not have to listen to their music tsk-tsk-tsk'ing at me.
In summary:
Excellent sound quality for the size and price, but if I could, I'd take over-the-ears or a decent pair of real speakers any time.
Sennheiser CX 400 II Precision Noise Isolating Ear-canal Phones January 14, 2010
HardToPlease (London, United Kingdom)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Sennheiser CX 400 II Precision Noise Isolating Ear-canal Phones are top quality and come with a lot of additional ear pieces to suit every size and shape of ear. The sound quality is fabulous and they really do keep outside noise to a bare minimum. I used them recently on an U.S Airways Jumbo Jet and found there to be really effective in drowning out background noise. Made my in flight movie experience much better than normal.
Excellent product for reducing external noise June 7, 2010
Hopey (NE England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought these after much deliberation over noise reducing headphone, are they worth the price, do they actually work when i can upon the sennheiser cx400 II precision ear phones. I used these on a number of flights and because they fit snuggly into the ear by changing the ear covers to fit your ears, the noise reduction is superb. some reviews say they were not very good but i must disagree. I was on a very noisy aircraft and the ear phones reduced it greatly while providing a good all roound sound from my ipod, psp and laptop. I would recommend these to anyone. the only down side is if you are moving around alot while wearing these they are no good.
Excellent sound. Hoping for a long life! May 22, 2010
Mr. P. J. Adamson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These Sennheiser's were bought to replace the Bose in ear model I had before. Whilst the Bose sounded good I was disappointed with their build quality. For the price of these Sennheiser and the positive reviews on the sound I thought I'd give them a go.
First out of the box and hastily plugged into my iTouch I was not that impressed. They sounded very tinny and lacked any bass. That was until I figured out how to wear them. I changed the medium size ear plugs for the large ones and that enabled them to fit much better. They are called "noise isolating". This has nothing to do with the noise cancelling type. It means you must plug them in your ear like you would ear plugs if you went swimming. This stops any sound entering from outside, but more importantly enables you to hear the clear and bass tones of the headphones.
In comparing them to the Bose they have a less boomy bass and more sound in the higher frequencies. It gives a much clearer and pleasant sound. I can have the iTouch equaliser set at "off" and they still sound good. Switching them to "Bass booster" I find even better.
I'm really pleased with the sound they produce and the fit in general and they are a good addition to the Sennheiser over-ear pair. For the price they are very good value from this perspective. I really hope they hold up in the build department. Having read the reviews that does seem to be an issue for some so we'll wait and see.
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