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Sennheiser HD 201 Earphones
I purchased my Sennheiser HD 201 Headphones from Amazon based on both a review by another Amazon customer and the quality of the Sennheiser headphones that I owned many years ago. Firstly, I was amazed at the extremely low price and secondly, this model covered everything that I desired to match my (rather fussy) personal needs, since I wear headphones a lot.

I found that the Sennheiser HD 201 headphones have excellent bass response, fit perfectly around the ears, are sturdily constructed, are extremely comfortable to wear weighing only 5.8 ounces, manage to block sufficient external noise without using electronic countermeasures, have a healthy nine feet long connection cord and (as a final thoughtful touch) have three little raised dots above the left earpiece to enable easy identification via touch.

To summarize, I am extremely pleased with Sennheiser headphones and can definitely recommend this product.

Uncomfortable

Pros:
--It's light, light for a around the ear headphone.
--It's a smooth design
--Sound-quality, you can hear ambient/background noise a little clearer

Cons:
--Uncomfortable: 1.Shape of ear-pads, not for humans, apparently some people have straight up and down ears, this was my first instinct when shopping for headphones, not to buy them because of the up and down shape, always trust your first instinct. 2. Depth of ear-pads, not very deep your ear may be squished against a hard surface.

Uncomfortable after a while
I share an office with five other grad students. I like to work in there, but it can get noisy, so I wanted a pair of closed headphones to wear while listening to white noise. I chose these because they're cheap and got good reviews. I'm not an audiophile, so I probably couldn't tell if the sound quality was bad unless they crackled or something (which they don't). They sound find to me, and they're plenty loud for my purposes; I just need a low hum in the background. In fact, even wearing them without my m3 player on helps cut down the distracting chatter. And they serve as a "leave me alone, I'm working" sign.

The problem is that I when I wear these headphones for longer periods (more than 30 minutes), my head starts to hurt. It begins as a slight pinching sensation and progresses to a dull throbbing. They don't cause terrible pain, but obviously, any pain is undesirable -- and not conducive to studying!

So I ordered the Panasonic RP-HTX7-W1 Monitor Headphones (White), which are much more comfortable (and stylish!). I leave the Sennheiser pair at my desk (I won't be heartbroken if someone steals them) to use on days when I forget the Panasonic RP-etc etc.

missing adapter
Everything on the headphone is ok except ...
On the box it says there is a 6.3mm adapter enclosed but I could not find it ... in neither of the two I bought.

stereo headphones
I got this free with my Pepsi points. It works great with my mp3 player and laptop. It also has a long cord that allows for freedom of movement and dancing around!