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| | Features | Closed, circumaural design for excellent passive attenuation of ambient noise (up to 32 dB)Exceptionally lightweight and comfortable for extended listeningReplaceable single-sided, coiled cable with 3.5mm jack connector and screw type 1/4" adapterReduced comb filter effects and distortion due to E.A.R. (Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement) and Duofol diaphragmsIncludes slimline carrying case
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| | Description | The HD 380 Pro professional monitoring headphone is designed to exceed the demands of the professional environment. The HD 380 Pro provides an extended frequency response with increased sound pressure level (up to 110 dB) for accurate sound reproduction in demanding applications. Not only that, but the lightweight, secure and rugged design offers a comfortable listening experience for long recording sessions.
Accessories include a detachable, 3.2-foot coiled cable (extendable up to 9.8 ft.), a carrying case, and a screw-type 1/4" (6.3 mm) jack adapter. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 9.53 inches | | Product Width: | 8.07 inches | | Product Height: | 4.33 inches | | Product Weight: | 2.1 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.7 inches | | Package Width: | 8.6 inches | | Package Height: | 4.5 inches | | Package Weight: | 2.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 19 reviews |
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Never know music can sound this good Aug 01, 2010
Absolutely Amazing!!!
Other reviews have already said what I want to say. Fantastic sound quality, super comfy, and the look is really cool. Sound isolation is also very good. If you turn the volume up a little bit, you can almost hear nothing from outside.
Before I bought these, some people warned me about the "veiled" sound these phones produce. I did not feel the veil at all. If the volume is very low, it may feel like the sound is produced at a low volume from a set of stereos around you. There is a feeling of distance, or space, which means the music doesn't sound right beside you. Yet the details are still there. Now, if you turn the volume up to a reasonable amount, everything just sounds crystal clear like the purest water. The feeling of distance simple has disappeared, and what you now feel is this very impressive soundstage. Every tone of your music is put where it should be, and you can clearly hear how the sounds of different instruments combined into the melodious music.
Now I am savoring all my favorite music again using my HD 380. They make everything sound surreal! When I put them on, I don't want to take them off. Your ears will not touch the driver, so it's like you are in an environment with super clear music floating around. These all are still before burn-in!
Good luck looking for your best headphones!
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Great upper midrange clarity - thin upper bass Jul 29, 2010
I do professional recording of classical musicians and am always on the lookout for new headphones to use "on-location" The "fold-flat" design of the HD380 pro phones was appealing as was the included hard case and the claimed high isolation level. My usual on-location, closed back monitor headphones are Sony 7509's (not the 7509HD), but I've also used Beyerdynamic DT-770's and AKG 240's, and an old pair of the classic Sony CD999's. My favorite casual listening phones are Grado RS2's, but they are useless for on-location recording because of their lack of any isolation.
My general impression of the HD380 pro's is that they have only moderately flat frequency response, which emphasizes the upper midrange. This translates to an apparent "clarity", but also causes an imbalance between the lower register instruments and the higher ones.
These phones do have good lower bass response, but also have a clear mid/upper bass "dip" and a very predominate upper midrange accentuation.
After much listening to a wide range of clean classical recordings, both my own 88.2 kHz/24 bit wav files and several commercial CDs which I feel very accurately capture musicians and instruments who's sound I know well, I'm very convinced that this assessment is accurate.
To confirm my listening impressions, I decided to run some frequency response tests comparing the HD380 pro's to my Sony 7509's. I connected a Neutrik Minirator MR1 audio signal generator to a high-end mic mixer and the phones to it's headphone monitor output jacks so each was fed by the same signal. The Mixer has very low output impedance and can easily drive many sets of phones in parallel. I ran several smooth 20 to 20kHz sweeps as well as a 31 frequency step sweep with each step lasting 200 mS. As a reference I compared the headphone output to a switched 250 Hz sine wave coming through my studio monitors (speakers). After adjusting the mixer output level so the headphones matched the 250 HZ speaker level, I attempted to judge each frequency as louder or softer than the 250 Hz reference and roughly gauge the amount of the differences, if any.
Test results;
Absolute sensitivity to a constant voltage, low Z signal:
The Sennheiser HD 380's are 5 to 6 dB less sensitive than the Sony 7509's. This is probably mostly a reflection of their higher impedance therefore drawing less current (and less power) at any signal voltage level. However, they are sensitive enough to be driven to decent levels by an iPod Touch and certainly any professional recording equipment.
Frequency response compared to a fixed 250 Hz reference (levels are subjectively noted in dB, differences judged to be less than 2 dB are listed as "flat"
Frequency (Hz), Sennheiser HD380 pro, Sony 7509
20, -12, -10
25, flat, flat
30, flat, flat
40, +3, flat
50, +3, flat
65, +3, +3
80, flat, +3
100, flat, flat
125, -3, flat
160, -3, flat
200, flat, flat
250, flat, flat
315, +3, flat
400, +3, flat
500, +3, flat
630, +6, +3
800, +6, +3
1.0K, +6, +3
1.25K, +6, +3
1.60K, +10, +3
2.0K, +10, flat
2.5K, +6, flat
3.15K, +6, +3
4.0K, +6, flat
5.0K, +6, flat
6.3K, +3, +3
8.0K, +3, +3
10K, flat, flat
12.5K, flat, flat
16K, -5, -5
20K, n.a., n.a.
Note: the drop at 16K Hz, and no response at 20K Hz, is due to my hearing and not reflective of the headphones.
I found the sound of these phones had a fairly serious effect on the apparent spectral balance of classical ensembles. To illustrate: I listened extensively to a new recording of the very fine Beethoven Project Trio which was recorded in late 2009 in the hall at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York. This is a piano trio (violin, cello and piano) who I've heard live, in concert at various halls and also in small (studio-like) salon situations. Listening via the Sony 7509's or through a set of room equalized studio monitors, the Trio sounded as they normally do, with their usual carefully attained balance between the three instruments. Listening through the Sennheiser HD380 pro's the sound of the cello was significantly reduced compared to the violin, which was significantly increased. This resulted in the cellist sounding as if she was sitting 8 or 10 feet further back in the hall. Additionally, the piano (in this case a very fine, carefully selected and regulated Fazioli) sounded bright and slightly "uneven" on the HD380's , but sounded normal (very fine) on the 7509's.
Another, somewhat unexpected effect, was that when listening through the Sony 7509's the room ambience was very obvious and clear, but through the HD380's the room ambience was greatly reduced and the recording sounded much more like it was made in a "dry" studio. I suspect that much of the low level reverberation that contributes to "ambience" (for this particular space) occurs in the 100 to 200 Hz octave and is not well conveyed by the Sennheisers.
Finally a few other comments:
I've seen an isolation spec. of 32 dB listed for these phones. In my experience, comparing the sound leakage in front of a pair of studio monitors playing pink noise, the isolation is more like 15 to 18 dB maximum. This is essentially the same as the Sony 7509's and is about as good as it gets with closed phones with well designed cushions.
Comfort with any phones is a very personal, subjective judgment. I found the HD380 pro's to be quite comfortable, but not quite as comfortable as the Sony 7509's which have just as much isolation, but with somewhat less head pressure.
I hope this is useful to anyone considering these for professional use. I'm only reporting what I personally heard. I don't work for Sony (or Sennheiser) and I love several of the new Sennheiser MKH 8000 series microphones, which may currently be some of the best available anywhere for recording classical music.
Your mileage may vary.
Just getting better and better Jul 22, 2010
I purchased these on June 30 and have thourly enjoyed them. This is my third Sennheiser headphone and I am hooked. The clarity is amazingly right in the middle of your head. The bass is not overpowering, but quite good, especially the deeper bass. The mids and highs are well formed and concise. The price point on these can not be beat, Amazon came through again. Would I recommend these to some one else? Absolutely. Friend or family, I would not have any quams about recommending these to anyone. The only problem, if you can call it one, is now I am going back through all my recordings and finding instruments and passages that were not as clear before. Wife thinks I am spending to much time under these, but it does keep me out of the bars!
6 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Sennheiser HD 380 pro Versus Competition Jun 06, 2010
In my quest to search for the best closed, non-noise-cancelling headphones that will do a satisfactory job of isolating the engine rumble of the bus that I take to and from work, I found that the choices are very few. I ultimately decided on purchasing two pairs, the Sennheiser HD 380 pro and the Shure SRH840. Prior to testing the differences between these two headphones, I ran both of them through my home audiophile stereo system at high volume for over 50 hours each plus another 20 hours each of casual listening to and from work.
First, the dimensions of each can. The Senn's are bigger and more oval shaped than the Shures. The Senn's cans measure approximately 4 9/16 inches by 3 7/16 inches, while the Shure's is more roundish, although still oval, measuring about 4 2/16 inches by 3 1/2 inches. The longer length of the Senn's may bother people like myself who suffer from TMJ syndrome (jaw problem due to clenching), which may also be further induced by its vice like pressure. The Shure's are not long enough to reach my jaw, and they fit more loosely but still snug enough to keep firmly on my head. The depth, the length of the outside of the leather that covers your ears to the felt of the inside of the can, is 1 1/16 inches in the Senn's and only about 3/4 of an inch for the Shures. This is a huge difference. My normal size ears actually touch the inside felt of the Shure's, but this rarely bothered me. This vast difference led me to believe that the Senn's will have a better soundstage; however, I was not able to detect any difference. The Senn's have a very thin and porous felt, and it is easy to see the speaker. However, the Shure's felt is thicker and far less porous, and therefore, it is not possible to see the speaker. Perhaps the speaker in the Shure's is further recessed, which may be the reason that I was not able to detect a difference in the soundstage.
I like the fact that the Shure's wire is a screw on, so if the wire breaks, it can be replaced. I believe that the Senn's wire is a permanent fixture, but I am not certain; however, I do know that they are not the screw on type. Although they both come with a case, I much prefer the Senn's case. It is a somewhat hard case, but at the same time somewhat soft - difficult to explain. Anyway, it is very cool. It even has a strap like handle - very cool. It fits very easily in my briefcase. The headphone case has a zipper and can be completely enclosed. The Shure's case is leather with a draw string, but it cannot be completely enclosed, and takes up a lot more space in my briefcase, and is not nearly as cool. I was not impressed.
In my subjective casual listening to these headphones during my commute to and from work, I felt that the Senn's isolated the outside sounds of the engine rumbles of the bus perhaps 10%-20% better than the Shures. I did a more objective test in my house, as I put the headphones on without music and listened to my air conditioner. The Senn's clearly isolated better. Still, the Shure's did a satisfactory job.
Now it was time to test the sound. First, I wanted to know if the headphones would sound different through an mp3 player (320 bit rate) compared to through my stereo system. I did a blind test. The difference was clear - it took me only between 5 and 10 seconds to know which sounded better. I came up with the same results time and time again. The headphones sounded superior, much cleaner and sharper, when connected to my home stereo. I am not sure how much of the difference was due to the mp3's compressed sound of the copy or to the huge difference in the quality between my audiophile stereo amplifier to the low quality amp of the mp3 player. However, my test may lead me to one day buy a portable amplifier for my headphones, if a company ever comes up with a high quality amp that uses a rechargeable battery instead of a 9v battery lasting only a week or two.
I wanted to know which is more efficient ( obtaining more headphone volume at the same amp volume setting.) I raised the volume in my amp until I was able to hear something. This test proved to me that the Senn's are efficient but only sightly. I used music with only midrange in this test.
Now I wanted to see which headphones sound better - at least to my ears. To me, better means more faithful frequency response, extended bass, and crisp and open sound. I used my audiophile stereo system as the reference. I listened to songs that I am very familiar with - Stevie Wonder, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie, Chicago, Elton John, Melissa Manchester, Kelly Clarkson, Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, George Winston, and Johann Sebastian Bach. I listened for many hours. I listened at high volumes and at very, very, low volumes. There is definitely a huge difference in the sound. By far the biggest difference is in the middle to high part of the bass, such as sounds produced by the bass guitar, bass drums, and synthesizer bass. I am completely convinced that the Senn's have an exaggerated mid to high bass. The Shure's mid to high bass always sounded far closer to the faithfulness of my reference. The difference is staggering. The only reason that I still listen to the Senn's with music with a lot of mid to high bass is that the rumble of the busses dampen the exaggerated bass; however, once I step off the bus, I always wish that I was listening to the Shure's. So, when I listen to say Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan, and Chicago, I much prefer to listen to the Shure's.
I must say, however, that although the Senn's mid to high bass is definitely exaggerated, its mids and high are impressive enough and the bass is tight enough, that the whole music spectrum can still be appreciated. However, the whole music spectrum is more appreciated with the Shure's, as it too has a tight bass and has mids and highs that are even more impressive than the Senn's.
Listening to music having a deeper bass than mentioned above, for example the plucking of the bass fiddle in Count Basie's CB Express and Satin Doll, the Senn's were a little more impressive than the Shure's. Going still deeper in the bass, the bowing (you know, when the musician uses the bow in the string instrument) in Bach's concertos, I was surprised to find out that the Shure's went equally deep as the Senn's. With bass this deep, it is nearly impossible to exaggerate the bass, so ultimately the headphones with the more powerful bass is the one with the better deep bass. I found that sometimes the Senn's sounded slightly better and at times the Shure's sounded slightly better. At one part of the music, I decided to listen at the lowest possible volume to find out at what volume would I not be able to hear the bass anymore. The Shure's actually did slightly better than the Senn's during this test. However, at a different part of another concerto, I felt something in the bass with the Senn's that I felt less of with the Shure's. Consequently, my impression with the deepest part of the bass is a mixed conclusion and the differences only slight.
When I tested the mid range to high ends, I found that the Shure's made this musical spectrum sound more separated from the bass than the Senn's, but I was not certain if it was due to the exaggeration of the mid to high bass of the Senns's. However, when I listened to Bach, which mostly lacks mid to high bass, the mids and highs still sounded more separate from the bass with the Shure's. Cymbals in every music that I listened to almost always sounded more crisp and clear with the Shure's. Still, they never sounded too bright or tinny.
All the other closed, non-noise cancelling headphones that I tested at the stores simply could not match the noise isolation of the Shure's and Senn's. However, I think that the Sony MDR 900's came the closest. I did not buy the Sony's because they were too loose fitting on me. If you want headphones that have high quality sound but you are a little less concerned about isolation from outside sounds than I am, I would consider the Shure's SRH840 and the Sony MDR 900. If you are not concerned about isolation at all, then there are many, many more choices. The Denon's 2000's is just one example of a solid choice for those who want high quality sound and do not care less about isolation, but, as I mentioned, there are many, many other choices. I just wish there were more choices for folks like myself who want to enjoy listening to music while being in the middle of a raucous of a big city. For now, the Sennheiser HD 380 pro and Shure SRH840 may be the two best choices available for those who need the very best of noise isolation, without the noise-cancelling technology.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
great headphone! May 17, 2010
Clarity
Deserves its title of monitoring headphone. it does give amazing clarity.
Bass
I was worried when i read that the bass is nonexistent but after getting my own pair, and after only a few hours of pink noise, the bass was nothing sort of weak. In fact, it was boomy. The mid bass was a bit on the weak side. Hopefully will get better after longer burn-in. I'm not much of a bass head, so take my review with a grain of salt.
Construction
- The coiled wire does get annoying at times since it's kinda heavy and so it's not necessarily for out of home use. It's very useful if you move away a lot from your PC(does stretch pretty long).
- The design give me a plastic feel, but I just owned this for a few weeks, I can't tell if it's durable enough.
Comfort
I sleep with my headphone on, if that helps.
Overall experience
The sound does falls a bit flat (probably for easier monitoring), but I'll give this headphone a 5 star for serving it's purpose.
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