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Sennheiser HD 201 G4ME

Jayesh Limaye, Nov 20, 2008 1759 hrs IST

These casual headphones are tuned for gaming.

Expert Rating:

Excellent for gaming, Excellent soundstage performance, Comfortable, 3m long cable.

Weak bass and overall mid-range reproduction, Lots of audio leakage, Can't be driven well by many MP3 players.

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EXPERT REVIEW

Music lovers are not the only consumers of headphones; gamers are another category of consumers for whom headphones with special attributes are manufactured. We have reviewed a few such headphones in the past and this time we have something from Sennheiser - HD 201 G4ME. These closed headphones are for the budget gamers and casual music listener. We are testing these today and will try to gauge how well they perform.

The Sennheiser HD 201 G4ME comes packaged in a nice-looking box. They come with no bundle and we would have really appreciated if they would have come with a carry case at least, since a gamer would want to carry them around.

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USER COMMENTS

Where can I buy audiophile quality headphones/earplugs (brands such as Sennheiser, Koss, Shure, Denon etc) in India online? Ebay seems to have some but I'm almost sure they're fake!

by rajorshi, Hyderabad, on Nov 22, 2008 10:21 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi ya, You can easily buy them now using the real distributor as Sennheiser is officially in India now. Just visit their site. Find the nearest distributor (NOT DEALER as DEALER MAY BE SELLING FAKE) and buy it directly. HD 201 in India presently priced at Rs 1350/- (Distributor price/Gautam agencies/Pune)

by Alok, Pune, on Feb 18, 2009 02:54 PM, Report abuse

From the initial impressions i would still prefer the HD 202s available for ~1500/- Higher SPL at same input.

by mathu, mumbai, on Nov 22, 2008 10:27 PM, Report abuse Reply

Interestingly the sound quality description matches exactly that of the Philips SHP 2500 Headphones that I bought a couple of weeks ago. I even wrote a review for it here: http://thekrazzyblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/philips-shp2500-headphones-review.html So basically you spend more than three times over the price of the Philips set on this Sennheiser set to get essentially the same sound quality, comfort and build but with a fancier brand name? WTH! I guess now we know big brand names don't always mean better sound quality.

by krazzy, Mumbai, on Nov 21, 2008 11:03 AM, Report abuse Reply