Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "Michael Y." <darkice_2000@y...> 
wrote:
> Has anyone tried these phones before? Sennheiser HD 202.  
Apparently 
> they are this years model of the HD 200.
> Just out of curiosity, can someone check the specs to see if it 
will 
> be loud enough for my DTXPRESS 1 module.
> Here are the specs.
> 
> 
http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/products_headph
> ones_dj_05176?Open&row=2
> 
> Techn. Data 
> Jack plug 3,5/6,3 mm stereo 
> Nominal impedance 32 Ohm 
> Weight w/o cable ca. 130 g 
> Transducer principle dynamic, closed 
> Ear coupling supraaural 
> Cable length 3 m 
> Frequency response (headphones) 18.....18000 Hz 
> Sound pressure level (SPL) 115 dB(SPL) 
> THD, total harmonic distortion <0,5 % 

Mike,

Sorry. You seem to be getting me in the lottery these days. The 
impedance and and SPL are more propitious for volume than the 433s, 
and the sealed design bodes well for keeping out the stick noise. The 
only question is whether their sound will satisfy you, either because 
of their own compromises or because of the little Yamaha headphone 
amp's (in)ability to drive them cleanly. Here's the product review 
from the Headroom Company:

"In years past, finding a good sounding sealed headphone was very 
difficult. We now find ourselves in the midst of an abundance of 
them, including the Sennheiser HD 202. These headphones are solid 
performers in all areas, with an excellent tonal balance—neither too 
warm nor too bright. Though they do exhibit the typical (for 
inexpensive cans) "honkiness" in the mids, this flaw is quite modest, 
and easily tolerable considering the price. Like other sealed 
headphones in this price range, these cans are great for keeping the 
kids' video game music out of the way or for keeping the sleeping 
dormmates from waking up to your personal recording of a bar band 
doing "Cum On Feel The Noize."
The HD 202 use a sealed, almost-circumaural headphone design. They 
have small, circular, velour earpads that almost surround the ears, 
but are not quite large enough to prevent the flat part of the 
earpads from resting gently on the ears. The result is a set of 
headphones that have the light weight and small size of a supra-aural 
design, but have the secure fit and comfort of a circumaural model."

Unlike with studio cans, the construction does not seem to favor 
heavy use, and the cord might get in your way. Make sure that you can 
return them without penalty before you buy them. 

Ed