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Sennheiser HD 201 G4ME
Jayesh Limaye, Nov 20, 2008 1759 hrs ISTThese casual headphones are tuned for gaming.
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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Performance We used the headphones in a variety of different environments. We first plugged them into the Asus Xonar D2X in our test PC. We disabled all DSP plug-ins and equalizer settings. We listened to music first and the headphones sounded disappointing as they are quite weak in bass and mid-range, while the treble was just about ok. Listening to Hindi songs is tolerable as there is not much of bass in the songs. When we listened to a symphony, we found that you can actually feel the placement of different musical instruments exhibiting a nice soundstage, indicating a very good stereo separation and almost negligible stereo crosstalk. Next, we played a few games and the most impressive ones were first person shooters. These are really impressive in games with positional audio and we were not surprised as these had already demonstrated that prowess with the soundstage performance. We then unplugged the HD 201 G4ME from the Xonar and took them out for an excursion with a few MP3 players. Since these are open-backed, they tend to leak a lot of sound and your neighbors will easily know what you are listening to. On a negative note, that would be irritating for a few neighbors. We then concentrated on using them with different MP3 players and found that these cannot be driven completely with just an MP3 player and you do need an amp for that purpose. So, while they do work with just about any MP3 player, you cannot expect them to please your ears and the sound generated is a bit weak, especially when listening in a crowded location. Verdict The Sennheiser HD 201 G4ME does not perform as well as one would like them to, but they are good where they are supposed to be, and that is in games. They are ok with treble, but weak in bass and the mid-range, making them unsuitable for audiophiles. They are good at soundstage and that is the reason why they are also good as gaming headphones. They are not ideal to wear with MP3 players, since the player is not good enough to drive them resulting in insufficient sound volume levels. They are comfortable to wear for long gaming sessions, thanks to the comfortable leatherette ear pads and its light weight. Being lightweight, they are ideal to be carried around, especially for gamers, but it is a pity that Sennheiser could not supply a carry case with them. It would have been better if there would have been a provision to fold them in some way. With a 2-year warranty, the Sennheiser HD 201 G4ME costs you Rs.1,990. We would rather suggest you go for a lesser expensive HD 201, also from Sennheiser, which is available at just Rs.1,430. Test unit sourced from Genesis PR
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