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Sennheiser are highly regarded for their headphones. They have a large range of everything from large home entertainment on ear headphones to small sporty in ears.

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Sound Quality: Very Good

Build Quality: Good

Comfort: Excellent

Value for Money: Debatable

Sennheiser are highly regarded for their headphones. They have a large range of everything from large home entertainment on ear headphones to small sporty in ears.

The CX 980i are a higher end set of in ear headphones designed for optimal use with iPhones and iPods. The sound quality is really very good, as one would expect, especially when compared to cheap headphones such as iPod basic ones, with a  rich sound that is brilliant at all volumes. In truth they are a little bass heavy which is a disappointment when listening to bass filled music, though adjustment of the equaliser on an mp3 player helps a lot, but if you listen to a wide range of music it is always difficult to get it right. This does not detract too much from the overall sound, but it is worth noting with such an expensive pair of headphones.

They are incredibly comfy, fitting in the ear perfectly and rarely falling out. They also work very well at blocking out noise, and do not bleed much sound either, a bonus for people who like to crank up the volume in public. One mild irritation is the control on the wire. Although it is a very handy feature – especially coupled with the built in microphone - it could do with more distinction between the buttons. Often, when not looking it is all too easy to pause when trying to turn the volume up or down and vice versa.

All in all I love these headphones. At first they took time to adjust to, but now that I have it is hard to go back to cheaper ones. The only reason I have focused mainly on the faults is because of the price. They should be perfect for that much expense, but perfection is not something easily found, and I certainly recommend these if you want a great sound with exceptional comfort, and you can afford it.

JA

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