Sennheiser HD 457

171 reviews

Feb, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 171 reviews of Sennheiser HD 457. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Views about the sound and comfort are different, whereas many are less positive about the price.

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Consumer review (amazon.co.uk)

Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sennheiser HD 457

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Sennheiser HD 457 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 3.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.co.uk.

86% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

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Amazon.com review summary for Sennheiser HD 457

alaTest has collected and analyzed 114 user reviews of Sennheiser HD 457 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com.

81% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Feb, 2025

Expert review by : Aniket Kadam (techtree.com)

Sennheiser HD 457

Sennheiser's mid-range headphones; can they maintain performance at a lower price?

Accurate reproduction of highs and mids, Comfortable to wear, Cord take-up

Leaks audio, Weak bass response

Aug, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Best I'VE ever heard

Listen up, literally! You JUST don't know unless you can compare a few sets, and I bought a few sets including this one, the Sony "monitoring headphones" MDR-V150 (Bassy and flat in mids and highs), the "Ice tech Vibe" (Electronically rumble with AAA...

Durable, comfortable, long cord, very good bass handling (tight and punchy) with crisp mids and highs

Wasn't free? (I always thought that was silly (sic) and here I said it)

Mar, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

very comfy!

Overall, these are so cheap that I don't mind them only lasting 2 years. Amazing headphones for the price.

These headphones sound great and don't make my ears hurt during prolonged used. Every other headphone I've used has made my ears hurt

Only con is that I'm now on my 3rd pair in the past 4 years. These seem to last about 2 years max and then the wires get stretched too much and break

Mar, 2008

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

SENNHEISER HD457 3.5mm Connector Circumaural stereo headphones

For the price, you can't beat them...

Amazing sound, very comfy, worked great for my uses, pretty durable, I wore them around campus for 2 years before they crapped out on me

The left ear stopped working (after 2 years)

Dec, 2007

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great, Comfrotable, and Affordable!

I originally had a pair of Sxxy headphones that I used b/c they were built like a rock (plastic with a solid design). But the sound was just lacking in bass. So I bought these headphones for their price and look initially. I must say, these headphones...

Sep, 2005

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Consumer review (newegg.com)

Great Headphones

These are great headphones. I had to buy new ones because my old pair broke. They are so much better, and they are cheaper. Their bass is awesome, it doesn't sound bad like my others. My only problem is that the others got loud enough to hurt my ears,...

Aug, 2005

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Consumer review (headphonereviews.org)

Sennheiser HD457 Headphone

The HD 457 is a budget priced open headphone from Sennheiser that aims at bassheads. Most online merchants still have these in stock as cheap as $30. They're basically designed headphones and don't isolate background noise. The headphones are fairly...

Sep, 2007

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Sennheiser HD457 Headphone Reviews

Sep, 2007

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Consumer review (en.audiofanzine.com)

bassy

The Sennheiser HD 457 are really good headphones and they are really stylish at the same time. They come with this metallic type finish and look really futuristic. You can use these just to listen ...

Mar, 2012

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