Sennheiser HD 215: More than just a bass.

Since my times initial times at the university where at 19 I was the proud owner of a company called Maniacustica and spent my time building and selling car audio equipment (and not studying) that I’m a big fan of fine audio equipment.

I’ve always had a thing for really good, deep and powerful bass. Be it on house-style music, a good RnB, a rock classic or even heavy metal (think Metallica) bass can have a striking impact on the quality of your music-listening experience.

It’s been a while since I paid any attention to fine audio equipment. I was decided to go back to owning some really good, bass-powerful audio equipment and so I recently acquired the Sennheiser HD 215 headphones.

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I was not going to buy a full audio system and so I decided to consider a new set of headphones that would have really good bass but wouldn’t compromise on the audio quality of the the other side of the frequency response range.

With a factory response of 12 to 22000 Hz and big ear cups the HD 215 is definitely designed to handle deep and powerful bass. However, my tests with music requiring a good mid-to-high response, have also show that the HD 215 can handle any type of music with a clear and vivid sound. The excellent attenuation of ambient noise together with the very good wearing comfort makes the HD 215 ideal for long listening sessions.

Another little feature that I like on the HD 215 is the fact that you can unplug the headphone cord from the body of the headphones. This means the cord can be replaced if it gets damaged avoiding having to throw away a perfectly good pair of headphones. The headphones come with a practical protective pouch to carry them around.

At 80 euros these are not your everyday headphones but they certainly they justify every euro spent. I’m loving them.

February 13, 2010 | Tags: , | 2 Comments 

How to Bootstrap (my experience with Adegga)

How to Bootstrap was a presentation I did at Reboot together with my good friend Thomas who did a great job of putting my bootstrapping experience in context.

I had a great time talking about my journey building Adegga. During the presentation I share some funny and not so funny moments of that journey so far. I hope you enjoy the video:

February 11, 2010 | Tags: , , | 7 Comments