Sennheiser HD 630VB

SOUND: IT DEFINES OUR WORLD. It’s the birdsong in the early morning hours, the rumble as those eight cylinders roar into life, the hum of the waffle iron as it, er, irons waffles. Unequivocally, it’s one of our most important senses. Life is not over without it, but losing it is a devastating blow to most. And that is why you should enjoy it as best you can, whenever you can. Once the din of the day’s work has subsided, and the hustle and bustle ebbs away as the big city rests its weary head, the best thing you can do is sink into a good chair, slide on your favorite pair of cans, slap on some high-resolution acoustics, sit there, and just listen. Therapeutic? Most definitely.

Sennheiser’s latest HD 630VBs are designed with all of that in mind, and built with passion. The combination of build materials and mechanisms come together to create this beautifully crafted pair of headphones, to provide the listener with a truly astronomical experience, far beyond that of the likes of $10 earbuds.

1 STEEL REINFORCED BAND

Comfort is key, and Sennheiser has gone all out to ensure that you’re well spoilt. The aluminum headband lining the top of the HD 630VBs is strong and secure, the rubber coating gorgeous, and the memory foam headliner softer than a baby rabbit’s ears.

2 BASS DIAL & INLINE CONTROLS

Multi-purpose headphones— that’s what it’s all about nowadays. Inline mic, four-pole jack, 6.3mm adapter, volume and playback controls: damn straight. What is particularly neat about the HD 630VBs, however, is the inline bass control. Notice that serrated ring around the earcup? You can adjust that to change the level of bass at will, regardless of whether you’re on a PC or a mobile device.

3 DYNAMIC DRIVER

What really grabbed our attention with the Sennheiser HD 630VBs was the drivers. These circumaural, dynamic closedback design headphone drivers have an impressive frequency response of 10–42,000Hz. That’s higher than anything we’ve ever tested in the office—and, boy, is it good!