Sennheiser Headphones and the Fire Brigade

I’ve recently purchased my second set of Sennheiser CX300 Eco Ear Canal Headphones so I thought it was about time I gave a little shout out for these headphones. I’m no audiophile but they’re the best headphones I’ve ever bought. Good sound reproduction, comfy, last a fair length of time and a nice eco wrapping rather than hermetically sealed in 15 layers of non-biodegradable nuclear plastic.

However simultaneous my most and least favourite quality is their oh so too good sound blocking. When I first bought these I was more used to less superior sound cancelling characteristics from my headphones. So much so, that when wearing them and letting myself into my old office I accidentally rearmed the security alarm system. Two bleeps instead of one are easy to miss with Sennheiser’s sound cancelling. I wandered nonchalantly upstairs to the office and couldn’t understand where the strange continuous siren was coming from. Cue anti-criminal smoke gushing out of some previously innocuous looking boxes and the entire office was in total whiteout.

One fire engine, four industrial fans and 60 minutes later and the office was final fit to be reoccupied. Thankfully I was working my notice at that company otherwise I would have had to resign in shame. Not my finest hour.