Sometimes, a set of headphones is decreed so good for the money it bypasses mere popularity to become a must-own item – a certificate of knowledge or guaranteed access to the audio elite, if you will.
I'm talking about the cans that get passed around music-making circles. These are the headphones you see draped around the necks of the professional and everyday listener alike – see the Sony WH-1000XM3 (which have now passed over to the big gig in the sky), Apple AirPods, the Bose QC 35 II and the model I want to talk about here, my beloved Sennheiser HD 25 (seen below in a nifty blue option, but sadly only available in India).
