Before we dive into some listening tests, what do we expect from travel headphones? well they have to be light and compact as you won't be using them all the time, they should block out background noise as they will undoubtedly be used in noisy environments such as airplanes

The Sennheiser PX100's come in a handy and sturdy carry case, the headphones themselves fold up into a very tight bundle enabled by the earphones twisting through 90 degrees, the whole package weighs just 60grams excluding the cable and measures 145 x 75 x 27 mm.

So they certainly pass the first part of the travellers test and they won't cost you in excess baggage, there is plenty of cable attached to the 3.5mm mini jack giving about 4.5 feet of travel, this neatly retracts into the case when not in use.

The PX100's are comfy too, the headband is well padded and feels great even after hours of use, the earphones themselves have a good padding system one which borrows from the techniques learned by Sennheiser on the more expensive units in the range, even at this low price point both earphone pads are replaceable. The build quality is first class and much more than we had hoped for at this end of the Sennheiser range, the PX100's have strong joint and reinforced headband ends, plus Kevlar enforced OFC cables meaning they can take a bit of punishment.

But how do they sound? for this we used our trusty Ipod and dipped into the eclectic collection of Lordpercy for everything from Acid Jazz to Franz Ferdinand.

The sound is quite rounded with a good bass response for such small units, even at relatively high volume levels the PX100's do not distort and seem well suited to mainstream POP and rock reproduction, the "Jazz" test did expose a average treble response. The top end detail is a bit confused and this did make some of the more frenetic acid jazz sound harsh.

We should however keep things in perspective, we tried th3 PX100's on the tube and you'd be hard pressed to notice the flaws we found in a quiet environment, while on the tube it was a chance to see how much background noise got though.

these are not noise cancelling headphones and as they do not penetrate the ear canal they offer little background blocking, so they do suffer from a fair bit of intrusion but the volume capability meant that even on the noisy stretch of the central line around bank, we could still hear fine.

For around £30 the Sennheiser PX100 headphones are superb value for money, they are not perfect but provide a warm balanced sound which is only compromised when pushed hard, comfortable for long trips and small / light they make great travelling companions.

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