Weird Sennheiser Ad Says Urbanite Headphones Were 'Born to Pamper' Ears

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Stan Schroeder
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Weird Sennheiser Ad Says Urbanite Headphones Were 'Born to Pamper' Ears
Sennheiser's new ad features a weird encounter between a guy dressed as a headphone and a giant ear. Credit: Sennheiser

Are your ears longing for some pampering? A nice, hot bath perhaps? Sennheiser's quirky new ad claims its Urbanite headphones will help them "feel oh so good."

Launched at this year's IFA consumer-electronics show in Berlin, the Urbanite is best described as Sennheiser's answer to Beats: stylish, bass-heavy, on-ear headphones that cost $199.

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But Sennheiser seems to know that all those offerings -- plus its pedigree as a maker of great headphones -- might not be enough to draw attention. So in its new ad, the company showcases a man with a heavy German accent (Sennheiser is a German company) who is wearing an Urbanite headphones costume, while seducing a giant ear. Yes, you read that correctly.

We're not going to spoil it for you, but the ad starts weird, and just gets weirder. Watch the clip, above.

After it launched last week, Sennheiser continued to release equally odd follow-ups. Check out the company's latest, below:

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