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AbRASiON wrote:Hang on, I thought the 555's were classed as the cheap end of the good ones from Sennheiser? I'm sure I've seen deals with them under 100$ or something?
Mine are 8 years old and still fantastic.
Washer wrote:I was never impressed by the HD555 or HD595, I assume that carriers over to the HD558 and HD598 but I haven't listened to those yet. They didn't fit the Sennheiser sound that I greatly enjoy with the HD580, HD600, and HD650. Best I could describe the HD555 and HD595 was accurate but very brittle. Where the HD580, HD600, and HD650 sound warm, lush and maintain or surpass that detail level. Even for other $200 to $250 headphones there a lot of better choices than the HD558 or HD598 out there.
The HD280 on the other hand I consider a classic. It's been a good to great value for a very long time. Tremendous all around headphone for the price. It does just about everything right (except for a coiled cord ugh).
Personally I'm sticking to my Denon AH-D2000 until they break. My favorite all around headphone I've had the pleasure of owning. If you really want to hear high end headphones I highly recommend going to a Head-Fi meet if one comes near you. $1000+ headphones are an awesome experience even if not something I'd be willing to buy. These days I'm contemplating a speaker system. I finally have the long term living arrangements to make it possible.
DancinJack wrote:AbRASiON wrote:Hang on, I thought the 555's were classed as the cheap end of the good ones from Sennheiser? I'm sure I've seen deals with them under 100$ or something?
Mine are 8 years old and still fantastic.
Maybe you saw another set for under 100. The 555's retail for 200 still.
I have a pair of HD485's that I've had for like...7 years now, and they're still pretty decent headphones. Obviously a closed set isn't going to sound quite as good as a decent open set, but there is a reason those 280's are so popular. They're a really good closed headphone for 100 bucks. I've been contemplating getting some M50's, but I've had such good luck with Senn and since I don't know anyone with a set of M50's it's hard for me to just pull the trigger.
chµck wrote:I agree about the 558. I bought a pair last year for $120 and sold them 2 weeks later. They just sounded weak.
I've been yerning to obtain my own pair of HD650s since I got into audio back when I was in middle school. They've just always been out of my price range :/
How do you like the D2000s? I was stuck between the hfi-780 and the d2000, but went with the hfi-780 cause they were supposed to be better with electronic music. They are fantastic, but I always wonder what could have been
chµck wrote:They responded to EQing really well and the noise cancellation helps to make them sound better.
anotherengineer wrote:Not to necro an old thread, but I have been eyeing one of these.
I am doing a lots of flying lately and want a set of closed headphones to help reduce the noise (in the $115 range). I see the impedance is quite high. Has anyone used these for traveling? Do you still get decent volume from them? Would a mobile phone work satisfactory?
Longest flight is 14-15hrs, so hope they are comfortable?
anotherengineer wrote:Not to necro an old thread, but I have been eyeing one of these.
I am doing a lots of flying lately and want a set of closed headphones to help reduce the noise (in the $115 range). I see the impedance is quite high. Has anyone used these for traveling? Do you still get decent volume from them? Would a mobile phone work satisfactory?
Longest flight is 14-15hrs, so hope they are comfortable?
superjawes wrote:Otherwise, you might check out InnerFidelity's Wall of Fame for alternatives. I would see no personal problem using the ATH-M50x. I have the original M50, and it does a really good job. My ears do/did get quite warm after a while, but they are still quite comfortable and offer some isolation.
superjawes wrote:Otherwise, you might check out InnerFidelity's Wall of Fame for alternatives.