But having a pair that is light, very comfortable and has spacious sound due to open-back design to use with vintage devices was an interesting idea to me. If you wish to use such equipment, an alternative (shorter) cord is the obvious answer avoiding the protrusive 6. I went between them for a few hours and i'd say its closer than it should be but the HD600's still win.

The plot shows some lingering in the lows and around 700Hz but no problems in the higher frequencies (aside from 4kHz). The cups are very large and deep, so your ear will stay suspended inside the cups, not really touching anything. So in regard to comfort, for the money you're paying (as of 2023 these are available for ~70euros) you really get very good comfort. In the low end, the sound of the HD 559 is characterized by relatively strong detail, as well as a deep and resounding bass. The 10 ft (3 m) headphone cable is thick and durable, but the connection is a 1/4’’ stereo plug – and there is no adapter to be found in the box.However, I do not share the manufacturer’s classification of these headphones as an audiophile product. Whether you’re a music enthusiast or simply enjoy discovering new sounds, the Sennheiser HD559 is a must-have for your listening pleasure. From the specs above, we can gather that this headphone sports a standard frequency range and offers a decent amount of detail.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Below a comparative measurement of the HD559 and its more expensive bigger brother HD599 Bass extension is the same. Alas, when doing this modification the coarse mids/treble is no longer masked and the dip around 1kHz that now came to be makes the mids/lower treble over accentuated and is a bit ‘nasty’ and ‘hard’ sounding. Where the HD 569 were a little honky and shouty, the mids on the HD 559 are smooth, open, and natural. A substantially broken seal will result in less subbass but the bass ‘hump’ will not be affected much.Like the other review said, this kind of tuning with recessed lower treble will be much more forgiving to flaws in mastering compared to a neutral or bright headphone which can give the sensation of piercing your ears with some music. While the 558 is effectively obsolete, the closed back design of the M50x still gives the HD 559 a solid edge when it comes to audio fidelity in the home.

Philips TAUH202BK/00 Audio On Ear HeadphonesBluetooth On Ears (Wireless, 15 hour battery, Soft ear pads, Microphone, Foldable) Black ds €39. Before I jump into my review, I feel it's important to give some context about myself that ultimately influenced my review. Nevertheless, I noticed a slight overemphasis in the form of a surge, which limited the delineation of the elements involved in a mix compared to more expensive designs. then going though each of the 1/3 octave tones to 10,000KHz gets a fraction HD559 to -dB ear sensitivity faint , so i increase level on REW to -13. Sennheiser engineered transducers use aluminum voice coils delivering high efficiency, excellent dynamics and extremely low distortion.

This prompted me to pull out my other good cans because once the itch started, it required scratching.

Relatively inexpensive, just in case I decide to not utilize my headphone system much again, resorting back to speakers and home theater. I used malleable eraser but some tape or other material that seals the holes is also fine as long as the material used cannot get into the holes. It seemed to be hard to drive compared to what I was used to and would also distort bass pretty bad relatively early. The main reason I bought the Schiit Gumby multibit is because I wanted drums and cymbals to sound right. And maybe I will fix my DT880-600 that came with basted driver from warranty job by Beyer repair center in USA: they supposedly change the defective driver which measured way off (I have Clio since I play a bit with DIY loudspeakers).

The picture on the right also shows a (self-adhesive) felt furniture pad with a 3mm hole punched out in the middle. Powered by Sennheiser proprietary transducer technology and featuring the “Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement” (E. As I mentioned above, I spent many years away from my head-fi rig, and over that time I must have lost some of my discerning ear. Perfect seal, seal broken with a thick arm pair of glasses and seal substantially broken by slightly lifting the bottom of the pads which can occur when not properly seated. Another thing I immediately noticed was it sounded kind of muffled, like vocals were recessed from the rest of the spectrum.