Price Paid:  $50.00

Summary:
i've been using this headphone for about a year with a nad 302 and with a technics slp390, the interconnects are monitor cables.. i paid only 50$ because it's used, but it's in good repair. i wanted good sound & universal headphones for little money.

Strengths:
crystal clear sound, natural bass. glittering highs and balanced mids. lightweight.
the most comfortable i've ever worn. incredible sound for the money.
i recommend these to anyone who loves music in its natural way without any 'coloration'.

Weaknesses:
some people say that the highs are too much, and harsh. i absolutely don't agree with them. i feel that the instruments are agree together. but: it's not the best choice for techno or electronic music. out and away for jazz and classical. (you know it's in the name: 570 symphony)

sometimes the sub distort on the leftside (this failure is not only my flavour), but not always. there are special low frequencies that make the membran to distortion.

it's not for travelling, the sorrounding noises come in, it can't be attached to mp3 players or discmans 'cause it's 64 ohm impedance. but i don't believe it's a real mistake.

Similar Products Used:
technics rpf880, tripe philips, akg 301, 501.

Price Paid:  $80.00 from Amazon.com

Summary:
Great set of headphones for the price.

Treble was too harsh for about the first week and then they broke in and have been very smooth since then. Just had to give them some time.

Not too much bass. Like any new piece of equipment, they made me want to liten to my entire CD collection all over again.

They have taken up permanent residence next to my bed along with an old Sony CD player I had lying around.

Strengths:
Incredible sound for little money.

Weaknesses:
None. Cable could have been about a foot longer, but its not a deal breaker.

Similar Products Used:
Mostly generic Sony headphones

Price Paid:  $0.00 from 0

Summary:
These headphones would probably be good if it wasnt for one thing: the treble.

And it isn't just bad, it is absolutely horrible, piercing, disgusting and a MAJOR drawback. If it wasnt for this they would be perfectly fine and probably even good value for money.

Everything that isnt classical music becomes unbearable after just few minutes of listening. That's how bad it is.

Strengths:
comfortable
good with classical music

Weaknesses:
treble
only good with classical music

Similar Products Used:
sennheiser hd565 ovation (really good phones)
sennheiser hd600
grado rs-325

Price Paid:  $177.00 from Ljudshoppen

Summary:
I think these headphones are great, I got them for christmas present and can´t be more pleased. This was because my Plantronics .Audio 90´s had broken :/ need new phones and had decided that it was going to be Sennheisers. Many complain about to high highs and bad bass but I think that the phones sound like it says on the front of the package "Natural sound" not to much or to little. One very important thing is that you "burn them in" it will make them sound like they are meant to sound (I thought there was to much bass in the beginning but after they were "burnt in" they sound perfect). I listen to metal (some said that it wouldn´t be a good choice) I think that they work perfectly with the types of metal I listen to (Metallica, Nightwish, Evanescence and more...). I use them in my computer which works fine (some said that they wouldn´t be good for computers) the games "come alive" with these phones it´s a new experience. I do use them to the audio system to which is an little older Pioneer works great with that to. I saw The Lord of The Rings on DVD yesterday and was amazed to hear such things that I hadn´t heard before details in the background that I had never heard before. The soundstage is like everybody says GREAT. When I fire a shot in Counter-Strike I can hear with amazing clarity where the empty shell lands and bounces. The comfort is great, I sit buy the computer and listen to music and play games for long periods of time and I even wear glasses and the phones still aren´t irritating they are smooth (earpads are extremly comfortable) and light, the one side detachable cord is also genius. So If you are looking for new headphones that don´t cost half a fortune these are a very good pick, you get much for your money.

Strengths:
Extreme Comfort
Very good sound
Not very expencible
Good for "Allround" usage (PC, DVD, Stereo, Portables and so on...)
Good for many types of music (have tried both classic which they are made for, some Barry White and some other music to)
It´s Sennheiser what could go wrong? :)
Will never let these phones go I will treat them as a child just so they won´t break because of uncareful handling.

Weaknesses:
You may get hearing damages from abusive use (they are addictive :D)
Really none that I have noticed

Similar Products Used:
Plantronics .Audio 90 Headset
Other Crappy stuff :)

Price Paid:  $99.00 from Stereo +

Summary:
Far better than the HD495. I tried the HD495, 570 and 600. Well, the 600 were impressive, but expensive. The HD495 are cheap, but the bass is really too boomy. For the price I suggest you the 570, the sound is good. I use them on a Kenwood Soverein to listenning to movies mostly.

Strengths:
Comfortable, sound really good. The bass isn't boomy.

Weaknesses:
You can't called this weaknesses at 99$...

Similar Products Used:
Sennheiser hd495, panasonic...