alankanarbik

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Very nice clear sound which sometimes feels different (but not in the overall better-worse way) from the sound of my Logitech X-230 speakers with very nice sound also.

I use them mostly walking around the city. The open build makes me turn up the volume by traffic but also gives me the advantage to talk to my friends while listening to quiet music. Being into dubstep I would enjoy heavier bass but the phones still deliver the bass feltably in a nice way. The structure feels comfortable walking around, but on a hot day outside the material of the padding will get the behind of the ears wet once again. Compared to my earlier large Sony earphones with blue earpads, Seinnheisers do not provide the advantage of keeping my mobile sturdy enough by my ear for easy hands-free talking. As another weakness, the plug at the end of the cord is huge, making it uncomfortable but manageable to fit a pocketed mp3.

The phones give enough amplification on my Sony Walkman mp3 to enjoy music without city voices bothering me and at the same time not making me worry too much about damage to my ears from high volume. On laptop, the amplification can be too much. I have to warn you, though it's probably because of my second-hand pcmcia sound card, that listening with these phones on a high volume broke the phones for me and bass started crackling in the left ear ever since. Fortunately, I still had another month of guarantee time and they fixed the phones for me rather quickly, it must have taken a month at most. And now my Sennheisers are working right again and I'll be careful with the laptop. They have also fallen to the ground a couple of times without any detrimental effects.

All in all I'm truly happy with this model at the $250 I paid.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
I was looking at reviews for some time and previous experience with Sennheiser biased me a little towards these headphones. Let's be clear though, these are sit-at-home-and-not-bug-the-neighbours type of products. They leak sound yes - so the person in the other room may well still hear them, but the point of these is to offer respectable sound quality without shaking the glasses off the shelf however entertaining the prospect may be.

I chose these because the next model up is only done justice if it has a headphone amplifier. I wanted a solution that could be plugged into a laptop and thus far I have been delighted with its sound quality.

These units do require a fairly long "break-in" time so users may initially be a little disappointed but persevere and you will find that they become much more supple later on.

If you are in the market for headphones in this price range and you are looking to use them around the house then I cannot recommend these highly enough.

Trinity Alex

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $190.00 from -from Romania-

Summary:
Firslty I have to thank this website - I bought these headphones after about 2-3 weeks of searching review sites like this, I have to mention that these are my first hi-fi grade headphones.
The best word to describe these headphones is BRIGHT , the sound is really bright, some of you said that it doesn't have a "punchy bass" , I trully think that this is beacause these headphones do not artificially modify original sound (personally i think the bass does not need any improvement). My previous ones had such a punchy bass, that i could feel my eardrum tremble, but it didn't sound like it was loud (+ everything i was hearing had a shift toward the lows) , the HD595 have a bass just as it was designed to be in the recording studio.
In regards of the headphone amp, I can tell you that if you use them at a computer you will have no need for one [winamp - 50 % windows 50 % and they sound very loud, I mean VERY LOUD] . I have tested these with portable mp3 players, and to tell the truth, its no good, portable players can power these , but something is wrong, the sound is like ... restricted to certain frequencies , the bass really dies, so does the highs , only the mids are heard , anyway i don't think that these headphones were designed to be portable simply because they are open. * my n95 phone, strangely enough does not have any problems with these...
Because I sincerely bought these for gaming - music was second priority - I have to say they are more precise - but you have to get used to the different sound [at least 2 days] , everything sounds different and to be honest in gaming with no "punchy" bass from the weapon sound /etc it was a real strage feeling like - oh, that was how it was supposed to sound :) .
With other headphones , after about 4-5 hours of listening at a slightly louder volume , some mid to high notes kind of scratched my ears, and I had to stop the music or change the track because I couldn't stand it. With the HD595 , I had no problem with any notes, even very loud highs don't discomfort me in any way.
Related to burn-in , there was no difference noticed - probably my ears aren't used to such high definition sound :)
For all of you that changed more than 5-6 pairs of headphones because of cable damage / crakling / didn't like the way it sounded or just want a high definition pair of headphones - I highly recommend these... I'm just sorry that I wasted so much time hearing junk sound.... I should have bought these sooner :X :))


sorry for my english
[Trinity Alex, from Romania]

Strengths:
BRIGHT SOUND :X
Long cord
Loud [though its 50 ohms, they are much louder than ones with 20 ohms]
Clear + true sound
Detailed frequency response
Quality build
Looks really nice
Cool accesory included [headphone holder]
oh, and i almost forgot, very comfortable ,-

Everything I could ask from a home use headphone

Weaknesses:
sound leaking in/out [not a nuisance for me]
not suitable outdoors
not suitable for some portable players [on my N95 they sound pretty awesome]
a bit expensive - but if you want to hear music as it is MEANT to be heard - every dime spent on these is totally worth it...


only one person can use them at a time :))

Similar Products Used:
many products under 120 $ that broke in less than 12 months [cord]

DavidRitchey

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.33 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $160.00 from ebay auction - Refur

Summary:
These are my 'phones. They're what I use while I sit at my computer. And I sit here a lot.
I've had these for at least three years. They were purchased shortly after the product was first sold. They've been driven with and without amplification in addition to the output on my audigy or Xfi sound cards, which put out a considerable amount of power.
My HD-600's and HD-590's both pooped on me. I blew them out. They both developed loose, farting sound in one ear. I refuse to not try to go deaf. Heh.

Last night, I left my computer running.
My computer froze, apparently.
I thought the fire alarm might be going off again, as my girlfriend and I both woke up at 2 AM to to a rather piercing (admittedly not as piercing as the old, removed, fire alarms) sound.

Strengths:
Clean sound.
Moderately high sensitivity.
Highly Comfortable! - BIG plus for long listeners.
Audibly Durable!
The plastic housing and adjusters are still functional after being dropped a few times and with regular long term use. This seems to be a problem with a few other 'phones...

Weaknesses:
Plastic housing makes noise when shifting positions
cable connection at headphone makes a little noise when forces from the cord travel to the location and are dissipated there.

Similar Products Used:
HD 600
HD 590

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leedc

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
An excellent set of headphones that are hugely deatailed and accurate. However, for those who insist on listening to MP3s with them (awful format) it wont enhance listening experience as greatly as the more educated audio enthusiasts who stick to higher quality audio formats. After all, no matter how much you spend on headphones, speakers etc, the end product can only be as good as the source and if this happens to be an MP3 well, you get the idea.

Strengths:
Excellent reresentation of sound.

Weaknesses:
None, for people serious about audio.

Similar Products Used:
Other Sen products.