Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition Over-Ear Headphones - Black (Discontinued by Manufacturer)

i got these on a deal for 95, these are supposedly comparable to the offwhite 598s, i heard so many great things about the off white cans. I also own the 558s. I dont write immediate reviews, I have had both pairs now or over a year. There is not a huge difference between these and the 558s especially when it comes to the soundstage. For price points it was worth the 95 bux, but if you can find the 558s for under 100, get those instead.

I bought these headphones over 3 year ago on Black Friday. They are still rocking after 4 years of heavy use. Keep in mind these headphones are home headphones... you dont want to use these out on the town roaming around. By far the best headphones i have owned in my 37 years on this planet.

Got it on sale for $99 around Christmas time, probably one of the better purchases of my life. Best budget open headphone available right now. Dont plan to use these when out moving around or in public, but great for home use. Not much else to say, if youre looking to save money and in the market for an open headphone, this is your best bet.

Fist and foremost: these are the most open headphones Ive ever owned and this includes other Sennheisers. Sound comes in and out of these headphones quite easily. That might be a pro or a con to you, but its something you ought to be aware before forking the money for them. To give you an idea I can hear myself typing this review even though Im listening to music relatively loudly and my wife can hear the music Im currently playing from her office across the living room. So, if you work in an office environment, you will likely be annoying your desk neighbors with whatever youre listening to. The positive is that the openness makes this pair of heaphones cooler (temperature-wise) and very comfortable to use for long periods of time w/o burning your ears off. Sound: from a holistic point of view, Id rank these headphones a notch below my ATH-M50x, on par with CHC Silverados and couple of notches below BD 770s. I found the highs on the bright and brittle side of things (similar to the BD-770s). I hear a bit of a gap between the highs and mid range frequencies. Its hard for me to explain, but after careful listening, feels like a chasm in a very small subsection of the that frequency range. But not noticeable enough (at least to my non-expert ears) to be bothersome. The mids sound great. Nice vocals and instrument definition and rendition. The lows feel a bit boosted, much like the ATH-M50x, but that might be a good thing depending on the type of music you listen to. Sound stage: beautiful, wide open, well defined, great instrument location and separation. I think this is the best part about this pair of headphones. Very close to the BD-770s in that respect. Comfort: the fit, the earmuffs, and the openness (mentioned above) make these headphones exceptionally comfortable to wear for long periods of time. I have a rather huge noggin and these headphones fit me like a loose glove. Were it not because I can feel the music so close to my ears, Id probably forgot I have them on. In terms of comfort Id rank it right at par with BD 770 and much better than either the ATs or the CHC Silverado. TL;DR: zero noise isolation, not particularly portable, extremely comfortable, very competent sound. In all. In all, at current prices, its hard not to grab pair and have around for cases when comfort and ventilation are paramount with minimal sound quality tradeoff.

『DACとアンプ構成』 PC→UD-501→HA-501 【購入した理由】 手軽に使えて装着感が良好なヘッドホンを探し、HD598を買い直しました。 今回はSEなんで厳密には違いますが、中身は同じです。 【装着感について】 重量が軽くてフカフカのヘッドパッドに緩めの側圧。 長時間の使用でも疲れ知らず。もはや最強クラスです。 HD598に匹敵するのがK812ですが、残念あやつは398gと重いのです。 ヘッドホンの重さは重要ですよ。 【音漏れについて】 現在、使用しているヘッドホンの中で比較してみます。 普段聴く音量で騒音計を使い、計測してみたところ以下のような結果となりました。 ※この結果は他のヘッドホンレビューにも使用しています。(室内は測定前で39.8dBAでした)。 「使用楽曲」花ハ踊レヤいろはにほ　１番まで。 『結果』 ①K812：47.3~63.0dBA VOLUME33 ②HD700：46.7~61.0dBA VOLUME30 ③K712PRO：46.2~59.3dBA VOLUME30 ④HD598：42.0~51.0dBA VOLUME35 体感ではK812>>>>HD700>>K712PRO>HD598でしたが、そこまでの差はあり ませんでした。オープンエアーだとしてもヘッドホンですから、自室利用であれば 音漏れの問題は無さそうです。 「エロゲー」ナマイキデレーション（みさきボイスの一文をリピート再生） ①K812 ：MAX57.6dBA　VOLUME33 ②HD700 ：MAX50.8dBA VOLUME30 ③K712PRO： MAX49.0dBA VOLUME30 ④HD598 ：MAX47.8dBA VOLUME36 エロボイスは音楽よりもdBAが低いのですね。ふぅ――セフセフ。 ここから音の傾向についてです。 個人的な趣味でオタク系レビューなのはご理解ください。 （この層のレビューは少ないのです） 【弦楽器エントリー/蟲師サウンドトラック】 中域に厚みがあり、リラックスできる音作りです。 HD598SEを使用していると、ついウトウトしたくなります。 HD700と並び、よく眠れるヘッドホンですね。 【アニソンエントリー/花澤香奈】 ボーカルは近めです。花澤さんの声が弾けちゃってます。 上位機種のHD700より丸くてカワイイ感じがしました。 いや～癒やされるわ～。 【エロゲー】 声が近く、濃厚なリップボイスが楽しめます。 お姉さんに弄られるシーンは股間がムクムク……おっと失礼。 この値段でこの音とは、恐れ入りました。 【まとめ】 買えばわかるさ、このコスパ！ 取りあえず手元に置いておきたいヘッドホンです。 最近眠れない方にもオススメ！

Best open ear headphones. Perfect!

1.5 years in: Still working as if it was just bought. Its been used average of ~2hrs per day as of 6mo ago.

These headphones work very well. They came with an adapter so I could use them in all of my audio jacks. Sound quality is great even after having them for a year. I recommend these headphones if you want to listen to music or play Video Games.

I dont know how much I can actually add to this because so much has already been said about these headphones. But what I will say is that you should not worry about these headphones not having bass. They definitely have it, its just not the center of the listening experience. These headphones are really great for movies, tv, and games, and most music. Anything really where the human voice and ambience and the center of the experience.

Great headsets! One of the best that I had.