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

Paid about $110 for an open box through Amazon. Are there better? Yes. But at this price you will be challenged to do better. It comes with detachable 3m and 1.2m cables and 3.5mm adapter plug. So this product offers a versatile setup for home and mobile use. Sound is awesome. Only possible con is the open design. It allows sound in from your surroundings. However I see this as a desirable feature when using on the go (allows good to hear that horn or siren BEFORE you cross the street).

best headset ever

Great soundstage and clarity

I bought mine used from Amazon using my sisters account thats why its not showing as verified purchase but doesnt matter. Ive done extensive research before settling on 558, 598 and fidelio x2. I picked the 598s over 558s because they look better to my eye and I couldnt afford the Philips Fidelio X2 - there. Yes these things sound great. Even though I unplugged the speakers from my comp, there were times when I put them on, clicked play, and for a brief moment, thought I had the speakers on. I actually leaned to look around the monitor just to be sure. Crazy. I know. These sound that amazing with good quality mp3 files. It must have been the wide sound stage I kept reading about that made me look. The lack of bass that kept coming up over and over from various reviews. Im probably a basshead but the bass in these, though not nutt thumping, sound pretty darn good for some reason. I cant quite explain why but the bass sound so beautiful in these. When You Sleep by My Bloody Valentine and Your Woman by White Town sounded oh so good in these. There are people who say the bass rolls off... what the hell is that even mean? You silly rabbits been hanging around head-fi too long? Theyre so ridiculously comfortable.Twice now I put these on only to realized 20 some minutes later I hadnt click play on foobar. I wear those thick black horn rimmed glasses. I imagine the only way to get more comfort would be to use speakers. The cord are comically long. Ive often wondered what it would be like to watch movies with audiophile grade headphones on while lying in bed. Now I know. These things are great for dialog by the way. I can now hear everything people are saying in Michael Bays movies. No. Theres no need to burn in headphones, buy an expensive tube amp and cables. I just had to get that out there. Con - these are used but there are no noticeable blemishes at all. Im thinking someone bought these and returned them to amazon? WTH amazon where are the scratches n the crack?!!!!!! The only con I can think of is I wish I could afford the Fidelio X2.

Compré los míos hace como 4 años y siguen sirviendo como el primer día. Excelente opción para si buscas audífonos open-head.

These just sound beautiful. After using closed back headphones for years these sound so much clearer in the higher ranges. However the bass is somewhat airy which personally I dont mind, but if you are mainly foccused on the strength of the bass you might not want this pair. Also, be aware, the impedance seems to be actually a little higher than the specified 50 ohms, I would guess it is closer to 80 so these may be hard to drive with very cheap amps and soundcards. However this is still a fairly modest requirement for the beautiful sound these produce and so I can throughly reccomend them, mainly on the strength of the beautifully clear mid and high pitch ranges as well as the comfort during use, light weight and open design.

La calidad de fabricación, el sonido sin distorsión , la comodidad de traerlos puestos por largo tiempo y que te permita escuchar lo que ocurre a tu alrededor sin tener que quitartelos los hace una compra inteligente y a largo plazo. Incluso cuando escuchas Espinoza Paz puedes sentir el olor a carne asada :V

Performance : Excellent home theater for audiophile souls. Detailed lows crispy mids detailed highs. If you need bass.. First let it burn around 100 hours even in the burn in period the bass is tight if you connect it to iPhone 6. And the whole thing changes when connected to Macbook Pro Bass is bossy now am actually more into hip hop and am loving it. Rock music perfectly rocks. Other generes it actually intended for that. I have a modded samsung s3. Rooted opened the inbuilt wolfson dac with beofella sound engine. And i never required a external dac for my s3. Its amazing my s3 is 3 years old and i thank samsung for that inbuilt dac. When am listening to hip hop in my s3 actually the headphones are dancing for deep bass vibrations like beats headphones. And the mid bass is awesome and punchy. So with a perfect dac it opens the bass so much which people are complaining. And for other details and sound stage experiance every other reviewr already explained. Am planning to buy a good dac soon to open to it more. The built quality is awesome the earlier cracking issue is no more with this. I wish these are foldable for portablity and should come with a case. However will buy a case any way. As this is a openstage set ya folks around you also enjoy with high and mid volume which my friends like it so much and you wont miss the music when you are talking to some one even the headphones down to your neck. I actually i like it. And people around you surely envy. Comfort: its the most affordable and comfortable piece of art. I forgot if am wearing these headphones and you can wear it whole day long.. No heating ears or mind it always keeps you cool as a german automobile it looks humble but when it comes to performance and features it leaves the competion to dust. If you want a perfectly balanced hometheater yes this hometheater is for you its actually 10.1 hi res system ha ha headphones.. And you are into gaming, movies, music or editing its for you. You have to close eyes and start pointing the fingers in air as where the notes are coming from. Careful when some one is around my mom some times intervance as am in some trance and talking to aliens in their language and crazy. Buy it blindfolded even on box price and i thank Amazon for the black friday gift and one day delivery i enjoyed my weekend with this baby.

After a fair amount of research into a well-rounded pair of headphones that i could use for gaming, movies and music, i decided on these. I was not disappointed. The sound clarity and stage is phenomenal, as it has been said a million times, its not bass heavy, so bass heads may want to steer clear but it provides the sound quality that I had read so much about.

Excelente producto, es escucha muy bien, deja salir el sonido pero son muy buenos, si recomiendo los recomiendo porque son de los mejores en el sentido de calidad-precio