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

Let me start off by saying if any of you are thinking of getting the m50x by audio technica over these please read this. I own the m50x myself and these sennheiser 598s in both the closed and open back versions (598cs if interested in looking up the closed backs) I purchased the closed backs first on accident meant to get the open backs and didnt even realize they sold a closed back until I received them. I will say the closed backs sound just like the opens just a little, very little less soundstage, hard to notice at first but they are by far the best set of closed backs I have tried. I am blown away by both I havent touched my m50s since, I thought I was still going to use them for movies because everybody says they have better bass than the sennheisers what do you know people attached to brands rather than quality will believe they have a great product because of the name on it and what other people say about it. The m50s definitely have a place out there for something Im sure but if you arent sure you love them then try the sennheiser first you wont be disappointed. I have tried the open backs with music of course, gaming on Xbox one, and movies I give them 5 stars in all of those categories I think Im going to adventually get the 600 or 650 and sell off all of these sets I currently own.

My first pair of high quality headphones and was not disappointed.

Excellent sound clarity. And bass is adequate for listening. Not too much of thump. Though it dereves all 5 star but giving 4 because sennheiser has not provided a cover for the headphones. If u are spending 19 k for headphones it ought to come with a headphone cover.

Super comfy and great sounds quality. Removable cable is huge!

I bought the Audio Technica ATH-M50X because of all the good reviews they got. They are truly horrible. I want to throw them down on the floor and stomp on them. Bass is boomy and muddy. The mids are overbearing and the highs are shrill. They got such good reviews. I dont get it. So I bought the Sennheiser HD 598. Im happy to say I love them. They have a very pleasant and natural sound. Beautiful sound stage. Also very comfortable. Only problem is they are an open back design so I can still hear my wifes voice. But thats a different issue..

It is awesome and even more awesome when you get them at a steep discount on Amazon Day. Be warned though! I fear that having the HD 598 and ATH-M50 with the Fiio E10K is becoming a siren call to leave the world of medium-fi and enter the ridiculously overpriced hi-fi scene just to hear how much better the sound can be. I dont know how long I will resist before I move up. Seriously though it is an open headphone (cannot take them to a library unless you keep the volume very low) giving an large soundstage. It is very comfortable with the velour pads. The open back design prevents your ears from getting too hot. The sound resolution is also great with a more analytic (truer) sound signature. I believe that the HD 598 complements the ATH-M50 perfectly (closed headphone, ears get hot, still excellent sound resolution with an emphasis on highs and lows giving a fun sound as opposed to an analytic sound). For the vast majority of people, these two headphones coupled with any external DAC will be more than enough for sound quality for the very, very long time.

He comprado estos auriculares despues de que mis Audio Tehcnica ATH-AD700 hayan pasado a mejor vida despues de 7 años de servicio. Buscaba un reemplazo que fundamentalmente fueran muy comodos, para largas sesiones, y abiertos ya que me parecen mas naturales que el sonido de estudio de los auriculares cerrados. Bien, despues de una semana y varias pruebas y comrpaciones estas son mis conclusiones: Comodidad: Ultra comodos, quizas los mas comodos que he probado nunca, con la excepcion de los Sennheiser HD800. Tenia miedo que hicieran presion acustumbrado a los AT que simplemenete se posaban en la cabeza. Pero, nada de presion, son ligeros y se puede mover la cabeza, algo que era un punto flojo en los AT, que no permitian muchos movimientos. En est aspecto un 10 absoluto. Materiales: Aqui flojean algo mas. No estan mal para lo que es el mercado hoy en dia, pero son fundamentalmente de plastico y polipiel con las rejillas metalicas (aluminio?). Encuentro que hace unos años, uno compraba por el mismo precio unos auriculares de mayor calidad, hechos en Japon, Alemania, EEUU o algo asi. Estos son chinos y se nota. De hecho, hace 10 años los unicos auriculares caros hechos de plastico completamente eran los Bose, ahora hasta los Bose parece de buena calidad comparados con lo que hay por ahi (Beast, ufff). Comparados con mis AKG 702 hechos en Austria, la diferencia es muy notable. El plastico de los AKG se nota mas resistente y solido, y la piel es real. Incluso la construccion de los AD700 tambien resultaba mas solida. Bueno, pero hoy en dia parece que para tener algo asi hay que gastar el doble que hace unos pocos años. Aun asi, se ven duraderos, aunque las primeras ediciones tuvieron problemas de grietas estos parecen ser la nueva generacion sin esa problema. Sonido: Esto para mi es lo mas importante. Los he probado principalmente con musica. He leido mucho sobre ellos y la pega mas comun era su falta de bajo. Bien, los he comparado con los AKG K702 y con mis para negra Audeze LCD2, conectados a un amplificador Burson Conductor. De verdad, no entiendo a los que dicen que les falta bajo, yo diria todo lo contrario tienen demasiado bajo con falta de control. Es para mi, quizas, el punto mas negativo de los auriculares. En la famosa cancion Take Five el bajo y la percusion se quedan demasiado en el aire, no tienen la nitidez y precision que te dan los AKG 702. Los medios y graves son ricos sin llegar al nivel de definicion de los AKG, las voces estan ahi pero algo apagadas, sin brillo. La compracion con los LCD2 es injusta, pero para mi son la referencia, me dicen como deberia de sonar un auricular casi perfecto. Claro valen €1200, y son impresionantes. Por encima de €1000 ya todo suena bien, es mas bien una cuestion de gusto y (ojo!) edad, por la fisiologia del oido. Los HD598 se quedan cortos, como al 65%, lo cual es normal. Sin embargo, los AKG tambien son claros vencedores, y esto es menos normal si uno atiende a reviews. Los AKG son mas precisos, controlados y las voces estan mas presentes y brillantes. Pero quizas lo mas sorpredente es que para mi incluso los AD700 de Audio Technica resultaban mas resolutivos y precisos aunque eran demasiado crispy por los agudos. Lo bueno de los HD 598 es que no es necesario el amplificador para disfrutarlos, al contrario que los AKG que sin ampli estan muertos. En resumen, son unos buenos auriculares que te haran disfrutar de la musica, juegos y peliculas, pero que si lo que buscas es mayor calidad en reproduccion musical, recomendo los AKG, con un ampli, claro. Les doy 4 estrellas porque considero que ser ultracomodos y fallar algo en el resto no es suficiente. Para mi las marcas han disminuido la calidad de los productos y subido los precios. Los que llevan usando auriculares bastante tiempo saben lo que digo. Los HD 598 por €134 estan bien, por mas ya no. Nota: Los AKG 702 ahora se fabrican en China tambien, asi que la comparcion actual con los HD598 podria ser diferente.

Cable got damaged after one month. Went to service centre to get it exchanged. Sound is really good but its not good for office environment, noise leaks a lot. Bass & Clarity are good. No complains.

I have 3 closed back headphones which are Shure SRH840, Audio Technica ATH-M50x & Bose QC 30. This was my 1 st time buying an open back headphones. I had seen all positive reviews of these headphones and I must say they live upto expectation. They are really comfortable with effortless sound reproduction. All instruments comes out well with no sibilance whatsoever. You will not feel fatigued even after long hours of listening. The best part is the soundstage. Its wide as it should be for an open back. I find myself using these headphones the most along side the shure. I also use these while playing CS GO. These are actually the same as the 20k game one from senns just without a mic. So yes, highly recommended. Built quality is all plastic but very high quality. The kind youll find in high end cars. Also they are quite lightweight. If I had to point out one con it would be the padding in headband. The surface area of padding could be more, its not uncomfortable by any means but a little more surface area would have made these headphones just perfect. Edit- They actually fixed the headband padding in the newer SR model of these same headphones but the newer model is currently not available and even when it will be available, it will surely be more expensive than this one. So unless you can find the newer model for the same price(not gonna happen anytime soon) you should go for these.

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