Sennheiser HD595 (Headphones)

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I'm going to be paying £99 for these.
I'm just wondering If anyone has a pair and could comment.
I'd hate to be dissapointed at this price :D



Technical Data:
Nominal impedance: 50 Ohm
Weight w/o cable: 270g
Headphone type: Open
Cable length: 3m
Frequency response: 12Hz-38.5kHz
Sound Pressure level: 112 db
Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.1%

The specs above mean nothing to me but they may do to you ?

thanks for any help/comments
 
Depends what you want from your headphones...

I've not personally heard them but the general consensus is they are a good all rounder, flat frequency response, good it all areas but not amazing in any. So if you like all genres of music would be a good choice.....if your into a particular kind, say dance then probably not the can to go for as they lack bass impact.

A few notes about the spec you've posted.
- They're open, so no isolation at all. Maybe an issue for you maybe not.
- Although they are easy to drive for 50ohm cans, you maybe disappointed if you try and drive them out of a portable DAP or similarly weak source.

Also if you shop around you can get them for £85 delivered.
 
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Bigsy said:
Depends what you want from your headphones...

I've not personally heard them but the general consensus is they are a good all rounder, flat frequency response, good it all areas but not amazing in any. So if you like all genres of music would be a good choice.....if your into a particular kind, say dance then probably not the can to go for as they lack bass impact.

A few notes about the spec you've posted.
- They're open, so no isolation at all. Maybe an issue for you maybe not.
- Although they are easy to drive for 50ohm cans, you maybe disappointed if you try and drive them out of a portable DAP or similarly weak source.

Also if you shop around you can get them for £85 delivered.
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thanks Bigsy.
the open aspect does put me off actualy
ah well back to the drawing board lol.

I mainly listen to music channels on Sky and on my laptop.
also sky movies and DVD's...
 
Nice comparison of the decent closed cans in your price range here (skylab is well respected member over there): http://www.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?t=252485

The Beyer Dt770's Pros arn't in the review but are under £100 and very good, they do have big bass though, non bass heads tend to prefer the non-pro version that was made after 2005, plus the non-pro comes in a 32ohm version that would be more easily powered by a laptop over the pro's. Also Ultrasone do a fantastic range of closed phones.

Best advice would to get reading headfi for the kind of closed cans which suit the music you like :)
 
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A warning about head-fi though.

If you start doing research over there you will become overwhelmed and it'll seem like you have endless choices, which is true. When I first when there I was hoping to spend around £100 on headphones. That was about a month ago, but I caught the head-fi "bug" and now the owner of a M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound card (£60), a Porta Corda MkIII headphone amp (£60), Audio Technica AD700's for my open cans (£60) and Denon D2000's for my closed cans (night listening, £140). :eek:
 
thanks chaps.

I like the reviews of the HD25's but i found the manufactures description a little odd to say the least:

Manufacturer's Description
The HD 25 SP-1 is a pair of closed dynamic headphones for persons with severe hearing impairment.

:confused:
 
H2F Scott said:
A warning about head-fi though.

If you start doing research over there you will become overwhelmed and it'll seem like you have endless choices, which is true. When I first when there I was hoping to spend around £100 on headphones. That was about a month ago, but I caught the head-fi "bug" and now the owner of a M-Audio Revolution 5.1 sound card (£60), a Porta Corda MkIII headphone amp (£60), Audio Technica AD700's for my open cans (£60) and Denon D2000's for my closed cans (night listening, £140). :eek:
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I know what you mean! Originally, i planned on spending £60 on some 'phones. Now i have a pair of DT 770 Pros (£80) and a Corda Move amplifier/DAC, power supply and mini-to-mini cable coming soon (£160).

And i'm probably going to end up getting these darthed, too.
 
movingtables said:
thanks chaps.

I like the reviews of the HD25's but i found the manufactures description a little odd to say the least:

Manufacturer's Description
The HD 25 SP-1 is a pair of closed dynamic headphones for persons with severe hearing impairment.

:confused:
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Not sure on the quote....but..go steady these are the HD25-SP's (cheaper but lower SQ) they use a completely different driver to the ones in the review ie HD25-1 :)
 
Bah...Chicken! :D

You probably did the right thing tbh....decent audio gear is unfortunately a very slippery slope!....Still you could have got some decent phones for £18 still!! You can find the legendary KSC75 for under a tenner, open granted but for that kinda money....
 
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*UPDATE*

Just an Update on this thread:
My very exspensive (£17.99 lol) headphones turnd up today.
and I must say
i'm glad I didnt fork out £120+ on some now.

TV and music on PC sound great and I couldnt be happier.




Sony MDR-XD200 HiFi Headphones: £17.99 Delivered.

Specifications

HiFi headphones
Sound mode switch for Audio and Movie source
Powerful sound with 40mm driver unit
Neodymium magnet
10-22kHz frequency response
3.5m OFC single sided cord
Urethane Leather ear pads
Silver

My previous Sony headphones cost £70 and lasted 18 months.

If i get 12 months out of these than great......
 
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