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Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones
$149
$199

Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee Headphones

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The best choice for most people
After a few months trading back and forth between these and the HD6XX, I really think most people will be much happier with these. I do most of my listening to my ripped ALAC collection and/or Tidal on my iPhone through the lightning adapter. The Hd6XX are fine with this, but definitely don’t shine like they do when plugged into my desktop computer or receiver, whereas the HD58X sound pretty much the same (great) no matter what you plug them into. If you had to have just one and will do any listening through a portable source, go for these. As for actual performance, they sound like a slightly more energetic set of Sennheiser open-back headphones. Bass guitars come to life on these, and there is enough sparkle on the high end to satisfy most folks. A really great set of headphones at any price.
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This is a tough review to write. I know these are not 5 star headphones but every time I change it to 4 I feel like I am selling them short. I have plenty of headphones that are technically better in every single way but found myself having to listen to music I normally wouldn't in order to appreciate what they had to offer. The problem I always had was the music I like is normally poorly recorded and those headphones would just suck the fun out of most of my favorite albums. This includes the 600's and 6xx's. I'm not sure what I expected when I bought these. I've been daydreaming about the 660s and seen another 150ohm Sennheiser with the 6xx series looks for $150 and figured why not. Massdrop shipped them quick and they got here in no time despite the normally slow fedex/usps thing. I have a regular new headphone ritual where I open up foobar and play Reasonable Doubt. Normally I skip through that album in a couple minutes because those other headphones makes the poor quality samples and overall poor recording quality unbearable to listen to. I usually have to use my jbl s700's or ATH-WS1100's for old school hip hop. This is where this review may get a little weird so I apologize in advance. Now I have these on and hit play. Can't Knock the Hustle starts playing and the heart beat starts. At the 30 second mark it dawns on me I am sitting here with my eyes closed remembering when I first bought the cassette back in the day not really even listening. Then the 42sec mark hits and sitting in a room alone I actually say ooh. I sat there with my feet up and eyes closed and listened to the entire album. Not once did I have the flaws of the album forced on me or even thought to look for them. The entire time I was having memories of the first time I listened to the album and enjoyed it just as much as I did then. I know all that probably sounded weird but what I'm about to say may sound even more weird. All of my so called "audiophile" grade headphones always gave me the impression they were tuned by someone a generation older to fit the music they enjoyed when they were younger. These are the first quality pair of headphones that feel like they are tuned by someone from my generation. A lot of audiophile headphones don't seem to like hip hop or at least late 80's early 90's hip hop but these do. Everything just sounds pleasurable. My collection of music is just not hip hop and I normally have to switch headphones depending on what I want to listen to but I haven't felt the need with these. The only real shortcomings I think these headphones have is the soundstage and separation. I'm strictly speaking stock in this review because those can be improved. I find the soundstage to be very close to the 600's and separation of instruments to be a bit less or softer than both the 600's and the 6xx's. I would definitely like more soundstage stock but I think the way these do separation is part of why they work so well with all music and are so pleasurable. If your playlist goes from wu tang to rage to Biggie to Nirvana to Dessa to Wayne to you get the point these are for you. I have seen some comments of owners saying they had some graininess with theirs but I have no sign of that with mine. I did have that with those ATH-WS1100's but it went away after a week of use so hopefully those who have/had that issue with these will have the luck I had with those.
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Are these better than my Beats?
That is a definitive yes. I think the only place that the beats can beat the sennheiser hd58x to is who is going to be quicker in going inside the trash can and I believe that beats will win that round hands down, no competition xD. But on a serious note, there is no way any beats model could surpass the sound quality that this can produce
Will this work with my phone?
Short answer: Yes. Long answer: They won’t sound like the $160 you paid for and you will also need to crank up the volume quite a bit.
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Mar 27, 2024
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One of the Best I`ve heard ! Simply EPIC! :) use with preamp like LAKE PEOPLE - great one!
These are great headphones !! Build quality , soundwise !! I have hd600 but these are spot on different flavour , for all music ultra relaxing all you need just really Epic !! when there are shouty vocals so often in these days you`ll be happy that you have 58xx jubilee not hd600 on your ears :) tested on preamp Lake People g111 mk2 which is not so shabby as well. Btw I have very sensitive ears as musician hear pretty strongly every flaw or out of tune as singer many years professionally, I have heard many great equipments. These hd58xx jubilee are GEM quality more darker less shouty as hd600 sennheisers, but overally GREAT SOUND !!! :) Highly recommended with musically PERFECT headphone preamp as Lake People g111 mk2 heck even g103p mk2 is epic on these , basic lake people model . enjoy life & grab some too & have fun ;) I believe people were not happy with sound listening on basic sound card , but give these puppies proper preamplifier with killer sound , musically capable not benchmark king only :)))
Recommends this product? Yes
tagiam
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Mar 27, 2024
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening, Gaming
Music Genres:Classical, Country, Electronic, Hip-hop, Jazz, Metal, Pop, R&B, Rock, World
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Very Happy
I wanted a pair of sennheisers. I got a pair of sennheisers. I am now happy. Also, I grabbed cables from linsoul and openheart to upgrade. Strong clamp, fantastic sound, takes eq well.
Recommends this product? Yes
clearkill
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Mar 25, 2024
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening
Music Genres:Electronic, Hip-hop, Metal, Rock
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I was not a fan of these personally
I can't exactly put my finger on what it is about these headphones that disagrees with my tastes. The tonality is almost there, the detail retrieval is almost there, the comfort is almost there. Perhaps it is a case of too many compromises adding up to a lackluster whole. Whatever the issue was, these just did not do it for me. The best way I can describe them is like a 560s without the extended highs and lows, or a 6xx without the silky midrange. There just was not anything redeeming about these for me.
Recommends this product? No
Tabikinoya
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Mar 20, 2024
Activities:Casual Listening, Critical Listening
Music Genres:Classical, Country, Electronic, Hip-hop, Jazz, Pop, R&B
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Good quality
Price to quality ration is up there. Gives tube amp an extra bite in the sound. Basically worth every cents. Only issue is clamp is too tight which you need to use and object to let it get loose.
Recommends this product? Yes
LLAZ
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Mar 19, 2024
Activities:Movies & TV
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GREAT FOR GAMING
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Recommends this product? Yes
Dummybait
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Mar 19, 2024
Activities:Casual Listening
Music Genres:Country, Electronic, Pop, Rock
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Good sound at a great price
I’d say these mimic the sound of an HD650, but for almost half the price Brighter and have a small bass boost compared to hd6xx and hd600’s Clamp force seems a little stronger than the hd 600 and 6xx, butt not uncomfortable.
Recommends this product? Yes
Flumph0.2
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Mar 7, 2024
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Not at all what I expected
I thought the beauty of open back headphones was their open sound stage, but these are narrow compared to the Superlux HD668Bs I used to own. They are also notably muffled sounding and have weak treble. Unsure why people rave about these, but I guess it's taste Going to try to return. I could rebuy the Superlux and nice ear cups for 2/3 the price and enjoy listening more.
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Flumph0.2
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Mar 19, 2024
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Mar 19, 2024
Flumph0.2I have since done more research and my experience is not surprising. Comparing the 668Bs and 58X on rtings shows that the passive sound stage is very different as well as the treble response. Next headphone I plan to try to unseat the 668Bs are the Philips Fidelio X2HR. I acknowledge that these may have a slight 'V' shape response, but am willing to try.
jlsolorio5746
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Mar 2, 2024
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great sounding vocals
great for everyday use and durable
Recommends this product? Yes
AlejoR
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Mar 2, 2024
Activities:Casual Listening, Gaming, Movies & TV
Music Genres:Classical, Electronic, Jazz, Metal, Pop, Rock
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Amazing Overall
This are the most expensive headphones I have owned and for the sound it was worth it, there is enough bass and the treble is clear when listening to rock or metal, the guitars and vocal are clear and the bass and drums have the punch it needs. For gaming are perfect except there is no included mic however I already own a XLR dynamic mic, single player and competitive games. I really like that when nothing is playing you can hear whats happening around you like if you were not wearing anything. Started using the headphone with the 3.5mm from my PC motherboard and xiaomi mi 9t both gave enough power to feel the bass as well with a openheart $9 usb c headphone adapter or sharkoon mobile dac on my Pixel 6 so there is no need for a headphone amp but since I already own a zen can air I have been using it with that amp. At first the main problem I had with the headphone was the headband comfort which after a few minutes my head started to hurt due to the headband touching my head, however after trying different positions I found out the best way to prevent this is to let the clamping force hover the headband over your head. The clamping force is enough to prevent the headphone falling down even when headbanging.
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Recommends this product? Yes
Activities:Casual Listening, Gaming
Music Genres:Electronic, Pop
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Makes a great gift
I gifted these to someone and they really like them!
Recommends this product? Yes
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