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Sennheiser HD 599 Headphones
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Sennheiser HD 599 Headphones
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At the pinnacle of Sennheiser’s 500 series is the HD 599: a pair of open-back headphones optimized for audiophile-grade sound and plush comfort. Driving this vintage-styled series-topper is Sennheiser’s proprietary transducer technology, which showcases the company’s cutting-edge “Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement” (E.A.R.) design—optimized to channel the audio signal directly into your ears Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downOrtho_Sympa
144
Jun 9, 2020
The HD58X is cheaper AND is a vastly superior headphone... if you really want a hd599, just buy the special edition on amazon for 100$ when it's on sale.
liteon1
62
Jun 16, 2020
I've been listening to my 599s more critically lately and they sound a bit hollow (lacking mid-range). But when I listen to highly compressed music, they sound fine. Weird.
Evshrug
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Community
Jun 16, 2020
liteon1Well, the V-shape is a very common technique used in mainstream headphones and song mastering. First of all, our brains are excellent at equalizing and normalizing sounds once we get used to something. Second, there is the cochlear bowl effect, where our ears are the most sensitive to the midrange and vocals, and we tend to base our volume settings off of our impression of midrange volume. Knowing this, sound engineers can “lift” the bass and treble around the vocals to add extra excitement.
For many people, the v-shape is just how we’re used to hearing music, with headphones, home speakers, and in the car. It’s the “fun” sound. In many ways, it is the “consumer sound.” A flatter response is the “pro” sound, which is good for critical assessment and mixing, may sound flat and lifeless to someone not used to it. But, like I said, our brains are the best EQ, and you can grow to prefer either tuning.
Just be careful setting the volume based off of Aretha Franklin or The Pixies. Great musicians, but for some reason the vocals are very pushed back in the mix
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YJX94
16
Jun 9, 2020
Why on God's green earth with the blue water and the white clouds and the moon and the sunshine would you get these when the HD 58X exist for $170 and the 6XX for $220......................
VALAISE
87
Dec 17, 2021
YJX94The overall visual construction is distinctly different, and as someone who has Sennheisers that use the construction style of the 599, I prefer wearing that type over the 58x/6xx type. (I also have the 58x'es, and never use them because I hate the connectors and the overall build is uncomfortable and way too stiff.)
This style is a lot more nice to wear overall is what I'm saying, I guess. Different sound signature between 58x and 6xx compared to the 599s I'd assume. I like the beige, too, but many people don't, I guess
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jaybattle
76
Dec 23, 2022
YJX94They offer a different tuning/version of the Sennheiser house sound. The same reason why many people own both the 600 and the 650/6XX.
Drop+Audiophile
3407
Official
Jun 9, 2020
This listing is part of our new Sennheiser Brand Spotlight, announced here: https://drop.com/talk/41716/brand-spotlight-sennheiser Spotlights allow us to make more products available to the community with increased rewards points.
Where a $100 purchase would normally provide 100 Drop Rewards Points, in a spotlight, that $100 purchase will provide between 500 and 1500 Drop Rewards Points.
Product discussions are for the product, questions, and comments about the product itself. If you want to discuss pricing, points, or what you want to see next time, post in the Spotlight thread.
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Fayne
2586
Jun 11, 2020
Drop+AudiophileIf you don't want people talking about your stupid pricing, then don't run the site with a forums integration. The first thing people will notice is the price. The first thing people are going to talk about is the price. Price is usually one of the most important things when people are buying from a group buy/discount site.
So...
Oh look. These are wildly overpriced, even with the "Drop Points".
Your move Drop.
Syz89
13
Jun 9, 2020
Warning Warning... Do not buy these HD599. They are not better then the 58x. The 58x beats them at every level richer bass, better detail more punchy. While the HD599 is more flat alot more flat. And on fit the 58x clamps on your head and 599 is more loose thats the only part i guess 599 is better at. But here is the warning. After aprox 14 months the leather part will crumble of the headband and guess what you can't replace it yeap it sux and Sennheiser in Eu offers 2 years warranty they say but won't cover it says they say its cosmetic which is bullshit it affects comfort yes not massivley but you feel it.
bjvp182
224
Jun 9, 2020
Syz89Thats a pretty desk mat there. Kudo for that and thank you for your review on the 599
Syz1989
14
Jun 10, 2020
bjvp182Here are the desk mat names (model numbers) Since you wrote that you liked them . https://en.varmilo.com/keyboardproscenium/product_indexsubject?layout=65&model=Deskmat%20%2F%20Mousepad
6foutz4
14
Jun 10, 2020
This is a horrible deal, buy the hd58X! What a misstep by drop, they seem oblivious & deaf to their community with this drop.
trunks55
11
Nov 14, 2021
I unno about cost or whatever, but i daily drived these for like 3 years or so, was rough as hell with them as well, threw them loose into my bag, changed the cable from stationary setup at my desk to the shorter wire for going out to school or whatever multiple times a day, they were cracked, ear pads were falling apart, but hell if they still didn't work like day 1 even after all that. They are also 50 ohms, so they could easily run out of my phone or pretty much whatever i plugged them into no problem. I recently moved to some 770 pro cause, as mentioned, 599s were falling apart, but i still miss and prefer the sound of them sometimes. (im also a very casual user btw, I like good sound a lot but not much audiophile at all in me, mostly cause im too poor and not invested enough :j )
attack.theoRy
40
Jun 9, 2020
Why on earth are these $200? I thought the whole point of Drop was to have lower prices with group buys, not more expensive?
EDIT: Ok I see I'm supposed to talk about pricing in the spotlight thread? No idea where that is.
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RayF
22220
Dec 17, 2021
Just bought two pair of these as Xmas presents for my siblings (neither of whom are into headphones, audio gear, or fancy-pants HiRes music). I also sent each of them a FiiO Q3 Headphone Amp and a 1-year subscription to Qobuz so they'd have a source of good music and a way to power the 599s.
So far my brother (the youngest) is up and running and "hears" the difference. My sister won't get her's until tomorrow. That will be a different story...
And no, incase you're curios, I didn't buy any of that kit here. Not that I've never purchased anything here (or perhaps because I have), it's just that when it comes to something as crucial as a Christmas present to one's family, I couldn't risk the chance of becoming one of those pitiful customer service stories one reads about from time to time on these pages. Pity too, because I have made numerous purchase here in the past (and no, not any bloody keyboard purchases).
But I digress. The price for the cans on Amazon was the same as it is here. If you buy them here, you get points. If you buy them on Amazon you get next day delivery or at least the day after, with ZERO risk and a ton of tracking updates.
But I digress again--my brother (who had nothing to compare these cans to except the Bose QC IIs I sent him last year) reports a significant improvement over the Bose ;- ) Wouldn't it be a pisser if he didn't?! He's a homebuilt Windoze guy with an off-brand phone and did say the connection dongles shipped with the Fiio weren't a match for that phone. He found something in a drawer that finally let him do it, and ultimately was able to download and install the driver for his computer.
Fortunately, my sister uses current era Apple gear (as do I).
My brother did say the cord (on the 599s) would take some getting used to. I told him he was lucky he only had to deal with one side.
Here's a shot of my Mother and brother from a few years back (he's the one on the right).
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