but you know, ill give the 598 a whirl after they arrive and then ill see what happens, they still look good and probably sound way better then the 595. ill probably just keep them

Quote: only 500 were made, aw shucks lol   na, i understand faux leather can be just as good, im not only buying the headphones because of that, i mean, its an unpleasant surprise and if id known , id probably be a little less bias when i was choosing. I beleive they fixed the...

Quote: lol not the main reason, but it is a reason, its another pro i take off the HD598 list.   Ive been comparing different headphones, cost/quality, etc. and when i thought the leather on the 598 was real, it was an indicator that the headphone quality is probably top notch, so...

well, not really, but i guess you can say its part of the wow factor that got me really interested in the 598 in the first place, i mean, you gotta admit, its aesthetics alone is kinda jaw dropping   but now the glamour wore off, ill focus on other models like the 701 or maybe the HD595.

aw damn, oh well, guess ill be cancelling my order.   Ill just continue saving up for the AKG K701,

I have very conflicting answers from many different sources. So is the headband padding cover made with real or faux leather? I really hope its real, because thats one of the reasons i ordered it.

Hi, i was wondering if anybody has found a suitable replacement cable for the HD598 yet, I am about to get it, but the only thing stopping me, and for me, its a real deal breaker, is that the cable is 10 ft long, way to impractical for my use.   The 3M long cable is supposed to be "user...