Member Reviews: Sennheiser HD 580

I bought these headphones used on eBay in November '07. They were cheap, and were drilled through the headband for a listening post. They came with brand new HD650 cables.   This review will not be 'editorial' quality, because I can't stand the pompous, flowery hifi-speak that most hifi journalists subscribe to. This is more about why I like my HD580s.   I bought them before I had an amp to run them with, and so built one. I'd been using AKG K141s for several months prior to buying these, and was fairly happy with them. However, as soon as I strapped the 580s to my head, I was hooked. This would be a headphone love affair that continued through several purchases, with these always in my...

This is my 1st pair of nice headphones, so I do not have anything to compare them to. I enjoy the sound of them tremendously paired with my (also 1st) amp, currently a CKKIII. At this time, my initial setup for my 1st chain goes like this: PC>Foobar2000(FLAC)>WASAPI>Nuforce uDAC>CKKIII>Sennheiser 580. I think the setup works well and I enjoy the beginner's system at the budget price total of only $370 for everything. Do yourself a favor and instead of joining Head-fi just to ask "What amp/phones/DAC should I buy?" on your 1st post, educate yourself as to what is out there, what music you plan on playing mostly, and what prices to expect for what you are interested in...

Personally i prefer this design over the HD600

I have been extremely happy with these headphones for several years now. A hair got stuck in my right driver which caused a rattling at certain frequencies, it actually took me two years before I realized what the problem was and fixed it. Today they are as good as new and I am sad that they are no longer available. I'm sure the HD 700's sound amazing, but for what I paid for my 580s, I think they are one of the best purchases I've ever made.   They complement my much more bass heavy Triple.Fi 10s very well. These give me the soundstage I need to listen to classical, while the IEM's are used for most other types of music.   They look kind of dorky, but they make up for...

These headphones make you forget you are listening to headphones. They are so comfortable, so natural sounding, they are a joy. They have enough oomph to rock out (I don't think they are the ultimate electro/synth/rap cans) and yet present the most delicate classical music.    After about 12 years of CONSTANT use they finally gave up the ghost. Sent them back to Sennheiser for repair and was told they were beyond worn out. Got 50% off for a new pair of HD600s.   I cannot think of any piece of audio or video equipment that gave me more pleasure for the money than my HD580s. Best bang for the buck I ever had. 

  Sennheiser HD580 Review   Intro I was at a point in which I was happy with my portable set-up and I then had a want for a good rig on my desktop for when I am on the computer. They were going to have to be full sized for the comfort aspect and I was in want for a full soundstage so they were ideally going to be open. The one thing I wanted to make sure is that they had the quality level of my IEMS so that I didn’t just end up wearing them indoors instead but I also wanted them to be cheap. It looked like it was going to be a hard mission.   After looking around anything that looked ideal such as the Sennheiser HD600 series and some of the AKGs were out of my...

Purchased in Moscow, Russia in a premium store, hence the high price.   My first pair of audiophile headphones purchased without really reading any reviews but on the recommendation of the shop. Those Russians know a thing or two!   Went home, put them on, plugged into my old Dell laptop.... and they didn't leave my head for *6* hours.   I heard stuff that I never knew existed, it was a mind blowing experience that I can remember in detail six years later. A defining moment of my life.   These 'cans' are legendary and rightly so.   I just purchased a second pair (I gave my first pair to my old girlfriend) and look forward to some 600 grills...

Great cans, Amazing SQ!  

These are not my first headphones. Over the years I had various marks and types, and even an electrostatics (Jecklin Float Electrostat).   But those are the best that I ever heard for the price range. Dynamics is incredible, they sound in a very natural way, bass is full but very fast, midrange is very clean and warm, treble is detailed but always sweet, one can listen to all types of music with the same pleasure, and without any auditive tiredness.   Of course, like with all high end headphones, it is obligatory to listen to them with a dedicated amplifier to obtain the best sound. I use a G&W T2.6F, a hybrid chinese headphones amp, with tubes on the input and...