Sennheiser HD595 Appreciation Thread - Page 63

Cool, thanks!  I am not too concerned with bass extension or quantity. I much prefer a well defined, controlled, punchy bass... which sounds like the Senns will not deliver but that may be their only pitfall. Can anyone with a small head confirm these as a good fit? I am definitely considering the HD595s as my first real step into the world of Sennheisers

@jamri -  Don't have a small head myself, but they should fit just fine I believe. If you want to be certain, perhaps try out a pair in a store somewhere? :)

Anyway, had mine for 3 years now. Using them with a Creative X-Fi Music.

I'm still very happy with them, overall they're quite good. I can only think of 2 downsides.

1. The bass is pretty much nonexistant on lower volumes. Turning the volume up high enough to hear the bass means fatigue kicks in rather quickly.

2. Sounds a bit too piercing at times. I'm not too familiar with the terminology on this subject, so it's a bit hard for me to explain.

Ordering an E7 + E9 tomorrow, don't expect much of an improvement over my current setup. Planning on getting an HD650 soon, which should be a bit less harsh and with better bass. Can't wait :)

I'd still recommend the 595s though. The fact that only after 3 years and an added incentive (crappy onboard laptop sound -> need a DAC -> might as well upgrade) one thinks of upgrading, should say enough!

I used mine for about three years with a X-Fi Fatality card in my game machine. Great high to low fidelity and not a whiff of fatigue often at high extended levels. Only tried music a few times directly out of a decent Denon stereo amp and no complaints there either. Currently using AKG 601's out of a Little Dot I+ with iPod / LOD source. From memory comparisons AKG gives more detailed and accurate highs with wider sound-stage. 595's gave more bass definition and warmth. 

They are currently in storage and even with AKG's on hand they are severely missed.

Small/mid head and fit and comfort is fine.

Just got my new, used HD595's in the mail this morning. I'm at work, so the source is my Cowon J3.

Coming from my HD25-1 II's there is certainly less bass, but more than I expected. Midrange and treble is clearly better on the 595, listening to Norah Jones right now and she never sounded this good and natural on my closed cans, the same goes for Tom Waits. Brillant, as I bought these to supplement the HD25 for vocals and acoustic music.

I have a new amp incoming (curse you, Head-fi, Slayer of Wallets!), a Maverick Audio Tubemagic A1. Hybrid tube and solid state amp, should be fun with the 595's 

The cable on my 595 is slightly damaged, with a small hole in the outer rubber "cover" on the cable. No exposed wire or anything, but the seller included a brand new original spare cable, still in the sealed Sennheiser bag. Now I'm having a hell of a hard time deciding if I should replace the cable or if I should score the connectors for a custom cable... I do like me some Mogami copper...

Just listened to James Blake and Daft Punk. The HD595 does indeed have bass - if there's bass on the track! While not as punchy as my HD25-1, it's definetely there!

Time for some rap!

I've had my 595s for 3 years and I love them. I do crave a bit more bass in some recordings, but just more impact. The bass detail is there. Sadly, I've never tried these with a good amp. I bet they are even better with an amp!

Hi, I do not own the 595 myself but a friend of my do an he uses a Little Dot MK3, OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH MAAAAAAN, that amp made those cans sing. Everything got better including the bass.