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Is the HD590 the most Grado sounding Sennheiser?

post #1 of 11
10/12/05 at 10:21am
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I've read this description of the HD590 a couple of times. How accurate a description is it of the HD590 sound?

I've never heard a Grado to make the comparison.
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post #2 of 11
10/12/05 at 10:32am
As far as I know, the HD 590s are not recommended in the Sennheiser department. The most forward Sennheisers are the HD 555/595s.
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post #3 of 11
10/12/05 at 10:35am
Why look for the most Grado sounding Senn? Just get a Grado...
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post #4 of 11
10/12/05 at 10:46am
The HE90 is probably the most grado sounding Sennheiser.
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post #5 of 11
10/12/05 at 10:50am
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Originally Posted by tkam
Why look for the most Grado sounding Senn? Just get a Grado...
I already have the HD590, which I was quite happy with. However, I recently got the HD580, which I find superior.

I'm trying to work out if the Grado sound is for me.
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post #6 of 11
10/12/05 at 11:03am
Right so why not try out a Grado? There are alot of them in the FS forum right now due to the HF-1 craze.
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post #7 of 11
10/12/05 at 11:08am
As a former (long time) owner of an HD-590, and a current owner of an HD-595, I can tell you that the HD-590 is definetly not the closest Senn to Grado sound. In fact, the HD-590 was very far from the Grado sound. The HD-590 exemplifies the famous "laid back mids" of the Senn sound, quite the oposite of just about any Grado. The HD-595 gets closer to the Grado sound, but in my opinion, not close enough. I have never had the honor of hearing an HE90, so I can not comment on that.

If you are looking for Grado like sound with enhanced comfort, your best options are a Grado with Zeta pads from www.headphile.com, or probably something from the Beyerdynamic line. I am currently using a Beyer DT250/250 to complement my SR-225s. The DT250s have a similar sonic characteristic to the Grados and nice warm mids. The DT250/250 are the closest thing I have found to Grado sound in a closed and/or circumaural can. They will never replace Grados, but they are a very nice alternative in both sound and comfort.

For a taste of the Grado sound, look for a used pair of SR-60s. Try them out and decide if you like the, before spending too much on higher Grado models. Either way you can probably re-sell the SR-60 for all or nearly what you paid for them, and then upgrade to a better Grado, or something else entirely.
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post #8 of 11
10/12/05 at 11:10am
hd433 had a grado like sound
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post #9 of 11
10/12/05 at 11:23am
As does the HD25, apparently.
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post #10 of 11
10/12/05 at 11:27am
senn hd 414 / 424 where very good phones for the era they were produced .

The 424 reminded me a bit of sr125 sound , with a very beautiful upfront mids region and bit piercing on highs .
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post #11 of 11
10/12/05 at 1:20pm
HD25-1 are kinda grado sound. More alessandro sound.
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