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post #31 of 38
7/28/12 at 5:27pm
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I end up putting the foam back on (unmod)

 

seems the modded HD558 is a bit too bright.. sound stage is better but just sound a little too bright

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post #32 of 38
7/28/12 at 6:04pm

Just IMO but I hate the hd558 cable and adapter for portable use :( . And there's pretty much no replacement cable for it (other than the stock version). Really wish I had known this before I bought them...

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post #33 of 38
7/28/12 at 9:02pm

you can try to buy a short male to female cable to help relieve stress of the 3.5 port on your portable device, i use a cable splitter that has 1 male port and 2 female ports which total to a 3 inches long cable, these stuff are really cheap so i hope this helps

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post #34 of 38
7/31/12 at 3:00pm

Thanks I actually came to the same idea.

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post #35 of 38
8/11/12 at 9:55pm
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OK, after using it for a while.. I find HD558 too be lacking in bass, the high and mid is better than my HD515, but the bass is not to my satisfaction..

 

I think I'm going to sell my HD558, I think I'm not happy with it.. it may not be worth the upgrade from HD515

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post #36 of 38
8/11/12 at 11:30pm

well the bass on the hd518 is better, bit since its probably similar to hd515, probably its best to stick to the hd515

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post #37 of 38
8/12/12 at 7:16pm

Maybe try these? http://www.soundearphones.com/collections/sale/products/sennheiser-hd-419-headphones

 

Not as refined as the hd558's imo, but epic bass and overall nice sound :) They're on sale too :)

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post #38 of 38
8/12/12 at 11:53pm
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Originally Posted by michaelscai View Post

OK, after using it for a while.. I find HD558 too be lacking in bass, the high and mid is better than my HD515, but the bass is not to my satisfaction..

 

I think I'm going to sell my HD558, I think I'm not happy with it.. it may not be worth the upgrade from HD515

If you listen to them long enough, you'll eventually hear them as having a good amount of bass. There will be a psychological change, and burn-in will help as well (though not much). You may want to wait a little longer and see. 

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