Recent content by joshwalnut
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Meet the HD 598 Special Edition
i have the old hd 558's and in my opinion, best headphones you can get for ~200 dollars. They're a jack of all trades, master of none. Mind you, i have them modded pretty good...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
True, i forgot to mention, i have the HD 558's modded. Not the 598's.. i can't see the differences being night and day though when we're talking about sound imaging.. they can't be that far apart? Now don't get me wrong, the modded 558's have pretty good sound imaging, i can kinda sorta...- joshwalnut
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- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Reply to review by 'joshwalnut' on item 'SoundMAGIC HP100 Premium Over-the-Ear Folding Headphone'
Definitely, these headphones reach pretty high volumes with just an ipod. Like most other headphones though, they always sound better with a decent amplifier. I think this is what they mean when they say "these headphones need an amp to shine".. not because of the lack of volume without one, but...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
The 598's have a really big soundstage, but not the best sound imaging. Sound imaging is what you're after if you want to accurately pin point an enemy in a video game. In that regard, i think the PC 360 would be your best choice for gaming, plus that design is semi-opened, right? Some of the...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
A cheap amp will give you distortion at higher volume levels, so if you like your music to sound like garbage, then by all means... sorry, i'm a little bitter about a portable amp i recently bought on ebay for $30.. sounds like crap but on the other hand i did only really get it for watching...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
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SoundMAGIC HP100/HP150 Review and Impressions Thread
Nice comparison. You might be on to something there about the d600's being too boomy for movie watching but perfect for certain genres of music. I was once fooling around with the equalizer in vlc while listening to music and boosted the 100hz-200hz while listening to the hp100's... sounded...- joshwalnut
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SoundMAGIC HP100/HP150 Review and Impressions Thread
I was going to get the d600's but there seems to be a lot of hate about them not even coming close to the old denons... it's sometimes hard to make an informed decision with butt hurt fanboys writing mixed reviews. Plus i got the hp100's for a third of what i would have paid for the...- joshwalnut
- Post #728
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SoundMAGIC HP100/HP150 Review and Impressions Thread
Yeah the soundmagics are the only headphone out of the box that i was impressed with from the get-go... the other 2 grew on me over time... or they burned in... not sure.. lol.. it only gets better though! I keep switching from the original stock ear pads to the velour DT770 ear pads...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
The HD 598 stock cable is $12.95.. Technically you're paying more for the shorter cable with the 3.5mm termination. So technically it should sound better! lmao The wires inside the stock sennheiser cable is balanced already, so maybe the chinese distributor is only using 3 wires...- joshwalnut
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SoundMAGIC HP100/HP150 Review and Impressions Thread
I also must have the second revision, it's the only headphone i pretty much use now. It is much "funner" then my 558's and about on par with the ms1's but with more bass. These headphones *****in rock, especially considering the price i got them at. ...How in the hell does a closed headphone...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
That makes no sense whatsoever. He just knows something is wrong with it but he can't put his finger on it? I think your friend is wired wrong.- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
I cut my stock cable in half and i didn't notice any sound changes. A lot of people use to swear about sonic differences with shorter cables... hell they still do... lol I'm still curious and optimistic about silver vs copper though... One thing i did notice with my 558's and my fiio...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD 598 Impressions Thread
Every computer is different with really low end sound cards to really high end. Chances are if you're not a gamer and you bought your computer as is and didn't build it, you have crap for a sound card. (most just come with the motherboard) Just putting that out there. You need an amp...- joshwalnut
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Sennheiser HD518 HD558 HD598 HD559 HD589 HD579 HD599 Support Thread
"Major differences".....good luck with that! I personally can't hear any changes, i guess i'm the lucky 1% that didn't fall victim to placebo... lmao "..waits for some doofus to say my setup isn't high end enough to hear any significant changes" pfffffffffffffffff- joshwalnut
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