Quote:   Don't know if they were defective? I don't think so but maybe - everything is possible...   I am a pro musician, sound engineer and music producer. I need my headphones to be flat, neutral, balanced and natural sounding. As I had the opportunity to compare head to...

Just bought a pair of HD 598. Awful! Took them back. Piercing high end, just terrible. So I’ve eliminated 1 pair which 480II's blow cleanly out of water. I think I will get some new ear pads for 480’s and be done with.

Quote:   Yes, about 250 EUROS

Greetings,   I have an old Sennheiser HD 480II cans I use in my semi-pro studio for mixing and mastering.   My cans are getting old and well used, so I am thinking Christmas present.     What are the best cans nowadays (open-back) to replace my cans with (without losing the flat...