The seller's response is ridiculous!!!

I am sorry to hear that. For how long have you been waiting for them to arrive?

Hey, Where are you buying these foam discs from?

I see. I bought the MK2 pair from a German seller a year ago, they were in excellent condition but I paid a high price for them. Yes, it is risky somehow. In anyway, I would encourage you to try another set of earpads and see whether it solves the problem. By the way, have you checked if the...

Are they with the original earpads? I can say for sure that the MK1 that I have sounds exactly as you described on a specific pair of earpads. By the way, I have seen a few pairs of the HD 250 (MK1 and MK2) listed on eBay.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. Obviously, it help many people!

Another point to mention, I started enjoying them with gaming when I paired them to an amplifier that has a dynamic range of 145 dB.

Interesting. By 'clarity', I assume you mean an emphasis in the high frequencies region e.g. treble. However, I am not sure about the meaning of "Fullness" of the sound. Do you mean the dominance of the Midrange? Anyway, actually you described the HD 250's performance in movies/gaming fairly...

Wow!, the cma800i and Feliks echo mk2 look expensive and highly regarded. :relaxed: Which vintage power amp do you have? I found a used pair of the HD800 at 500$ used. Not sure whether they are worth it to replace the HD250 with them. I have tried the HD430 for gaming and I liked the experience...

Interesting. Which amplifier do you use to feed them? Have you even got the chance to compare them to the HD 800, especially for gaming?

Why do you think that they do not perform adequately when it comes to watching movies? Is it due to their slightly recessed mid-range or the extension in the treble region?

Hey, Has anyone ever tried those headphones in gaming or watching movies?

Could you please tell me what SET stands for?

While I do agree that an OTL vacuum-tubes amplifier would provide a subjectively pleasant sound out of vintage Sennheiser headphones, I must admit that some solid-state amplifiers do not fall short at all. I have recently tried pairing my HD 230 with a vintage power amp with a modern preamp and...

The Sennheizer HD540 Gold are great headphones. They have more elevated and more extended low frequencies compared to the non-gold version. Pairing with woth an OTL tubes amplifier would is the best opinion, exactly the same as with the HD250.