Ultrasone 580i review
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In recent years headphones have become more and more popular, but this also means the market is populated by brands that have better marketing than audio quality. And as with most people being drawn by marketing, great manufacturers like Ultrasone are not well known. You'd think for the kind of signature Ultrasone headsets have they'd be wanted. Ultrasone also does not have any wireless models/with assistant/phone call enabled, which many use paired with smartphones. Maybe they still are, but the forum does not reflect it, at least models in the lower end.
A while back I had some Ultrasonne 550/DJ1 rebranded 550, which I shouldn't have sold. They had very punchy bass, great for some genres. The 580i is an upgrade to the HFI-580.
Construction is fine, similar to the Ultrasonne 550/DJ1 rebranded 550.
Cable is not detachable.
Comes with two types of pads, leather and (silver) velour.
Pad dimensions:
Depth 15mm
Interior 56 x 40mm
Exterior 94 x 84mm
Comfortable, the velour pads are more comfortable.
Great sound isolation and little leakage.
Listened for a few hours. Driven by Xonar DGX and Chord Mojo. They are fine from the sound card, but can definitely use an amp.
From what I can tell, they are similar to the HFI-580's in terms of sound. Fast deep tight bass, somewhat recessed mids, ok hihgs. The 6 Khz (or wherever it is) spike is still there, but only noticeable in some moments. Ok soundstage.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ultrasone-hfi-580.6946/reviews
The velour pads dampen the punchiness of the bass, raises the mids, eliminates the spike. Also dampens the higs. Makes certain generes more listanable.
Great for dubstep, trance, drum & bass, and similar generes. Great for dubstep, trance, drum & bass, and similar generes. Ultrasone has kind of an unique sound signature. I also own HD 380 Pro and B&O H9i with H7 pads. I also own HD 380 Pro and B&O H9i with H7 pads.
Not my picture.
A while back I had some Ultrasonne 550/DJ1 rebranded 550, which I shouldn't have sold. They had very punchy bass, great for some genres. The 580i is an upgrade to the HFI-580.
Construction is fine, similar to the Ultrasonne 550/DJ1 rebranded 550.
Cable is not detachable.
Comes with two types of pads, leather and (silver) velour.
Pad dimensions:
Depth 15mm
Interior 56 x 40mm
Exterior 94 x 84mm
Comfortable, the velour pads are more comfortable.
Great sound isolation and little leakage.
Listened for a few hours. Driven by Xonar DGX and Chord Mojo. They are fine from the sound card, but can definitely use an amp.
From what I can tell, they are similar to the HFI-580's in terms of sound. Fast deep tight bass, somewhat recessed mids, ok hihgs. The 6 Khz (or wherever it is) spike is still there, but only noticeable in some moments. Ok soundstage.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ultrasone-hfi-580.6946/reviews
The velour pads dampen the punchiness of the bass, raises the mids, eliminates the spike. Also dampens the higs. Makes certain generes more listanable.
Great for dubstep, trance, drum & bass, and similar generes. Great for dubstep, trance, drum & bass, and similar generes. Ultrasone has kind of an unique sound signature. I also own HD 380 Pro and B&O H9i with H7 pads. I also own HD 380 Pro and B&O H9i with H7 pads.
Not my picture.
