[Thilly]

i listen to dubstep, rap/hip-hop and some rock. mainly rap/hop-hip though. would there be an improvement of bass in the 598 compared to the 558? ive heard the 558's before. i like it. i already have a pair of M50 but i want something thats open eared. what really attracted me to sennheiser is how incredibly comfortable they are. are the denon d2000 as comfortable as the 558/598?

 

[KG Jag]

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i listen to dubstep, rap/hip-hop and some rock. mainly rap/hop-hip though. would there be an improvement of bass in the 598 compared to the 558? ive heard the 558's before. i like it. i already have a pair of M50 but i want something thats open eared. what really attracted me to sennheiser is how incredibly comfortable they are. are the denon d2000 as comfortable as the 558/598?

 
Although the 558 and 598 share the same drivers, the bass of the 598 seems to be slightly better.  Not sure if the the simple "black tape removal" affects this or not.
 
The D2000 is very comfortable.  If pressed, I'd say the 598 is slightly more comfortable and the 558 is almost equal in comfort.

 

[prayer86]

The foam mod will give the HD558 slightly more bass than stock, albeit it sounds a little less tight. The HD598 still sounds different from a foam modded HD558. However, I don't think the discrepancy is worth the price difference (IMHO).

 

[Thilly]

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The foam mod will give the HD558 slightly more bass than stock, albeit it sounds a little less tight. The HD598 still sounds different from a foam modded HD558. However, I don't think the discrepancy is worth the price difference (IMHO).

 
ah, ill do some more research on the two. thanks
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Although the 558 and 598 share the same drivers, the bass of the 598 seems to be slightly better.  Not sure if the the simple "black tape removal" affects this or not.
 
The D2000 is very comfortable.  If pressed, I'd say the 598 is slightly more comfortable and the 558 is almost equal in comfort.

from lookin at the pictures of the D2000, they look like they'd fit very similarly to the M50. the pleather and the shape of the cans look really similar. i can imagine that the 598 would be a lot more comfortable than the M50. thanks

 

[KG Jag]

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ah, ill do some more research on the two. thanks
from lookin at the pictures of the D2000, they look like they'd fit very similarly to the M50. the pleather and the shape of the cans look really similar. i can imagine that the 598 would be a lot more comfortable than the M50. thanks

 
The pleather on the D2000 is better than that on the M50--but both are good.

 

[Thilly]

thanks guys i made my decision. i went for the 598. just bought it. now on my quest to find an amp!