[jordan85]

Hey guys, sorry to be wishy-washy here, but when I started this thread way back when the 555's and 558's were going for a little over $100 shipped. Now, I can't find the 558 for hardly less than $175, and this is the model I would seek after reading the reviews regarding the difference in soundstage.
 
Would you guys still reckon that the Senns are still a good deal with this steep of a price increase? Or would you say the difference isn't worth it when I could get the K240 or k271 for about $125, which is much closer to what I would like to spend.

 

[jordan85]

Anybody? I would like to order these today, and I cannot locate any local stores to test these headphones myself? Main questions right now are:

1) are the hd558's $50 better than the k240 or k271

And

2) is the k271 or k240 better for listening to jazz and vocalists? (Isolation is not needed)

 

[liamstrain]

1. I don't think so.
 
2. I prefer the 240 if you don't need isolation.

 

[scriabinist]

TH500RP for silky vocals, where the vocalist's larynx and your ear canal are one. Sorry if that's a bit gross.

 

[lejaz]

  TH500RP for silky vocals, where the vocalist's larynx and your ear canal are one. Sorry if that's a bit gross.

Wow....really old thread but I had to throw my $.02 on  this comment. I used to feel exactly the same about the dt48 and Sarah Vaughan and Norah Jones(not a jazz singer but great singer none the less). It sounds like they're sitting right next to you singing into your ear with the Beyer DT48. Sadly those are now discontinued.