[kin0kin]

just saw em new on ebay. dunny though, the 465 is selling @ $85 while the 485 is @ $79

HD465

HD485

 

[ajm07]

I just bought the HD485 from newegg.com HERE They should arrive soon. They have them for $60 with free shipping!!

 

[kin0kin]

cool, let us know how it sounds.

the 465 is just $0.01 less than 485...hmm what gives....there must be a catch somewhere.

 

[spike33]

are their pads semi-circumaural like 497/212, i can't tell from the pix

 

[Andrea]

The both seem very interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing them in shops here around...

 

[dr_digits]

I got my 485s from newegg today. I can't really comment on the sound because I am at work. They are solidly built, and I really like the included headphone mount. I only listened for a second, but they sounded very nice. At the same position on the volume knob, they are about as loud as my Koss Porta Pros and the bass goes way lower. I am listening on a nice unbuffered cmoy w/ o input caps. I can't wait to try them at home, they seem like an awesome deal so far. Someone with extra large ears would probably want to try them on before buying.

 

[Andrea]

Great! You're the first HD485 owner I know of. Congrats.

Please post your impressions later...
veery anxious to know more...

 

[gshan]

yay, anxiously waiting for review/comparison from dr_digits

. I've been watching their prices drop on Newegg, even though no one seemed to be buying them.

 

[ajm07]

I'm not an audophile like most of the folks here at Head-fi so I'm going to explain everything without using the usual lingo that 500+ post members use.

First, like dr_digits stated, they are solidly built. The pads are semi-circumaural like the 497/212, except they feel velvety. I spent 2 hours straight with them on and in my opinion, they are very comfortable.

The results were very different (but not bad) using my 3rd gen ipod compared to attached to my computer through my audigy gamer sound card. I found the bass to be more punchy using my ipod.

Here are the songs(at 224kbps) I listened to using my computer sound card at the headphone setting:

The following songs had very Clear treble. The phones handle bass well. They didn't sound muddy. The separation of instruments was good.

1) Tangerine Dream - Little Blond In The Park Of Attractions
2) Tool - Sober
3) Frank Sinatra - Summer Wind
4) Information Society - Pure Energy
5) Yanni - The rain must fall
6) America - Tin man
7) Ozzy - See you on the other side

If I was at a concert, I would feel like I was sitting about ten rows from the front. As a point of reference, the grado SR60 feels like I'm on stage standing in the center of the band.

At the price of $60 that I paid at newegg.com they are great headphones, but my pair of HD535 are far better sounding and the Technics 1200A handle bass much better.

 

[spike33]

what is this 535? never heard of it

nice review btw. plz give more comments as they burn in more

 

[digitaldave]

ajm07,

Thanks for the review

. Could be worth looking in to, if they ever come out here in the UK...

I know you've been listening to them from the inside, but can you comment on how much they leak out? For example, what are the like compared with your SR-60's? Just curious

.

Thanks,

Dave.

 

[Eagle_Driver]

Quote:

Originally Posted by spike33 what is this 535? never heard of it nice review btw. plz give more comments as they burn in more

The HD535 is a large, 1995-1998 generation full-sized headphone which was replaced by the abomitable "bionetic" HD500 in 1999. Sennheiser goofed in 1999 - and then tried to right that wrong by replacing the HD500 with the HD515 this past year.

 

[ajm07]

Very little leakage. I have them attached to my Logitech 5300 speaker system which is attached to an Audigy gamer sound card. I tested them again with the same songs with the volume set to around 6 out of 10 which is a comfortable level for me and maybe a little loud for some. If I was standing about 2 feet from the phones, I could hear them slightly. Any farther and the sound would be non existant.

The Grado SR60 is much louder at the same volume level.

 

[dr_digits]

My impressions of the 485 will have to wait until I bring my USB soundcard home from work. I figured out that the resampling of the audio in Windows is messing with the sound from the digital out. On the plus side, these headphones are at least good enough to hear that problem. I'm going to leave them breaking in until I can bring home a better digital source. So far the best part is the included headphone clamp. I attached it to my desk and the phones look really nice just hanging there. The cord and plug construction is also a notch or two above what I was expecting, the 1/4" adapter really makes a solid connection. Sorry I can't say more.

 

[Andrea]

Thank you to you both for now. So far it seems an interesting headphone.

ajm07 -- I think that a comparison with the SR60 would be very nice. Better still if you're able to use 'uncompressed' music though.