[horscht]

Hi.
Does someone know the sennheiser hd 1000 charleston? It’s sold at ebay (germany http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...item=803592094) and they say it's sennheiser’s top of the line dynamic headphone (thought it was the hd 600). I can’t find any information on the web and I’m wondering whether it’s good or not. Can you guys help me out?

Thanks.
horscht

 

[lini]

horscht: If you use the search function with the terms "sennheiser hd 1000", you'll also find chych's thread "Senn HD-1000???" with all the infos we could dig up...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[mecano]

horsch i remember a review of the hd-1000 at What hi-fi around 1995.the article said that the sound was mediocre and not even close to hd-580(top of the line Senn at the time)It was just a novelty phone.
you also have e-mail !

 

[greenhorn]

mecano,

The author of that review was wrong or biased. Mediocre??? Definitely not.

Let's be logical: why would Sennheiser celebrate their jubilee by releasing a *mediocre* limited series, gold-plated etc. headphone?

If it was not something really special (as I think it was), they would just drop a gold plating on the HD-580 and the trick was ready. But I doubt their intention to cheat, and I trust their intention to release a very limited series of a really special thing.

My 2 eurocents

 

[mecano]

Well i never heard them .i just said what the reviewer wrote
he concluded that Sennheiser's intention was to make a phone that looks special rather than sounds special. Like an ornament

 

[gerG]

Top of the line supra-aural phones? Wouldn't work for me, but just personal preference, maybe.


gerG

 

[greenhorn]

He he, if that reviewer had some kind of travel noise cancelling earplugs while listening, he fortunately did not wear his travel eye shades

I really wonder for how long lasted that guy in his "reviewer" job

IMHO, these cans not only look gorgeous, but they sound accordingly.

 

[greenhorn]

pic

 

[shivohum]

greenhorn, have you heard them or are you just guessing?

 

[HD-5000]

I'm guessing he owns them. (hint hint)

 

[greenhorn]

Shivohum, I have them. I like them *very much*, but I decided to choose among my Senns HD-540, HD-600s and HD-1000s... the HD-600s will stay and the other two will have to leave... if you will take a look in the "gear for sell-trade" part you will notice my "sell" announcement.

The fact that I would get more $$$ on the HD-1000 than on the HD-600 helped me also make my choice, since I need money for Christmas

Now I am NOT saying that the HD-1000s are better than the HD-600. They are... different. Sometimes I enjoy them more, sometimes I prefer the HD-600s. Yes, and sometimes the HD-540s. Well, these are just MY ears...

As for their looks, they are simply superb (to My eyes, of course

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[Jackangel]

I remember another thread that had a picture of these 'phones.
And I do think they're very nice looking as well.

But I didn't read anything on the sound they produce.

 

[lini]

Sound should be fairly similar to the HD-435 - same drivers used...

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini