Bansaku
1000+ Head-Fier
I'm thinking of buying these to use them for gaming (FPS priority, and GTA 5). However, the comments of the grain of this headphone is turning me off (it's the whole reason why I sold the Audio Technica R70x)
Do any of you find this to be true? And if so, with what kind of instruments/sounds is that grain the most apparent?
Ah, yet another Head-Fier who has concerns about "grain" because they read it somewhere. It's all a matter of perspective. ALL headphones have grain (aka lack of complete transparency).
Let me say this; I owned the HD 598 for years. They were my daily driver when at the computer, with their main use being gaming (many FPS, a few RPG and even GTA V). I purchased an HD 600 last year and sold my beloved HD 598 to a friend. Worst mistake of my headphone life. There is a reason that Sennheiser's line-up of award winning and well received gaming headsets are all based upon the HD 598, sharing the same drivers. If you can get the HD 598 for a killer price, you will not regret the decision to buy.