[ben_r_]

Looks like the cats out of the bag. Some chinese shop came up with a "universal" connector for these cans and now were going to start seeing cables galore getting pumped out. LINK and LINK
 
I must say, it certainly took them long enough.
 

 

 

 

 

[ben_r_]

  Interesting... where can I buy a momentum cable?

I believe they are around $150 USD from Sennheiser though.

 

[streetdragon]

  Looks like the cats out of the bag. Some chinese shop came up with a "universal" connector for these cans and now were going to start seeing cables galore getting pumped out. LINK and LINK
 
I must say, it certainly took them long enough.
 

 

 

 

Any idea how they sound?

 

[Phredd]

 

 Interesting... where can I buy a momentum cable?

 
 

 I believe they are around $150 USD from Sennheiser though.

 
Roughly $80 from Sennheiser. Just got my Momentum On-Ear headphones and that cable also fits. It's lighter (less metal, more plastic) and will cost about half that, but since it's a new headphone, they may not have the cables to sell for a while.

 

[ben_r_]

  Any idea how they sound?

Im sure just like every other cable... I have three cables for my HD-598s now and they all sound like metal conducting electrons to me.

 

[streetdragon]

  Im sure just like every other cable... I have three cables for my HD-598s now and they all sound like metal conducting electrons to me.

Alright then. Because the sennheiser cable from what I remember made the shure srh940 sound metallic and harsh.

 

[phuctan139]

Hi guys,
 
Just got my 598s here with e17 do you think this is good combo? and how to do "burn in" with 598s ?

 

[Phredd]

 
Just got my 598s here with e17 do you think this is good combo? and how to do "burn in" with 598s ?

 
Some insist on playing pink noise, but I just set my iPod to shuffle and let it play for a few nights.

 

[donunus]

Is there a shortlist of recommended budget dac/amps to pair with the hd598? Or good dac and amp pairings perhaps?
modi/magni? o2/odac? hrt microstreamer? audioquest dragonfly? Meridian explorer? Has anyone done a comparison of different components compared or built systems around these cans?

 

[ben_r_]

   
Some insist on playing pink noise, but I just set my iPod to shuffle and let it play for a few nights.

Thats what I do.

 

[kimvictor]

   
 

 
That's just too much.

 

[phuctan139]

598s + e12 = fanstatic , like it so much

 

[Frosty3258]

Hi guys,

Just got my 598s here with e17 do you think this is good combo? and how to do "burn in" with 598s ?

I'm not a believer of burn in, that being said my iPod was on shuffle for a few nights in the storage closet great cans, in the future I would look at a good tube amp to pair them with (I just like the tube sound I guess and thought a nice ss amp put just a touch too much treble for me where the tube made them even more airy, a plus IMO.) happy listening

 

[ben_r_]

I'm not a believer of burn in, that being said my iPod was on shuffle for a few nights in the storage closet

great cans, in the future I would look at a good tube amp to pair them with (I just like the tube sound I guess and thought a nice ss amp put just a touch too much treble for me where the tube made them even more airy, a plus IMO.) happy listening

Nor am I. I dont really believe nor have I ever noticed it making much of a difference. But I do it for 100 hours with all my cans right when I get them. I figure it certainly cant hurt, so why not? Then I can say "yep, sure did" if any one asks.

 

[ben_r_]

And now it looks like they have them available with an iPhone mic and controls built in, in two colors and with two different colored connectors to the cans. I bought a red and a black, Ill let you all know what the details when I get them. LINK