[imackler]

  Weeeeeird. The only boxes they had were of on-ear ones. The display could have been over-ear. There was no marking to indicate. Are they really that small? To the YouTubes!

 
The Over-ears have leather-ear pads. The On-ears have velour (kind of felt feeling.) 

 

[Ricat]

   There is the black (originals), brown, black with red, and ivory. Not crazy!

Oh no, I only meant in terms of size. Went for an Internet and now I see they were probably the over-ear version. Are those not made anymore?

 

[Bansaku]

  Oh no, I only meant in terms of size. Went for an Internet and now I see they were probably the over-ear version. Are those not made anymore?

 
Quite the contrary. There are new colours added all the time. The Momentum On-ear is quite popular.
 

 

[Ricat]

   
Quite the contrary. There are new colours added all the time. The Momentum On-ear is quite popular.
 

Cool. Perhaps I should hunt for a sale on the over-ears... 

 

[Midgetguy]

  Cool. Perhaps I should hunt for a sale on the over-ears... 

I'm sure you'll find one eventually. Might be a few months since it's Sennheiser, but at some point you'll see a deal and just buy it. Same way I got my HD558s for $120 and Senns hold their value, as seen by how expensive (and still good) older models like the HD600 and HD650 are.

 

[Adrian Peterson]

For producing electronic music which is better ?

 

[Midgetguy]

  For producing electronic music which is better ?

Between what, the Momentums and the HD558s? If it's between those 2, I'd put my money on the Momentums (even though I haven't them yet). From what I've read, they offer the more consumer sound sig and seem like they'd fit electronic better with the more present bass response. HD558s are more balanced and natural sounding (not best in show probably but great for the price), great for vocals and orchestral pieces, so if you're actually just going for straight accuracy, HD558s. I'm loving listening to electronic on my HD558s though. I listen to Mitis, Au5, The Glitch Mob, C2C (though I honestly don't know if I should count that as electronic), and edIT if you're what kinda electronic I listen to with my HD558s.

 

[Adrian Peterson]

The 598 or the 558 for music production

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

I don't think either the 558 or the 598 can be great for electronic production. They're not fast, they don't pack much punch into their bass. Maybe the 558s have more bass but then the sound sig is rather dark, and IMHO they're more suitable for something less lively. 

 

[Midgetguy]

  I don't think either the 558 or the 598 can be great for electronic production. They're not fast, they don't pack much punch into their bass. Maybe the 558s have more bass but then the sound sig is rather dark, and IMHO they're more suitable for something less lively. 

Like I said above, it can be, but probably isn't a first choice. If your electronic's a bit slower-paced and doesn't need too much bass, then sure I guess the 558s could be adequate. But for more acoustical stuff and vocal things is where I think it would fit better.

 

[stevendom]

How are the hd558 and hd518 for gaming?

 

[ibob4tacoz]

  How are the hd558 and hd518 for gaming?

I have the 558s, and they're pretty awesome. Very open, all sounds can come through clearly. Do you have an amp?

 

[stevendom]

  I have the 558s, and they're pretty awesome. Very open, all sounds can come through clearly. Do you have an amp?

No, but I have an Asus z97-a motherboard with good onboard audio.
If that's not good enough what do you recomend?
Do they have good positional accuracy for fps? good emersion?

 

[Midgetguy]

  No, but I have an Asus z97-a motherboard with good onboard audio.
If that's not good enough what do you recomend?
Do they have good positional accuracy for fps? good emersion?

I've been super happy with my 558s while gaming and I think it does pretty well, though I don't do any online multiplayer gaming. Onboard sound will be good enough, though not quite reaching the 558's actual potential. I've got a Z87 board from MSI. What's the audio chip on your board? I've got the ALC 892 and I just don't feel like it's up to par on SQ, but the amp part of my board's good enough.

 

[stevendom]

 
I've been super happy with my 558s while gaming and I think it does pretty well, though I don't do any online multiplayer gaming. Onboard sound will be good enough, though not quite reaching the 558's actual potential. I've got a Z87 board from MSI. What's the audio chip on your board? I've got the ALC 892 and I just don't feel like it's up to par on SQ, but the amp part of my board's good enough.

My motherboard has a Realtek ALC892 audio processor and Realtek software.