Cristello
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It's a common strategy with Senn phones. They must know what they are doing.
This strategy is certainly more prevalent in their closed-back designs. It might not look good on paper, but my ears like it.
I've read before when others have compared these headphones and questioned whether Sennheiser are simply using the same driver in some of these headphones and ripping off all the Momentum buyers... just food for thought.
I would highly dount that they would do something like that.
Sennheiser have always commanded a lot of respect in the audiophile community and I couldn't see them risking that,just to make a few extra bucks.
Besides, it sounds like something sinister that a company like beats would try to pull of.
I totally agree. The level of sound resolution in the Momentums is far beyond that of the cheaper models, but it shows that Sennheiser have found a formula that works well and aren't afraid to simply stick to it and tweak it for various price brackets.
Despite this, in the past it was found that two Senn models of varying prices shared an identical driver, the models numbers escape my memory, but it did cause quite a stir at the time.
Drivers are just one piece to the complicated equation.
You're paying for the end result (the sound). Please remember that
And no, I'm not ignoring ergonomics, etc - obviously you pay for those too
At 299€ I do consider the Momentum overpriced at 199€ I gladly buy another pair (the black ones).
HD555 and HD595 probably.
You're quite correct.
In this instance they did use the same drivers for both models. The HD595 was basically an updated version of the HD555 with improved SQ and build quality.
But they were still different. The HD595 was an improvement over the HD555, despite the fact that the same driver was used.
They sounded better, they felt better and minor design flaws in the 555's were resolved in the 595 model.
What do you guys think about the Yamaha Pro line? It appears that they use the same drivers in the Pro 400 & Pro 500, except the Pro 500 has aluminium earcups for an additional $100. I am definitely not trying to start a fight (as I got ripped apart in the Yamaha thread for pointing that out & I do not want to duplicate that experience lol). Just wondering if anyone here get to do a A/B comparison on the sound difference and what people generally think about the idea of same drivers but pricier.
I was told that the HD518,558 and 598 shared the same drivers somewhere in another thread.
And yes they have the same base sound signature, but their enclosure and materials are different with the HD518 being kind of semi open with terrible scratchy earpads while the HD558 and 598 are among the most comfortable pairs i have tried.
I've never heard any of the Yamaha Pro line, but materials DO make a difference to the sound, and a much bigger difference to the price - look at the entire Grado line up and you'll see what I mean.