ChrisCaubin
Head-Fier
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Thanks. I think I will listen to you, but also make the DIY leather headband here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/711411/sennheiser-headband-pad-mod
Thanks. I think I will listen to you, but also make the DIY leather headband here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/711411/sennheiser-headband-pad-mod
Tomorrow is the day..I get my NOS HD580 after a long Shipping and Customs wait!
Awesome!
Just incase someone didn't know:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-IN-THE-BOX-Sennheiser-HD-580-Headband-Headphones-Earphones-/261644250113?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item3ceb366c01&utm_campaign=website&utm_source=sendgrid.com&utm_medium=email
HD580s are being sold, new in box, on ebay. Looks like its where MrTechAgent got his.
$300. Wow! I've just looked back at my invoice for 2006 where I had them delivered to the UK for $170 all in ($40 of which was shipping). Talk about appreciation..!
The new production 580s (1997-now) & the old 580s (before 1995,flat name plates) sound totally different.
The new 580s sound like an inferior hd600, fatty,dirty & muddy sound. soundstage is smaller.
The old 580s(flat name plates) sound like stax nova signature,with a little more bass & mids,
sound is transparent, cleaner,more neutral.
sound quality is better than hd600s/650s
and only the very early production 580s (1993 & German made) have a very smooth,liquid-like,intimacy sound signature.
They are very rare.and IMHO, HD540 reference gold & HD560 ovation (non II) are better cans (most 540s & 560s are made in Germany)
I am not saying 580s aren't good, the old 580s are very good if you don't compare them to 540s/560s.
(HD540 gold & 560s are the best Sennheiser dynamic cans,
if you like the sounds of Sennheiser electrostatics but can't afford them,540 gold & 560s are your choice,
580s are very good too,just not as good as the 540s/560s )
The new production 580s (1997-now) & the old 580s (before 1995,flat name plates) sound totally different.
The new 580s sound like an inferior hd600, fatty,dirty & muddy sound. soundstage is smaller.
The old 580s(flat name plates) sound like stax nova signature,with a little more bass & mids,
sound is transparent, cleaner,more neutral.
sound quality is better than hd600s/650s
and only the very early production 580s (1993 & German made) have a very smooth,liquid-like,intimacy sound signature.
They are very rare.and IMHO, HD540 reference gold & HD560 ovation (non II) are better cans (most 540s & 560s are made in Germany)
I am not saying 580s aren't good, the old 580s are very good if you don't compare them to 540s/560s.
(HD540 gold & 560s are the best Sennheiser dynamic cans,
if you like the sounds of Sennheiser electrostatics but can't afford them,540 gold & 560s are your choice,
580s are very good too,just not as good as the 540s/560s )
The new versions of the drivers are said to be brighter in sound with no veil compared to the older driver.