sbyers77
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Hello all, I've been lurking here at head-fi for some time now but this is my first post.
I was introduced to the Sennhieser sound about a year ago when I bought my first pair of HD-497s. I loved them so much that I've recommended them to everyone I know. The only thing I didn't really like about them was being super-aural they are very fatiguing to wear for a long listening sessions as I have sensitive ears, so I decided my next set of cans were going to be circum-aural.
So I just got a pair of HD-580s delivered a few days ago and all I can say is wow, I am very impressed. Even if they sounded the same as the 497s I would feel justified in my purchase based off of build quality and comfort alone, but they also have a great improvement in sound quality as well. I'm probably not the best qualified to describe how they sound other than the highs are crystal clear and the bass is tighter and a bit lower. I'll be running these trough a Millett Hybrid I recently built or an Audigy2 in my computer.
I was introduced to the Sennhieser sound about a year ago when I bought my first pair of HD-497s. I loved them so much that I've recommended them to everyone I know. The only thing I didn't really like about them was being super-aural they are very fatiguing to wear for a long listening sessions as I have sensitive ears, so I decided my next set of cans were going to be circum-aural.
So I just got a pair of HD-580s delivered a few days ago and all I can say is wow, I am very impressed. Even if they sounded the same as the 497s I would feel justified in my purchase based off of build quality and comfort alone, but they also have a great improvement in sound quality as well. I'm probably not the best qualified to describe how they sound other than the highs are crystal clear and the bass is tighter and a bit lower. I'll be running these trough a Millett Hybrid I recently built or an Audigy2 in my computer.