Hello everyone!    I've been looking for a solid pair of headphones for awhile, and I've narrowed it down to two options; the Ultrasone PRO 750s or the Senn HD 558s? I would mainly be using them for music and gaming, music being the main attraction. I would also be using them with the ASUS...

I just ordered both of these based on recommendations, but have also heard other people say the sound card does nothing for the hd558's and that I should get a more expensive one or that they don't need one at all.   Was my choice right and should I stick with it or should I send back the...

Hello all, I was wondering which of these open-back headphones I should get (whatever I buy will be my first pair of open-back headphones . . . I would prefer to spend a small amount of money): Sennheiser HD 518, Sennheiser HD 558, Beyerdynamic DTX 910, Beyerdynamic DT 440 Edition. What I am...

I just bought a Audio Technical M50, it's quite different from the HD515 I have had for a while.   The M50 seem to have more clear highs, but the sound is not as natural as the Sennheiser HD515..but the 515 doesn't have crystal clear highs like the M50   Would I hear much difference if I...

Hey everyone!    As stated above I'm looking for a good pair of headphones for gaming/music. I've been looking at the AudioTechnica ATH-AD700 but I've been getting mixed messages. Everyone says they are amazing for location perception in games (perfect for FPS) But some say they're...

Hello.   I am looking at buying a new pair of headphones / headset. My G35 is getting a bit old and uncomfortable, and the pleather has started to fall apart.   I have been getting a lot of suggestions, HD 555, HD 558, SS Siberia v2, Astro A40, Razer Megalodon etc. Every headset so far...

I have been searching for good closed headphones and so far have had no dice on a good soundstage ,so I need a good sub 200 dollar pair of open headphones. I got a good look at sennheiser hd558s, but i know there's a lot more out there.I also need a good tight bass too.     I will be...

So I've been looking around this forum as well as reading reviews on some over ear cans, and I've come down to a small list and would like some opinions. First off my price range is around $200, and I don't have an amp to drive any headphones, but I'm perfectly fine with buying one if need...

Hello everyone!   I'm wondering what the best headphones would be in the price range of $300-400 for Music-JPop, Games, Movies. I recently got my hands on a Razer Tiamat 7.1, but I'm not really satisfied with what comes out of it. I mean, in games its pretty nice, but everything else is...

So I recently just got a pair of ATH-M50wh's from soundprofessionals while they were on sale for $120ish and quite baffled with the sound quality.  I've upgraded from a pair of Sennheiser 202 and can't really hear a difference when comparing them to the M50's.  The only thing that is really...

I have been on here for about 3 weeks, im new to good quality headphones, so i have asked around on here for suggestions on what to buy based on my music and intened use.  I really appriciate all your guys help, i have learned alot about sound and headphones, and didnt know music could sound...

I picked up a pair of 558's last weekend and absolutely love them and I don't even have them amped yet. I have burned them in for about 25-30 hours now and they are sounding better now but the bass with certain genres of music is only good at higher volume, I am tempted to remove the foam...

Hello all!   Thank you for taking interest in my post, it is greatly appreciated.   I am not extremely experienced in hi end audio equipment, especially headphones. My basement consists of a Bowers and Wilkins home theatres which includes some Rotel stuff, and upstairs for a stereo is an...

Hi guys I am wondering why my headphone plays most old songs like that, I noticed that newer songs do not have this, I am not sure if old songs were recorded that way or my headphone is not playing it correctly. I hope it's because old songs were recorded that way though, really love this pair...

Hi Guys/Gals,   Looking for my first set of "audiophile" headphones. Hoping to stay within the $250 - $350 price point. I've been looking at the 558's and ADH2000's. The 558's seem like the more balanced headphone, so I'm leaning towards them. My source will either be iPod, iPad, Onkyo...

Hello, Currently I'm trying to find a nice pair of headphones for gaming and some sound monitoring.   I enjoy doing YouTube commentaries and live streaming of video games, but I also want to soon begin a podcast. So, I thought it would be nice to finally upgrade from my Turtle Beach X11s...

I have been given a pair of Beats Studios by my brother. I have had my heart set on the Sennheiser HD 558 for months now. I want to know how do they stack up against each other. I do not want to sell the Beats as they were a gift. Cheers, Arthur.

Trying to decide between getting the hd558 with an asus xonar dg soundcard or the dt990 pro's with the xonar stx essence.   I mainly will be listening to music such as trance and dubstep along with gaming on it as well, but am wondering if the latter option is worth the extra money considering...

I'm planning to upgrade to this from my Senn HD202, i've been at the shop multiple times, hered grados, shures, bayer dynamics, and a few more. eventually i narrowed it down to these 2 I wll be listening to mostly Electronic music, likely techno, house, trance, bit of dubstep , lots of drum...

Hello friends, I'm looking into buying my first ever pair of decent quality headphones and I was hoping you could help me choose the one best suited to my needs. I mostly listen to a mix of experimental/psychedelic rock, hip-hop, funk, soul and jazz. A lot of this stuff tends to be moderately...

Hello to my fellow Head-Fiers,   I hate posting for the first time requesting help, but I just found this forum and been reading some threads and it seems like there are so many audiophiles sharing detailed info about a variety of headphones that I had to reach out for your personal input...

**Edit: No longer bound to Best Buy**   Hey all, I'm looking for my first pair of decent headphones.  My price limit is $150.  I would occasionally like to use them on the go, so something like some HD558s, or any open/overly bulky 'phones are not preferred.  I listen to quite a few genres...

First off, ever since I started researching and this forum has helped me in an imaginable ways! so for everyone here, Thank you so much. so to start off with, the first headset I got was the A40s and my aim was gaming and music and that was it. But with time I wanted something with more bass...

Trying to decide between these three headphones at the moment as a replacement for my old ultrasone hfi 580's that stopped working in one ear. I do mostly gaming and listening to bassy music like house techno dubstep stuff like that and want something that has good solid bass and soundstage.  ...

I have a pair of on 558s with the stock cable.   Now the, single-sided, stock cable is a 2.5mm (mini) TRRS to 6.35mm (1/4") TRS.   I understand that for balanced audio, all you need is two hot wires for each channel (left and right) and to obviously connect to a balanced amp and source.  ...