Uggh, I'm losing focus here! In the meantime, check out this novel comparing a few sets of cans.
Those will be returned and the HD598's will likely get sold. Likewise compared to the M50x it is a world better for me as those are just awful for playing guitar, very harsh and tinny sounding with no midrange. It has the same depth and natural sound of the HD598 but the high end is clear rather than muffled. There's more space and you don't feel as disconnected.ĮDIT: First impression of the DT 880 is that it is right what I was looking for. I will say it's much more enjoyable playing with open vs closed headphones. If not, I'll probably order one of those Massdrop Sennheiser HD6xx headphones and hope there's some additional detail from the 598's. The 770 was pleasant but maybe too similar to the M50x (not quite as extreme) while the 990 had a fair amount of high end. I auditioned the Beyer DT 770 and 990 and decided to roll the dice on a pair of 880's and return the M50x's. The treble is far too sibilant and there's a hole in the midrange, so all guitar sounds are quite tinny and frankly not enjoyable. But getting them home, they were not usable. I went to GC and listened to a bunch and decided to try the Audio Technica M50x as they are very well-regarded. The HD598's roll off too much high end for me. Recently, I've found that I have trouble translating the high end, sometimes it's too bright and sometimes it's too dark. Compared to the Superlux, they are warmer/darker sounding without as much treble spike but a bit better high-end extension. I did a bunch of reading and ended up with a pair of Sennheiser HD598 open-ear. Six months ago, I decided I spent enough time on headphones to spend some more money. I really enjoyed them at first as they were the first halfway decent pair I had. They are a well-regarded budget pair around $40 or so. I'm jumping into this one as I've been looking at headphones.įor the last few years, I've been using a pair of Superlux HD688B headphones.