Submitted by JavaliRacing t3_126ienu in headphones
Hi there! I bought a HD599SE and I like those very much, but I don't seem to see much posts or videos talking about them or the HD599. I thought it was a good value. I bought it for 65€ on sale.
A friend of mine bought a HD560s and tried my HD599. He said that the sund was a bit more muffled.
Are this headphones any good? Or did I make a bad purchase?
Nothing wrong with it and it's alright at this price. HD560s are a bit more expensive. It's the same headphone but tuned better. HD599 benefit from EQ. There is an autoEQ profile for them in Equaliser Apo that extends the lows and highs.
I recently purchased a new set of headphones and follwed Zeos advice of sticking them in a drawer and playing various types of music through them for a week to 'burn them in'. Whether this is actually a thing or not, I'm not sure, I think that the small, tight, muffled sound that I heard when I first listened to them has improved and they have 'opened up'.
Up to you but worth a try, all the best :)
If you like how it sounds and feel like it was worth the money then it’s good
If you like them then they are fine and definitely not a bad purchase.
No one talks about them because they are fairly old and most things that needed to be said about them have been done so already.
I love the HD599 and for the sale price which they are frequently at, there is not much better. If they sound good to you, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. The HD599 puts up a hell of a fight for its price (though its normal RRP is too high, it seems to rarely go for that in the UK at least). I know I have recommended them many times on this sub and other forums.
Thanks. Sometimes I think I should have bougth the 560s... But it would be double the price. I guesse you're right
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It was in November. Sometimes it goes for 65/70
Nah I own both. I’ve had my 599 for over 5 years I absolutely love them and I use them more than any headphone for gaming. I find them more comfy than my 560s even though they’re similar. The 560 is in technical terms better but the 599 has a pretty good mid bass curve that sennheiser loves to do and I love it. Tbh most of the time I use peace apo and just turn on the premade bass setting. Those things just have the most relaxed sound to them that I could listen to for hours and I do. I own a lot of headphones and the 599 have always been my most thrown on pair. 599 for that price is great. I just think of them as different personally
OK, maybe I'm just curious to try other headphones. I started to watch a lot of audiophile content and that may be the reason to doubt my purchase
Welcome to the headphone world everyone does it! Trust me I’ve bought and returned way too many sets. Phillips x2hr we’re my first “audiophile” headphones and the 599 followed quickly after. I have bought way too many sets after that but for whatever reason I just love my 599s more than anything. Great soundstage, stupid comfy, reliable, solid sound but just a little ugly. I’ve gone deeper down the rabbit hole than a lot of others and I believe this should be one of the first audiophile headphones anyone should get. If these ever break I will instantly buy another set.
Considering the difference between the HD599 and the HD650, the difference between the HD599 and the HD560s is not going to be that much at all, especially to the untrained ear.
You can probably EQ them to sound nearly indistinguishable from the 560s, given how similar their build is.
It's a good headphone for the price you paid. I had the 598/599 for a while before moving on to others.
szakee t1_je98lqk wrote
there's countless reviews. feel free to use google.