Sennheiser HD58X Open Back Professional Jubilee Headphones - Black

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In fact, these are ranked rather highly on my most comfortable headphones of all-time list, and I’ve always likened them to receiving a warm hug from an old friend.

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If you’re super sensitive to it as I am, you’ll find that it sits nicely in the mix without sounding essy or sibilant; an issue in other headphones like the 400 series from HIFIMAN, M40x, DEVA, etc. I joined Sennheiser in 1991 as a Development Engineer, and my very first product was the HD 598,” recalls Axel Grell, Head of Portfolio Management Audiophile, Sennheiser. “This was the beginning of our audiophile collection and set the standard in the field of audiophile headphone technology. I am honored by the passion and interest the Massdrop community maintains in our product line, and I am happy to see the HD 58X come to life for the enjoyment of a new generation of audiophiles.” the Highs are great the midrange is not as forward as others in the 6 series but the Bass and Sub Bass is phenominal.

The 58X is definitely the most “fun” or “colored” sounding out of the 3, while the 650 is assuredly the warmest and most “syrupy”. The 1.8m/6ft cable supplied with the HD 58X Jubilee headphones is detachable and made with ... [+] oxygen-free copper. The cable can be swapped out for a 2.5mm balanced version. Drop Again, I talk more about this in the video but I really love the looks and the build quality is the usual "sennheiser build quality," (whatever that may mean to you).

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The distinction from headphone to headphone is kind of subtle, but I’d probably take the 58X or K702 for film over the others. The main difficulty these run into is the existence of the HD600 and HD6XX, though it can in either case, be an addition.

Once there, the sound was delightful with surprisingly good amount of spatial qualities (I give it B+). I listened for the rest of the evening after I tested and did not want to put it down. What’s interesting about this headphone is that you can’t really tell it’s flawed until you put it up against a perfectly tuned headphone like Sennheiser’s HD560S.