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jesusfr3ak4evr said:It's interesting that only the 485s have the headphone stand. That's a really neat feature that I'd like on more sennheiser headphones
ew I'll take my soundstage and comfort over gradoslopoetve said:
Would they be good for both music, movies and gaming?m3ta1head said:
CrimandEvil said:
Most grados (save for perhapse the GS1000) have very little sound stage, if any at all. Try out an HD650, K701, or DT880 and you'll see what we are talking about.lopoetve said:
I had the HD497 for quite a while, and I think you will find the step up in quality to be decent, although the HD555 arn't the greatest. If you want to make a "DAW", seriously think about getting better headphones (they will pay off big time when hearing the sound reproduced is critical) for a little more money (say the ~200$ range).SixFootDuo said:
towert7 said:
Being able to tell where a sound is coming from, grados "make you feel like you are at a concert" where as you want a soundstage that sound sounds like its coming from all around you.lopoetve said:
digitalmind said:
The two main types are for music and games.lopoetve said:
), and for music, well, I'm a musician, and that sounded more normal to me SJetski71 said:Thx for taking the time to review and compare for us. I had considered getting a set of hd555's to replace my current secondary set, maybe i'll audition the hd485's at the same time.
Oh yea, couldn't help but notice this statement: QFT, If i've said it once i've said it a thousand times, you don't need 6 speakers taped to your head to get positional audio
heehee
I'm in need of good cheap headphones so I hope Newegg isn't lying and they actually get some in by Friday.alkaline said:
robbiekhan said:Mine are like a year old now and they are outstanding. I've dropped it a few times on my wood floor though so some of the earcup clips on the inside has broken off
Don't they have like a 2year warranty?sarro said:Two of the clips just recently broke on mine too (might have been sat on once) :/
Anyone know of any decent way to fix this?
DrDeville said:Greetings All,
Nice thread, thanks for the reviews.
On thing I haven't seen mentioned is that the 485 is a low impedance (32 ohm) phone, while the higher-numbered Sennheisers, (555, 580, etc.) are higher impedance (120 ohm). Portables are designed for low impedance phones (a home amp can drive either).and may not be able to drive high impedance phones to satisfying volumes with full sound and low distortion.
In a nutshell, the higher-numbered phones may require an add-on amp to sound good with an mp3 player, but the 585 should be fine without one.
Another factor to consider is that some portables--the ipod, for instance--have significant bass rolloff, and the 485 would compensate for that.
Those factors may translate to PC soundcards as well.
I'm planning to get the 485 for my 5.5G ipod, and I'll let you know. I also have the Sennheiser 580 and the Etymotic ER-4S for comparison (both high impedance), and I'll let you know. I'm excited, because from what I've read, the 485 would eliminate that thin, dry sound that I've heard out of portables without an add-on amp. Here's hoping.
Hope this helps, comments encouraged.
Edit: PS Amazon has the lowest price I've found on the 485
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