Sennheiser HD58X Open Back Professional Jubilee Headphones - Black

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It’s only when you stop being a shallow insensitive douchecanoe do your preconceived notions of attraction fly out the window. Disclaimer: The Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 58X Jubilee was sent to us a sample in exchange for our honest opinion and does not have to be returned. We thank Massdrop for this opportunity. I’ve had this discussion with quite a number of people and most seem to agree that even despite the 560S’ almost perfect sound signature, there’s something missing. There is not too much to add to the description of the HD6XX, because besides the sonic similarities they share the structural ones. Compared to HD-650, the HD58X was noticeably louder so direct comparison was not possible. I was too lazy to set up dual headphone amps & DACs (to EQ each separately) with volume matching for this review. Will do that for future ones.

basically, I was very impressed. Also, this is a great gaming headphone for those interested in using it for that purpose. With these headphones, you can hear the squeak of the guitar string in the greatest fidelity as the guitarist changes the chord. It's already getting difficult describing the quality of sound these pair of headphones produce. The guitar strings sounds natural to say the least and extension of the sound of the strings is just great. The Heron 5 is also wider than tall and not extremely forward. So, when referencing the HD58x with this amplifier, the experience feels wildly different in a physical sense. However, again, the HD6xx is the scaling champion in the mid-tier world. If you have a very nice middle tier or lower end or Summit level amplifier and DAC already, then the HD6xx churns itself into a more clean and clear feeling experience. But you NEED that for the HD6xx.I’m thankful to be one of the very first to have the final production units in hand, and as a HD800 fanboy myself this is certainly one of the more exciting releases in my book. But I’m sure you’re all tired of the expositions so let’s just cut to the chase.

Just keep in mind that the headband has been known to snap under pressure like Henry Hill in Goodfellas.

If we’re being realistic, the mid-bass isn’t that much different from the HD600 and 650, but the sub-bass certainly is. This is what gives it that extra weight.

On the headband there is a foam padding, which prevents pressure pain as far as possible and allows wearing the headphones for a long time. Headphones: Beyerndynamic DT 880 600ohm, Grado 125e, Sennheiser GSP 500, Sennheiser HD555 (everlasting) In the bass we have a quantitative increase to the HD6XX. But this increase does not turn the whole signature upside down, but provides a somewhat stronger punch compared to the HD6XX. Qualitatively, the two don't take much, it's just a bit more present, which could please one or the other, but also scare off others. In the subrange I still miss a bit of pressure, but nevertheless I have the slightly higher expansion on the HD58X. Stuart Charles here, HomeStudioBasics.com helping YOU make sound decisions leading to a beautiful audio experience that will make you fall in love with music (NOT gear), all over again, so… Sennheiser HD58X In the case of the 58x, its flaws, while apparent, don’t ruin the experience for me when I’m just listening to it on its own.The thing is, some people noting the 660 have less extended treble than the others makes me wonder if it would be even more fatigue free than the 6XX, so I took the 58X, AutoEQ and oratory's measurements of both headphones and calibrated (as per the instructions given on AutoEQ) the 58X to sound as the 660. If they sound so close as some reviewers claim, I don't think equalization could fail to achieve the 660 sound.