GREAT headphones, superb sound and extremely comfortable

Why is Sennheiser discontinuing them for the 590 and 600

Best headphones available for the money. You can spend more than $200 on other headphones, but why would you want to do so.

Wonderful sound, even without using the DSP Pro. DSP adds a lot for the gaming experience. The 580's feel so good when they are on, that you can forget you are wearing them. The long cable lets you move around, and it is replaceable.

Great product. Really well designed and priced. Too bad Sennheiser is discontinuing this model because the 590's are at least $75 more, and the 600's even higher.

Excellent audio frequency response, very defined, clear sound. Great and defined bass. Really comfy

Two sided inputs, one sided would have been nice

Just received these headphones a couple days ago and they're the best audio investment that I've ever made. Superb, clear, defined sound and VERY comfortable headphones. I was very satisfied with their condition even though they are refurbished. Who says these phones don't have bass?!! They have deeper and more defined bass than any other headphones that I've ever listened to.

About the loose connection problem that others have mentioned, initially I found the connections really loose and kept falling out of the headphone, but then I plugged them in a bit harder and felt them 'lock' into place and now they're so tight I can't even get them out! (without fear of straining the cord)

Those in Canada may find it really hard to find these phones. I looked around and the best that can be easily obtained are the HD570's. All I can say is that the HD580's are definitely worth getting, even if it's online and through the crappy US-CDN dollar exchange rate

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Clean, crisp sound and imaging. Very comfortable and enjoyable to listen to for prolonged periods of time.

Rather large

I picked up these headphones with the DSP Pro for only $129 on ubid. I have been pretty much listening to them non stop for about a week. I am really satisfied with these phones so far. The sound is crisp and clear and you can hear the minute details in a recording. The imagining is also excellent. However, I noticed these seem to lack the fullness of sound. Most likely this is due to the lack of an amplifier on my part. Regardless, they still sound better than anything I have ever listened to. With the DSP Pro for only $129, I can't complain. Try the grados for close sound at a substantially lower price point.

Oh yeah, these are really comfortable and the DSP Pro unit works much better than I expected.

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Very open. Extremely helpful customer service.

Bad ear piece connection; however, see text.

I have used these with a Musical Fidelity X-Cans headphone amp with X-PSU power supply. Source component is Rega Planet all connected with Kimber PBJ interconnects.

I had to respond due to the discussion about Senn. customer service. I had nothing but excellent service and handled it all via email. I too had the problem with the drop outs with the poor connection at the ear pieces. I sent them back and they turned them around in less than 1 week.

Now when I got them back ...... they were not fixed!!!!!!!!! Another problem. I got back in connection with them, talked to the actual person who did the repair and I sent them back to him. I was quite disappointed and thought I would be in for more hastles. The second time I got them back (within one week) they had changed out everything (according to the packing slip/work order) all for no charge as they were under warranty. Since then (1 year this month) absolutely no problem. I use them at least once a week to keep the peace in the house (Honey -- please turn off that blasted stereo!!!!!!!!)

If you don't get help with the drop out problem, call them ... at least in my estimation they really get the job done.

By the way, excellent phones .. not compared to 600 or high end Grado's --- but I am completly satisfied.

absolute tonal accuracy... full frequency response.

The money I'll be spending on binaural recordings. As comfortable as headphones can be, but still less comfortable than nothing.

Instead of gushing about all the usual audiophile stuff... I will just say that after buying these phones I don't care if I ever listen to speakers again. A true listening revelation for me. I've spent the last year spending a pile of money building a speaker-based system that I truly love, and these headphones simply blow it away. All music sounds wonderful through them- classical sounds particularly glorious. These headphones have single-handedly converted me from an audiophile back to a music lover- I'm falling in love with Handel and Bach all over again. The DSP pro is terrible for music (as you would expect), but for home theater it is no more atrocious than a 5.1 setup and possibly better. The unit does fairly well as a headphone amp without the processor turned on , although not as well as my DIY headphone amp.
5 stars all around- you can build a true audiophile system with nothing more than these phones, a decent headphone amp and a really good CD player.

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Great audio quality
Price

A little hot after a while

I've carefully compared this headphone to all the other models currently available, but this one had just the best price - performance ratio. In comparisation to my older HD-530 II, this one has overall a better quality.

For audiophiles on a low budget, this is your chance! A bit older than the HD600, but allmost at the same level. The newer HD 590 and HD 570 just can't beat this one.

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clear crisp highs. and smooth bass

can we use cheaper looking cables?

i know i should only concern about sound quality, but i feel like i'm going to pull these cables (threads) right apart. i do like it's incredible length however. the sound quality is superb, beaten only by electrostats. comfort is a plus.

Comfort and overall smooth, detailed sound.

With all the smooth, not enough aggression.

I purchased the HD 580s to help me survive four weeks off my feet due to surgery. The sound was total bliss: smooth, detail, deep bass, etc plus comfort. But, then I realized that my discman was set at "more bass." I lost some slam and gained more smooth and clean. The HD 580s work best with classical music and acoustic jazz.

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Incredible detail, the most confortable headphones I've ever used.

None

I just got this headphones a few days ago from a YAHOO SpiderGear auction for $107 with free S/H. For the price you can't get better headphones. I also owned the Sony MDR-7506 Pro's and the sound quality difference is huge, the 580 are in a whole different level. Even when using my portable discman, with no amp.
I've read reviews saying that the 580 weren't good bass wise, but I'm a rock fan and I was austunded by the bass this cans outputed and their audio detail is outstanding. listened to parts of my CD's that I never heard before.
If you are looking for headphones carefully look into the 580 there's nothing that can beat them except for the 600, but they are not even in the same price range. I would say this headphones are a best buy in the range of

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Simply sounds wonderful

Cable connectors at earphone end have been loose on occasion

I recently paired my 580s with a Creek OBH-11 headphone amp. The 580s were very good connected directly to the headphone jack on my Denon 370 CD player; now they're spectacular. Bass is strong, treble is revealing while retaining an airy sound, and the mids sing. Highly recommended.

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