Sennheiser HD 599 Wired Over Ear Headphones without Mic (Silver, Ivory)

All the praises about this particular model are very true. Well balanced, all tones in proportion. One needs a proper external DAC and preferably a headphone amplifier to drive these properly. When using these with mid level android phones the response is "bleak" but when we add USB dongle DAC to the same phone everything becomes very lively and dynamic, similar response when using with laptops as internal DAC's of laptops are just mediocre quality so adding an external DAC will be better. If one does not have a dongle or desktop DAC/headphone amp similar tonal quality can be achieved by using a home amplifier having a headphone jack. In fact when I used these with my Cambridge audio integrated amplifier (32 ohms to 600 ohms compatible) it was a pure musical bliss. The build quality of these headphones is pretty good but cable quality looks just OK. It seems these cables will not last for long and I have similar experience with Sennheiser headphone cables with my previously bought headphones.

Sound is clear detailed soft and powerful. Enveloping natural real and total bass. SWEEEET STRAWBERRY. Tears comes... Its a gift for this money... I listen with iphone and macbook. Its the best headphones for smartphone bcz other more expensive models has more impendance - its not for smartphones, but remember that sound quality depends on smartphone quality too…I compared it with:Sennh Ambeo Headphones - also great sound, but not so. More practical deviceBD DT240 - absolutely low level headphones. I suppose price in India so high bcz of taxes. Unreal priceJBL quantum 100 - low level phones but sounds even better than DT240

Try these for a balanced and non fatiguing audiophile experience. Great for vinyl and for general balanced music listening. Warm full bodied and clean.

A decently good sounding headphone. Not hifi audiophile quality but pretty good for the 8k. People using 4-5k rupees in ear and over ear can expect a big sound quality improvement and believe me these were the first near audiophile sounding headphones for a lot of people but not me coz I tried the hd 650 much before this and that is a audiophile standard reference so nothing comes close to that. But for a asking price it's good headphone but decent build quality, light weight design and two years of Sennheiser warranty which is a peace of mind incase anything wrong happens. My only issue that the earcups are not that deep so your ears may touch the inside which may make you feel uncomfortable slightly, it's not a big issue though. Coming to the sound the treble is smooth and not fatiguing, mid range has good presence and slightly forward. The bass seems to be bumped up and is really punchy and thick. It has a strong mud bass. Soundstage is also pretty wide so the music feels really good.

Worth it. Listen to mostly Spotify and rock via these. Excellent performance.

Y'all need to remember to install a sound Equalizer or something in your laptop or phone so that you can actually make use of this glorious piece of technology

Amazing headphones by Sennheiser.

Really happy with the purchase, great sound quality and soundstage. Word of caution - these are open back headphones, so they won't seal off any external sound