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Ive recently been thinking about getting some new headphones to replace my Corsair 1400's for both gaming and also listening to music at college. Ive been looking at the Sennheisrr HD 558's and was just wondering if there are any headphones out there for a similar price that sound as good.

My music genres are - EDM, House and some pop. And i play BF4, CS:GO and more.

Any opinions would be helpful!!

Thanks guys

 

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Monster NPulse NCredible over ear get my vote :)

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The HD 558's are always a good choice!

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uhm get the massdrop akg ones that linus just reviewed? HD558's are good too though.

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Is the leakage bad on the 558's though? Ill be using them whilst revising in college... dont want people getting annoyed

 

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The HD 558's are always a good choice!

do you have q pair of 558's?

 

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Is the leakage bad on the 558's though? Ill be using them whilst revising in college... dont want people getting annoyed

You can see a review here that includes the sound leakage test. The part with sound leakage starts at 5:13.

 

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uhm get the massdrop akg ones that linus just reviewed? HD558's are good too though.

I agree here. The akg7xx's from massdrop are selling for $200, when they are nearly identical to the Sennheiser HD600, which is $400. I'd say buy these while you can, they're an amazing deal. For a mic, I'd say $10 zalman mic or, if you want something more premium, the modmic 4.0. 

 

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The akg7xx's from massdrop are selling for $200, when they are nearly identical to the Sennheiser HD600

What? Nooooo.

This 7XX hype is getting out of hand.

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Ive pretty much decided to get the AKG K550's instead, due to finding them reduced from £250 down to £99

 

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Ive pretty much decided to get the AKG K550's instead, due to finding them reduced from £250 down to £99

 

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do you have q pair of 558's?

 

I've got a pair of HD 555's and the HD 558 is barely any different.  Thinking of going 598 but not sure if it's worth it :P

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I've got a pair of HD 555's and the HD 558 is barely any different.  Thinking of going 598 but not sure if it's worth it :P

Just do the foam mod, I'd done it with my HD555, making it sound even more like the HD595.......I think I can discern slightly better mids and highs, bass is about the same though. It works the same way with the HD558 (making it sound like a HD598), simple mod that is easy to do, and quite reversible as well.

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Would recommend HD558 to people who's starting to get into a "real" headphone.

 

AKG sound signature isn't for everyone, you'll love it or you'll hate it

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Would recommend HD558 to people who's starting to get into a "real" headphone.

 

AKG sound signature isn't for everyone, you'll love it or you'll hate it

A friend of mine got the AKG's im the sale, so i naturally tried them... and they're amazing!! Not sure if they'll provide a big soundstage for gaming yet, but ill have to find out
 

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