Picking between ATH-AD700X vs Sennheiser HD 598 SE

[Flam3Alchemist]

Hey guys , finally decided on the 2 headphones that I would like to purchase . They are both selling for the same price in my country so no differences there .

 

 I use it for Audio/gaming/anime/movies along with a Fiio Q1 with my entire collection being FLAC for the most part (Almost 90% of my songs are Japanese).  Would like the female vocals to be presented perfectly with good instrument seperation and detail  .I play MMO's like Final Fantasy 14 so positional audio is something I don't care about , just a good sound stage hence the choice of open back headphones .

 

Which would you guys recommend offers the best sound quality as well as value for the price .

[StormEye]

Cant say much about 598 as I never tried myself., but those audio technica headphones have little to no bass.

 

Just be aware of that.

[SniphzR]

For vocals the hd700xs are very good (in that price range), plus it has a large soundstage, but as StormEye said, it has very little bass. When I had ad900xs I used an app called Equalizer APO to raise +5dB from 20 to 160hz, and it was good for me, I loved it, but for electronic music its pretty bad. (The raised low frequencies will overwhelm the vocals and the mid/upper range, so be aware of that).

 

Also my buddy has 598s and when I tried them it was uncomfortable af (maybe it was too used, but still).

 

TLDR; For gaming, movies, songs with lots of vocals(but not electronic with much bass): ad700x. I wouldnt get the 598s ever.

[JorenBus]

1 hour ago, SniphzR said:

For vocals the hd700xs are very good (in that price range), plus it has a large soundstage, but as StormEye said, it has very little bass. When I had ad900xs I used an app called Equalizer APO to raise +5dB from 20 to 160hz, and it was good for me, I loved it, but for electronic music its pretty bad. (The raised low frequencies will overwhelm the vocals and the mid/upper range, so be aware of that).

 

Also my buddy has 598s and when I tried them it was uncomfortable af (maybe it was too used, but still).

 

TLDR; For gaming, movies, songs with lots of vocals(but not electronic with much bass): ad700x. I wouldnt get the 598s ever.

598s uncomfortable? You do realise that these headphones are generally seen as one of the most comfortables on the market right?

[SniphzR]

7 hours ago, JorenBus said:

598s uncomfortable? You do realise that these headphones are generally seen as one of the most comfortables on the market right?

Well, I dont really care what its said to be like. I wore them and they were awful

[GamerDude]

5 hours ago, SniphzR said:

Well, I dont really care what its said to be like. I wore them and they were awful

Well, I've tried the HD598, HD700 (sold), HD800 (owned) and HD555 (sold), I find none to be uncomfortable. With the HD555, the clamping force was just a tad tight but nowhere close to being unbearable. The AD700X doesn't have a tight clamping force, relying somewhat on the 'wings' to hold it in place, both aren't known for bass, but be aware that the AD700X is really a lightweight when it comes to bass. Its soundstage makes up for it though.....