HD 598's is a waste

[Mrkiller606]

I've got the HD 598's for christmas and from using them for 2 months along side my CX 3.00 earbuds they sound almost close and in some ways the CX 3.00 sounds better. I have done close listening and came to a conclusion that it's better to buy some sennheisers that are cheaper like the HD 558 or HD 518's don't waste your money on the HD 598's

[eLucid]

Opinions are like ass holes, everyone has them...

[I need a better name]

Just now, eLucid said:

Opinions are like ass holes, everyone has them...

and they're mostly full of shit

[GER_T4IGA]

2 minutes ago, Mrkiller606 said:

I've got the HD 598's for christmas and from using them for 2 months along side my CX 3.00 earbuds they sound almost close and in some ways the CX 3.00 sounds better. I have done close listening and came to a conclusion that it's better to buy some sennheisers that are cheaper like the HD 558 or HD 518's don't waste your money on the HD 598's

Then you might as well accept that other people have come to other opinions ... for other reasons.
EDIT: If reviewing a product you should be free of any bias (as much as possible). Your problem might have been that you had expected a whole new world to blow up in your ears with the 598s coming from the CX 3.00 but you can't really reinvent the wheel with speakers (anymore?) The point is that they are different way different as well as the 598s are way different than 518s or 558 contrary to what some reviewers might have said ...
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[EposVox]

Loooooooooool

[Ryoutarou97]

HD 598's are a waste. And no, they're not.

[RuLeZ]

Send me then  I can help you get rid of it

[Quinnbeast]

Can I have your 598s? I'll pay you exactly what you perceive them to be worth.

[Cactu]

3 minutes ago, I need a better name said:

and they're mostly full of shit

or fingers #fingerinthebootyassbitch

[Cactu]

1 minute ago, RuLeZ said:

Send me them  I can help you get rid of it

not sketchy at all

[Fluffinator]

This has been the case since the HD 598's came out, it's called "premium pricing" there identical to the HD 558 besides some foam. You either get the HD 558's or the HD 600's.

[GER_T4IGA]

1 minute ago, Fluffinator said:

This has been the case since the HD 598's came out, it's called "premium pricing" there identical to the HD 558 besides some foam. You either get the HD 558's or the HD 600's.

Ever listened to the side by side?

[SeanAngelo]

9 minutes ago, Mrkiller606 said:

I've got the HD 598's for christmas and from using them for 2 months along side my CX 3.00 earbuds they sound almost close and in some ways the CX 3.00 sounds better. I have done close listening and came to a conclusion that it's better to buy some sennheisers that are cheaper like the HD 558 or HD 518's don't waste your money on the HD 598's

are you using a dac/amp??

[Fluffinator]

3 minutes ago, GER_T4IGA said:

Ever listened to the side by side?

I have a pair of HD 600's, a friend of mine bought the HD 598's before I bought ming, I listened to his and made my other friend buy the HD 558's (because he was short on cash), the HD 558/598 jump is very small while the jump to the HD 600 is a major improvement, it's not that it sounds "awful" it's just that the jump in quality is so small and they sound so similar it's not worth the price increase, and you should be looking at something else such as DT 990/880, K7xxx etc.

[Kobathor]

2 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

are you using a dac/amp??

This is a very important question. I could not tell the difference between my Klipsch ear buds and my brother's HD 598's with the audio from my phone and my computer, but when he brought the DAC he uses it made a big difference (in detail and quality.) 

[GER_T4IGA]

2 minutes ago, Fluffinator said:

I have a pair of HD 600's, a friend of mine bought the HD 598's before I bought ming, I listened to his and made my other friend buy the HD 558's (because he was short on cash), the HD 558/598 jump is very small while the jump to the HD 600 is a major improvement, it's not that it sounds "awful" it's just that the jump in quality is so small and they sound so similar it's not worth the price increase, and you should be looking at something else such as DT 990/880, K7xxx etc.

I didn't find them to be to similar. Same dip in the treble that Senheisers have but other than that completely different headphones in sound.

EDIT: Then again could be my ears so whatever.

[Fluffinator]

8 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

This is a very important question. I could not tell the difference between my Klipsch ear buds and my brother's HD 598's with the audio from my phone and my computer, but when he brought the DAC he uses it made a big difference (in detail and quality.) 

It's actually not possible for a DAC to improve sound quality that's called snake oil, however a AMP is a different story (however a very small difference so don't think it was that.

[Kobathor]

Just now, Fluffinator said:

It's actually not possible for a DAC to improve sound quality that's called snack oil, however a AMP is a different story.

My phone sounds horrible in general. Also, last I checked, an amp just amplifies audio. 

[Fluffinator]

9 minutes ago, Kobathor said:

My phone sounds horrible in general. Also, last I checked, an amp just amplifies audio. 

It's much more than that, why do you think they make "Tube Amps" this is an extreme example but you get the picture, different AMP's can change the sound while DACs can not (in this case), as a DAC's job is to only translate Digital to Analog, and if there's no problems then it's doing it's job correctly.

[Notree]

598's do sound different although slightly.. There def worth it if you get them on sale. Which they go on sale all the damn time.

[Klefth]

8 minutes ago, Fluffinator said:

It's actually not possible for a DAC to improve sound quality that's called snack oil, however a AMP is a different story (however a very small difference so don't think it was that.

It's called snake oil, and yes, a DAC can improve audio quality. Just put your nice headphones on an old motherboard's integrated audio or a cheap phone and prepare to cringe. There is a point where higher end DACs don't matter as much, though, due to diminishing returns (i.e. 32-bit DACs).

[Fluffinator]

1 minute ago, klefth said:

It's called snake oil, and yes, a DAC can improve audio quality. Just put your nice headphone on an old motherboard's integrated audio or a cheap phone and prepare to cringe. There is a point where higher end DACs don't matter as much, though, due to diminishing returns (i.e. 32-bit DACs).

lol auto correct, and no not really, I can plug my $800 headphones into my motherboard and they sound fine so.

[Pomfinator]

You're comparing apples to oranges. Comparing full-size open headphones to in-ears is dumb and unfruitful.  We don't know your source or even what kind of music you listen to.

[Dackzy]

Well the CX 3.00 is a bass type in ear, so I guess that you are a basshead and open back headphones are not something bassheads should get. Just stay at closed back headphones and look for headphones with a V signature sound or just some with warm sound, and since when are 150$ cheap? just because you don't like the sound signature doesn't mean they are shit, if you want to call headphones bad find some with sloppy/moddy bass and with no highs at all, then you can call them a waste of money, but even then some people might like them.

[Klefth]

16 minutes ago, Fluffinator said:

lol auto correct, and no not really, I can plug my $800 headphones into my motherboard and they sound fine so.

Current boards are fine. Hence I said old ones, with shitty DACs. They made anything sound like you were listening from the bottom of a can.