Review Sennheiser HD-595 Premier Headphone 
Buy Low Price From Here Now The HD 595 is the premier headphone in the new 500 Series. It boasts a new level of comfort and sound quality. Features include our E.A.R technology and a highly constant,compressed cellulose fleece to reduce total harmonic distortion. Velour earpads and high-quality leatherette headband both provide outstanding comfort.
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- Open-Aire, circumaural, dynamic, stereo headphones
- Highest grade components for outstanding acoustic performance.
- Highly optimized, field-strengthened neodymium magnet systems.
- Longevity through exchageable components
- Lightweight aluminum voice coils for high efficiency and excellent dynamics
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"amazing sound- but you may need an ammp" 2009-12-03
By Ricardo95 (NY, NY USA)
I have the HD-580's and mt review says it all, amazing. But I just want to reiterate, YOU NEED A DECENT HEADPHONE AMP to make these reach the depth of your musical soul. 99% of amps (and all MP3 players) amp will NOT provide enough juice to get these speakers sounding as they were meant to be heard. Like putting a cheap amp with high quality speakers in your car. waste of $$. A home amp sends minimal power to the headphones as opposed to high power to the speakers. Find an amp with power to teh headphones as opposed to a preamp outlet. Cranking the volume may make them sound high but not deep and rich. There's a difference.and DO NOT buy these for a portable player or real small home stereo.
"High end sound at an affordable price" 2009-12-01
By J. Vazquez (Virginia)
People who know me best will tell you I am a headphone junkie. I buy pairs all the time, borrow from friends, and generally spend a large amount of time looking at reviews of different cans. It's not that I grow to dislike what I have, but I like to have different headphones for different occasions and musical styles. I recently bought these HD-595 to compliment the open-air Grado's that I have as well, and I'm nothing but happy with my purchase.
The sound these cans produce is amazing. While some people may not care for their generally neutral sound, these headphones are tight, accurate, and revealing in almost all genres of music. Mids are clear, the highs soar, and the bass is as defined as it should be. While I will agree these are not bass heavy headphones, it's fair to say the bass is clean and accurate. Switching from my Grados to these, there is a noticeable increase in the clarity of the middle and high range, though my Grados tend to have a little more sound on the low side (mainly on Rock/Pop). My previous go-to headphones were my Audio Technica's (see my review), but these have replaced them for critical listening at home.
Having tried out a pair of AKG 701 a few days earlier, it's fair to say the sound stage is a little forward for these cans. The 595's sound is like being right in the middle of the stage, with good imaging, though I found the AKG's to have much better imaging, as if you were 20 feet away and picking where sounds were coming from. This might be an issue for classical music, but I still feel these cans do a great job there. In all fairness, the AKG's are $100 more, and I was at a high end audio store using a $800 CD player, and a $600 headphone amp.
If you don't have a $600 amp, don't fear. The impedance of these cans is 50 ohms, which can be driven by an iPod or any headphone jack really. Most headphone above this require an amp, adding to the already significant cost of high end audio. That being said, my Harman/Kardon stereo receiver does an excellent job of providing more power to these headphones than any iPod, and can really show what these can do.
These are comfortable headphones. Very comfortable. The velour ear pads are snug, but do not squeeze your head. I can wear these for hours on end with little fatigue. They are easily the best non portable headphones I own. I say that because these are fairly large in size, so public usage is not their forte. Also, the lengthy cable is great for home usage, but not for anything else. I'll save my Ultimate Ears (see my review) for that.
I might as well mention it, because it seems people these days don't do enough research. These are open-air headphones. People around you will hear what you hear. These were never designed for usage on a bus or train. They were designed to be used in the comfort of your home, and even then, best enjoyed in a quiet room. Virtually all high end headphones are open-style, and if you use headphones around others in quiet areas, there are hundreds of closed-style headphones and ear-buds.
Overall, a great sounding pair of cans for price. For around $170-ish you are getting some serious audio. You can do much better, but the upgraded sound will also need a headphone amp which adds to the cost. These fit my budget and sound needs quite well.
"Very good but not "all that"" 2009-12-01
By James T. Mc Guiness (BALDWIN, NY United States)
I had to buy a replace for my Sony MDR 2509's because I fell out of bed on them and crunched them. They were 4 years old so I thought I'd give these pretty Senheisers a chance--sound unheard. These Senheisers are very good but the few extra dollars for the Sony MDR 2509's are worth it--and I mean it! They put you in the music. The Senheisers have a straight chord which can be stepped on easily and yanked off your head or worse. I shudder to think. The Sony's have a springy type chord that stretches and they may not be as pretty as these Senheisers, but those cans are the best sounding headphone I ever heard. The Senheisers probably won't let most people down and though other reviews recommend an added headphone amp, I got the Rolls, I don't think you need it unless you want more inputs so that others can use their headphones on your system. Maybe the one's who felt the amp was necessary were trying to use the Senheisers on an Ipod or something dinky. But if you have a great stereo or computer with a wailin' sound card, the extra headphone amp is just an input multiplier and the amp, (at least the Rolls I got) is just not necessary. If I had it to do over again it would be Sony MDR 2509's all the way. The Sony 2506's are a lot cheaper and sound almost as good but they have problematic design that makes them IMO much easier to break and less comfortable to lay down on your side with. The Sony 2509's are cannons with metal covers and not pretty plastic that lets some of the sound escape. Get the Sony MDR 2509s. You won't regret it.
"Look No Further" 2009-11-24
By Paul F. Mccarthy
I have a home office and have tried and owned many different types of headphones over the years so that I can listen to music while working. The Sennheiser HD-595 headphones are some of the best I have ever owned and far and away the best in their price range. They are extremely comfortable to wera - even for extended periods, and the sound quality is truly outstanding. This model has been out for some time so the discounted price, plus free shipping made this one of my best Amazon purchases to date. Note that the outstanding sound quality leverages an open (not a sealed) earpiece design meaning someone sitting close by may be able to hear what you're listening to.
"Great sound and comfortable, but LEAK" 2009-11-14
By Scott M. Morris (Jacksonville, FL)
A few days ago, I removed these headphones from the packaging, plugged them into my Mac, started up iTunes, and was instantly blown away by the sound quality, despite the WEAK bass response. They're very comfortable and stylish, as I assessed from pictures online, so I figured I had made an overall wise investment. But after listening to a couple songs, my roommate kept telling me to turn my music down, even though I was playing acoustic tracks! I knew these weren't NC, so I assumed a little leakage was normal. If you play music with the headphones off your head, it's almost as if they have external speakers. The bottom line: if you ever want to listen to the HD-595's in public, or just at any measurable volume, they're not for you. The most important spec with headphones is sound isolation. Period. Pay practically the same price and get the PXC-350's.
Read the review from "A. Liu." I believe he's still the "most helpful critical review."
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