Sennheiser 595

[Anubis187]

So I bought the Sennheiser 595 after reading reviews, these headphones are supposed to be really good. But I haven't noticed anything special, it seems to stutter every now and then and the sound don't come as sharp as I thought. I'm comparing these headphones to my Astro A40 - pro gaming gear/ MLG headsets and I believe shure in-ear-phones. I think they produce a better sound? what should I do test them out better? or should I send them back?

Also stopped by BestBuy and took a listen to Dre's headphones, really amazing sound. Not sure if it connected to some special amp to get the sound that good but I wanted my headphones to sounds like that.

[Sil3nt]

For testing them out try listening to songs with different bit rates?

[Starbuck84]

How did you hook them up? Are you connecting the headphones to your onboard or do you have a dedicated soundcard / amp? This can make a huge difference from my experience. I have a BeyerDynamic DT880 (2003 model) and it sounded nothing special when I first hooked it up to my PC. (It sounded a LOT better in the store). Then I got a dedicated amp and since then I haven't found any better headphones. Just a thought. :)

[.AlleymaN]

Stutter seems more like a source problem to me and I dont exactly know what you mean by non-sharp sound. Do you mean the treble is lower? Maybe your old headphones had an inherent "smiley faced" EQ to them which boosted the bass and the treble so you might be missing that in the very neutral Sennheisers. 595 will shine with even average quality music files (bitrate wise) given that your source is also good. The new 595s are only 50 ohms and not very power hungry so you can do without an amp for a while but get a better source when you can.

(Ive had a 595 for over 2 years now and using them with EMU 0202)

[PricklyPoo]

Well you might need a headphone amp and make sure you have a good soundcard...Also, try playing a cd instead of mp3's and see if that helps.