Sennheiser HD559 - REVIEW $100 budget killers?? 

I got these and immediately decided to EQ them: rolled off the lower mids, boosted the upper mids and it worked wonders - the clarity and vocal quality have gone up significantly. These are extremely capable if you put a tad of effort into tweaking these and balance the lower mid and higher mid/high areas. With the proper EQing, these honestly sounded on par with far more expensive options I'd heard + the soundstage is superior to the competition. For a $100 I wouldn't look elsewhere.

Sennheiser confused a lot of people with the naming of this headphone. That's an accurate stock sound description - this is NOT like a 558; it's like the 518, which has always sounded warmer and bloomier than the the other two Sennheisers in the old lineup. The 579 and 599 are analogous to the old 558 and 598.

Got them 2 weeks ago for an equivalent of $75, I am not experienced with audiophile headphones at all but for the price I am definitely pleased :) And for remaining $25 I actually bought shorter cable with mini jack, so all good :D

Everyone, please stop it with the clamping problem. You can leave them overnight stretched out over a box. The next day they'll be loose. I did this with my 598 and 660s, worked like a charm. I have a huge head btw.

Great headphone review, the best I’ve seen for any headphones! You told me what I wanted to hear, especially about frequency range, very nicely explained 👍🏻

I bought the Senn 569 closed-backs, they sound pretty good to me. Comfortable too. However....they don't sound as good as the Fostex RP40s I got as well. Those are supremely good.

HD 559 are very engaging in all music. The 50 ohm sensitivity rating makes them much easier to drive and therefore less finicky about what you power them with. If you like Sennheiser sounding HP's you will adore the HD 559. IMO.

The intro is really funny. I'd like to see more of that in the future 👍

Been looking for an over-ear headphone with a similar-ish sound to Porta Pros, and this sounds like it might be exactly what I've been looking for.

Nice review! I’m looking for headphones that are not fatiguing. Got an ongoing ear infection where I can only listen to smooth headphones with no spark whatsoever. I’ve been stuck with anc headphones I.e. momentum 3 for a while now because of this as they have a laid back sound especially when I wear a hat underneath in the winter. Really struggling to find audiophile headphones that are not fatiguing. I have an lcd x, hd 660s and 599. Now I ordered the 559 and 6xx to see if I can ease back into this hobby. I guess when all said and done, my ear problems have essentially made me expand my collection so I’ll be very happy in a years time… that is unless I get hearing loss. First thing I did was actually get a r2r dac (denafrips ares 2) and a hifiberry dac+dsp earlier in the same chain to eq the hell out of my 660s, but even then the 660s had this grain and I think the driver is just too close to my ear unlike my momentum 3 where the driver is much further away from my ear.

Been missing your reviews!!! Welcome back!!

meanwhile me thinking this is about the HD599 because i just ordered it... at first i felt abit insecure but then you said you would rather go for a 599 and i felt so happy when i realized i just got these HD599 for 85$

Thanks for the excellent review. I have the HD 558 and used to have the HD 518, so good to know that the 559 sound sig is actually closer to the 518 than the 558... which will save me from buying the 559. 😅 So does that make the HD 579, the grey cans, the successor to the HD 558, I wonder?

I want to see in future video you test Wavelet Pro headphone EQ APP and you test presets for example this headphones with HD 559 preset that App have in Auto EQ. It fix all ferquency problems, and its very interesting. App have alsmost for all headphones in Sennheiser series fix for EQ for each model you type there. Can you do some test? Cheers

WB? Matters and it was good to see a DMS review, you've been missed...

Thinking about buying the 559 since i have very sensitive skin on my ears it. Looks comfy, price is fine, sound seems fine but i'm hesitant cuz i don't want much sound to leak when i'm not using push to talk. I get very close to my mic and don't want others to hear any echo.

Dude, your videos are rly great!! keeep it up with reviews !!

That intro made me think you were gonna SHP9500 these

Well I like the 598 better than the 600, is the 559 as good as the 598?! If it is so, then, there's not much need to spend much more money on mid-fi headphones like the HD 600 and etc. It would be better to save a bit and buy something way ahead of it, so you can actually feel the difference.

Nice review man! I love what you've done with the place.

Outstanding review. I'm looking at the 650 for myself and the 559 for guests or should i ever decide to rent out my spare room.

Great review man, was looking for a good review on these.

if there was one mistake you made you did not make the engineer sound German I would really like you to try a German accent

First: Excelent review! I finally bought thems. Second: Please! I need the frequency response graph, I can't find it anywhere.

Will you test 599 and say how it compares to 58x? Thanks! :)

Great review. Any plans to review Sennheiser closed-back 5-series headphones? Specifically HD569. Would love to hear your thoughts and comparisons to the other Sennheiser offerings.

Amazon sent me 599 on accident. I find it pure mud. Like a speaker with a blanket over it. But I am doing a burn in to see if it improves pumping some sound through it for a while because out of the box it sounds like garbage. Even $50 Rockville MA50 pits it to shame much less asuperlux 681 for about $50.

Hi great video, but now pick up hd599 around £100 which is a great price however hd560 is even better than 559 and 599 Ian’s can get around £127 in the Uk , regards mark

Hey DMS! I've been a long time viewer and I've come back to your videos recently. I've been seeing various FR graphs on your videos, but I don't know what the compensation curve is (if any?), the setup your using, etc. I'd really appreciate if you filled me in on that.

I ordered the 559 thinking I got a killer cyber Monday deal on the 599. So here I am seeing if the headphones I actually ordered are any good 😂

This is my late night headphone, when I don’t want anything to heat me.

mine sound amazing when i removed the foam on inside to make it true open back and added gsx 1000 dac..

Hi, i fell like the bass now is to hi, i dont know if they are broken cuz i know that the have fall from my hands, but how i know if they are ok or is my ears?

The bass is too much for me too and that makes my $5 earbud from Ty-hi z sounds better. But after using Equalizer APO with the Peace UI, I started to love the way they sound. I reduced the bass and increased the mids and treble by about 3-4 db and now I can hear the details of my music without the fatiguing bass. If only it was not bassy to begin with, this would be a recommendation for me but they do respond to EQ quite well even on my phone.

can i just buy a 1/4 to 1/8 adapter and plug these headphones into my pc and thats it, or is there anything i need 2 do to make them sound the best they can on my pc?

these dont come with the standard 3.5mm jack (comes with a 6.5mm) i bought them and couldn't plug em into the laptop :(

DMS. I just noticed how nice the timbre of your voice is. Is it you or the mic? Also....roll off? bloom? newbie needs a glossary.

Great video. Can you link the music playing in the video?

Hello, do you think I should buy momentum 2 on-ear or hd 559 for sound quality?

i have astro a40s. should i upgrade? are these better?

Try the Samson SR850 PROs. I think you will like them a lot... :)

what is your mic is sounds so good

Have you ever tried HD 518? I want to replace my very old HD 518 (I like them very much). I know the HD 559 are the updated version, but are they the same comfort wise and sound wise?

how is it for metal? Like Jinjer?

I'm looking for a particular bluetooth feature I'm missing in my current headphones. If I pair them with couple of my devices, is there a button ON HEADPHONES, so I can switch between paired devices. By switching I mean to disconnect from the current device and connect to the next one. I'm pretty much sure this is possible cause my car can do it. But my current Sony are stupid and I have to press the pairing button for 10 secs so it can pair again (to an already paired device) and then go to my device BT settings to start pairing. Too much hassle just to switch devices. Sony's got NFC, so with phones it works fine. But with other devices it's a problem.

I’m just looking for a quality headset for digital piano. Will this one do?

And they look beautiful.

Are they better than Samson SR850? My SR850 is breaking apart after 3 years of use, all the plastic thingies have broken around screwholes, so I'm looking for a comfortable open-back replacement. I'd like headphones that I can use when working from home all day long and also enjoy movies and music after work. So, maybe not necessarily open-back but something that doesn't isolate me and doesn't make my ears feel hot and sweaty. It's sad to see how few decent open-back headphones there are under 100$. Ten years ago I had open-back Beyerdynamics for about 50$ but now there are no such models.

might get these just for my phone i just bought the beyerdynamics and i don't like that they din't have detachable cable option and i can't rebuy the hd598sr on amazon without a rediculous price which is a shame how do these compare to the hd598's?

I haven’t heard these. But I have the 579 and the 598 and they sound very very similar

You can foam Mod them!

Are these good for mixing music?

Which other budgets open backs do you reccomend.

DMS: I can't do audio reviews anymore. Also DMS:

Do you require a dac for PC use or can I use other cable? If so is the 599 better oprtion?

hd 559 or shp9500, what is better for games and normal use?

I was thinking on buying these ones to listen mainly to post-rock, ambience, prog-metal, that sort of thing? Are these good enough for that? I was aiming to under 100€, ty

My question is: This one with the Ztella MQA? Good for metal or Bad?

question: i got old cloud alphas for gaming and music, i wanna get a new heapdhones, in Germany 559 is going for about 70 euros, HD 599 are like 150 euros, its worth to pay much more for the 599?

Happy 668 owner, for many years.

Great intro

6:30 music? :D

I'd like to see a review of the Monoprice M565 planar.

Is the virtual 7.1 good? (if any)

Are these as bassy as Astro A50 gaming headsets?

Compared the HD599?

Ajajaja Office Space thingie right there

the pxc 550 is much better though

i found these sucked. add any bass they just crumble.

When one dose not understand what he is talking about what the hell is going on, i have them and thay are good

These heaphones are so bad the hyperx cloud ii are MUCH better... a gaming headset is better than these! The samsung buds are better than these!!

First and only current pair of Sennheisers are HD 569's and I still can't believe how amazing they sound. I'll be sittin here playin a video game or watching a movie super late at night and I'll rip my headphones off my head thinkin "Oh shit did I forget my speakers on??" And sure enough it's just the headphones heh.

Did I see a pair of Vandersteens back there in the 5 minute mark?? I knew I liked you :)

The dips in the mids and upper mids definitely give a better sense of soundstage with I actually prefer so I actually think I might look into these. As for the video it was actually nice I like the laid-back style and atmosphere it gives off and you actually know what your talking about so thumbs up👍

They seem ok but too expensive for what they offer. I didn't really like them as the vocals seem lowish and had to trebble boost to get them to sound nicer. I think the AD500x and SHP9500 are better recommendations for sub $100. Also the cable ends in a 6.4mm aux plug which isn't suitable for most people I think. They should have made a 3.5mm with a 6.4mm extention.

would these be good for gaming and movies?

Alright we need banana plugs for this prototype as were out of all other plugs for now. (proceeds to pull out bananas)

How do u reduce the clamping force of these headphones

How does the soundstage on the 559 compare to the 599? Which is better for gaming?

I was drawn here because of the skit loll

I just got a pair new at a thrift store for 10 bucks

for anyone considering getting it just a warning for me it took good 2 months before my head stopped hurting from the clamp. After owning it for years now I can confirm it breaks in a bunch but the first 2 months are hell.

What about the HD 579?

Please review the Topping DX3 Pro!

Will add to comfort: a FULL 4.5 knuckle for those of us with XL ears. Main reason I like the 5 series is that they will actually "over ear" for me.

Get yourself a set of Tribit xfree tune for 50 dollars they beat headphones from 40 1200 dollars in comfort and sound and you will be very very surprised for the price👍

558 were horrible and turned me off Senn. Realise 559 aren't really the same

Seem like they are just rebranded HD518s from what I hear.

HD559 or SHP9500? For gaming/films/casual music

Good buy for gaming? 559 or 599?

I found your channel today. This was amazing. Thank you!

So they're well worth 60 bucks?

are these better the hyperx cloud 2

Thank you

sound gets better with use

does it make any difference with amp

Better than shp9500 for sound quality??

This is a great review, thank you so much

Don't buy they sound muddy unless modded.Ath M40X much better for same price.

these sound amazing