Sennheiser HD-555 Audiophile Headphones Review
The Sennheiser HD-555 Audiophile Headphones were originally designed as an entry level version of the Sennheiser 595s. I feel that they have achieved that goal admirably.
The 555s have warm and very full sound with a natural feel. The quality components and excellent acoustical engineering in these cans ensure that the HD555s exude great build quality and excellent sonic detail including a exceptional stereo field. As you would expect from phones of this nature the bass end is handled admirably and with great control they also have a smooth and clear top end. Some have complained about bass end not being a heavy or deep as they expected, but if you allow some “burn in” time this issue seems to resolve itself. Sonically you will get lots of detail and resolution with these phones and you may well start hearing flaws in your mp3 collection.
Sennhesier HD555 Audiophile Headphones
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The 555s are almost completely made of plastic with some metal grills on the back, overall the build quality feels good but not exceptional. They are solid enough that you wont worry too much, but there is a little bit of a “plastic” feel from time to time. Overall the HD55s are great value for money and you will be hard pressed to find anything of similar quality for this price.
Sennheiser HD555 Audiophile Headphones
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Pros
- Extremely accurate sound with great stereo field
- Features State of the Art Duolfol diaphragms
- Extremely Comfortable you can wear these for hours without issue.
- Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement (EAR) enables excellent sound channelling
- Solid and sturdy build quality these aren’t going to flake or break
- Comes with manufacturer’s 2-year warranty
- Many user serviceable parts
- The 1/4th inch plug will plug into any home theatre unit
- Comes with Adaptor to 3.5mm jack
Cons
- Big. You aren’t going to wear these outside
- Unexceptional build quality
- The open design means that people in your immediate area will be able to hear you.
General Manufacturers Specifications
- Weight w/o cable 260 g
- Jack plug 6,3 mm stereo (3,5 mm Adapter)
- Transducer principle (Headphones) open, dynamic
- Ear coupling circumaural
- Cable length 3 m
- Frequency response (headphones) 15…..28000 Hz
- Sound pressure level (SPL) 112 dB (1 kHz and 1 Veff)
- THD, total harmonic distortion < 0,2 %
- RRP: $169.95 (Check current Sennheiser HD-555 Headphones Pricing on Amazon
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entry level
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