I needed a new headphone . My old trusted Sennheiser HD520II is 31 years old and worn down even after some repairs.
The fairly new Sennheiser 560s ... reviews put it close to its more expensive 660 and near the drop 6xx (the 650). On the euro site in promo 149,00 euro incl delivery , nice price . Straight , analytical , 120 ohm .... what a disappointment !
Should have read this too : https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...9-hybrid-an-hd560s-with-hd599-drivers.388534/
The sound is more like a closed HP , but it is open. The highs are mediocre , soundstage weak , much of the music and voices come not straight at you but like more from below.
Weird and not good!
My 31 year old 520II, is much better . Music is direct , balanced and airy , better highs ( so it isn't my old ears...).
The 560s is like listening with a curtain between HP and ears. Analitical ? It seems to mute out some sounds of instruments I expect to hear.
1,8m cable too short with a too big of a plug. The over ear shape is much more oval than the rounder better ones of the 520II.
I made the mistake of buying them directly from Sennheiser, returning them from another country than Germany , too difficult and then they shouldn't have been used . Should have bought them fom a local online one where I could return them.
I can take a 150 euro hit , paying for my mistake , but they were compared to the more expensive 660, 650 , so now I can't buy a 650 , because if they are just above this 560s , a 500 euro mistake is too much.
Shops around me , as far as there are some left, don't even have the HP's to listen to. Reviews online seriously untrustworthy .
These 560s are made in China , I thought all Sennheisers were made by Irish maidens in Ireland.
Now I can compensate for frequency , the weak highs , but the sound coming more from below , and not "airy" , I don't see how.
So just a warning , listen , compare before you buy , but is that even possible these days with buying directly from the net , with very , very few brick stores left that even have the things you want to buy. Needless to say , I 'll be even more careful with my old 520 II's , although they are not perfect of course. Be warned about these 560s . I guess that is the new Sonos sound and quality instead of the good old Sennheiser ?
Yes I know it's only 150 E , but I'm so p--- off.
The fairly new Sennheiser 560s ... reviews put it close to its more expensive 660 and near the drop 6xx (the 650). On the euro site in promo 149,00 euro incl delivery , nice price . Straight , analytical , 120 ohm .... what a disappointment !
Should have read this too : https://www.diyaudio.com/community/...9-hybrid-an-hd560s-with-hd599-drivers.388534/
The sound is more like a closed HP , but it is open. The highs are mediocre , soundstage weak , much of the music and voices come not straight at you but like more from below.
Weird and not good!
My 31 year old 520II, is much better . Music is direct , balanced and airy , better highs ( so it isn't my old ears...).
The 560s is like listening with a curtain between HP and ears. Analitical ? It seems to mute out some sounds of instruments I expect to hear.
1,8m cable too short with a too big of a plug. The over ear shape is much more oval than the rounder better ones of the 520II.
I made the mistake of buying them directly from Sennheiser, returning them from another country than Germany , too difficult and then they shouldn't have been used . Should have bought them fom a local online one where I could return them.
I can take a 150 euro hit , paying for my mistake , but they were compared to the more expensive 660, 650 , so now I can't buy a 650 , because if they are just above this 560s , a 500 euro mistake is too much.
Shops around me , as far as there are some left, don't even have the HP's to listen to. Reviews online seriously untrustworthy .
These 560s are made in China , I thought all Sennheisers were made by Irish maidens in Ireland.
Now I can compensate for frequency , the weak highs , but the sound coming more from below , and not "airy" , I don't see how.
So just a warning , listen , compare before you buy , but is that even possible these days with buying directly from the net , with very , very few brick stores left that even have the things you want to buy. Needless to say , I 'll be even more careful with my old 520 II's , although they are not perfect of course. Be warned about these 560s . I guess that is the new Sonos sound and quality instead of the good old Sennheiser ?
Yes I know it's only 150 E , but I'm so p--- off.