I had a shock today while listening some headphones I intended to give as a gift to a friend.The mids of these headphones are Godly...base just the right amount, highs indeed lower than my Bayerdynamic, but for midrange Jazz and probably all laptops following a V shaped reproduction will sound really cool if amplified a bit. Saxophone, tubas, female voices are like from another world ...and they seem to be more linear in the mids than my Bayerdynamic if they measure like the SL version presented here:
https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/brands-s-se/hd420-sl/
I refoamed them and I already regret I promissed to give them away...I never realised that my DT880PRO were so clinical and rich in the highs before I listened to these 38 years old Sennheisers.I can't say they are the best there can be, but they seem to be perfect for long listening sessions.Such a relaxed sound...by the way I listened them to my completely refurbished Denon drm-700A.They're probably best for some ecc88 based amplifier...
https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/brands-s-se/hd420-sl/
I refoamed them and I already regret I promissed to give them away...I never realised that my DT880PRO were so clinical and rich in the highs before I listened to these 38 years old Sennheisers.I can't say they are the best there can be, but they seem to be perfect for long listening sessions.Such a relaxed sound...by the way I listened them to my completely refurbished Denon drm-700A.They're probably best for some ecc88 based amplifier...
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I feel your pain. Many years ago, I got my HD420 headphones after living with Koss Pro 4AAA for a long time. The improvements in both comfort level and sound were shocking. I think I just threw the Koss in the trash; didn't even bother giving them away ...🙂 My "newer" Beyerdynamic (original version DT990) and Sennheisers (HD600, HD598) definitely sound better, but the HD420 sounded VERY good to me for their time in my life, so I have fond memories of them.
