Sennheiser HD 569 Wired Headset

Sennheiser HD 569 Around-Ear Closed Back Headphones - Black: desertcart.co.uk: Musical Instruments & DJ Review: Headphones are exceptional value for money - I really like these head phones they replace some 20 year old Sennheiser's and for a rare occasion I notice a more than marginal improvement in sound quality. The 'phones are well built ,strong and comfortable and don't get too hot. They exclude sound from the outside just as well as sound going out. They seem to have a flat response across the frequency range and a very good dynamic range just right for orchestral works. The bass is not exaggerated which I don't like anyway. i tested them on digital music files of jazz, acoustic folk, rock and classical music. I also tested music from YouTube and voice from the BBC: they performed very well. I compared a completely analogue(vinyl)recording against a so called" HIRES" digital equivalent to see if I could tell the difference. Th recording in question was a from " Chasing The Dragon" records where a vinyl record is rehearsed and performed live and mixed and cut directly to vinyl; no tape recorders involved. At the same time a 24/192 recording is made digitally. The work in question was Espana with two operatic arias from Bizets " Carmen" and two orchestral works from Chabrier and Rimsky Korsakov respectively. Rosie Middleton's rich and wonderful voice was reproduced almost perfectly on both the analogue and digital recordings. The orchestral works work were reproduced with wide dynamic range and the orchestra sounded just like an orchestra. Headphones reveal more detail then speakers and it proves to me once and for all that digital recordings are better for sound quality than their equivalent vinyl ones. But if you ignore the inevitable surface noise of an LP the analogue versions come very close to digital. When you consider that LPs were invented in 1948 it shows how far we have come regarding sound quality, which is what really matters. Whatever, the medium these 'phones make a very good account of themselves and the music and I recommend them thoroughly. Pity no case was supplied but what can you expect for a hundred quid or so. It's the sound quality that really matters. Review: Finally! - I wanted a pair of over ear, closed back, not-noise-cancelling, wired headphones that didn't break the bank, and had been looking for ages. I was a bit reluctant to bite the bullet on these because they'd be replacing a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 2 which are, obviously, in a different league when it comes to build quality. (I'd bought the M2s second hand, would never have spent as much as they cost new.) These are excellent at the price, in my opinion. The sound is really good (bearing in mind I am no audiophile) and although the 'phones are heavy compared to the M2s , you don't notice when they're on. The padding under the headband and the ear pads themselves are made from velour, so very comfortable, and the era pads are larger than the M2 over-ear ones. My husband, who also has M2s - which he has never complained about - tried to persuade me to swap with him as he liked these so much! So all in all, I'm very pleased. The sound is at least as good as others I've tried in the round-about-£100-range; the build quality's good, and they're comfortable.