Sennheiser Consumer Audio HD 569 Closed Back Headphone, Wired, Black

An amateur’s opinion – but I love this headset!
Let me start by saying I’m not an audiophile or an audio expert of any sort. This is the first time I’ve really splurged on audio equipment at all. In fact, it’s 3 times the price of my previous headphone purchase, and even 50 bucks more than I spent on my speakers for my gaming PC.So was it worth it? In short, YES. Yes it very much was!The audio quality is in extreme excess, FAR better than anything else I own to the point that comparing them directly just feels unfair. I have MP3s that I’ve had on my phone and hard drive for almost 20 years, and I listen to them with these headphones and realize I’ve been missing details of my absolute favorite music for all this time.The noise cancelling is almost too good too. When I’m listening to music with these, the rest of the world is shut off to me. Much to my roommate’s annoyance often times. However the noise cancelling does seem to be tied to being listening to something actively. When the audio is paused, the noise cancelling is a lot less effective. Maybe that’s normal, maybe not, like I said, I am a total amateur. But I love the way it works. If I want to tune everything else out, these absolutely work fantastically!Finally, I did choose these because I wanted closed backs that don’t bleed much audio, so I can listen to whatever I wish without concern about bothering those around me – and because I like my privacy. These work well for that too.And lastly, I think they are immensely comfortable. Certainly better than any cheaper pairs I’ve owned. The padded headband is nice, and the headphones themselves are adjustable enough that they fit over my ears and I can wear the headset for hours at a time without complaint. Even with my glasses on, and the headphones pressing my frames on my head.These do feel like a luxury item. I wouldn’t say anyone really needs these. But I would say that they feel like a luxury item, considerably nicer than more average purchases in the same area.Honestly, I’m ruined for cheaper headphones now. Going back to my old no-name pair any time that I have – just feels so glaringly inferior now – despite having used them for years without issue. The audio, comfort and noise cancelling are just THAT much nicer.

Perfect
I felt like Goldilocks trying to find mispriced headphones. Too light, too heavy, too muddy, too tinny, too bassy and so on. I wanted them for cancelling noise on a long flight. BUT, these sound so good are so comfortable that I know I will wear them often during my work from home days and photo editing nights- so much better sound than speakers. The sound is clear and crisp, but not soulless. The bass could be a little fuller but it is acceptable. I am unwilling to pay $300 for headphones. I “feel” the beauty of the music with these and they have handled any kind of music I throw at them -everything from light folk and jazz to r&b and rock. All the sounds and voices are separate but still blended into one. I can comfortably wear my glasses with them, too. These are wired, which may not meet everyone’s need but wireless make my head feel like I have constant little electrical shocks going through my head – I can’t wear them. They are light enough (but not overly so) and sturdy.

O fone tem um isolamento bom do ruído externo. Indicou boa resposta em todas frequências, e detalhes sonoros. No receiver Denon mostrou melhor desempenho do que no laptop, ficou ao nivel de outros como Bose, Audio Research. O plugue se fixa no fone por meio de um encaixe, girando o plugue, impedindo que se solte, mas o plugue atrapalha um pouco, encosta no ombro ao girar a cabeça. Mas é confortável, e ótima resposta sonora. Vem com cabo 3 m com plugue 6.3mm ( receiver ) e outro de 1.2m ( curto ) com plugue 3,5mm para laptop ou celular. Até a embalagem vale ! Bem satisfeito !

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.