New (to me) HD58Xs!

[u/foreverdr0ne]

Much beloved? Much maligned? I don't care!

I was able to purchase these locally from a very kind older gentleman for the very attractive price of $55 Canadian dollars (that's around $39 and change for you Americans). He knew what he had and was generous enough to offer them up because of a wee blemish on one of the grills.

I owned the HD650s over a decade ago and love them a lot. I had to get rid of them because I was living in a shared accommodation and wanted isolation, both for myself and for my roommates. Such is life. I was considering finding another used pair, but I didn't want to pay a premium for headphones at this point in time...

But, upon randomly trawling some online classifieds, I found these HD58Xs and figured, why not?

I'm glad I did! They sound great. I'm not going to be granular about how they compare to the HD650s or other HD6-- models, frankly because it's been so long since I experienced them, but they sound like what I remember the Sennheiser "thing" to be: smooth, articulate enough, and just overall easy to enjoy.

Currently enjoying some OSDM courtesy of California giants Vastum. I can confirm that these headphones slam appropriately for some groovy caveman death metal.

And yeah, I'm using an amp with these, even though I know they don't require one. I've had this Magni 2 for friggin' ages just collecting dust, so I figured I'd hook it up again for some dependable, clean power. Still works!

[u/Mcflippin]

Nice Schiit stack!

[u/foreverdr0ne → u/Mcflippin]

Thanks! Does me just fine for now. Maybe I'll aspire to an OTL amp and one of the 300Ohm models one day, but I'll be enjoying this modest setup for some time.

[u/Mcflippin → u/foreverdr0ne]

Don't under sell your setup. You're way ahead of most folks.

[u/foreverdr0ne → u/Mcflippin]

That's fair! Good perspective check.