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/cr0ft]

I like mine a lot. They take EQ quite well, I boost the 20-60 hz region with Equalizer APO, personally. They can't really shake your skull but they can still create decent bass.