Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory
$129.98
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Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory Price History
Price History for Sennheiser - HD 599 Wired Open Back Over-the-Ear Headphones HD 5 - Brown/Ivory/Matte Metallic
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Current Price | $129.98 | January 26, 2025 |
Highest Price | $199.98 | October 28, 2024 |
Lowest Price | $129.98 | November 22, 2024 |
Last price changes
$129.98 | November 22, 2024 |
$150.99 | November 17, 2024 |
$157.99 | November 2, 2024 |
$199.98 | October 28, 2024 |
$157.99 | October 23, 2024 |
Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory Description
- Premium, around-ear, open back headphones: Audiophile sound combined with premium design and materials
- Padded headband and luxurious velour covered ear pads perfect for long listening sessions with no pressure on the ears
- Multiple connectivity options: Robust 3 meter detachable cable and 6.3 millimeter jack and additional 1.2 meter detachable cable with 3.5 millimeter Jack
- Timeless design cues: Ivory color, matte finish together with the brown headband stitching and matte metallic detail convey quality at first glance
- Premium Components: Sennheiser engineered transducers use aluminum voice coils delivering high efficiency, excellent dynamics and extremely low distortion
- Connectivity technology: Wired
- Power source type: Battery
Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory Specification
Specification: Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory
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Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory Reviews (8)
8 reviews for Sennheiser HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory
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Ventura –
Son maravillosos, de eso o hay duda: Excelente extensiรณn musical, excelente soundstage; tienen mucho cuerpo (Razรณn por la que querรญa unos audรญfonos circumaurales open back); al ser abiertos no hay rebotes de audio, no se como se le dice pero no retumban en la cabeza como con unos cerrados; su fuerte son sin duda los graves, eso si, por el contrario pecan en los agudos, sin embargo no es algo malo, si uno viene de audรญfonos mรกs comerciales son muy cรกlidos de escuchar y sobre todo cรณmodos, pero si uno ya es audiofilo reacio, probablemente no les guste tanto porque no son planos, a mi por otro lado, me encantan, era justo lo que querรญa. Tambiรฉn me gustarรญa mencionar que si que necesitan un poco de amplificaciรณn, no solo por los 50 Ohm’s, en general se oyen mejor con una amplificaciรณn dedicada.
Jay Hughes –
I am using them for an electric piano. Sound reproduction is excellent and the open back gives them a broader soundstage and less isolated experience. Good value for the price. Solid construction.
Gabriel Flores Martinez –
O fone รฉ do modelo aberto (que nรฃo abafa o som externo), super leve e com o som excelente. O fato das almofadas serem de um material que parece uma camurรงa รฉ รณtimo tambรฉm, tem uma durabilidade muito boa e nรฃo fica descascando. Ele vem com um cabo p2 e um p10, perfeito para usar no computador e tambรฉm em instrumentos musicais.
Gabriel Flores Martinez –
**Reseรฑa corta: excelentes para interiores. Son ‘abiertos’, por lo que el sonido se filtra de y hacia adentro (mรกs detalles en la reseรฑa larga). Material de construcciรณn no tan premium (casi todo es plรกstico). Muy cรณmodos. Sonido cรกlido con bajos potentes pero no exagerados. No necesitan un DAC para lograr sonido potente. Incluye un cable corto de 3.5mm y uno largo de 6mm con su respectivo adaptador a 3.5mm. Valen cada centavo (comprados en su ediciรณn especial negros a precio de oferta de ~$2000 MXN)**
Primero que nada, no soy profesional de audio o audiรณfilo consagrado ni nada de eso. Sin embargo, me gusta investigar sobre audio y tengo varios audรญfonos del rango de precio, por lo cual tengo algunos puntos de comparaciรณn. Los uso primordialmente para jugar, aunque tambiรฉn he estado escuchando mรบsica en varios formatos para probarlos. Esta reseรฑa estรก escrita desde el punto de vista de un consumidor promedio con una (รญnfima) embarrada de conocimiento en audio.
Debo decir que son *por mucho* los audรญfonos mรกs cรณmodos que he tenido. Los he tenido puestos por horas y al poco rato uno deja de sentir que los trae puestos. Las almohadillas son de tela ‘aterciopelada’ y son bastante ligeros, lo que hace que sean comodรญsimos. El punto malo de este aspecto (y probablemente sea el รบnico punto malo en general), es que para lograr eso, son enteramente de plรกstico, por lo cual no me parece que sean de uso rudo. No son plegables ni pueden girarse para acomodarse en el cuello, lo cual indica que son para uso casero y no tanto para exteriores (traerlos en la calle/hacer ejercicio/ tomar llamadas, etc.). Si no se traen puestos en la cabeza, no resulta cรณmodo ponerlos en el cuello.
El sonido es bastante bueno, realmente de lo mejor que puede haber en su rango de precio. NO son audรญfonos para monitoreo, por lo cual no tienen un sonido ‘plano’. Es mรกs bien un sonido ‘cรกlido’ con graves y agudos bien acentuados, pero sin llegar a exagerar en absoluto. Los medios estรกn bien a secas, aunque a volรบmenes muy muy altos podrรญan llegar a perderse un poco. Para la mayorรญa de usos no profesionales son realmente sobresalientes. (En juegos son una joya, por el sonido posicional y los bajos acentuados)
Los audรญfonos son abiertos, lo cual tiene implicaciones buenas y malas. Al dejar escapar sonido por atrรกs, la fatiga por escuchar mรบsica mucho tiempo es menor que con unos cerrados, ademรกs se consigue un mejor efecto de separaciรณn de sonidos y el ‘soundstage’ es amplio. Sin embargo, se escucha en toda la habitaciรณn lo que uno trae en los audรญfonos, incluso a volรบmenes bajos. Mismo caso al revรฉs: sonidos del exterior pueden filtrarse a los audรญfonos, por lo cual para ambientes ruidosos (como la calle) o para lugares compartidos con otras personas, no son muy recomendados. Igual para llamar/chatear por voz no son tan recomendados porque el sonido que sale de los audรญfonos puede filtrarse en el micrรณfono.
En cuanto a potencia, son suficientes. Son audรญfonos con una impedancia de 75 ohms (los audรญfonos de consumo “normal” son de 35 ohms), por lo cual, sรญ se van a escuchar un poco mรกs bajos que audรญfonos de 35, pero en lo personal, creo que el volumen es suficiente. Si disfrutas de escuchar mรบsica a volรบmen estruendoso, probablemente un amplificador te beneficiarรญa, pero no creo que es imprescindible en estos audรญfonos (mรกs tomando en cuenta el hecho de que son pensados para uso en interiores)
Finalmente, vienen empacados en una caja de cartรณn bastante simple con el logo de Sennheiser. Solamente trae manuales, 2 cables (uno de unos 60cm y otro como de metro y medio) y obviamente los audรญfonos (OJO, los cables traen una especie de seguro para evitar desconexiones accidentales. Hay que girarlos para conectarlos/desconectarlos).
Investiguรฉ y no encontrรฉ mayor diferencia con respecto a la versiรณn normal (blancos con cafรฉ), mรกs allรก del precio (mรกs de la mitad de los normales) y el color. La diferencia de precios me provocรณ un poco de desconfianza, pero buscando en foros y en reviews profesionales, encontrรฉ que son exactamente los mismos audรญfonos, sรณlo vi un comentario que decรญa que las plantas de ensamblaje eran diferentes, pero los componentes son los mismos.
CONCLUSIรN: si piensas usarlos en casa y para aplicaciones no profesionales, son una verdadera joya. Pienso que incluso sin el precio de oferta valen totalmente la pena. Para la ediciรณn normal sรญ la pensarรญa mรกs, es mรกs del doble del precio de esta ediciรณn. Si quieres unos audรญfonos para traer en la calle o para aplicaciones profesionales, te sugerirรญa buscar mรกs opciones primero, probablemente por el precio podrรญas escoger algo que cubra mejor tus necesidades.
Isaac D. Peterson –
Analog signal is superior to anything else.
I wish someone had told me this earlier. I’m just becoming a true audiophile and these are the gateway drug. I spent 400 on Sony WXM1000h which I thought would be the best possible sound, and I think they are for bluetooth headphones, but they use software and computer chips to place the sound dimensionally. These are half the price and the sound is a freaking miracle. I feel like I am in a space and all of the tones and instruments have their own position. I can direct my attention to them individually. I can hear crazy detail in records I’ve listened to a million times. Someone laughing in the recording booth and they left it in for some reason, really astonishing detail. I guess this is called the “stage” which people say is narrow for this model. I don’t really understand that but it’s just beautiful. I guess everything is spatial but the space is a smaller than a concert hall. If you are like me and always wanted audio experience but are too into cell phones and so think bluetooth and other technology matter, take the leap and buy this. It is life changing. I got a shitty set of bluetooth headphones as well just in order to make hands free phone calls. ditch the tech and get what you really want!
*sound is neutral – this means you get the true presentation of the music, not distorted at all
*open ear means people sitting next to you can also hear the music even though it is quiet- maybe not great for an office or shared space
*no noise cancelling means you can still hear sounds through the phones. I haven’t tried these on an airplane but I bet they wouldn’t muffle the noise at all. this is on purpose to achieve neutral / spatial sound.
*these are huge and don’t fold. I don’t think I will travel with them, because I don’t want to risk breaking them. this could be a plus I think, since every pair of nice headphones I’ve ever owned have ended up breaking on the hinge. No hinge means they are sturdier.
*these are the most light and comfortable headphones I’ve ever owned. They aren’t sweaty or constrictive at all and you can wear them for hours. the ear cups are super soft. some bad reviews are saying they feel flimsy but they are designed to be light and the open design lets in normal air circulation.
*No MIC you can’t make phone calls. Hey do yourself a favor and take a break from your phone to enjoy your music!
I think of this kind of like a fixed – gear bike. if you get rid of all the gears the chain is shorter and the whole mechanism works more effectively and you get more power for your pedalling. If you strip away all of the options you are used to having with headphones and just focus on the quality of sound you will end up with these headphones. They are the lowest priced product in the audiophile category and the sound is life changing if you’ve never experienced it before. The sound is light years beyond anything digital or bluetooth can deliver. You probably won’t wear them out of the house but so what. Don’t be tricked into 500 dollar bluetooth headphones, just get these for music and some cheaper bluetooth headphones for hands free calls and you will end up with the same price tag and way more enjoyment.
TLDR: If you are considering 500 dollar bluetooth headphones because you love music, get these and a pair of cheap bluetooth headphones instead.
Gabriela Oliveira –
Feels like the best package for open back headphones. Bought it for my podcast. Loved that is has adapters for all jacks and cables the can detach. Not wireless charging and not usb powered. And the wires are long enough
Allen D. Reinecke –
O fone รฉ leve confortavel, som execelente , para quem gosta de uma boa musica e assitir um seriado.Tenho varios fone de ouvido, mas este vai ser aquele de cabeceira , uso para tudo. fantastico.
Allen D. Reinecke –
I have a pair of Sennheiser HD438’s, but I hadn’t used them much in the recent years. I was more into TWS earbuds and then transitioned to wired IEM’s. I recently dug out my old Sennie’s for a change and really appreciated the forgotten comfort and sound signature. So, I decided to research today’s headphones. The HD 599 SE was in the right price bracket (I’ve spent way too much already, according to my wife!!) and the reviews gave it high marks for soundstage, comfort, sound signature and open-back bass. I knew Sennheiser was durable. My HD438’s are still in excellent condition after 11 or 12 years. The SE traditional coloring is much better suited to my taste than the HD 599.
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DESIGN & BUILD:
The Industrial Stylist at Sennheiser must have a really tedious job. I was surprised how similar my 11-year-old HD 438 is to the HD599. No major styling change there in all that time! At least that shiny spoke pattern, which reminds me of my truck wheels, is gone! The headphones are equally comfortable, with a touch more pressure on the HD599. My glasses are not forced onto my head though and I can wear these for hours. The oval earcups are quite large vertically, like the HD 438, and fit my big ears perfectly to be truly โover-the-earโ โphones. I have room to spare, but not much!
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While these headphones are made of plastic, they are very strong and youโll struggle to break them. You can twist and spread these around and not crack anything.
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Iโm not a fan of the dedicated 2.5mm (?) twist-lock connector into the headphone, but at least there are aftermarket replacements available. I have no idea why the adapter on the longer cable is a large female to small male and the large male 6.35mm connector is on the cable. The cable should be 3.5mm and the adapter should enlarge the connector. With the adapter on, the cable end is just too honking big!
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My only criticism would be the headband adjustment. I liked the SHP 9500 with its strong detent and numbering system. I find the headband can go out of adjustment too easily handling the headphones and I have to judge the gap in the headband visually for my best fit.
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SOUNDSTAGE & IMAGING:
When I got the HD 599 SE, I plugged them straight into my phone and was totally blown away. The frequency curve is essentially neutral with a hint of coloration. The bass rolls off below 40Hz but the treble stays strong right up to the 20kHz limit. The mids are slightly cool but are certainly not โrecessedโ.
I felt likeโฆ
– I was in a room with the musicians. The reproduction was totally natural.
– The bass was really solid, surprisingly so for an open-back headphone. Maybe not bass head worthy, but punchy, crisp, and realistic.
– The treble was clear, detailed and โSennheiser smoothโ. I really liked my Momentum TW2 earbud sound signature, but as buds go, they are dated (app and ANC) compared with other brands and I ended up returning them. โน
โHold me nowโ by the Thompson twins, โHoney and the Beeโ by Owl City, and โAppetiteโ by Prefab Sprout can be quite harsh, even sibilant, at the upper end on all my IEM’s and some of my TWS buds. I like a bright sound, but not sibilant and grainy. The HD 599 SE was so natural sounding and justโฆ gorgeous.
– The soundstage is what I’ve been seeking and missing with closed back and in-ears. Hotel California – Live on MTV 1994 by the Eagles sounds amazing. That punch at 32s is awesome. โStriveโ by Amber Rubarth, โKilling me softlyโฆโ by Roberta Flack, ‘Unearthed – Orchestral version’ by Wildpath, and โYour Grace is enough โ Liveโ by Matt Maher are just sublime. Thereโs both width and height with correctly mixed tracks. Try listening to โBest 8D song EVER with headphones 2021 โ HDโ on YT. Awesome!
– Imaging is also superb and itโs easy to pick out the location of instruments. โBuck Danceโ by Dick Schoryโs New Percussion Ensemble has your senses tracking all over the stage!
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Iโd not used open back headphones before trying the SHP 9500 and I actually liked the feel and openness, compared with closed-back. However, the SHP 9500 did not have the sound staging I was after. The HD 599 SE certainly does.
Of course, you need to use these in a quiet room to save your ears. With the 106dB sensitivity and 50 Ohm impedance, I do have to use 70 to 80% volume directly connected to my phone, compared with 40% on my IEMโs. Still plenty loud enough for me, but you may not agree. Please take care of your hearing though!
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I have a collection of Earbud Test Tracks, which I use to assess my earphonesโฆ
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https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/6c1a03929ed947ab82cc33db24d7c001sune?ref=dm_sh_c7f9-3dba-7009-a4cd-8323a
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I usually use a Qudelix 5K DAC/AMP. I loaded Oratory1990โs HD 599 PEQ and with the HD 599 connected, I noticed that it cleaned up the lower/mid bass just a tad. On some tracks, the bass can get a little muddy.
I felt that a little more treble was needed and slightly less bass though to suit my taste. So, I adjusted the PEQ and I now have my final settings (see photo).
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CONCLUSION:
For a consumer-friendly price, you are truly entering Audiophile territory with the HD 599. I have no reticence in stating that.
When the HD 599 go on sale, they are an absolute must-have. I bought these for the current price of $150. I still think thatโs a steal!
The HD 599 SE are now my go-to for serious listening late at night and I think they could be yours also!