[HD] Sennheiser HD 558 Headphone Unboxing

Unboxing the Sennheiser HD 558 audiophile headphones
UPDATE Sept 2011: In-depth 558 review here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rCtnh77GAw

Intro music: Freedom by JaeSwift *
Ending music: Imagine Us by DJ Sullie *
(* Both songs licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 3.0" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ )

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[ryanburbridge]

Do they make a seperate cable that us 3.5. That would suck having that crap coming out of your phone or ipod.

[PureTranceMedia]

@TBoneBless11 Hmm I live in Canada so not too sure man. Try one of the larger electronic stores in your area, they definitely should have it as Sennheiser is an international company.

[HeretixAevum]

@ryanburbridge Plugging in headphones like these into a phone or ipod is retarded in the first place. They'll sound terrible from such a poor source.

[krcgenk92]

Nice car man :D

[crktfrk]

@PureTranceMedia Lol yea same here, I can't go without a pencil trick these days :P

[PureTranceMedia]

@hiian123 For what you listed these seem like a good fit, many use these 558s as studio monitors causethey are a neutral sounding pair that produces exactly what comes from the source, they also have one of the best soundstages for accurate instrument separation. I did a review on these too if your interested, its in the video response :)

[PureTranceMedia]

@CheesecakeDamnation Since they are 50ohm they dont requie an amp so most portable mp3 players would power them fine, and any computer with a decent soundcard is more than enough power to drive them.

[PureTranceMedia]

@ryanburbridge I'm pretty sure they do, it should be at their website.

[PureTranceMedia]

@MrShnuggleMuffins They both have their strengths, m50s have better noise isolation and slightly bigger bass, 558s better soundstage and clearer mids and highs. These are just a few and the guys over at the headfi forums have discussed this lots and know much more than me I highly recommend going over there :)

[PureTranceMedia]

@crktfrk Haha thanks, been doing it since I was a little one so it came out as a force of habit :)

[PureTranceMedia]

@Thrustmaster64 @luis61961944 Thrust is correct, aside from portability, the 558's a far more superior to the Solos (and most audiophile forums say they are a better buy than the Studios and Pros as well). To be honest the Beats series are more hype than actual performance.

[PureTranceMedia]

@0HelixNL0 I missed this in my inbox, thanks for helping @mosdepf95 by referring him to my review vid, and glad you like your pair too! I agree, for an all-round music/movie and gaming set, this is probably one of the best!