Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod

Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by Toutouxc on Sunday June 18, 2023 @04:51AM (#36378443)

Both the HD555 and 595 were very competitively priced (!), were popular and sold well. How exactly do you think that companies price their products other than "what enough people are willing to pay"?

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by ricardobeat on Sunday June 18, 2023 @05:34AM (#36378651)

There is a significant gap between charging high prices for a quality product that people want to buy, and charging even higher prices by deceiving your customers about quality.

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by 5tefan on Sunday June 18, 2023 @05:12AM (#36378549)

I remember the times these cans were priced way cheaper. This is a fantastic rip off across all brands.

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by Tildey on Sunday June 18, 2023 @05:28AM (#36378615)

I’m curious if the chi-fi market will take over headphones in the coming years.

IEMs are a bit easier to be competitive at, not having to worry about acoustic effects of ear/head shape, ergonomics/comfort is much simpler with IEMs, etc.

But clearly good headphones are still working on a massive margin.

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by csdvrx on Sunday June 18, 2023 @05:53AM (#36378745)

> I’m curious if the chi-fi market will take over headphones in the coming years.

For me, it already has: more choice, better quality, unmatched comfort - and that's fully leaving aside the costs.

My favorite brands are SIVGA and LINSOUL.

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by jorvi on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:25AM (#36378901)

Going by Crinacle the current king of chi-fi is Moondrop.

Personally I own Moondrop Aria IEMs for on the road, and for home Shure 840a cans with 1540 pads to kill the extreme treble. My cans before that were Audio Technica M40x with felt mod + new pads.

I’m excited to see if chi-fi will be able to dethrone either of those bang-for-buck kings.

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by csdvrx on Sunday June 18, 2023 @10:30AM (#36380586)

> Going by Crinacle the current king of chi-fi is Moondrop.

I have their USB-C DAC, it's wonderful when used with the very comfortable SIVGA :)

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by criddell on Sunday June 18, 2023 @06:54AM (#36379041)

How’s the battery life and noise cancelling?

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by csdvrx on Sunday June 18, 2023 @10:38AM (#36380669)

For music, I prefer something fully passive with a balanced TRRS cable, so both features are N/A on the models I use :)

When I need ANC, I have a pair of Sony XM and while they are great for these 2 parameters (ANC and good battery life), the SIVGA and LINSOUL offer me a better musical experience which is something I care about a whole lot more!

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Re:Sennheiser HD 555 to HD 595 Mod by coffeebeqn on Sunday June 18, 2023 @11:35AM (#36381186)

It’s already getting there because the margins on things like planar headphones and anything else novel has been completely bonkers

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