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Sennheiser HD560S - unboxing & first impressions (Patreon)

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2020-10-15 07:44:45
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2020-10-15 08:40:11
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I was planning to make this video public, but wanted to share this with you before. 

I am not sure if my unit doesn't have some left-right imbalance, and if I shouldn't ask for replacement before doing my final review.

The HD560S is a natural and very detailed sounding punchy sounding headphone. Bass and mids are pretty flat just treble seems a bit over the top. Reducing 5khz by some dB improves the sound a lot IMO.

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Sennheiser HD560S - unboxing & first impressions

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Simon Hibbert

Fantastic hearing the difference and good price on the new one. Looking forward to your next headphones comparisons.

Gustav Pace

Through my Grados, this was torture.

Marioragcurtain

Much bigger difference then i expected. I ordered the beyerdynamic dt990pro 250 ohm because i want something with more sparkle and openness. My 58x can get a little boring sometimes. Also i think its better for gaming. I play a lot of competitive overwatch where hearing positions is super important. Unfortunatly the pair i received had no bass on the left side so i returned it. I should get the new one tommorow.

Gianmarco

Oluv, thank you for your amazing work! Do you think HD 560s is better than HD 600 and HD 650?

oluvsgadgets

Not “better” it’s too harsh around 5khz. The whole treble area should be toned down a bit; for me it’s definitely too bright

oluvsgadgets

Show me a single one that measures “normal” without that 15dB peak at 10khz

oluvsgadgets

I’d rather say the HD560S would be for you. The DT990 won’t have that natural sound. Way too peaky treble and too much midbass.

Marioragcurtain

The dt990 is quite a bit cheaper. €118 and €199 for the 560s. I thought the 560s would be more similar to my hd58x and hd600 but i do hear a big difference in your demo through my er2se. So now im starting to doubt a little. What would you say is worse about the dt990pro 250 ohm?

Marioragcurtain

Nvm you edited your comment or i glanced over it too quickly;) maybe i will order them both and see which one i like better. Btw was there actualy a channel imbalance in your 560s?

Nuno Borges

Very nice review, Oluv! Have you ever reviewed the Audio Technica ATH M50x? Any idea how these would compare? Thanks!

Gianmarco

I understand, I have AKG K712 PRO but I'm planning to replace it and I'm undecided between Sundara, HD600/HD650 and Audio Technica R70X. Any recommendations? Thank you very much

oluvsgadgets

They all sound quite off, not sure what the hype is about. But I would like to get one just to put it against the DT250 or the K361

oluvsgadgets

There are rumors that recent Sundaras have different ear pads and should sound better than the one I tested a while back. I would love to get one, to try it again

Silvester Poništ

Thank you Oluv for this review. I planned to buy hd 560s, but I don't like bright headphones. So, probably I won't buy them. I am fine with my "muddy" hd 58x, because I never have a listening fatigue with them.

K_adler

Wird es ein Review von den neuen Earfun Air Pro geben?

oluvsgadgets

I am not sure yet. When I put them on the first time I definitely heard something, It also showed up when I measured them. Now I don’t quite hear any issue; i need to measure them again and I also wanted to order another one to compare them directly but they are again out of stock everywhere.

Kevin Jim

do u think denser foams will help tame treble? or does it sound veiled with foam?

oluvsgadgets

It starts sounding veiled quickly when I tried thicker foams

Zac Aviad

Hi Oluv. I've heard some people say there are similarities between the 560S and the DT880... I loved the DT880, it's the least offensive on treble from the DTs and hit my liking. I was wondering if you could give a detailed opinion on that comparison, as I'm considering making purchases soon. Thanks and glad to see you back on headphones reviews.

oluvsgadgets

No the DT880 has a very grainy peaky treble, the HD560S is just boosted overall but treble is way more defined

Zac Aviad

Thanks. I'd really like to compare them myself. Thomann just decided they specifically won't send it to my country just a few days ago. I hope it'll change soon.

Calzone

Are you still planning to make a review of the HD560s or at least a few minutes with your opinion on them, especially comparing them to the HD58x Jubilee? I would like to know which of those two is "better".

oluvsgadgets

My unit has an imbalance, I sent them to Sennheiser but they claim there are no issues... I will try to exchange it somehow and then make a final video.

Jeet Singh

Hi oluv. Can the hd 560s driven off a phone?

oluvsgadgets

You won’t reach rock concert levels, but it’s definitely doable. Also depends on the phone. The IPhone 6S had more powerful output than the iPhone 6

Philipp Hertzfeldt

i'd love to see a full review too. it's kind of the reason i joined the patreon since you said a full review would be on here in the first impressions video

Jörg Bornefeld

I have the HD 58x since two years or so. Yesterday my new HD 560s arrived. I was curious if your recordings show the same to me like the reality. It really is nearly the same. I'm used to the sound of the HD 58x and the HD 560s sounds way more bright and a little bit harsh in the treble. Deep bass is nearly equal. The more upper bass sounds slightly fuller through the HD 58x. Mids sound flat on both. Treble sound elevated an a bit harsh through the HD 560s and a little bit underrepresented through the HD 58x. So which one do I like more? I think, both are good. The HD 560s sounds more open to me with a wider soundstage, the HD 58x sounds slightly more natural to me in the treble. I wish, Sennheiser would offer a compromise between these two headphones. That would be the optimal headphone for me :-).

oluvsgadgets

HD600 maybe? Or simply equalize both to your preferred response. No single headphone I have ever tried actually sounded “correct”. Although your brain will get used to any kind of sound within some minutes, this does not mean that the sound you are heading is “correct”. It took me some time to get something close for myself, while still far from perfect its better and more realistic than any headphone I know (technicalities etc aside)

Jörg Bornefeld

I really would like to listen to a HD 600 once, just to hear the differences to the HD 58x and the HD 560s. I remember in one of your older videos you have compared the HD 58x to the HD 600 and one other HD from Sennheiser. The differences, listened through my former Headphones, the Superlux HD 681, have been very small, but compared to the original recording, the HD 58x was the closest to me. That was my input to buy one. I don't want to equalize and so on, I just want to plug in and to enjoy the sound. The HD 600 is well known to be one of the most neutral Headphone out of the box. Unfortunately it has less deep bass than the HD 58x and it is not so easy to drive with a smartphone because of it's higher impedance.

Jörg Bornefeld

But how important is all this? Before I had the HD 58x, the HD 681 sounded perfect to me. Punch in the bass, neutral mids and crystal clear treble. I wasn't aware that the sound unnatural because of beeing elevated about 10 dB, because I didn't know they were elevated. My brain got used to the sound, it was my reference, I thought it was perfect. When I got the HD 58x and tested it the first time, I was very disappointed. Nearly no treble compared to the HD 681 and less deep bass. It took a longer time to get used to the sound of the HD 58x, and I think it's free of doubt, that the HD 58x is a lot more neutral. So this is an example of the capability of the brain to calibrate itself on a given sound an accept it as reference and good, if it is not completely off. It seems not really be important if a headphone is 90 % close to the original or only 80 %, if the brain compensates the differences in a few minutes :-)

oluvsgadgets

I think that once you manage to come closer to that optimum your brain will have a harder time to be able getting used to something “worse”. It’s just that achieving that optimum is not that easy. Buying many different headphones won’t bring you to this point as all will sound different but not necessarily “better”. Your brain does not know how that optimum sounds until you get closer to this and also compare to the sound you usually get from speakers.

Jörg Bornefeld

Thank you, Oluv, for your thoughts. You are right, when one get used to a more natural sound it's not that easy to go backwards ant to accept a more unnatural sound as good again :-)

Jörg Bornefeld

If you don't like bright headphones the HD 58x is definately the better choise. And even if it could have a little more energy in the treble, it doesn't sound muddy. Only if you listen to the 560s for a while and then you suddenly switch to the 58x, you might think, that it sounds a bit muddy in the direct comparism, but the truth is, that the 560s is just too harsh in the treble area. Good for older people like me, haha