For a quick overview, the simple view also gives you the opportunity to evaluate the sound characteristics of the test candidate at a glance. Occupying a unique position in the HD 500 series, the HD 569 is an excellent addition to your home entertainment system, but its closed-back, around-ear design makes it equally suitable for use in any listening environment. With some features mirroring the higher end 579 and 599, though, just how different is this headphone? Of course, on the other hand, if you’re a fan of a more relaxed high end, this headphone may be right up your alley. In terms of esthetics, comfort, and build quality it's a no-brainer, the Sennheiser HD569 is easily superior.

With some HP/amp combo, the boosts and preamp gain (loss of Dynamic range) need to be carefully considered to avoid issues with, amongst other things, too low a Max SPL or damaging your device. Due to courier restrictions, we are unable to ship some large appliances to some remote postcode regions. Through the craft and precision of German Engineering we create innovative products to reinvent the future of audio with remarkable audio experiences that you don’t just hear – but feel. Current fashionable choices like booming lows and luxurious-looking materials that look like they came from the inside of a Ferrari are absent here.Great audio quality Owned for a year now and is absolutely amazing, the audio levels are all great for gaming, video editing or music production, I've never had any problems with them, and they've served me amazingly! Anywho, Sennheiser has been "remastering" their line-up for the past little while and I've been itching to get a little ear time on some of the more affordable models.

Sound quality: The Sennheiser HD 569 wired headphones are distinguished by the quality of the sound they produce. As a result I’ve become pretty good at hiding my drumming from my neighbors and not annoying them in general, while playing drums as much as I want to, when I want to. With good detail, strong bass impact, and ample control, the low end remains clean and accurate, but with just enough oomph to keep things fun. That much was clear when I spent a few hours spellbound listening to a handful of Vladimir Horowitz CDs. I don't remember it as good sounding the few times i used it to listen to music, it was acceptable decent, but not more.

At the same time, this design also guarantees that you won’t be disturbing others – even at higher volumes. The Sennheiser HD 569 will please music and home theater aficionados who want a clean, accurate sound signature in a design that will stay comfortable over long listening periods. The Sennheiser HD 569 closed-back headphones sound really nice overall and have enough comfort to allow them to be worn for long periods of time. This is because they deliver exceptional sound quality thanks to Sennheiser's proprietary driver technology and Ergonomic Acoustic Refinement design.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. While they work decently with mobile kit, when faced with the hulking great transformer in the HP8, an honest-to-goodness ‘proper’ headphone amp, the HD569s sprang to life and were transformed in terms of their tonal balance and the bass performance which bounced and stretched and impacted upon the soundstage with great vigour. I like that the earpads are user- replaceable, which will allow owners to continue enjoying the HD 569 for many years to come.

The low impedance of just 23 ohms is an odd but welcome feature – this is only headphone in the new 5 Series to feature such a low impedance, making it the default recommendation for anyone using a smartphone or portable player. While not offensive at all due to lack of high-frequency response, the sound was dull and especially impacted female vocals. Thankfully, the ear-clamping pressure is moderate, and the headband padding did an excellent job of reducing the pressure on the top of my noggin. I have the HD 598SR and they have a similar or identical looking cable but no micro phonics in the cable.