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Sennheiser HD-497 Headphones for $43 shipped. msrp $70

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hey, its me again,(message poster), anywayz, does anyknow the reputation of Sennheiser, and do you know if they last, etc........
 
Sennheiser is top notch in my book. I own a pair of HD-600's (their top of the line besides the $10,000+ Orpheus) and and they have been flawless. To get get better sound from speakers for the $300 I paid for the hd600's, you would have to spend about $10,000 dollars (I did). In my situation, however, with the HD-600's you have to have quality components to get their true performance because they will tell you your equipment sucks if it does -- not literally, of course 🙂

So, why do I mention the HD-600's when comparing them to the 497's? Simple. Sennheiser knows how to make a quality product, and they push that technology and know-how down the line to their lower-end components. For $30,000, would you buy a really nice Kia or would you buy a "cheap" Mercedes?

Enjoy them.
 
Originally posted by: LS20
how would these compare to Grado SR60s?

read my link to reviews about headphones above. supposedly, the grado s60 is THE BEST headphones for the price range, but they say that the sennheiser 497 comes in at a close second. however, since the grado's aren't on sale, i would get the sennheiser at this price. hopefully this'll be helpful.
 
Question: when a review says that a headphone needs to be powered by an amp to sound good, does a PC soundcard count? I have Sennheiser 495 Silver headphones, and I'm wondering if I've been using them at their best performance (plugged into my laptop's audio out).
 
Originally posted by: iamme
Question: when a review says that a headphone needs to be powered by an amp to sound good, does a PC soundcard count? I have Sennheiser 495 Silver headphones, and I'm wondering if I've been using them at their best performance (plugged into my laptop's audio out).

No a PC sound card would not count, but a headphone jack on say your reciever, or your PC speakers would amplify the sound.
 
Originally posted by: SupaCh1nk
have pity for the poor, someone pls pm me the $5 coupon!

*cough* *cough* Please read the stickied notice at the top of the HD forum and edit your message accordingly.
 
Originally posted by: tallest1
Originally posted by: SupaCh1nk
have pity for the poor, someone pls pm me the $5 coupon!

*cough* *cough* Please read the stickied notice at the top of the HD forum and edit your message accordingly.

The mods will handle it. Don't worry about it.
 
holy cow, I wish I knew about the $50 rebate on the HD-600s.

$223 after rebate for top of the line Sennheisers? (etronics.com)

also you can get top of the line wireless Sennheisers for 108 after rebate (RS85 also from etronics.com)

That is crazy! hot damn!


the rebate says you have to buy from an authorized Sennheiser USA dealer, but their site doesn't list online retailers.
 
Originally posted by: agent2099
Have they shipped for anyone yet? Orderd on the Oct 25th.


Shipping estimate: November 8 - November 15
:Q

It was probably out of stock or somthing (It was the 20th best selling item on amazon at one point). Be patient 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Derango
Originally posted by: agent2099
Have they shipped for anyone yet? Orderd on the Oct 25th.


Shipping estimate: November 8 - November 15
:Q

It was probably out of stock or somthing (It was the 20th best selling item on amazon at one point). Be patient 🙂

I think its the new shipping option also which is kinda slow. This in addition with your reason could be the delay. My 570's are expected on Nov 6-7th 🙁
 
I ordered on the 25th also, mine already shipped. (actually shipped on the 28th, I should get it by either the 30th, or 31st.) I got the 570 despite the somewhat bad reviews since I need the high freq and brightness for mostly voice/speach recordings. Probably overkill headphones for this application though. Wonder if it will be useful in CS....maybe I'll just go with the 580s or 600....
 
Originally posted by: GoodToGo
Originally posted by: Derango
Originally posted by: agent2099
Have they shipped for anyone yet? Orderd on the Oct 25th.


Shipping estimate: November 8 - November 15
:Q

It was probably out of stock or somthing (It was the 20th best selling item on amazon at one point). Be patient 🙂

I think its the new shipping option also which is kinda slow. This in addition with your reason could be the delay. My 570's are expected on Nov 6-7th 🙁

I'm not using the supersaver shipping, I'm using the standard shipping because I don't want to wait forever 😉
 
Whoot, not supposed to ship out until the middle of the month but they sent me an email saying they shipped today🙂
 
i bought three of them two for a couple of friends and one for myself ,but they don't want them anymore if anyone is interested i'll sell em for 45$ each inclu shipping .
 
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