🔶 Sennheiser HD58x Jubilee

LeDechaine · January 28, 2020, 5:37am

You might want to open a thread for other portable amp/dacs, because I don’t know much about em. Maybe Topping NX4, maybe these…

donjklassen · January 28, 2020, 7:34am

Some good ideas in here

Brian_Coffelt · January 28, 2020, 11:44am

Yep my 1st setup was the HD58x and ifi Nano BL… I was hooked…

I have more amp/dac gear now but still only 1 HP… so far…

The HD58X sound good just off my phone, but with an amp/dac it’s a whole different game.

Soren_Peregrine · January 28, 2020, 4:10pm

@duke86fan Yeah I would recommend setting up a thread saying you are looking for a good DAC/AMP that is portable and say what your price range is.

Mufflertape · January 28, 2020, 5:48pm

So I got a question, has anyone successfully done a bucking magnet mod for these yet? I thought I cracked the code when they first came out, but I later had to acknowledge that something wasnt right, didnt damage the headphones, but could tell that maybe my positioning was off etc. Anyway just throwing it out there to see whats the latest with the community on that stuff.

Antpage2 · February 4, 2020, 9:13pm

I just did a review of this headphone here:

LeDechaine · February 21, 2020, 5:37am

Disclaimer: I am treble sensitive AF, lol.

As much as I said I loved these headphones, there’s a… 7-8khz peak I really don’t like, with my pair, on some songs. Which is damn weird because even the “peaky” GRAS graph only show a small 5khz peak – not what I hear.

Anyway, my pair was used, serial number 011319 (!), and I believe there’s been a few silent revisions, so, I guess you won’t have this problem. Just a warning if you buy it used, I guess.

Soren_Peregrine · February 21, 2020, 1:51pm

The truth is most graphs and testing rigs are not all that accurate above 2khz, at least that’s what I have heard. I always trust human ears first before looking at a graph. I will look at graphs to find an explanation of why I am hearing something, but if it doesn’t match up, I trust my ears, or another person’s that I trust as well.

LeDechaine · February 21, 2020, 4:34pm

I mean, it’s not that random. I’d say “good luck” for above 10khz though.

M0N · February 21, 2020, 4:36pm

I would say for a high quality rig it would be accurate to around 8-10k, cheaper ones would be less accurate

Soren_Peregrine · February 21, 2020, 4:44pm

Right. Just trying to make the point though that graphs are not as reliable as your own ears.

A_COC0NUT · February 22, 2020, 1:59pm

Could you link some of the offending songs?

LeDechaine · February 22, 2020, 3:50pm

Lol, just Linus talking (Linus Tech Tips on YouTube) sounds way too clear on this pair of headphones for me, for example.

LeDechaine · February 22, 2020, 4:09pm

It’s always voices, too much highs in the voices, sounds unnatural to me.
To be clear, they’re still excellent. But I’m searching for something with a bit less high-mids/low-treble now. They’re too clear for my treble-sensitive ears.

Edit: Warning, this second video is like 10dB louder?!

donjklassen · February 22, 2020, 4:11pm

Nighthawks perhaps lol

LeDechaine · February 22, 2020, 4:22pm

nighthawk gang!

No, I’ll see… something more neutral, one day. cough like Elegias maybe cough.

Martin_Lesch · February 22, 2020, 4:40pm

What AMP do you use?
Maybe the 6xx would suit you well?

There is nothing like the Elegia

LeDechaine · February 22, 2020, 4:44pm

I mean… I shouldn’t have said that, lol. I already modded my T50RPs a bit to sound like I want and to get rid of this high-treble. I definitely don’t need another pair of headphones right now. My next step will be like, 500$+ detail monsters, probably next year because I need to concentrate on more important things (…and/or cheaper things like DACs and amps) for now.

M0N · February 22, 2020, 4:46pm

You have the atom correct?

LeDechaine · February 22, 2020, 4:48pm

Yup
(Uh well, in repair for now – I heccin grilled half of it with a static shock but yes)