RIP Sennheiser head set

[PHOENIX_12]

one of the earpieces of my Sennheiser PC150 headset just broke off, and it would seem i am now in the market for a new set, anyone recomend a good headset to me and a location i can buy it?

[MaJ]

Sen HD555 are quality.

[DrSp3d]

Pity you can't get HD590's anymore...

[bboy_skidz]

http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info....f54684b3fd2aae2 (http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=2202&osCsid=535edf26887c9bf2ff54684b3fd2aae2)

[Beneh]

Ive got the PC150's. Still going strong.

Need a new set soon though.

[AlCaTrAzz]

http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info....roducts_id=3770 (http://www.streetwise.com.au/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=178&products_id=3770)

the PC165 any good?

[MR2]

actually you can still get HD590, it's just a little harder as you need to speak to the guy in chatswood

[PHOENIX_12]

looked around nth Sydney today and found a place with the HD555 on display . . . they pwn all.

problem is finding a place that has them in stock, looked everywhere in nth Sydney and no one has em so i'm thinking of dropping by arc chatswood thisarvo on the way home according to the website arc have em in stock

[MR2]

I never got on with the 555's as they touch the inside of my ear :|

[PHOENIX_12]

really? how dose that work? i thought they were insanely comfortable

[DrSp3d]

nowhere near as comfy as the 590's :P im yet to find something that comes close

[PHOENIX_12]

yes well unless you can tell me where i can find these mythical 590's that's not online then maj pwns all :D

[PHOENIX_12]

just picked up a set of the HD555's from jb hi-fi


it's official maj is god of headset recomendation :P

[DrSp3d]

lol... whatever helps you sleep at night...

[MaJ]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DrSp3d @ Nov 4 2006, 12:40 PM) 102837</div>
lol... whatever helps you sleep at night...
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problem with that bro?

Good pick Phoenix, they ownz0r!

[DrSp3d]

wow taking that a bit personal arent you there Josh...

I was referring to the fact that he chose the HD 555's over the HD 590's...

[PHOENIX_12]

no i chose avalability and price over the 590's

as per turri's recomendation i grabed em from jb hi-fi caus i could barter em down :D





yes i know i'm a cheap bastard with too much time on my hands

[DrSp3d]

Was just thinking that the amount of time you would spend using them you would go for the best... but I have used the 555's... im a fan until i put my 590's on...

Hope they work out for you... :D

[Dezza Bot]

The 590's were in a league of their own, nothing else I'd used even came close

[MR2]

how much did the 555's end up costing you?

the guy that is the repair distributer at chatswood will "repair" you a set, basically he builds them out of new parts that they use to repair headsets and sells you it at the cost of the parts...last check was around $300 for HD590's

http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_e...untry=Australia (http://www.sennheiser.com/sennheiser/icm_eng.nsf/root/0service-partner?Open&country=Australia)

http://www.syntec.com.au/

http://www.syntec.com.au/*ws4d-db-query-Qu...Fi%20Headphones (http://www.syntec.com.au/*ws4d-db-query-QuickSearch.ws4d?SubCategory=Hi-Fi%20Headphones)

interesting stuff huh.

imho, your not valuing anything over anything, your just impatient :D

[PHOENIX_12]

$195 which is pretty good they had em on sale and i told em i'd buy em for $195 he sold em ^_^

and yes I'm impatient have you ever tried gaming or listening to music without speakers or headset?

besides as appealing as 590's look I'm not into paying $500 for a headset and i don't trust a rebuilt one for 200 cheaper than rrp :s

[MR2]

so your enjoying the new set? no niggles? I'm curious as to others experiances

[PHOENIX_12]

not realy, i have a friend with a $1000 7.1 surround sound system and we were comparing, he got bigger bass hits but we both thought the overall quality and sound positioning of the HD555's was better, all i need is a good sound card like the creative X-Fi and they'd be great


as far as comfort is, it's easy to forget you're wearing them, sometimes your ear rubbs in against the inside but it's not too much and since they don't normaly even touch your ear you don't even notice it unless you're thinking about it


only complaints is the bass could be better in some games but that's due to the quality of the sound card i think, and the headset touching you're ear everynow and then but it's not noticable and certainly nothing to complain about, all in all an exceptional buy, from what i've heard the 590's are better but i'm not sure how that can be that much better to be worth the extra $250, then again i didn't think these would be worth it untill i demo'd them in store, i'd say well worth it if you sit infront of you're computer most of the day like i do :D

[MR2]

Good to hear there going well, your free to demo my phones if yah want at CCGL, definitly not worth the extra 250 though unless you spend atleast 3+ hours a day in them at that point that little bit of extra comfort goes, you strapped a microphone to yah headset yet :D?

[PHOENIX_12]

haha well i spend the 3+hrs a day in them so perhaps it may be worth it, and yes i have considered it but i don't have one i can strap on

[MR2]

Gaffa Tape mod ;)

[PHOENIX_12]

BOOYA!!

[r0cKy]

gaffa for the win!

[PHOENIX_12]

problem is going to be finding a mic i can tape to the headset, otherwise desktop mic ftw