I have had my eye on the sennheiser hd 559, but there's no online information as to where I can get them over here. Can I get some help on where I can find some decent gear ?
Posted May 13, 2021, 3:18 AM UTC
I’ve been considering selling a pair of lightly used Beyerdynamic DT770s bought in 2019 in Canada. They’re closed backs but have a soundstage that’s about as wide as the HD 558s. The sound signature is similar to Sennheiser’s on the HD 599 and down, aside from a mild boost in the lows. They are quite difficult to drive though.
Let me know if you’d be interested.
Thanks for your offer but the dt 770s are a tad bit too bright for me.
DT 770 M or pro?
Pros.
Price?
If I was to sell, about 30K. Haven’t made up my mind yet.
Perhaps check eBay and see if anyone ships over here? Also check and see if there’s a Massdrop version of the 559; they’ve done collabs for a lot of Sennheiser’s stuff and they’re usually priced lower so they will also be cheaper on eBay than the Sennheiser ‘original’ (note that even Massdrop model is built by Sennheiser to their standards)
Yea, but I've heard customs put on a huge tax on them when shipped here or something. I have shipped over 'in ear monitors' and I don't have any experience shipping big packages.
They have taxes on audio equipment? I’ve shipped over three sets of IEMs from Chinese vendors and a pair of headphones from Amazon and I haven’t had any additional fees besides shipping
For real ?. I found a good deal on a 559 on eBay. Maybe I'll get it through eBay then. Thanks.
Be wary of couriered delivery. I shipped a pair of HD 598s that way and had to pay about 10K in tax (back when $200 was LKR 28K). You’ll be fine with regular post or EMS but it will take awhile to get here.
Check reviews for the Samson sr850, you can get them on daraz for 16.5k.
They’re supposed to be really good for the price, and better than a lot of sennies too (according to dankpods glowing reviews at least)
Thanks.
The HD559 is around 40k and is usually available at Dynamic AV. Not sure if they have stock at the moment. Also check with Digital Ear, but they tend to focus on more pro gear.
Thanks, I checked there avstore site and they have the akg k361s for sale. Although they are not open back they, I've heard really good things about them.