Sennheiser HD 550 Review
Pros Beautifully neutral, uncoloured sound Well-made and finished More comfortable than they look Cons Short of audio excitement Can get graunchy in the upper frequencies Needs more cable options Squirrel Widget Key Features Sound Audio funnelled through 38mm dynamic drivers Design Open-backed leaks audio out Connection 1.8m detachable cable Introduction Sennheiser’s refresh of its 500-series of over-ear headphones continues apace – and here’s the HD 550. The company has stated the intention for any of its 500-series headphones is, first and foremost, neutrality of sound – so how’s that working out? Advertisement Design Open-backed configuration Modular design Weighs 237g You won’t have failed to notice that the Sennheiser HD 550 is an over-ear headphone – and when you take the relative modesty of the asking price into account, it won’t come as a surprise to find that design isn’t really something that’s happened here. In...