Sennheiser HD560S Headphones Review

The most audio quality for the money?

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I have a long personal history of enjoying Sennheiser headphones, and their name is synonymous with respectable audio quality. The HD600 series of headphones is often cited as the long-running gold standard for personal audio reproduction, and with good reason.

Last year, the company launched the HD560S. It’s a more affordable take on an “audiophile” neutral headphone, and as with all anticipated gear it went through a huge rollercoaster swing of hype, backlash, and nitpicking. Now that the dust has settled, how does this $199 headphone fare?

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OVERVIEW

At $199, the open backed Sennheiser HD560S (official site here) isn’t the absolute cheapest of the company’s higher grade headphone options. That honor still belongs to the Drop-exclusive HD58X, which now sells for $170. However, this newer model has enough going for it that I think it’s worth that small premium, and depending on your tastes it’s probably also worth considering over…