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ultrabike:
This is proly going to be brief. These are comfy (to me), light and black. They sound a bit inoffensive on a first listen. But they are not primo material. You can currently get them for like $45.

In light that an HD518 can be purchased for $85 or less on a good day, I would skip these and save for the HD518 or HD558 (EDIT: maybe worth considering if a closed affordable headphone is required).

My problem with them is that they seem a little forward and tizzy on some songs. The bass is there, but it's a bit recessed (EDIT: seal dependent).

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Solderdude:
That's quite different from its predecessor, the HD438 at least below 800Hz that is..

ultrabike:
The pads on the HD439 are velour and leaky. The pads on the HD438 seem sealed. That would probably account for some of the differences.

Solderdude:

--- Quote from: ultrabike on September 10, 2015, 06:21:29 AM ---The pads on the HD439 are velour and leaky.

--- End quote ---

HD438 pads are also velour and quite 'stiff'.
The 418, 428 and 448 all have pleather pads, the '3' version only has velour-ish pads.

LadyMacklebee:
Whoa that doesn't seem right. I have two different pairs of these and they are very warm/ mid bassy but loose and soft. And also the treble is very recessed and rolled off. Might be a bad pair IMO

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