SENNHEISER HD 599 Open Back Headphone, Ivory
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Best low-impedance (no amp)
Amazon rating
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Current price
$116.85
Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read
Sources behind this verdict
10 reviewers weighted by source trust
The consensus
What reviewers found
Synthesized across the trust-weighted source mix below.
Across the reviewers we read, the Sennheiser HD 599 stands out as an easy-to-drive, comfortable warm open-back. Two high-trust sources anchor the verdict: rtings.com describes its profile as 'slightly warm and smooth but well-balanced overall,' and soundguys.com praises its comfort, 'decent bass for open-back headphones,' and removable cables while flagging 'some distortion with loud volume.' head-fi.org calls it 'outstanding value' and specifically notes it's 'easy to drive.' The high-trust r/headphones consensus is split on its warmth. One thread calls it 'genuinely the warmest open back headphone I've ever heard,' and another finds the mid-bass emphasis makes it 'sound muddy.' Comfort, however, is near-universally praised, with multiple users describing the low clamp force as feeling 'like a cloud on your head.' Some value-focused community voices argue it's a 'hard sell' at full price given newer competition.
What reviewers liked
- rtings.com and soundguys.com (both high-trust) confirm a balanced, warm, comfortable tuning
- Easy to drive without an amp, per head-fi.org and community reports
- Widely praised comfort with a 4.6 rating across 6,000+ Amazon reviews
Where it falls short
- r/headphones describes it as very warm, even 'muddy,' for some listeners
- soundguys.com notes distortion at high volume
- Some community voices call it a hard sell at full price versus newer rivals
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Across the reviewers we read, the Sennheiser HD 599 stands out as an easy-to-drive, comfortable warm open-back. Two high-trust sources anchor the verdict: rtings.com describes its profile as 'slightly warm and smooth but well-balanced overall,' and soundguys.com praises its comfort, 'decent bass for open-back headphones,' and removable cables while flagging 'some distortion with loud volume.' head-fi.org calls it 'outstanding value' and specifically notes it's 'easy to drive.'
The high-trust r/headphones consensus is split on its warmth. One thread calls it 'genuinely the warmest open back headphone I've ever heard,' and another finds the mid-bass emphasis makes it 'sound muddy.' Comfort, however, is near-universally praised, with multiple users describing the low clamp force as feeling 'like a cloud on your head.' Some value-focused community voices argue it's a 'hard sell' at full price given newer competition.
The takeaway: a forgiving, warm, plug-and-play option that doesn't need an amp and excels at comfort and soundstage, best for listeners who prefer a relaxed tonality over strict neutrality.
- Premium, around-ear, open back headphones
- Audiophile sound combined with premium design and materials
- Padded headband and luxurious velour covered ear pads perfect for long listening sessions with no pressure on the ears
- Multiple connectivity options
- Robust 3 meter detachable cable and 6.3 millimeter jack and additional 1.2 meter detachable cable with 3.5 millimeter Jack
- Timeless design cues
- Ivory color, matte finish together with the brown headband stitching and matte metallic detail convey quality at first glance
- Premium Components
- Sennheiser engineered transducers use aluminum voice coils delivering high efficiency, excellent dynamics and extremely low distortion
- Connectivity technology
- Wired
- Power source type
- Battery
This headphone is extremely warm. And I don't mean that lightly, this headphone is genuinely the warmest open back headphone I've ever heard.
The HD599 has lot of bass emphazied around the mids so it sounds muddy(which i didnt feel since i was a basshead probably).
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