Sennheiser HD 558 Measurement's report - Reference Audio Analyzer

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Sennheiser HD 558 (report for a pro)

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Sensitivity average in band from 100 Hz - 10 kHz110.1dB/V SPL
99.3dB/mW SPL
Impedance average in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz83.1ohm
For 90 dB SPL, a voltage is required-20.1dBV
0.099VRMS
Taking into account the peak factor of 9 dB for the music signal-11.1 dBV
0.278VRMS
Measurements were performed on the stand:HDM-X


С 2024 года измерения полноразмерных наушников в RAA проводятся не только на инструментальных стендах, но и вживую с помощью разработанной системы в RAA - Live Measurement System. Это позволяет увидеть реальное поведение наушников и их вариативность звучания относительно стандартных стендов. Результаты таких измерений в отчетах обозначаются как со стендов Human. В этом отчете - это:

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Frequency response Sennheiser HD 558 headphone

АЧХ - Стенд: HDM-X

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Impedance / Electric phase Sennheiser HD 558 headphone

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Impedance average in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz83.7 82.5ohm
Resistance at 1 kHz57.1 56.3ohm
Resistance at 500 Hz60.9 60.4ohm
The minimum value in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz56.9 56.0ohm
The maximum value in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz203.0 201.6ohm


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Phase deviation is the average in the range 40 Hz - 15 kHz0.8 0.9°
Phase at 1 kHz-5.1 -5.7°
Phase at 500 Hz-15.3 -16.1°
The minimum value in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz-34.9 -34.7°
The maximum value in band from 40 Hz - 15 kHz34.8 34.8°



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Frequency response and sensitivity Sennheiser HD 558 headphone

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Sensitivity average in band from 100 Hz - 10 kHz109.8 110.4dB/V SPL
Sensitivity average in band from 100 Hz - 10 kHz99.199.6 dB/mW SPL
Sensitivity at 1 kHz107.3108.1dB/V SPL
Sensitivity at 500 Hz108.9109.2dB/V SPL


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SPL


SPLVoltageCurrentPower
dB SPLdBVVRMSdB(mA)mAdBmmW
60-50.10.003-28.50.038-39.30.000
70-40.10.010-18.50.12-29.30.001
80-30.10.031-8.50.38-19.30.012
90-20.10.0991.51.2-9.30.12
100-10.10.3111.53.80.681.2
110-0.130.9921.511.910.711.7
1209.93.131.537.520.7117
13019.99.941.511930.71169



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Impulse response Sennheiser HD 558 headphone

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Динамический спектр Sennheiser HD 558 headphone

Ваттерфол

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Затухание

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More detailed

Measurements of Sennheiser HD 558 were carried out by Roman Kuznetsov on the hardware-software complex RAA.

The Sennheiser HD 558 test was conducted as a black box test, without regard to cost and prestige. This is the basic principle for making measurements, measurement reports and developing tests in RAA.

I believe that it is important to do not make an absolute assessment of the device, but an aggregate assessment when working together with a source amplifier and taking into account external factors. This allows you to effectively reveal the potential of the entire set of devices or to make a more optimal choice of components.




Kuznetsov Roman
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Comment to the contents of reports Sennheiser HD 558
I have been using these open-back inexpensive reference headphones since [May 8, 2015] and the only part that has broken is the small plastic retention cog on the right and the outer headphone headrest housing-and this was due to an anger induced slamming of my headhones into my ikea desk, which ended up fairing worse than my trusty headset. Lightweight, strong body, with excellent acoustics due to the open design and with correct impedance and pre-EQ'ing just a bit they achieve really clean bass and crisp responsive(if even fatigue-inducing) highs. Even without proper drive-they can work great as portable headphones despite their lack of space-saving, but the lightweight and robust design means I don't have to worry about throwing them in my bag loose due to the opaque black filters which prevent contamination of the drivers even to smoke and tars.(I would know) I recently re-referenced them to get a more true response curve and my music has never sounded more like it does on my Klipsch Monitors on-ear, I don't know why I had never used this website to reference my headset(I used to do it based on preference and cross-referencing my music and other's based on my desktop monitors) Thank you for the guide, it made setting up Dolby Atmos for my headset and for another EQ program I intend to use for making music. Atmos with surround virtualization works excellent with these cheap open-backs because the sound does not create too much positive pressure even at high volumes. This also means a lot can be heard outside the headset, and some sounds may come in from outside-but this is my preference as I sit next to my partner and can hear them clearly at regular speaking levels if I am set to even 75% volume-but any higher and the escaping frequencies almost act like a noise-cancelling effect due to their escape from the rear side of the diaphragm. I am disappointed that these headphones are not true Sennheiser manufactured anymore and I implore anyone looking for these headphones to not get scalped as they were [$116.28
Condition: New - Brand New Factory Sealed!] on Scamazon and procured through a now deprecated and deleted seller by the name of [T.R.G] with a waveform in the logo and great reputation: [98% positive lifetime (23581 total ratings)] So I knew I would be getting genuine Sennheiser(even though this was of little concern in 2015...) Well, it may not be concise, but this is my review of these headphones, with complete positive biases, as I haven't dared put anything else over my ears, and trying to avoid putting things in my ears unless by necessity. I do miss my Shure IEM's though, gone with the wind-now..
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