Sennheiser HD 518 - Around-Ear Headphones $99 with Free Shipping

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Sennheiser - HD 518 - Around-Ear Headphones $99 with free shipping using coupon code DEAL1 in the shopping cart.

This High-end set of headphones are packed with features you'd expect from Sennheiser

Outstanding comfort for long listening sessions
Distinctive grille-like ear cup casing design
Eargonomic Acoustic Refinement (E.A.R.)
Neodymium ferrous magnet systems
State-of-the-art Duofol diaphragms
Lightweight aluminium voice coils
Soft, crackle-free ear pads
Headband cushion

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  bolt_krank on 08/05/2012 - 14:11

  +1

  Price-wise I think that's good. And from what I've read in reviews, they sound like a decent pair.

  But it's more of a case of want than need now….

  (I need to be strong…resist)

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  ejc84 on 08/05/2012 - 14:14

  +2

  Bargain. If only I needed heaphones…

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  rjblakel on 08/05/2012 - 14:17

  Pricing is good as are the reviews.

  Not wanting to hijack the thread, but can anyone recommend a good, comparably priced pair of cans that does not suffer the same noise leak (in both directions) as these?

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    grazer on 08/05/2012 - 14:28

    +2

    I bought a pair of HD449 for $99 from Harvey Norman about a month ago. Might be what you're after.

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    sama on 08/05/2012 - 15:49

    +3

    You might already know, but that's because they are open design earphones. These are meant to sound better than a closed design (but personally I like the closed sound). So any specs saying it's a closed design will keep the sound leakage to a minimum.
    The HD449s grazer recommended are pretty good.

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      rjblakel on 08/05/2012 - 15:55

      Thanks both.

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    Hirokuro on 09/05/2012 - 01:35

    Do you have a link as to where I might find these (HD449)?

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  Jabba the Hutt on 08/05/2012 - 15:22

  Wonder if this shares the plastic headband and hinges of other recent Sennheisers - these parts seem to have a bad habit of breaking within a few years.

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    womble on 08/05/2012 - 16:48

    Yes I'd say so, I've got the HD555 and look very similar in construction. Mine are treated gently and are showing cracks on both sides of the headband within 12 months of use (cracks are on the grey plastic where the black headband inserts into it). Even though my gf says I have a big head, it's not big enough to cause this.

    Otherwise: very happy with these headphones, very comfortable, great depth of sound, but my misses detests them as they're 'open' and she can hear everything I can (we have different tastes in music). So be warned if you plan on using them around other people.

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  nmartin84 on 08/05/2012 - 16:28

  -1

  Price says $199 for me…

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    GreenGuava on 08/05/2012 - 16:37

    +5

    As per the first sentence in the deal, you need to add the item to your cart and then apply the promo code.

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  nmartin84 on 08/05/2012 - 17:20

  oh sorry, I usually read the text and the one time I didn't I make a fool of myself.

  that will teach me for trying to take a quick peak during work ; D (well probably not).

  They are too big anyway, I really want a good set of of on ear noise canceling headphones to replace my Sennheiser PXC300 NCs, as the foam has come off them :( and I need them for work…and by need, I mean I want them so I don't have to listen to chatter ; D

  But its a damn great price for what I assume are great headphones

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    A Banana4scale on 08/05/2012 - 21:20

    +1

    you're not going to get any sympathy ;)

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  Yuri Lowell on 08/05/2012 - 17:51

  How do these compare to the Audio Technica AD700?

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    fufufu on 08/05/2012 - 20:16

    I'd like to know this also.

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      Yuri Lowell on 08/05/2012 - 21:55

      I just bought the AD700 for $125… getting buyer's remorse now. I wish this deal popped up a couple of days ago.

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        Dr Techno on 08/05/2012 - 23:43

        AD700 would definitely sound better than these Senn's.

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  sleepyowl on 08/05/2012 - 19:41

  +1

  yay new headphones :D

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  mb_canberra on 08/05/2012 - 21:16

  how does HD518 compared to the likes of Senn PX100 and Koss PortaPro? I suspect my small mp3 player won't be enough to drive the HD518..

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    orihim on 08/05/2012 - 22:53

    no problem driving hd518 from my mobile phone. so depends on your mp3 player. may consider getting the fiio e11. works great with it.

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  Headphones on 08/05/2012 - 23:03

  Decent deal, but not a terribly good pair of headphones for the price as told by this reputable source.

  http://headphones.com.au/psingle?productID=629

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    Gnostikos on 08/05/2012 - 23:30

    Probably a bass head that's used to doof doof and finds anything that doesn't visibly vibrate the driver as producing not enough bass.

    They're good cans for the price. Sennheisers are renowned for clarity. If you want bass look elsewhere.

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      Headphones on 09/05/2012 - 11:16

      Haha, very funny generalization. My main cans are the Beyerdynamic DT880 and I also use the JH13 Pro (which you can see in my gravatar), so I think I know a thing or two by now about clarity.

      Sennheisers may be renowned for clarity, but not these ones at least.

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        Gnostikos on 09/05/2012 - 22:45

        I wasn't thinking specifically of these cans.

        Something like the HD 280 PROs are genuinely jaw-dropping and even Amazon has them for the same price as these HD 518s, which I really don't get.