Quote Originally Posted by WmAx
Did you test more then one sample? Perhaps it was a defective unit(distortion)?
Nope, but if you read some of the user reviews on this and other sites, apparently I'm not the only one that's made note of that problem, among others. So, either there were a lot of defective units or a lot of users who found the same type of fault that I did about that particular model. I only suggest listening to the HD500 because in past discussions, some other Senn fans simply could/would not believe my observations about that model. I just told them that they're welcome to disagree with me, but try those cans out first and THEN tell me how great they are.