Sennheiser HD550 Open Back Headphones - Black

HD 550

Your media is keeping secrets. No, not an encoded bitcoin key or Banksy’s real name — sonic secrets: the faint inhale of a singer, a fretboard squeak, whispered background vocals buried deep in the mix, faraway footsteps in an online game. The HD 550 headphones are your cheat code to hear them all — in brilliant detail and lifelike presence. And you don’t need a roomful of expensive equipment to access the experience.

Features

• Ideal for critical music listening, watching movies, remote work, and gaming — with microphone-ready design
• 150-ohm transducer (made by us in Ireland) for open, natural sound from 6 Hz to 39.5 kHz
• Enjoy extra comfort from gently soft ear cushions and headband
• Built to last, with replacement parts available
• Drawstring bag and 1.8 m cable included
• Open-back headphones with high-grade metal mesh earcup covers

A new world of detail and precision

Hear details you’d never noticed before. Feel like you’re right in the middle of the action. That’s what the HD 550 sound gives you in a light, comfy, accessible package.

What acoustic sorcery is this?

Getting a headphone design just right is a balancing act. It helps if you’ve been on this tightrope before.

So light and comfortable they practically disappear

Has there been a contest for “most performance per gram”? If so, the HD 550 probably won. At just 237 g, they’re about as unobtrusive as possible.

But will they outlast my favorite band?

Depends who your favorite band is! Mick Jagger may very well be immortal, we can’t know for sure (Mick doesn't consult us on these things unfortunately). What we do know: people are still using Sennheiser headphones produced in the 1960s.