Sennheiser HD 560S vs HD 599 price: HD 599 starts lower at Rs 8,490

NEW DELHI: Sennheiser lists the HD 560S at Rs 9,990 and the HD 599 at Rs 8,490 on its India store, placing Rs 1,500 between these wired, open-back headphones. Both displayed prices include taxes and precede conditional card discounts. Price as of 8 November 2026, 04:43 IST.

The listening room comes before the model number

These are headphones for a different kind of comparison from wireless travel models. Sennheiser describes the HD 560S around analytical listening, with a linear response and angled transducers. Its HD 599 page places more emphasis on a full-size listening design and replaceable soft ear pads. Those are manufacturer descriptions of the intended experience, rather than independent listening findings.

The shared open construction is the first practical consideration. Think of a reader listening at a home desk with the door closed, then the same reader taking a work call beside a colleague. The room and the people around the listener change the usefulness of an open headphone. A lower displayed price cannot settle that question, and neither can a model number suggest that room noise has disappeared.

For an Indian home where a study corner also serves as a family living space, decide where the headphone would actually be used. This is a planning question rather than a claim that either model will suit every shared room. A comparison focused only on the price gap would leave out the setting in which these designs are meant to be understood.

What the electrical figures do and do not establish

The HD 560S page specifies a 120-ohm transducer; the HD 599 specification table lists 50 ohms. Those are electrical specifications, not listening scores. The values should be checked against the intended playback equipment rather than treated as a league table in which the higher or lower figure automatically wins. The price difference does not describe the electrical demands of the whole setup.

A useful demonstration would use the exact laptop, audio interface or headphone amplifier that will feed the headphones. Bring familiar music and keep the listening level comparable when changing products. This is a proposed comparison method, not a test carried out for this report. It is designed to keep differences in playback equipment from becoming an unsupported verdict about the headphone itself.

Sennheiser says the HD 560S is tuned for dependable comparisons between recordings, formats and components. That gives the model a specific role for someone revisiting different versions of a familiar album. It still does not justify calling every recording more detailed or every bass line more accurate without listening evidence. The official positioning explains the design aim; it does not replace an audition.

Check the cable path at the desk

The HD 599 page lists different cable lengths and connection sizes. That is useful information for a desk where the headphone socket may sit close to the keyboard or farther away on an audio component. Map the route before selecting a cable: a lead stretched across a work surface can be inconvenient even when its plug fits the equipment.

Also check the source itself. A phone with no matching analogue connection introduces a separate connection question, while a desk component may already provide a suitable socket. There is no need to assume that the price shown for a headphone describes every accessory a particular setup might require. Any extra component should be identified and checked on its own terms.

Reading the current India listing

The HD 560S page continues to show a price while marking the product unavailable. The HD 599 page presents an add-to-cart option. That limits what this snapshot establishes: it records official displayed prices, with availability disclosed separately. It cannot establish the date on which the unavailable product will return, and no such date is inferred here.

Both pages also display card-related prices below their main figures. Those conditional amounts are excluded from the opening comparison so that readers see the same kind of price on both sides. Delivery eligibility, a successful payment and the final order total remain checkout questions. This report makes no claim about future discounts or price movements.

For other listening formats, see our Sennheiser Momentum 5 and True Wireless 5 listed in India, the Sony headphones price list: WH-1000XM6 at Rs 35,990, WF-1000XM5 at Rs 16,990, 21 models and the AirPods price list India: Rs 14,900 to Rs 74,900 for AirPods 5, Pro 3 and Max 2. They address different product families; none supplies the figures used in this wired-headphone comparison.

Official sources: Sennheiser HD 560S official page, Product and support details.