[andymegacreep]

this is terrible, imho. defeats the purpose of the platform. i'm sad for 6XX series headphones :c

[mapontosevenths]

Sennheiser is basically dead too.

https://www.headphonesty.com/2026/03/sennheiser-officially-d...

[ebiester]

That was a bad acquisition and their parent company is now in a bind, but I don't see a world where they can't sell it somewhere. Hopefully it doesn't end up in private equity hell because the 600/650 line is legendary and the HDB 630 is a true leap forward.

[mapontosevenths]

> Hopefully it doesn't end up in private equity hell

By this time next year we'd be seeing some Chinese owned company producing "Sennheiser HD9000000000+ Pro" headphones that are leftover Shrek themed earbuds that smoke when you turn the volume up too high.

[ebiester]

I think that's unfair - if HiFiMAN, Moondrop, or even KZ bought up the Sennheiser assets there would be very little difference. (HiFiMAN had QC concerns 7-8 years back but as far as I've heard they have been much better over the last 5 years.

[mapontosevenths]

Fair point. I have a set of HiFiMAN cans that I adore.

[mrbigbob]

Senheiser's CONSUMER side of the buisness is basically dead. Senheiser still makes headphones and such with the focus more on business/production products

[henrebotha]

That's a bummer. I was just wondering where my HD 280s went (did I sell them when I emigrated?).

[sergiotapia]

this is quite sad. i used to love and recommend sennheiser wholeheartedly. when i migrated back to the states they were the pinnacle brand for me. :(

[malfist]

Got a source that isn't ai slop?

[mapontosevenths]

The first line of the linked article contains a link to Sonova's statement (Sennheisers new owner).

It's actually much worse than the linked article though, since it's corporate BS style AI generated slop.

https://www.sonova.com/en/sonova-presents-renewed-strategy-e...

[arvinsim]

My 6xx still worked when I left it at home when moving countries for my siblings to use. I really loved that headphone!

[ThatPlayer]

Similarly sad for their PC38X headset. Though I know they shut down their Epos brand it was under a while ago.