Sennheiser presents HiFi Headphones HD 559. If you are on the lookout for headphones or accessories in general, then this may be a fitting choice. Make sure to check out the reviews but first of all press the red button below to see if it fits your music taste.
Chris Roditis took the WHATISGOODFORME test and scored a 88% match with HD 559
88% match
Chris likes Indie Rock, Synthpop and New Wave
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HD 559 is loved by fans of RockHD 559 is loved by fans of JazzHD 559 is loved by fans of MetalHD 559 is loved by fans of ShoegazeHD 559 is loved by fans of Alternative rockHD 559 is loved by fans of Psychedelic Rock

Our latest analysis of the music taste of people who like "HD 559" shows that it is mostly liked by people who listen to rock, jazz or metal, and even more specific genres such as shoegaze, alternative rock or psychedelic rock and are mostly fans of Black Sabbath, David Bowie or Queen.

User data for this research, chart data and conclusions reviewed by the MusicNGear Editorial team

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by artist

Fans by artist
artistFans
Black Sabbath152Black Sabbath: 152 fans
David Bowie137David Bowie: 137 fans
Queen121Queen: 121 fans
Pink Floyd121Pink Floyd: 121 fans
Brian Eno117Brian Eno: 117 fans
Aphex Twin117Aphex Twin: 117 fans
Judas Priest115Judas Priest: 115 fans
Gorillaz103Gorillaz: 103 fans
Metallica100Metallica: 100 fans
Simon & Garfunkel99Simon & Garfunkel: 99 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by genre

Fans by genre
genreFans
Rock438Rock: 438 fans
Jazz271Jazz: 271 fans
Metal233Metal: 233 fans
Electronic233Electronic: 233 fans
Pop168Pop: 168 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by subgenre

Fans by subgenre
subgenreFans
Shoegaze144Shoegaze: 144 fans
Alternative rock137Alternative rock: 137 fans
Psychedelic Rock128Psychedelic Rock: 128 fans
Progressive Rock101Progressive Rock: 101 fans
Drone81Drone: 81 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by country

Fans by country
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US119US: 119 fans
SE113SE: 113 fans
GB90GB: 90 fans
RS42RS: 42 fans
CZ11CZ: 11 fans
DE27DE: 27 fans
HU22HU: 22 fans
IN22IN: 22 fans
PL20PL: 20 fans
MX18MX: 18 fans
CA18CA: 18 fans
NP18NP: 18 fans
RU11RU: 11 fans
JP9JP: 9 fans
IT9IT: 9 fans
CH9CH: 9 fans
AT9AT: 9 fans
DK9DK: 9 fans
GR9GR: 9 fans
RO9RO: 9 fans
LT9LT: 9 fans
ES9ES: 9 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by age

Fans by age
ageFans
25 to 3417825 to 34: 178 fans
55 and above15555 and above: 155 fans
18 to 2412018 to 24: 120 fans
35 to 447635 to 44: 76 fans
17 and below7417 and below: 74 fans
45 to 543645 to 54: 36 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by gender

Fans by gender
genderFans
Male556Male: 556 fans
Female83Female: 83 fans

Fans of Sennheiser HD 559 by type of use

Fans by type of use
type of useFans
non-professional use372non-professional use: 372 fans
professional use267professional use: 267 fans

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How does the Goodforme test work?

We have collected data (music preferences, personality traits and demographics) by people who took the Goodforme Test for "HD 559" and relevant gear by Sennheiser, in "HiFi Headphones" or related categories and together with the tech specs of products in our database we feed it into our state-of-the-art recommendation engine. A sample of the data we are using to generate the results for the Goodforme Test, reports and visualizations for this gear can be found below.

For the scientific approach behind our collaborative and content-based filtering algorithms used in our hybrid recommender system please consult [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6]

Latest test results

A fan of Queen matches 56% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
56%

A male fan of Queen, Jimmy Page and Pop, Rock, Metal, Jazz, Classical ( more specifically Blues Rock, Classical Period, Romantic, Baroque, Symphony, Opera, Concerto, Sonata, Contemporary classical, Art song, Synth-Pop, Swing, Traditional Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Glam Metal, Metalcore, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal, Folk Metal, Traditional Pop, Baroque Pop, Indie Pop, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Indie Rock, Pop Punk, Alternative rock), aged 25-34 y.o. from Poland took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 4 days 17 hours ago and scored 56%

A fan of Radiohead matches 34% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
34%

A male fan of Radiohead, Daft Punk, Gorillaz, Jay-Z, Common and Alternative rock, Electronic, Hip Hop, aged 17 y.o. or younger from Czechia took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 2 years 4 months ago and scored 34%

A fan of Gorillaz matches 52% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
52%

A male fan of Gorillaz, Kanye West and Pop, Alternative rock, Metal, Jazz, Electronic, Hip Hop, aged 18-24 y.o. from Hungary took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 2 years 8 months ago and scored 52%

A fan of Led Zeppelin matches 46% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
46%

A male fan of Led Zeppelin, Guns N' Roses, Herbie Hancock, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Rock, Jazz, Blues, aged 18-24 y.o. from Serbia took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 2 years 9 months ago and scored 46%

A fan of Deadmau5 matches 53% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
53%

A male fan of Deadmau5, Avicii and Metal, Dance, Electronic, aged 18-24 y.o. from United States took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 3 years 2 weeks ago and scored 53%

A fan of Gary Clark Jr. matches 22% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
22%

A female fan of Gary Clark Jr., Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald and Rock, Jazz, Blues, aged 18-24 y.o. from Russia took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 3 years 3 months ago and scored 22%

A fan of Metallica matches 45% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
45%

A male fan of Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Megadeth and Metal, aged 25-34 y.o. from Sweden took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 3 years 9 months ago and scored 45%

A fan of Metallica matches 36% with Sennheiser HD 559 or a relevant item
36%

A male fan of Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Metal, aged 35-44 y.o. from India took the "Goodforme" test for Sennheiser HD 559 5 years 1 week ago and scored 36%

A fan of Simon & Garfunkel matches 23% with Sennheiser HD 599 or a relevant item
23%

A male fan of Simon & Garfunkel, Luciano Pavarotti, Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Folk, Country, Classical ( more specifically Classical Period, Baroque, Symphony, Sonata, Chamber), aged 55 y.o. or older from Japan took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 19 hours 31 min ago and scored 23%

A fan of Ray Charles matches 48% with Sennheiser CX 80S or a relevant item
48%

A male fan of Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, Simon & Garfunkel, Brian Eno, Enya, Cat Stevens, Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross, Eric Prydz, The Who, ABBA, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Eagles, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson, Deadmau5, Daft Punk, Depeche Mode, Moby, Gorillaz, Aphex Twin, The Chemical Brothers, M83, Eminem, A Tribe Called Quest, Cypress Hill, Jay-Z, Outkast, Common, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Bob Marley, UB40, Toots and The Maytals, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and R&B, Folk, Ambient, Pop, Rock, Country, Dance, Electronic, Hip Hop, Reggae, aged 25-34 y.o. from Mexico took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 1 day 3 hours ago and scored 48%

A fan of James Brown matches 36% with Sennheiser HD 569 or a relevant item
36%

A male fan of James Brown, George Clinton, Brian Eno, Steve Roach, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Charles Mingus, Daft Punk, Aphex Twin, M83, David Bowie and Funk, Ambient, Rock, Jazz, Electronic, Classical ( more specifically Drone, Space, Industrial, Krautrock, Darkwave, Downtempo, Synthwave, Vaporwave, Funk Rock, Acid Jazz, Psychedelic Funk, Jazz Fusion, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, New Wave, Shoegaze, Alternative rock), aged 17 y.o. or younger from United States took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 3 days 12 hours ago and scored 36%

A fan of James Brown matches 32% with Sennheiser HD 599 or a relevant item
32%

A male fan of James Brown, George Clinton, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Gorillaz, Aphex Twin, M83, David Bowie and Funk, Ambient, Rock, Jazz, Electronic, Classical ( more specifically Drone, Space, Industrial, Krautrock, Darkwave, Downtempo, Synthwave, Vaporwave, Funk Rock, Acid Jazz, Psychedelic Funk, Jazz Fusion, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, New Wave, Shoegaze, Alternative rock), aged 17 y.o. or younger from United States took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 3 days 12 hours ago and scored 32%

A fan of Disturbed matches 22% with Sennheiser CX 80S or a relevant item
22%

A female fan of Disturbed, AC/DC, Metallica, The Carter Family and Rock, Metal, Country, Classical ( more specifically Nu Metal, Metalcore, Alternative rock), aged 35-44 y.o. from United Kingdom took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 5 days 20 hours ago and scored 22%

A fan of Simon & Garfunkel matches 41% with Sennheiser HP 02-100 or a relevant item
41%

A male fan of Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, The Who, Queen, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Rush, Kiss, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmy Page, Robbie Williams and Folk, Pop, Rock, Jazz, Blues, aged 45-54 y.o. from Czech Republic took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 4 hours ago and scored 41%

A fan of Aretha Franklin matches 48% with Sennheiser HD-600 or a relevant item
48%

A male fan of Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Prince, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel, Brian Eno, Stars of the Lid, Nick Drake, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Queen, ABBA, The Beatles, Metallica, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Icona Pop, Britney Spears, Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, The Roots, Jay-Z, Jimi Hendrix and R&B, Folk, Funk, Ambient, Pop, Rock, Metal, Jazz, Dance, Hip Hop ( more specifically Drone, New age, Synth-Pop, House, Trance, Drum & Bass, Disco, Dance-Pop, Electro House, Future Bass, Indie Folk, Folktronica, Neofolk, Folk Rock, Progressive Folk, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap, Alternative Hip Hop, Cool Jazz, Hard Bop, Jazz Fusion, Nu Jazz, Traditional Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Metalcore, Melodic Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Folk Metal, Baroque Pop, Indie Pop, Hyperpop, Psychedelic Soul, Contemporary R&B, Neo Soul, Alternative R&B, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, New Wave, Indie Rock, Post-Punk Revival, Shoegaze, Alternative rock), aged 18-24 y.o. from Canada took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 3 days ago and scored 48%

A fan of Disturbed matches 39% with Sennheiser HD 599 or a relevant item
39%

A male fan of Disturbed, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Pete Seeger, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, The Who, Queen, Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Bon Jovi, Rush, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Pantera, Motörhead, Mötley Crüe, Slipknot, Guns N' Roses, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Rascal Flatts, Jimmy Page, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix and Folk, Ambient, Rock, Metal, Country, Classical, aged 25-34 y.o. from Canada took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 4 days ago and scored 39%

A fan of The Rolling Stones matches 35% with Sennheiser HD 620S or a relevant item
35%

A male fan of The Rolling Stones, Deep Purple, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Maria Callas, David Bowie, Adele and Rock, Jazz, Classical ( more specifically Baroque, Symphony, Opera, Concerto, Sonata, Contemporary classical), aged 55 y.o. or older from Italy took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 4 days ago and scored 35%

A fan of George Clinton matches 30% with Sennheiser NP 02-100 or a relevant item
30%

A female fan of George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament-Funkadelic, Aerosmith, Gary Moore, David Bowie and Funk, Rock, Blues, aged 55 y.o. or older from United Kingdom took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 5 days ago and scored 30%

A fan of Kanye West matches 40% with Sennheiser HD 560S or a relevant item
40%

A male fan of Kanye West, Eminem, Jay-Z, Drake, Shakira, Jennifer Lopez and R&B, Hip Hop, Latin, Reggae ( more specifically Phonk, Trap, Drill, Cloud Rap, Reggaeton, Hip Hop Soul, Soul), aged 18-24 y.o. from Sweden took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 2 weeks 6 days ago and scored 40%

A fan of James Brown matches 26% with Sennheiser HD 599 or a relevant item
26%

A male fan of James Brown, George Clinton, Sly and the Family Stone, Bootsy Collins, Rick James, Tower of Power, Earth, Wind & Fire, Parliament-Funkadelic, Miles Davis, Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Nat King Cole, Santana, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Bob Marley, UB40, Damian Marley, Peter Tosh, Adele and Funk, Jazz, Latin, Reggae ( more specifically Acid Jazz, Free Funk, Samba Funk, Cool Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Latin Jazz, Nu Jazz, Bossa Nova, Roots Reggae, Dub, Lovers Rock), aged 55 y.o. or older from United Kingdom took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Sennheiser in the HiFi Headphones category 1 month 1 day ago and scored 26%

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