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I have these and two other Sennheiser headphones (HD600 and PXC450). They work very well, and I would recommend them for any audiophile. I like them over all the Bose headphones I've tried.

Do iPods (3rd generation nano to be specific) have enough juice to drive these to a decent but not balring volume?

NOTE: I don't compress my music so these would be an upgrade to my current headphones. Thanks in advance.

Have these, they're great.

Got em, like that I don't have to take off my glasses to wear them, very comfortable.

i have the same one it's great

Dan takes a close look at the Sennheiser HD555 here:
http://www.dansdata.com/hd555.htm

These would be in the top five even at twice the price, and a great deal at $70.

These are 120 Ohm cans. It's going to take more juice to power these.

If you're looking for more efficient headphones, try one of these 32 Ohm cans:

Sennheiser PX 100
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000089GN3/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header

Sennheiser HD 202
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-202-Headphones/dp/B000065BP9/ref=s11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227920050&sr=1-1

Grado SR 60
http://www.amazon.com/Grado-60-SR60/dp/B0006DPMU4/ref=s11?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1227920145&sr=1-1

Each of these headphones have their pluses and minuses, but for the money in their respective class, they are very good performers.

thanks stratman that was quite nice of you i think i may buy the hd202s!

#2, Ipods can pump out power for these. I had them for a while, but traded them in for HD280Pro's because the open design is great at home but poor for traveling. But back to Ipods; they can rock these speakers.

Looks like it's OOS.

A short but decent post on impedance and ipods or any other low impedance source at http://forums.ilounge.com/archive/index.php/t-189443.html.

The HD555 are 120 Ohm headphones. You will hear music but the volume achieved will be lower on your ipod or notebook without an amplifier. Better to go with a low impedance headphone for portables that do not pump out much current like a traditional home stereo would.

But it is all about user preference in the end. Whatever you like is right no matter what anyone else says.

Stratman & others:

I have the PX-100's and the SR-60's. I don't have the HD202's, but I do have the HD201's, which are even less expensive, and are excellent for low cost headphones. The PX-100's are good, but I prefer the sound of the similar style and cost Koss PortaPro's. The SR-60's are good too, of course. I don't yet have the HD555's, but I am tempted, though I don't really need any more headphones since I have all those mentioned above and a few others in the same price/sound-quality range.

- Eric, http://www.bacon.com/

Are these the ones that are one step down from the HD600s?

Anyone know how these would compare to Grado SR80s? This looks like a great deal, but no use in upgrading if they wouldn't out perform the SR80s.

Thanks!

Anyone know how these would compare to Grado SR80s? This looks like a great deal, but no use in upgrading if they wouldn't out perform the SR80s.

Thanks!