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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #60 on: April 10, 2015, 01:45:19 PM »

Not exactly about the HD600, but you guys might find this interesting. I'd comission one in a heartbeat if I had a pair.

Wowza. Solderdude mentions he can also make the subbass flat. That is crazy FR. Of course, it would be single purpose. But damn. And not having to EQ digitally. I don't plan on getting of my 600 no matter what the circumstance so it might be worth it. Time for a PM, me thinks...
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #61 on: April 10, 2015, 03:05:56 PM »

Wowza. Solderdude mentions he can also make the subbass flat. That is crazy FR. Of course, it would be single purpose. But damn. And not having to EQ digitally. I don't plan on getting of my 600 no matter what the circumstance so it might be worth it. Time for a PM, me thinks...

Yeah, I really want Kameleon add on for Project Ember. It's crazy what he can do with those things.
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #62 on: April 10, 2015, 03:50:25 PM »

That is crazy FR. Of course, it would be single purpose.
The Kameleon is multi-purpose, but there's also some sort of convenience in carrying a small box (SeNNator) to drive the HD6XX above their natural potential along with the headphones.
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #63 on: April 10, 2015, 04:20:05 PM »

The Kameleon is multi-purpose, but there's also some sort of convenience in carrying a small box to drive the HD6XX above their natural potential along with the headphones.

His HD650 does not sound like a premium headphone any more. Is was good enough to keep my toes tapping and I did not expect that.
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #64 on: April 10, 2015, 04:24:04 PM »

What does it sound like now, music?
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #65 on: April 13, 2015, 04:06:27 AM »

Definitely not.

I've tried a lot of TOTL headphones thus far and none of them have wowed me enough (in terms of both comfort and sound) to replace the HD600 as my day-to-days. Their only glaring weakness (IMO) is bass extension. I'm now looking at the SeNNator with interest  p:0
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #66 on: April 19, 2015, 09:10:31 AM »

What does it sound like now, music?

If you are asking me, here is my answer.

His HD650 sounds like a good speaker set up or intimate live band playing with warmish sound signature and everything sounds in balance. The midrange sucks you in and there is enough extension in the low end and top end to give you an overall sense of detail.

Only a few headphones and set ups have managed to convey what Solderdude's set up achieved in my experience: the AKG K240 DF, the HD250 II Linear and sometimes the Pioneer Monitor 10. 

My experience with headphones is limited. Yet his set up almost made me decide to sell the AKGs and go HD650 + Kameleon. My budget is too limited.
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Re: Is HD600 obsolete?
« Reply #67 on: April 19, 2015, 10:55:48 AM »

Frans sent me a Kameleon to listen to and imo, the sub-bass is just sublime. He also trimmed the mid bass hump, so that the treble, although not touched by the filter becomes more defined as a result due to a better bass balance.

The one that he sent me was mains driven, but the one that is being sold is battery driven. It's rechargeable and meant to be portable amp. I wasn't keen on that and Frans had made a mains driven one which is the one that he sent to me to hear.

There is a separate module about to appear that will fit behind the Garage1217 amps. In effect, a mains driven Kameleon which might be worth waiting for.

He's sending me a SeNNator very soon since I liked the filtering so much. The SeNNator is dedicated to the headphone and is mains driven. Slightly improved I think as well. He's only made two of them and I don't think he plans to make any more. It was just a result of me saying on our forum that I'd be prepared to pay money for a dedicated Senn HD650 amp after hearing the Kameleon.

I believe that you may get a chance to hear the other SeNNator at the next meet that's coming up? Not sure.

As far as the title of this thread goes, I don't see why the HD series should be regarded as obsolete myself. The sound is just as good as it always was and I must admit, after going to more flashy sounding headphones, I always return to the Senns and feel a kind of 'comfort' in their sound. They are nicely balanced.

I have an HD600 and two HD650s and still use them both a lot tbh. Beautiful via a Kameleon which really brings sub bass into the picture and imo takes it into another league.
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