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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #40 on: June 19, 2013, 02:28:15 AM »
Quote from: Rabbit on June 18, 2013, 03:35:18 PM
I assume that HD650's can be quite variable then? Not very good for a £300 headphone.

Mine sounds quite similar to my HD600 with a ramped bass and a rolled down treble response. My preference is the HD600 though; although the treble may not be as refined sounding as the HD650.

By 'coloured' do you mean bass dominated?

Rabbit:
By colored, I mean, dark, thick, velvety, with little air and way too much emphasis on a rounded and prominent bass for my taste. But again, that's just me vs. a bazillion people who have loved them. :-)
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2013, 11:12:23 AM »
In my opinion both the HD600 and HD650 are both very pleasant and capable.

The HD650 (which version & set-up I cannot remember anymore) just sounded right. It almost made me smile but lacked 'air'.

I prefer a the 'more open' sound AKG has with the sacrifice of feeling less audible low end. If I would not have the AKGs I would have gone with either Sennheiser though. When Sennheiser gets the sound right, there is simply very little to complain about.



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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #42 on: June 19, 2013, 02:40:51 PM »
To some extent, I think it depends on where you're coming from as to how you perceive the HD600 and 650. Just like Deep Funk, I find them both extremely capable and perhaps find the HD600 slightly more even handed in frequency response.

I continually leave both for a while and move on to something else only to return to the Senns again. (Both of them)

If you aclimatise to the T40 or T50, then the Senns really don't seem so dark, but coming from AT's they do.

I'm very fond of the modded T40 and my T50, but they are still quite 'dark' in comparison to many headphones (although they measure pretty well). The Senns sound quite open too by comparison. (Of course, the T40 is closed and the T50 semi closed so there would be a difference)

I just turn them up!! I think the Senns light up at slightly higher volume. T40/T50 too. With my AT's, I'm much more comfortable at low volume.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2013, 06:19:11 PM »
I am using my HD600s as a reference, when I mod headphones. To my ears, the tonality is just right. What I do try to achieve beyond this reference, however,  is better low frequency extension and a little more air.
When I was beginning to get into headphones, I thought the HD600s sounded nice but a little boring. It was only when I began to understand that the magic has to come from the music itself (when well recorded and mixed) and is not something that a colored headphone should add, I began to appreciate them. I have kept them in high regard since then.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #44 on: June 19, 2013, 07:28:24 PM »
^Nicely Put!! :)p1
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #45 on: June 19, 2013, 10:02:16 PM »
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #46 on: June 20, 2013, 03:38:09 PM »
Been serving me well, they're relatively easy to make sound good with a half-decent rig, but sounds spectacular with a top-notch rig.

Hell of a deal for used pairs a few years ago when you can find them in the $225 range. Nowadays they're closer to $275-$300.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #47 on: June 20, 2013, 05:40:23 PM »
Quote from: azncookiecutter on June 20, 2013, 03:38:09 PM
Hell of a deal for used pairs a few years ago when you can find them in the $225 range. Nowadays they're closer to $275-$300.

I am European and prices for audio gear are just nuts over here. But you can get decent deals on items like the HD600s that most people do not really appreciate enough. They'd rather go for all the fancy and posh stuff. So I got my first pair three years ago for $130. I sold them because I had not begun to appreciate them then. I bought a second pair for  $170. I think that is still a very nice price for what you get.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #48 on: June 20, 2013, 09:21:37 PM »
Those prices are absolutely a steal for what you get.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #49 on: June 20, 2013, 10:06:42 PM »
With a bit of luck and careful hunting. Being used to having a tight budget bargain hunting becomes second nature...

The Euro is a great concept, too bad about the politicians not being as reliable as a HD600.
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