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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #70 on: August 03, 2013, 06:12:11 AM »
Yup. I also re-did my measurements (both HD600 and HD558) today, and got very similar results. I think I messed up the coupling on the first set of measurements but the last set seem golden :)p5.

Interesting to see that 3rd harmonic distortion is relatively much higher in the HD558.

Really liking the HD600, it is definitively getting more head time than my HD558... DAMMIT!!!
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #71 on: November 04, 2013, 10:39:40 AM »
Another HD600 measured at the SD Coronado meet:

Frequency Response:



CSD right:



CSD left:

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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #72 on: January 07, 2014, 08:23:13 AM »
Got my HD600s (via Massdrop) a few days ago. These did sound a little more lively than my HD558. They also seem more refined. Like them quite a bit.

Here are some measurements:

Frequency Response



Distortion Right



Distortion Left



CSD Right



CSD Left



Impedance

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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #73 on: January 07, 2014, 08:30:29 AM »
FR comparo with CTs...

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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #74 on: January 07, 2014, 08:55:03 AM »
are the hd600's a lot brighter than the 650's?

(Great measurements and graphs btw)  p;)
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #75 on: January 07, 2014, 09:17:11 AM »
Depends. There seemed to be a little bit of product variation w the HD650. One at the SD meet and Mackat's HD650 seemed pretty close. The one I heard at the HeadRoom table some years ago seemed darker.

I feel the HD6x0 family have also a lot in common with the HD5x8 family... Except the HD6x0 is more refined and pairs well with higher impedance amplifiers.

The HD580 also seems to sound pretty close (a friend at work has one). I think it is supposed to be the non-jubilee version of the HD600. They come out on eBay, but most of the time they seem priced too close to a brand new HD600, and seem pretty beat up.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #76 on: January 07, 2014, 09:20:50 AM »
thank you for the info. I haven't listened to the 600's I only own the 650's because I read they sounded a bit darker which is what I like. However I do like a certain brightness as well, I guess it depends on what frequency range that brightness is at. Below 16k is not enough, above 16k seems too much. Thank you for your post ultra!
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #77 on: January 07, 2014, 11:22:42 AM »
The hd600s are great cans
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #78 on: January 07, 2014, 03:49:33 PM »
When a head-fier loaned me his pair of hd650s (older black drivers), I found that they sounded REALLY close to my pair of hd600s (silver). The biggest difference that I can hear was that the hd650 had just slightly less upper mid-range/lower treble and just a very slight bit of warmth.

Since I got my hd600s back from a friend of a few days ago, I am looking to sell them. I could also lend them out to some pirates, if they're willing to pay for the shipping.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #79 on: January 07, 2014, 04:55:22 PM »
Hats off to Sennheiser for this killer, neutral headphone. Never letting mine go.


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