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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #20 on: May 24, 2013, 02:05:19 PM »
old stuff that.. I do miss my HD580s. Started out with that (well originally with the KSC75s). Bought two of them. Had a pair of the HD600s and the HD650 all at the same time. Only the HD580 stuck around long enough to be ejected once i walked into orthodom.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #21 on: May 24, 2013, 03:05:14 PM »
Those orthos better be as good as you guys say. I'm looking to swap my HD650 for a Paradox.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #22 on: May 24, 2013, 03:12:32 PM »
HD580 was my last dynamic as well before I ditched them all to switch to the orthos.
Haven't heard the paradox but RD's T50Rp mod slaughters any current production headphone I have tried.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #23 on: May 24, 2013, 03:21:44 PM »
Care to quantify "slaughters"?
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #24 on: May 24, 2013, 03:35:26 PM »
Well, I don't really have much experience with current TOTL headphones apart from the LCD-2 but compared to HD600/650 its better in almost every aspect - tonal balance, transient response,imaging, bass quality and extension/texture of treble.
May be the Senns have a slight edge in soundstage department but that is to be expected considering we are comparing an open headphone to closed one (and even there RD's T50RP is pretty darned good for a closed headphone).
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #25 on: May 24, 2013, 04:17:30 PM »
You too, Tyll! Pulling that HD650 from the Wall... At least it doesn't have that faux granite look.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #26 on: May 24, 2013, 05:29:20 PM »
I also like the HD600 quite a bit. A coworker has the HD580 and I thought it also sounded fantastic. I think he said he replaced his pads quite a few times in 13 years. Maintenance seems pretty straightforward with these cans.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #27 on: May 24, 2013, 05:51:04 PM »
Quote from: RudeWolf on May 24, 2013, 04:17:30 PM
You too, Tyll! Pulling that HD650 from the Wall... At least it doesn't have that faux granite look.

 :)p13

I struggled with that decision quite a bit. But I ended up thinking the 600 sounded better at a lower cost, so it was a better headphone by a good margin. Oh well.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #28 on: May 24, 2013, 06:09:39 PM »
hd600 is one of the only dynamics I still keep around.  Tonality is pretty similar to he60
« Last Edit: May 24, 2013, 07:27:44 PM by n3rdling »
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #29 on: May 24, 2013, 06:44:27 PM »
Another + vote from me.
The only headphone that sounded tonally right to my ears at first listen.
I like it a lot, considering it's limitations I still consider it to be brilliantly tuned.

Sometimes I just wish it had a lil bit faster decay overall and more linear uppermids (I also find it to have too much emphasys around 3 - 4 KHz) for cleaner and more transparent vocals and instruments.
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