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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #60 on: August 01, 2013, 01:36:17 PM »
I wonder how the HD558/598 would measure if you removed the material "underneath" the grill, so that it would be completely open like the HD600. I did that to my HD598 and liked it at the time. You can find pics on HF if you're not sure what I mean. I also had them recabled (nicer, thicker cable, dual-entry), though I'm not sure if that made any difference really.

Still really interesting seeing how they compared to the HD558!
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #61 on: August 01, 2013, 04:28:40 PM »
Quote from: roBernd on August 01, 2013, 01:24:24 PM
Nice Data.
Looking at the FR-Graph, I believe to know this is a newer one with the "silver Screen" isn't it :P ?

I think so... FR is not smoothed (below is the FR 1/6 dB/octave smoothed).



BTW the apparent driver imbalance and weirdness in the left channel treble might be a measurement artifact (below is a second earlier FR 1/6 dB/octave smoothed FR plot which does not have the driver imbalance and treble discrepancy) ... Might have to remeasure tonite to double check...



Quote from: hans030390 on August 01, 2013, 01:36:17 PM
I wonder how the HD558/598 would measure if you removed the material "underneath" the grill, so that it would be completely open like the HD600. I did that to my HD598 and liked it at the time. You can find pics on HF if you're not sure what I mean. I also had them recabled (nicer, thicker cable, dual-entry), though I'm not sure if that made any difference really.

Still really interesting seeing how they compared to the HD558!

CT's HD600 are actually recabled... Maybe I'll make a cable comparo there popcorn

BTW, I also made a comparison of the HD558 FR w and w/o the material under the grill HERE...

The HD558 measurements in this thread are with the material under the grill (stock HD558).
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #62 on: August 01, 2013, 04:41:04 PM »
Were you using different smoothing, or is it just because the scales are spread out more on the old 558 FR's?
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #63 on: August 01, 2013, 05:13:58 PM »
It's the scales Ship (-30 dB to 0 dB vs -35 dB to 0 dB). The HD600 is smoother. Also there might be a measurement error on the L channel. I'll re-check tonite.
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #64 on: August 01, 2013, 10:19:37 PM »
Should be both the stock and Zu Mobius cables down there...cool to get different measurements and graphs on this pair.
 
BTW, thanks Shipsupt for selling me these!
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #65 on: August 02, 2013, 05:18:48 AM »
Alright. Here we go again...

Frequency Response:


Differences from previous results: 1/6 dB/octave, 35 dB range on y-axis, resized window (to match HD558 results), re-calibrated to 90 dB, properly position left cup in fixture.

EDIT: Corrected Distortion scales (10 to 100 dB range)
« Last Edit: August 02, 2013, 06:07:06 AM by ultrabike »
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #66 on: August 02, 2013, 05:26:55 AM »
HD600 vs HD558 take 2 ...

Right cup (yellow is HD558)



Left cup (yellow is HD558)



Note differences in distortion (Right cups)

HD600 (EDIT: corrected scales relative to HD558 plot below)



HD558



NOTE: Stretching plots can give a false sense of smoothness. It is best to overlay FR. The HD600 does indeed sound very similar to the HD558 to my ears. However, to me, the HD600 sounds a little smoother, cleaner and offer better detail.

A Sansa Zip "can drive" the HD600, but one definitively needs to crank it up almost to max with high dynamic range music (like -4 dB form max or more depending).

EDIT: ... and the Valhalla kicks ass with the HD600...
« Last Edit: August 02, 2013, 06:09:47 AM by ultrabike »
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #67 on: August 02, 2013, 05:46:16 AM »
When you say "w/o the material under the grill," do you just mean the foam you can remove or everything (foam, plastic, thin fabric, etc.), so that inside the cup is 100% transparent minus the metal part of the grill. I ask because the post you link confused me...
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #68 on: August 02, 2013, 05:53:11 AM »
Quote from: hans030390 on August 02, 2013, 05:46:16 AM
When you say "w/o the material under the grill," do you just mean the foam you can remove or everything (foam, plastic, thin fabric, etc.), so that inside the cup is 100% transparent minus the metal part of the grill. I ask because the post you link confused me...

Sorry about that Hans, for the HD558 I just removed the foam inside the grill. Removing the foam (only) had the effect of reducing the high mids a little relative to the rest of the FR (I find the last two plots on that HD558 link more revealing about this).
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Re: Sennheiser HD600: A Classic
« Reply #69 on: August 03, 2013, 12:26:37 AM »
The distortion measurements between the HD558 and HD600 really do sum up the differences between the two. The HD600 simply sounds more "hi-fi" - clearer, less blurry, better articulation, etc.  Still, the HD558 is a great starter headphone that's easy to find for dirt cheap.
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