Quote: I would have to concur.  The HD 555, 558, 595 and 598 measure incredibly similar and by scientific definition should also sound very similar (unless you're not into science - of course if you're sitting at your PC reading this then you owe your life to science)

Quote:   Just remember that pad-swapping changes the sound (usually).  This may be for the better, but is often for the worst as pad materials / shape are factored in to the overall FR.

Speedwheels is right.    If I were looking for an open back, I'd hit that AD900 in a second at that killer price.   

Sennheiser HD558 is close to 598.      Good marks for linearity:     It's similar to how the HD555 and HD595 were virtually identical despite the price.  I'd go HD558 any day.  

That's the one disadvantage of closed headphones that I typically see.  Good quality open cans have a round / smooth response from 1khz downward, whereas closed headphones (even good ones) will have some suckouts and humps even if slightly minor.   

Hi all,   A lot of discussion tends to ensue regarding the differences between the MDR-V6 and the MDR-7506 and the common answers based on part numbers between both models have been:   a) the outer earcups are embossed with either V6 w/ red "for digital" sticker, or 7506 w/ blue...

What do audio and recording engineers use in the studio?  They must use sucky cans right?    That's why nearly every professional recording studio or audio engineer uses the following (under $150) because of they are accurate, no-nonsense headphones and have stood the test of time for years...

Dude, you're asking for the impossible.   A digital signal carries information in the form of a binary signal that NEEDS to be converted to an analog signal of voltage / current (i.e. watts) in order to be able to physically affect the magnet and voicecoil of a headphone driver.  An optical...

If it were me I'd be SRH440, or MDR-V6.  Having owned both, the SRH440 is a little flatter sounding with a wider soundstage but it's more heavy and less comfortable.  If I was forced at gunpoint to pick one over the other I wouldn't lose any sleep.   Other honorable mentions include Senn...

Throw away your expectation bias, price difference and disregard sexy looks.  There's a reason why the MDR-V6 / 7506 are considered accurate monitors by millions of engineers. I HAVE owned both for about 6 months or so (still own the DT880), and indeed they do sound very close aside from the...

Quote: Hallelujah brother.

Warm bass / lower mids + rolled off treble = so called "veil".  Take the HD600 frequency response (which is very neutral) and tip it from left to right about 10 degrees and you've got yourself an HD650.

I still think my DT770 sounds remarkably similar to my DT880.  The former has more bass extension and a 4-5dB boost around 100-200hz and lower and slightly peaky-er treble.  Dare I say the DT770 sounds more balanced on many recordings because it's warmer and not nearly as thin sounding as the...

Ummm...   DT770 250ohm Pro plugged into a low output impedance source.  The muddy and overbearing bass is largely exaggerated and detail-wise, there isn't anything I can't hear with them when contrasted against my DT880 (though the DT880 is more airy).  Between this and the K271, this is...

Quote:   I would have to concur with this.  The SRH440 are probably one of the best bang for the buck closed headphones for ~$100.  I own them (as well as "higher tier" headphones), and my SRH440 get regular use and I don't feel like I'm missing out or let down after switching from the...

I've owned the MDR-7506 for nearly a year, and in that time I had plenty of opportunities to AB them against the Shure SRH440, and the DT880.  I personally wouldn't call their bass "boomy" as even the FR graphs you've posted don't indicate any type of boomy bass.  However, I would agree that...

Quote:   The V6s are routinely argued as being "not-neutral" vs "neutral". Whatever our basis for comparison may be, or whatever we expect neutral to sound like, the bottom line is that both the MDR-V6 and the MDR-7506 consistently MEASURE neutral similar to how the HD600 and DT880...

Quote: As Xaborus has said, there really isn't any audible benefit to using a high output impedance amp unless you prefer boomy bass (in most cases).  The only advantages (apparently) to high output impedance amps are that they can be cheaper, provide more electrical resistance which can...

Quote: This of course is a giant mystery and the topic of many debates, but from what I've seen (objective measurements), and from what little I know of electrical engineering, it would appear as though the differences between the models are subtle.  Having said that, a higher impedance...

The DT880 remind me of sitting 3 feet in front of my studio monitors, whereas the HD600 has that smooth treble sound that you get when you sit 10 feet away (the treble frequencies attenuate over distance). The DT990 is basically a DT880 with a bass boost of about 5dB between 80 and 200hz, and...

Having heard all three, I prefer the DT880s because they are relatively flat with great frequency extension on both ends which is great for my preferred musical genres (electronic, ambient, techno etc) . The DT880s are a little peaky around the 10khz mark which is probably why they're considered...

Quote:   This is one factor that I've never truly understood, but I believe this relates entirely to power supply.  From what I've read, a portable amp powered by a 9V battery will suffice for high impedance headphone use, but an amp that plugs into the wall will supply higher...

Quote:   The higher the impedance of the headphone, and the lower the impedance of the amp, the smaller the change in frequency response.  The vast majority of headphones I have seen will produce boosted bass frequencies if paired with an amp with higher output impedance.  I have a...

Quote:   I'm not too sure about what variables change with the 2 different settings for the HT Claro Halo, but I CAN tell you that in terms of an audible difference, IF the Claro Halo changes the output impedance you should notice a significant boost in the bass frequencies (approx...

No - you always want a low impedance amp if you're looking for neutrality. Because the HD650 has a high resistance it will require higher voltage which makes portable amps a bit tricky.