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Sennheiser 650 - Dissapointed With Bass

post #1 of 57
6/10/09 at 2:42pm
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Been awhile since I've been here on the forums.

Haven't been able to purchase anymore equipment lately, I currently have HD650s with custom cables (forgot manufac). My Headroom Desktop Amp won't turn on, I think its a fuse problem...

Anyway my problem is, the HD650s just dont pack enough bass for me, my budget isn't very good but what would ya'll recommend me, I need a new set of cans...

Need more bass, but hopefully not a set that sacrifices highs and mids for the sake of bass...

Thanks for any feedback!
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Sennheiser HD 650 Headphones
post #2 of 57
6/10/09 at 2:54pm
Wow, someone else who thinks that the 650s aren't particularly bassy, contrary to public opinion. Join the club!

Not to say I don't like 'em, (I love my 650s) but even my Grado 325is are bassier. In the Grados' case, the bass is a bit more rolled-off (not as much extension), but it's punchy and immediate.

I'd suggest Denons, but as I'm loathe to recommend cans I haven't heard, you'd have to hear from those who are familiar with those cans.
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post #3 of 57
6/10/09 at 3:07pm
Your music and recordings are most probably short of bass, so you might do best to change your recordings.

EDIT: Moreover, you may like this: http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f133/a...-heard-427880/
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post #4 of 57
6/10/09 at 3:41pm
you need a VERY expensive after-market cable and a VERY expensive amp...or so I heard anyway.
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post #5 of 57
6/10/09 at 3:53pm
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Originally Posted by leeperry View Post
you need a VERY expensive after-market cable and a VERY expensive amp...or so I heard anyway.
op should ask olblueyez about that.
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post #6 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:06pm
The HD650 lacking bass punch? Damn, I really need to get my hand on a pair of bassy headphones some day just to hear what that's like , because my HD650 packs a mean and extremely weighty punch compared to any other headphones I've owned (which was admittedly only pretty cheap stuff until around a year ago).
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post #7 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:11pm
Just buy speakers.
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post #8 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:12pm
You lack EQ

Or do a 2.1 setup with Headphones + Subwoofer
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post #9 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:20pm
The 650s weren't made for bassheads. It sounds like you'd be happier with a headphone with that emphasis. Since there are about 500 or so threads that offer good suggestions for you, I'm going to say to do a simple search.
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post #10 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:25pm
you could always be a jerk and tape up the grill.
It'll make it even muddier though.
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post #11 of 57
6/10/09 at 4:34pm
Or try possibly this:

(eq used here: AiXcoustic Creations: Electri-Q - posihfopit )
LL
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post #12 of 57
6/10/09 at 5:23pm
The HD 650 are designed to be neutral headphones - the bass *is* there, but it's not over emphasised.

But remember vthat headphones direct sound to your ears, with loudspeakers you are sitting inside the soundfield and *feel* the bass through your body as well as with your ears.

But it sound like you want boosted OTT bass - in which case I think you will be happier with headphones that have extra bass rather than natural bass.
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post #13 of 57
6/10/09 at 5:25pm
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Originally Posted by John Willett View Post
The HD 650 are designed to be neutral headphones - the bass *is* there, but it's not over emphasised.

But remember vthat headphones direct sound to your ears, with loudspeakers you are sitting inside the soundfield and *feel* the bass through your body as well as with your ears.

But it sound like you want boosted OTT bass - in which case I think you will be happier with headphones that have extra bass rather than natural bass.
Yup.
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post #14 of 57
6/10/09 at 5:31pm
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Originally Posted by dcpoor View Post
op should ask olblueyez about that.

x2, The one stop solution for optimizing the HD650 experience! He knows these cans well.
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post #15 of 57
6/10/09 at 5:34pm
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Originally Posted by bhanja_trinanjan View Post
x2, The one stop solution for optimizing the HD650 experience! He knows these cans well.
Yup - olblueyez certainly seems to have got the very best out of the HD 650.

Personally I am using mine with stock cable through a Grace m902b - and since I have heard the HD 800 I have not put them on at all.....
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