Sennheiser HD 600 Appreciation Thread - Page 151

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Originally Posted by ProtegeManiac 

Not me; it's just making do. Problem with meets is even if there was a spare unit the pads are either too new, too old, or whatever age too used on that day.

I'm not to found of meets.  I like blind listening test among just a few knowledgeable folks.

This thread has made me crave the 600's! ahha I'll be ordering some this week sometime.

So expensive in stores in aus still!
a headphone stand in a melbourne shopping centre which shall remain nameless has them for $699.95

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Originally Posted by samwell7 

This thread has made me crave the 600's! ahha I'll be ordering some this week sometime.

So expensive in stores in aus still!
a headphone stand in a melbourne shopping centre which shall remain nameless has them for $699.95

I heard that electronic goods in your country are fairly expensive to begin with 

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Originally Posted by samwell7 


Yeah they are! Luckily Hong Kong isn't far away and PayPal is forgiving!
They are around $499 in normal stores that stock them, how much are they in stores where you are?

I'm in Singapore where the HD600s are retailing for around 510SGD (~ 400AUD) haha. 

So I got hold of a pair of 580s not too long ago.... I don't think I have taken them off yet. They're just so comfy and the sound is incredible.

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Originally Posted by samwell7 


So cheap! I talked to a guy I sort of know in an audio store here and he said it costs the store $385 just to get them in haha

Hi HKer welcome to Australia!

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Originally Posted by samwell7 


Haha I'm not exactly sure what you mean?
Are you from Aus aswell?
Haha I just think its funny that I can get them from Asia delivered for $290 and the stores have to pay an extra $100

I mean I am made in HK but currently in Aus lol. Why don't you look in the For Sale section? I see at least one pair of HD600 going at 250 or 200 shipped to AUS, and a few HD580s as well.

Hi, first post!  I've been reading the forums a lot doing research however.  My HD 600s arrived today, I was interested in the model for its reputation of being very neutral and sounding good with everything, as well as liking the Sennheiser sound signature in general.  I demoed a pair and liked what I heard as well.  My dac/amp won't be here for a week (went with e7+e9), but I wasn't about to leave these babies sitting around for that long, so I decided to get started burning them in the natural way.

Initally I pretty much thought they would spit poison at my ears for the heresy of listening to them unamped and not burned in.  My previous cans are a pair of Sennheiser HD 280s and Grado SR 60is, so I was initially pleased to find that that these are more revealing than either, I went through the whole experience of hearing things I never knew were in my music, again.  As I listened to a song or two from as many different albums as I could think of, I found that with every album I listen to it's as if I'm rolling a die, and the sound quality can end up anywhere from a 1-6.  Two albums of the same genre can sound vastly different, two albums that I know for a fact sound great can as well.  One rolls a 1, the other a 6 (I do get a lot of 2-5 as well).  I understand it's natural during burnin and especially without an amp - I'm not upset, I just find it humorous.  Bad teenpop could potentially sound amazing at this point (though I won't be finding out).

Then I put in Nils Lofgren's acoustic album, and it changed the die to a 12-sider which rolled a 12, I actually cried!  It was so unexpected, so completely out of nowhere.  In that moment I was sold, it absolutely blew away anything I've ever heard through a set of headphones.  I'm shivering to think of what amplification and burnin will do.  And I'm certain that the albums which don't currently sound good will come around, hehe.

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Originally Posted by Cannabinoid 

Hi, first post!  I've been reading the forums a lot doing research however.  My HD 600s arrived today, I was interested in the model for its reputation of being very neutral and sounding good with everything, as well as liking the Sennheiser sound signature in general.  I demoed a pair and liked what I heard as well.  My dac/amp won't be here for a week (went with e7+e9), but I wasn't about to leave these babies sitting around for that long, so I decided to get started burning them in the natural way.

 

Initally I pretty much thought they would spit poison at my ears for the heresy of listening to them unamped and not burned in.  My previous cans are a pair of Sennheiser HD 280s and Grado SR 60is, so I was initially pleased to find that that these are more revealing than either, I went through the whole experience of hearing things I never knew were in my music, again.  As I listened to a song or two from as many different albums as I could think of, I found that with every album I listen to it's as if I'm rolling a die, and the sound quality can end up anywhere from a 1-6.  Two albums of the same genre can sound vastly different, two albums that I know for a fact sound great can as well.  One rolls a 1, the other a 6 (I do get a lot of 2-5 as well).  I understand it's natural during burnin and especially without an amp - I'm not upset, I just find it humorous.  Bad teenpop could potentially sound amazing at this point (though I won't be finding out).

Then I put in Nils Lofgren's acoustic album, and it changed the die to a 12-sider which rolled a 12, I actually cried!  It was so unexpected, so completely out of nowhere.  In that moment I was sold, it absolutely blew away anything I've ever heard through a set of headphones.  I'm shivering to think of what amplification and burnin will do.  And I'm certain that the albums which don't currently sound good will come around, hehe.

    the bad news is that you will cry so much often..hehe

    I cried when i listen to cassadee pope song -over you . this baby able to deliver the singer emotion

Great first post! Welcome to Head-Fi  The 600s are definitely something special.