Need Help! Closed Headphones with HD650 SQ? - Page 2

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Originally Posted by meltdown117 

Guys, while I truly appreciate your feedback, I feel like this post is becoming too hostile.

I believe that "good sound" is a preference and can vary a ton from people to people.

I knew this guy who claimed his headphone is superior (I'm not going to specify which headphone because it will start flame wars).

While I considered it as an inferior, I can't just go up to him and say, "you obviously don't know what you are talking about because my phones are better."

My point is, let's be friends!

 

Any more suggestions on closed headphones that can beat Sennheiser HD650?

(Right now, I'm literally hiding in the corner of the library while listening to my HD650 with E7/E9 combo at a quite volume; so far, no one tried to stone me to death lol)

You're right; sorry.

This is pushing you budget a bit, but have you considered the Beyerdynamic T70/T70P?

For what it's worth upon reflection there is only one closed headphone that comes to my mind

to parallel the HD650's abilities 

The Audio Technica W1000X ~ it's a very different headphone but I find it more comfortable,

certainly a bit pacier with fast material but it does not match the HD650's bottom end,

the highs on the W1000 can be a little strident with some recordings which may prove

disatisfactory for many.

Still there you go OP, if you like wood, it's around the price range if you seek a bargain

and yes it will run out of a powerful MP3 player reasonably well.

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Originally Posted by meltdown117 

Saintly These Beyers are fairly new and I can't find detailed review.

How to they sound?

 

Gwarmi lol what do you mean by "very different headphone"? (compared to HD650)

 

Different as in the sound signatures are very different to each other between the HD650 and

W1000X, how they present the sound to the listener.

The HD650 is fairly, warm rich, never harsh, full bodied, fairly generous in it's bass

The W1000X is delicate, airy, great soundstage for a closed headphone, some of the

best actually, but it's warm, light fluffy sound can dish up a harsh upper mid range

note or two if the material dictates that, it could be a sign that the recording stinks

or it's just that the headphone is hitting one of it's own dB peaks.

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audiotechnica3/1.html

The Beyerdynamic DT150 isn't a HD650 sound-alike, but of all the headphones I owned, it's the one that comes closest to the low end + mid range emphasis of the Senn.

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Originally Posted by idletime1213 

The Beyerdynamic DT150 isn't a HD650 sound-alike, but of all the headphones I owned, it's the one that comes closest to the low end + mid range emphasis of the Senn.

We weren't talking about the DT150.

Meltdown117: I personally have never heard the T70 but what little feedback I've read about them have been largely positive and Beyerdynamic has a pretty good reputation.  The T5P is way out of the $500 price range, but I imagine it would sound somewhat similar to the T1 (which I love) since they use the same driver; one is open and the other is closed.

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Originally Posted by Saintly 

We weren't talking about the DT150.

 

Meltdown117: I personally have never heard the T70 but what little feedback I've read about them have been largely positive and Beyerdynamic has a pretty good reputation.  The T5P is way out of the $500 price range, but I imagine it would sound somewhat similar to the T1 (which I love) since they use the same driver; one is open and the other is closed.

I might be wrong, but the thread is titled closed headphones with HD650 SQ no?

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Originally Posted by idletime1213 

 

I might be wrong, but the thread is titled closed headphones with HD650 SQ no?

I completely skipped over the whole 2nd half of that sentence where you described its sound as being similar to the HD650.  I thought you picked up on the conversation thinking we were talking about the DT150.  Having a cold not only plugs up my ears but also clouds up my head, it seems.  So sorry! 

Thread revival :-)

I love my HD650 dearly, and I'm surely interested in a more isolating headphone with the rich and forgiving HD650 sound.

Maybe DT150 comes close, but I had comfort issues with them.

Any more suggestions?

Fischer Audio FA-003 / Brainwavz HM5 / Lindy Premium (which are all rebrands of the same exact headphone) have several reviews which say they sound exactly like a closed 600/650.

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Originally Posted by Tiemen 

Thread revival :-)

 

I love my HD650 dearly, and I'm surely interested in a more isolating headphone with the rich and forgiving HD650 sound.

Maybe DT150 comes close, but I had comfort issues with them.

Any more suggestions?

Of all the closed cans that I've owned, I'd say the closest to the HD 650 would be the Audio Technica ESW9 and the B&W P5.  The P5 was noticeably inferior IMO, but both carried a similar tonality to the HD 650 to my ears (smooth and laid-back).  

The JVC DX-1000 is the only other closed can I can think of that has a more forgiving, mid-centric sound, but they're awfully rare and costly these days.  A nice set of Thunderpants might do the trick, but I haven't had the pleasure of hearing them myself.