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Originally posted by Joe Bloggs
You base your opinion on the HD600 sounding *right* with your test albums when everything else sounds like *boom*???
Do they actually sound *light* with your other albums then? Or not??
Have you considered the possibility that the HD600s are right and everthing else you own are wrong?
Sorry, just had to ask. |
Sorry to, but I have to respond.
Your assumption, the following are fooling my ears:
Dynaco a50 speakers. Fulton Tempo speakers. Vandersteen 2ce Signature speakers. Sony 7506. Koss HV/X headphones. Other headphones I have. Rotel receiver. Onkyo Receiver. Acurus amp and preamp. Rega Planet CD player. Sony 920 MD. Sony 320 MD. Two Sony Cd players (one 400 cd, one 5 cd). Panasonic SL570 CD. Total Airhead. Headroom supreme. MG Head OTL.
JVC minidisc portables. Sony MD portables. Good interconnects and speaker cables. Pioneer CD recorder deck.
And the Sennheiser HD600's are perfect, with stock cable.
Even though even Headrooms charts show drop in low freq response and impedence hump at 100hz.
Methinks your opinion is wrong. Even if my opinion is unpopular.
What do you listen too? I listen to music that is usually not rock, heavy metal, etc. Just big band, classical, and jazz. If you have the average system, your system will not reproduce true low end freqs. Most subwoofers act like woofers, not subwoofers.
I know the difference in sound between boomy bass, bloated bass, true bass, etc. The HD600's sound find with most music.
But when the true low end is there, they fall short of expectations.
I am listening now to a nice Telarc CD with my SL570 PCDP and Total Airhead, HD600's, and Clou Reds (don't panic, I have the 1/4 stereo to 1/8" stereo adapter). The Clou help, but don't completely restore true low end with the TA. The HD600's are still hard to drive. The Clous with the Onkyo are an improvement, too, but still not perfect.
When I was shopping for speakers, and was trying out the Vandersteens, for low end, the saleman was very surprised with what he heard. His comment was "I never heard them do that before". Referring to low freq output. They could do it. The HD600's need a lot of prodding to produce it.
Music is a full range experience. I expect low end performance when I pay for it. Most people really don't know what it sounds like. That's ok. Many say cables don't make a difference either.
I said that until about 3 years ago. I keep an open mind. Most dont'.
Now I am more unpopular than ever!
It's ok if you disagree. Because you are in error, but not maliciously.