bluemonkeyflyer
Headphoneus Supremus
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Received the pair just now, everything came in great condition (except the outside of the boxes). Having never tried anything beyond my HD650s, this is a new experience for me. They are definitely much airier and sparkly than the 650s and have a similar sound signature to my Q701s, but the layers are much easier to discern and depth to the presentation is expanded. I have to agree with bluemonkeyflyer, acoustic guitar is PERFECT. More impressions to come.
spbach,
I'm happy to hear the Touring HE-560 made it to you despite the box damage. Shippers are a Tough Bunch! The package left Memphis intact. I'm glad I applied extra tape at all edges.
I agree with your impressions comparing HE-560 with HD-650 and Q701. The HD-650's are too dark and the Q701's are too bright. HE-560 sits in the Goldilocks Zone. Of course, being planar they have a different presention than dynamic headphones. I prefer planars, myself.
I will add that, during the delay while waiting for direction from Team HiFi Man about where/when to ship, I loaned the HE-560 to an audiophile friend. He compared them to LCD2 v1 and HE-6. He told me HE-560 was positioned between the other two. He thought LCD2 had better bass than the other two, HE-560 had better treble than the other two, and HE-560 topped the others for midrange clarity. To his ears, HE-6 sounded smeared in the bass and midrange areas such that imaging of instruments in busy, complicated passages was "blurred." HE-560 was also the most comfortable to him and I generally agree with his impressions, FWIW.
~ BMF