Sound Professionals are authorized Audio Technica dealer I believe so like others said, at least give it a fair shake for a week.   Quote:  

Are you sure they are not fake?  Where did you buy them from?

I find this to be fully plausible and that is part of the reason why I created this thread..I am having a tough time to tell if I simply don't like the 650's, or if I am not driving them properly so I have no clue if I truly like them or not, for example.  Unfortunately, I have slim pickens to...

I think a lot of the problem that I have is that I don't have the proper knowledge of audio terms to correctly articulate what I really want..all I can say without a shadow of a doubt is that I don't like the Hi-Fi sound of my current setup, being 650 from STX with electronica music..but I do...

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/525551/headamp-gilmore-lite Is this the G-Lite you were talking about?  You think this is the best budget amp for the 650?  Does it matter that I prefer a lot of treble and a warmish sound, as shown by the Dance preference  on the EQ?  I am not sure if...

Welp for me it's more about quality..if I need an amp that is going to take up my max budget then I have no problem getting that and a DAC later..based on your recommendation I can assume that you think an amp is a bigger upgrade than a new DAC right now?   Quote:

is the Matrix-M Stage a DAC and Amp in 1 or are you just showing 1 piece of the puzzle?  I am pretty new to the Hi-Fi world so these products elude me a bit :(   Quote:  

This is what the dance pre-set is doing, granted it's not the end all be all of my setup but it does give me the best sound out of all the pre-sets :P  And of course, I am listening to electronica, I forgot to add that, probably relevant :)     Quote:

I would be reluctant to name a min/max budget, for me it's more about what gets it done cheapest..I had been contemplating trying out a Musiland Monitor 02 + Little Dot MK III combo, but I wanted to make this thread first to get some opinions on EQ as well as what could be the issue in my...

Greetings folks :)   So here is the rundown in a nutshell:   I am running FLAC/MP3-320kbps > Foobar2K (WASAPI 24 bit) > Xonar Essence STX > Sennheiser HD 650.   I burned my 650's in for about 120 hours of pink noise slightly above listening level.   My initial thoughts on the 650...

I am unfamiliar with ASIO but I did a google and found it and downloaded, I am having a bit of a hard time getting Foobar to show it in the Output menu though, any ideas?   Quote:

  Quote:   Well I find myself in a bit of an odd situation.  I read up on the 650 "veil" so I could see what I was potentially up against since I am a bit sad about the flatness of the mids and treble in my 650's.  From what I could find, the "veil" is really code word for people who...

Going to reserve any judgments and decisions on impedance settings for the card for once I have done a proper burn-in..I am about 35 hours into the burn-in, playing pink noise above listening level (slightly) and they are in the closet on the box they came in so they can stretch a bit  I...

Hi guys!  It is update time!   I went with the HD 650's at an incredible bargain sale price.  I figure I can deal with them being "close to" fully driven for now and perhaps get a 100% sound out of them in the future.   I am currently in the process of burning them in (Pink Noise at a...

You're definitely right Matthew  I am going to mull this over for a bit and continue to collect information.  I feel that if I decide I will get an external amp at some point in the future, I might as well move on to the 650's now instead of buying another pair and losing money re-selling them...