new vs original HD 560s https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/new-version-of-sennheiser-hd-560s.40927/post-1729024

No hard feelings. But you should read this https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/n9nggx/atom_amp_apple_dongle_vs_dongle_only_hd6xx/

many people have a hard time noticing subtleties in audio. In that case, consider yourself lucky!

Unless your ears are gone, the apple dongles does not do the 6XX justice, they simply do not provide enough current & voltage even for the more efficient 560s, compare it to any half decent desktop amp it'll sound thin, lacking dynamics especially in the bass. For the life of god only use apple...

560s & 6XX are same same but different if you know what I mean, 560s have more bass extension 6XX more mid bass, one is airier, the other is more refined in the treble, male vocals sounds best on 6XX whereas 560s is thinner but female vocals shines more. I use both of them interchangeably and...

Although I don't find them to be sibilant, they definitely come across as shouty around 1-2 khz, so mid-forward recordings like Norah Jones can be a little annoying but nothing you can't handle and can easily be fixed with a slight eq (though I don't myself). IMO there are very few headphones...

which gen t1?

I wonder how the pulse elite would compare since it's also a closed back planar - although for $150 USD I'm not expecting much

No, I've tried both, 660s has less bass, same mids, more treble, but if treble is your taste then just get the 600

Do neumanns get earpads support like they do with sennheisers? That's one thing that deter me from buying these since at least with sennehiser I know 10 or 20 years down the line they will still stock the originals pads

I think DMS has a review that compared the 440a to 840a, he said it was definitely an upgrade in sound

Are these bright? I know it has less treble than IE600 but some ppl found that one to be harsh. How do these compare to let say HD 560s or 600?

I had a chance to demo the Z7 along with the SRH-1540 back in 2014. VERY bassy but not in a bad way, much better than beats and whatnot. For most music you'd want a bass shelf at around 0-150Hz, anything after that then the mids will just sound muffled. Are you into the Harman tuning?

Me too, I'm been searching for years for an open back that can do sub-bass justice, it's a lot to ask but I know for damn sure it's not impossible

Do you find the MV1 to be sibilant? there's a peak at around 8-9khz, which I find extremely harsh and unrefined in headphones that have the same characteristics