Why do you want a portable amp? Curious, because the HD650 would be a rather...unpopular choice for portable use.   I own the HD650s + FiiO e7/e9 combo and I am very pleased with the sound. I've been told they are great for a beginner's foray into hi-fi audio, and I must agree, although I...

OK so I just picked up a pair of these bad boys. I've only had a few hours with them so far, but to me they seem pretty much the same as others are describing: bass is tight, controlled - the only headphones I have other than these are the HD650s and the bass definitely sounds 'better' on the...

Quote: Not really. I kind of accepted the fact that my left ear "hears" slightly different than my right ear. I've noticed this ever since I was younger and while talking on the phone, a person's voice would sound noticeably different in one ear compared to the other. I think my brain...

Whenever I listen to music on my headphones, I have a lot of difficulty in creating a soundstage. This is specifically my problem:   When vocals and drums play through my headphones, they sound as if they are a single instrument, and I can place the singer / drummer somewhere around me if I...

It was at $349 in early January this year when I bought mine. It fluctuates for whatever reason. I'd consider now a good time to buy, since the HD650's spend most of their time at the $500 mark.

Why are the cups so puffy? those look uncomfortable as hell   i predict these will be like the Souls, bought by people who are too hipster to be seen wearing beats

Quote:   As much as I hate it when people come into a thread and suggest the exact opposite of what the OP wants, I'm doing it anyway   I strongly recommend getting a decent* AMP, DAC, and headphones, and with your budget, that won't be challenging at all. Your budget is 3x what mine...

Open headphones aren't that loud at all. Others will notice if you're cranking it. Medium volume to you will sound quiet to someone five feet away.   If your office is really noisy, you might be dissatisfied, meaning the noise will interfere with your audio experience, but I'm sure since...

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to post this question (or even if the right forum exists on this web site), but I'll try anyway.   Lately I've noticed, sometimes when someone makes the "sh" sound in a song or movie, it comes through my headphones as loud as a whistle and incredibly...

Quote: I don't get it. In the time it took you to post this, you could've posted an answer to all of the OP's questions. Also, fourteen.   I actually found it not that easy to find information on audiophilia once I decided to get into the hobby. I thought, at the time (2 years ago) that...

I've owned my HD650's and FiiO e7/e9 amp/dac for about nine months now. It's my only "audiophile" set I've ever owned. Lately, I've been getting the feeling that my headphones do not sound quite as impressive as they used to. I can't mark it down to any single trait; the overall sound is either...

I have the HD650s hooked up to a FiiO e7/e9 playing from my laptop.   I would be hesitant to say anything sounds "bad" on this set, but anything metal is definitely the least impressive genre I've encountered thus far.

Understandable to feel that way about it, I probably would too.   I think you may have felt he was "unqualified" or something similar, to test your headphones?   It seems a lot of things in this world are about perspective. From your point of view, he didn't give the headphones a proper...

hd650 if you can find them on sale, but that won't include an amp/dac   i got my hd650's for about $350 on amazon a few months ago, and i could not be happier (unless i had an hd800, i guess, but that is besides the point)

that's actually a pretty good price for the hd800, especially when compared to the d5000's inflated price (!!!)   but if you don't have the liquid to buy an amp with it, then that sucks.

Quote: whoa   they share a very similar design with the beats

I joined Head-Fi about a year ago. After reading for a few weeks I had my mind set on the HD650. It was not until two months ago that I finally came up with the dollars to buy an HD650 and FiiO e7/e9.   People balk at the idea of spending $500 on headphones when I talk about it. I don't dare...

Quote: I'm not an expert on product replacement services, but I'm pretty sure at this point you should talk to Audio Technica.

Quote: Fixed it, thank you :)

I use my headphones for similar activities. I wanted a good pair of headphones for music mainly, but I knew I would watch movies and play games like Battlefield with them on.   I can tell you:   these headphones turned music into a 3-dimensional thing rather than the flat 2-dimensional...

About two months ago, I bought a brand new FiiO e7 and e9, along with a new Sennheiser HD650. At first, everything played fine, then I started hearing a small amount of static in my right headphone speaker whenever I adjusted the volume on my e9. Fast forward a month later, and it's much worse...

I've never played an instrument. Well, I tried playing the guitar, but I was terrible at it and didn't have any patience so I gave it up quickly. I don't see any evidence to support a theory citing any correlation between musicians and audiophiles. However, I am not an audiophile.   It would...

I have a HD650 and the FiiO e7/e9 and the combination works great for me. I have been interested in getting an audiophile to audition my set up though, because I've only been "into audio" for about two months, and I've become increasingly curious about the state of my set up. Would it sound as...

Sennheisers, as they're the only brand I've personally used.

Not sure, but that's a Sennheiser logo on the mic.