Quote: In terms of clarity I think both the HD600 and HE-400 are on pretty even. Overall the HD600 are amazing but I do find the imaging and separation to be technically better on the HE-400. The 600 has a slightly smooth, buttery cohesion of the imagery and instrument separation that...

I would say these headphones show case the mids more. I have compared these against the HD600 before and the bass is definitely more apparent but it is the mid/upper bass that is emphasized. I feel this helps to focus the mids and vocals even more. These qualities make the HD650 sound great for...

Quote: I agree :) very great pairing. 

Hello, if you do end up selling your HD600 please let me know. I've been considering getting one from razordogs but if the ones you have are in mint condition and the pricing is a good bit less, I may be interested.   Quote:   I am of the same opinion. One thing I have noticed though...

Quote: Unfortunately, no I haven't tried that yet. Maybe something I should try this weekend. Well for now since the problem isn't present maybe I should leave things as is. Just curious if anyone heard of this weird act up before haha. 

Hi everyone. It might be a little too soon to say but...    On a few occasions I have come around this thread asking for suggestions due to my Marantz receiver randomly giving off scratchy static sounds and ultimately after many trips to the repair shop and lots of tweaking on my end I had...

Quote: Haha I guess I should consider myself lucky. Sometimes it just makes me feel a little worried for my ears though :P 

Oh man all this talk about the treble spike. I feel like something is wrong with my ears because I don't typically notice the spike at all. That or perhaps I'm unknowingly a treble-head. 

Quote: I don't have any experience with either the LCD-2 or the Silver Dragon Cable. However I have some experience with the HD650 and an equinox cable. It is a little controversial in terms of if cables do anything at all but to me, cables in general do make some nice improvements. They...

Quote: The HD650 definitely don't destroy bad recordings in my experience so you should be great there. Compared to other headphones, these are probably one of the more forgiving ones.   I listen to a lot of EDM and the HD650 do handle the music admirably well. These headphones are...

Quote:   Ironically I actually like the HD600 a little more than the HD650 (Yet I have the HD650 instead due to how many factors came together). They aren't terribly different but I still think there is enough difference that I was able to immediately hear when I first had both of them to...

Quote: Haha that is a relief. I was seriously beginning to question my hearing. D: Kept thinking it was impossible for my ears to get that messed up in less than 24 hours though. 

Quote: Yeah you might be right about that. Thanks for reminding me actually. The bass is definitely emphasized. I actually have the bass knob turned down two notches and the mids & treble knob pushed up two notches. I must be completely brainwashed into that bass so a little time should fix...

Quote: Haha I'm glad you're enjoying the pairing. I just received mine yesterday but only had about 30 minutes to give them a listen. Initial opinions are that the mids and highs sound incredibly great. That is some amazing clarity. However, the lower end (bass) didn't seem to punch as well...

Quote: Congrats on the purchase. I just ordered the Lyr earlier this week so I guess we'll both be testing the Lyr and HE-400 pairing very soon. I can definitely say  that even the "easy to drive" HE-400 really likes a lot more juice. I was previously using a Marantz receiver and the extra...

Quote: Glad to see you found the problem. I will agree with you that this headphone does ask for a deceivingly large amount of power. I was so surprised too when I first bought these. People say the HE-400 are easy to drive but to me, it doesn't sound great without some extra "oomph".   ...

Quote: This could be the case as well. Although I remember trying to just adjust myself to the sound, thinking the different styled signature was what was throwing me off but after 2 weeks of listening and reading other user's experience, I realized i was hearing something very different...

Quote: Yeah this might very well be the case. When I first bought the HE-400 and gave it a listen, I was quite underwhelmed. Turns out there wasn't enough power in my amp to drive the HE-400 well. (this was on high gain as well) I don't have a Pico so I can't say for sure but there may very...

You know I hear a lot of people mention how painful the treble is on the HE-400 but I really don't feel it at all. I know its all about sound preferences but never have I considered the treble to be shrill. Either the amps I'm plugging these into create the warmest signature in the world or I am...

Quote: hahaha like the reassurance. well in all fairness, I have not tested the Lyr at all so all I have to go off of are many hours of research, reviews and now... a good amount of money gone from my wallet :(    Although with the amount of power the Lyr has, it seems almost laughable...

Quote: Wooo I almost forgot about those until I received an email a few days ago that they were finally shipped out. Hopefully we all get ours soon. 

Quote: That is really great to hear :P Funny enough I felt that when I hooked the HE-400 to the Marantz it scaled really nicely. Although it is a little hard to say since I was driving it poorly prior to that so the jump was very welcome. If the Lyr powers this thing equally as well as the...

Quote: I hope it pairs great. I still think that whenever my Marantz behaved nicely, the power that thing pushed into the HE-400 sounded amazing so I can imagine the Lyr sounding great as well. Hopefully it can compete against my receiver since I am looking to have that same great sound on...

Just recently purchased a Schiit Lyr amp for my HE-400 and HD650 as a substitute to my poor, problem ridden Marantz. Very excited and extremely nervous as this is the most I've spent on an amp (although the amount of time and money I used to try fixing the marantz probably adds up to a little...

Quote: I don't think anyone could ever hate Sennheiser. Even if their headphones are quite old, they still sound great even against other options present today. If you go for the Sennheieser HD6xx, they won't be an upgrade if you already have the HE-400. More than likely you will find...