Thanks for taking the time to do this review. Very well written.   I can not wait to hear the K812 :D

The HD650 sure is a good all rounder! I did not have very much time with them, but enough to notice that there was no "synthetic granularity" as my HD565 Ovation has.   Not a piano aficionado head phone, at least not with my amp or my taste in piano sound. Also brass seemed to miss some of its...

Thanks for the link!   I will certainly find out tomorrow as a friend of mine is bringing over the HD650, thought he had HD600. Really looking forward to hearing them on my own setup.

You are right. Why not the HD600? Well I have never heard them on my amplifier, or another decent amp for that matter. And what I heard when I did hear them, was not very musical sounding to me. A little clinical and dead. I think I might have a slight dislike to the Sennheiser audio signature...

I have been away from the headphone market for a couple of years and is looking for a new set of open cans.   Been craving something else lately. Something better than what I already have and something that can deliver the following characteristics:   - Soundstage - Transparency -...

Mine are getting plenty of play time. Its my default headphone for the HTPC and my preferred headphone for dedicated classical listening. The other pair is being "broken in" year two by a happy friend of mine. Never selling these :)

Quote:   Well yes B&O do aim for the high end. Build, finish and design often reside in the high end domain. The fidelity however not so much. Plain insufficient at that price point.   BOSE I have been lucky enough to avoid entirely after being subjected to a quite expensive set of...

Quote: Thanks for the info RTTO. Yes the Q701 or Anniversary edition was meant as a replacement for my K701, hopefully an upgrade in the open department :) I already decided on a closed head phone, since I need it for field recording I went for Sennheiser HD 25-1 II

Quote:   Thanks. Yes, I think I will be asking for a replacement. I do not want to reward them for producing something that almost works (even in the mechanical department). Really trying to make up my mind if I should get a refund instead and buy a older studio version (K 271 MK II...

How many days before the Chinese "chemical plant" stench disperses completely from these headphones?  The new smell with this one is not good, it is nauseating and head ache inducing. Coming home the entire living room smells like a carcinogenic nightmare.   The swivel mechanism is almost...

First impressions after 12 hours of pink noise. I have not read this entire thread.   Well unless they spectacularly improve by hundreds of hours of usage the words that spring to mind after initial listening are:   Unrefined Opague Subdued Veil/Dark Lack of micro detail...

B&O is the Apple of sound. Good performance, but at a unwarranted and unjustifiable premium with too little connection to performance.

Incredibly bad design decision for an enthusiast point of view (mine). I understand catering to the young plastic futuristic street kids for the portable range, but for a flag ship model? Really Denon?   I must be insane, but not even better sound could make me enjoy these over the AH-D7000.

Last two weeks. Mostly new electronic and a few old ones. Field recordings, dark ambient and electronica:   BJ Nielsen - The Invisible City Chris Watson - El Tren Fantasma Sleep Research Facility - Stealth Burial Hex - Book of Delusions Zane Trow - For Those Who Hear Actual Voices...

This thread should be closed.    Not even jmoneys website exists anymore.

Solved   Hair in the driver...    

I just noticed that the left driver "whistles" at deep bass sections. After every beat it attenuates. Sort of sounds like something is loose. It is lower treble sounding, and it´s not pretty.  I have been burning them in over night.. maybe I molested them with too much power? I have never "blown...

I am actually appreciating this sort of "rain" from brasewel. My current shortlist includes both HE-500 and AH-D7000. It´s great to get opinions on how these compare for someone like myself. I can see how it might look negative to you codeninja, but in reality his is informing other readers of...

The third picture from the top makes me feel like dropping the plans of getting an RS1i myself. Looks like a very sloppy job on the fabric and the glue, really comes off sloppy and careless.

Quote: In my opinion it dampened the sound A LOT, though at a large cost in general SQ. Not getting any decay here either.   After making a ton of holes in the synthetic fabric, the drawbacks are fewer, while still dampening. More of a compact soundstage and less immediate and forward...

After making these 2 x 5  3.5 mm holes I am enjoying more transparency. Bass is still extended though just like before slightly muffled. These holes are a clear improvement. Switching back to the stock foam pads, I quickly realized how much sound stage, forwardness, transparency and brilliance...

After punching 30-40 small holes in both pads the shroud lifted somewhat. The sound stage expanded a bit, but the dampening is still too much for my taste. The bass is slightly extended, but I am finding everything recessed. On the positive side of things, I am enjoying less sibilance and creamy...

I just completed the mod and had some AB listening tests.   The new pads take away way too much of the frequency spectrum for my liking. The dampening is just too much and shrouds much of what the K701 in my mind does best. I will be making holes in my quarter donuts now and do some more...

I am doing this mod now! Thanks for sharing your findings. This sounds exciting. Will report back with my impressions later.

I am a relatively new Head-Fier, but been here long enough to appreciate the vast well of knowledge manifested in old post and active member contributions. The new site bothers me for many of the same reasons already given here. Its a typical web 2.0 make over, a visual travesty and a GUI down...