[markot86]

I don't know what came over me but something made me CRAVE the HD650 and... I bought it >.<

Hopefully I won't be dissapointed =D

 

[fewtch]

Congrats, but sorry about the loss of the (IMO great sounding) DT880.

Hey, I guess some just crave for a warmer, bassier sound. I no longer care for the Sennheiser house sound myself, but mileage obviously varies.

 

[mattigol]

Most people here wouldn't exactly call this an "impulse buy" though, at least not with buyer's remorse attached. Now start shopping for a suitable amp

 

[kramer5150]

remorese really hits when you start shopping for an amp and source worthy of the HD650 greatness.

 

[markot86]

Eh, I have a gilmore lite right now and an Imoded ipod coming, with possibly a GS-1 in the near future. Boy do I love this hobby =D

 

[TheSloth]

Amazing what head-fi can do for one's mind. When I saw 'major impluse buy' I thought 'he must have just spent 8k on an orpheus...'

 

[markot86]

WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?

I actually decided that i'm going to keep both the 880's and the 650's for their different sound signatures. What in the world has this website done to me? =D

 

[fewtch]

Quote:

Originally Posted by markot86 WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!? I actually decided that i'm going to keep both the 880's and the 650's for their different sound signatures. What in the world has this website done to me? =D

Made you appreciate good sound

. Nothing wrong with having more than one higher end headphone, you and I actually have less than a lot of other people.

 

[mattigol]

Quote:

Originally Posted by markot86 WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?

Relax my friend

After your next paycheck, the remorse is all but forgotten. Enjoy the ride and make sure to visit the "Music" forum regularly.

 

[ken36]

Wow! This thread is the cutest thing. The money, however, is very, very serious.

 

[vvrinne]

Well on the subject of impulse buys .. One night (3am) last week I started thinking that a pair of good speakers on the computer (on which I spend quite a bit of time) would be a nice. After browsing ebay for a pair of Genelecs (of which I already own 7 and am a huge fan) I got to thinking that maybe a pair of good headphones would be better on the computer. I'd listened to HD600s, 650s on different occasions and had enjoyed them tremendously. So I ordered a pair of 650s on Ebay. No biggie there I guess.

After surfing the net for a while I came accross this site and spent the next couple of hours reading up on all things headphones (threads here and sites around the net). Around 5am I got to thinking that maybe an amp would be nice with my new phones. Some more ebaying and head-fi surfing later I ordered a graham slee solo. Now at this point I am obviously delusional as I've never in my life owned a headphone amp yet I decided to order one which cost 1,5x more than the 650s.

Next morning I wake up realizing what I have done but for some reason I am still feeling good about it, even about the amp. I figure it must be a good "investment" since I don't regret the purchase. Too bad that that after browsing head-fi and other sites again for a couple of days I get a sudden urge to buy a pair of Grados as well. Having heard some of the cheaper Grados on different occasions I start thinking that I kind of like their sound as well and could do with a decent pair of phones at the office as well. Long story short I buy a pair of RS-1s as well.

So having decided one night that a decent pair of speakers would be nice at the computer I now own a pair of HD650s, RS-1s and the graham slee (all of which still happen to be on their way to me in the post). I don't know what one would classify as an impulse buy but this might be considered something of the sort. Oh well, at least I will finally be able to listen to some good tunes on the computer as well

Thanks a lot head-fi!

My wallet and my wife thank you.

 

[Mercuttio]

You will not be dissapointed... just remember not to judge them on what you first hear! They change a LOT over the course of burn in...

 

[vvrinne]

I am actually looking forward to seeing whether or not I can actually hear the changes happening with the phones. I bought the Grados slightly used but the 650s are new as is the Graham Slee. Only bad thing is that if I decided to keep everything I might have to buy another amp and a new soundcard for the computer at work

For now I think I will just keep them both at home to get a feel for them. Will be using the computer and my m-audio 2496 as the source.

 

[markot86]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercuttio You will not be dissapointed... just remember not to judge them on what you first hear! They change a LOT over the course of burn in...

If it's going to be anything like the experience I had with the HD600's, I'm sure i'll be stunned right off the bat =D

 

[Mercuttio]

Quote:

Originally Posted by vvrinne I am actually looking forward to seeing whether or not I can actually hear the changes happening with the phones. I bought the Grados slightly used but the 650s are new as is the Graham Slee. Only bad thing is that if I decided to keep everything I might have to buy another amp and a new soundcard for the computer at work For now I think I will just keep them both at home to get a feel for them. Will be using the computer and my m-audio 2496 as the source.

I did something rather different with these headphones. Normally, I listen to them over time and burn them in through natural normal usage. Instead with the HD650, I burned them in by leaving them on for approximately 100 hours. Every 24 hours, I'd listen to them.

I was AMAZED at the differences every day. They settled after about 75 or so to my ears, but the first two days had DRAMATIC changes.