[Duggeh]

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Originally Posted by EnOYiN /img/forum/go_quote.gif Now you are asking too much. Maybe a new kind of surrounder would be reasonable?

How do you improve upon perfection? Besides my NOS Surrounder loses value if theres a new one out.

 

[unique_loy]

HD 700///sounds good

 

[tourmaline]

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Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif How do you improve upon perfection? Besides my NOS Surrounder loses value if theres a new one out.

i wouldn't call the hd650 perfection, i own one myself but i am quite sure it can be improved upon!

 

[Jap]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif i wouldn't call the hd650 perfection, i own one myself but i am quite sure it can be improved upon!

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Sennheiser seemed to give in to the increasing interest in bass heavy phones with the 650. I have wondered: to those who have done the pad mod (remove the foam pad over the transducers) and use strong amps that can handle the bass properly - does the 650 achieve balance throughout the frequency range?[/size]

 

[greggf]

Sennheiser's here!

Good. Sign me up as a consultant....................

Now make a more neutral HD650 !

 

[Duggeh]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif i wouldn't call the hd650 perfection, i own one myself but i am quite sure it can be improved upon!

I didn't.

And I wouldn't either, not by a long long long way. The HD650 has many flaws compared even to the other moving-coil headphones at its level, nevermind getting clotheslined by planar offerings. I'd pick my Orthodome over the HD650.

 

[tourmaline]

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Originally Posted by Jap /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=medium] Sennheiser seemed to give in to the increasing interest in bass heavy phones with the 650. I have wondered: to those who have done the pad mod (remove the foam pad over the transducers) and use strong amps that can handle the bass properly - does the 650 achieve balance throughout the frequency range?[/size]

It does. if you have a headphone that can controll the hd650, the balance is perfect, no overpowering bass...also a good IC can help in that department...

 

[tourmaline]

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Originally Posted by Jap /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=medium] Sennheiser seemed to give in to the increasing interest in bass heavy phones with the 650. I have wondered: to those who have done the pad mod (remove the foam pad over the transducers) and use strong amps that can handle the bass properly - does the 650 achieve balance throughout the frequency range?[/size]

It does. if you have a headphone that can controll the hd650, the balance is perfect, no overpowering bass...also a good IC can help in that department...The sound i have is from top to toe balanced...

 

[Jap]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif It does. if you have a headphone that can controll the hd650, the balance is perfect, no overpowering bass...also a good IC can help in that department...The sound i have is from top to toe balanced...

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I appreciate that very much. I have been playing around with the idea of acquiring either a 600 or a 650 and would prefer the higher resolution model - but only if it has balance. Thank you.

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[tourmaline]

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Originally Posted by Jap /img/forum/go_quote.gif [size=medium] I appreciate that very much. I have been playing around with the idea of acquiring either a 600 or a 650 and would prefer the higher resolution model - but only if it has balance. Thank you. [/size]

Oppps, i see i have some typo's: ofcourse i mean: if you have an amplifier that can controll the hd650, the balance is perfect. With a good ic, you can finetune the sound somewhat!

 

[jtwn]

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Originally Posted by greggf /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...made by a company that may soon disappear from the face of the earth, or, at the least, be transmogrified into a lowest-common-denominator boombox manufacturer?))

What? A well established company which makes some of the best AV receivers in existence?

 

[Jap]

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Originally Posted by tourmaline /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oppps, i see i have some typo's: ofcourse i mean: if you have an amplifier that can controll the hd650, the balance is perfect. With a good ic, you can finetune the sound somewhat!

[size=medium]I understood what you were trying to say.

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[greggf]

I agree with you about the Denon A/V receivers, but Denon (and Marantz, etc.), which are a part of something called DM Holdings (or D&M Holdings, whatever) are going through a rocky financial time now and are up for sale. Other audio sites are discussing this. The long-term future of Denon is up for grabs.

 

[Divad1]

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Originally Posted by feh1325 /img/forum/go_quote.gif and any time now, grado is gonna come out with the HF-2 so check the MOT forums obsessively

I have been away from this forum for about a year now but have just returned as I was bored/possibly looking for some new full size headphones and got very excited to read that the hf-2 is coming soon! Obviously I have missed the hype being away from the forum and tried seaching but without much luck...any more details about HF-2- what grado they will be based on/price range/number of phones or when likely to be released? Also when they are released will they be in the "Member of the Trade Sponsored Threads Forum" area?

 

[tourmaline]

Somewhat disappointing there isn't any real news about upcomming new products from senneheiser!
Every year there are loads of new speakers comming out, but new headphones is really scarse...