[bigheadhifi]

Hey guys,
 
 
I came across a pretty nice deal on a pair of sextett and am thinking of actually purchase them. I read some great reviews of these, the problem is, most of those reviews are old and quite possibly no longer relevant.. so now at this moment of time (dramatic,lol) is it still a good headphones? or are there headphones that can better them at what it does best?
 
I found a deal on them for <$100-ish... are they worthy of that price?
 
 
and oh, any impression about the soundstage? I'm considering to buy these and ad700 to listen to movie musical score...which one will be better?
 
 
 
thanks guys!

 

[SONIC BOOM]

yes, alot of people like them here

 

[bigheadhifi]

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yes, alot of people like them here

 
any idea on the soundstage aspect? how is it compared to ad700, which will be better for orchestral/movie score?

 

[Dyaems]

not really much if youre comparing the soundstage of an ad700. because the k240 variants are all semi-open/vented.

 

[bigheadhifi]

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not really much if youre comparing the soundstage of an ad700. because the k240 variants are all semi-open/vented.

 
so let's not compare it to ad700..
 
how is the soundstage on the sextett?, cause i've been getting some mixed impressions from different threads and people. some say it has great soundstage, some said that it lacks three dimensionality, some said it wont play well with crossfeeds etc.

 

[PurpleAngel]

I have the K240 monitor 600-ohm, which I assume is close to the Sextett.
I thought it gave a very uncolored sound.

 

[CFabian]

While their soundstage will not blow you away I'd still take a Sextett over the AD700 anyday. The Sextetts do image well and sound more natural than the AD700 with a heftier lower midrange and bottom end.

 

[tdockweiler]

You'd be crazy to not buy a Sextett for under $100

 
Of course I think if you didn't have a good amp I wouldn't bother. I guess a receiver can do fine too.
 
The Sextett has one of the best soundstages i've heard, but it's not super huge, but very accurate. Imaging is almost as good as it gets and even has the Q701 and maybe K601 beat in this area.
 
I don't find the Sextett uncolored. It does seem to have quite forward upper mids. It has a very engaging sound. I can't imagine someone falling asleep while listening to this thing.

 

[moodyrn]

If truth be told, you can say that about under 200.00 or even under 300.00. Depending on condition of the driver, they are that good. Since they are 30 year old headphones, it can be hit or miss. With that said, if they are around 100.00 then it's a no brainier. The sound stage isn't as wide as the ad700, but it's deeper and the imaging is also much better. I would take a good pair of sextets over most midfi cans. They aren't as popular as they once were because of the flux of 1000.00+ cans over the last few years, but they still beat down the likes of the k701 and such. IMO of course.

 

[bigheadhifi]

I have a Fostex T50rp slightly modified.. if I decide to go with sextett do you think it will complement the t50rp or will it be a similar sounding headphone?

 

[bigheadhifi]

I just found out that the sextett that I'm eyeing has a little volume imbalance but already fixed with tissues and papers in the housing.. I dont know if it still worth getting know..
 
what do you guys think?