[Heartsmart]

I'm interested to know if someone has tested to open the back of Sine?

Sorry if this has been up before in this thread.

 

[Heartsmart]

It appears that cipher cable has a built in noice cancelling feature. There are four buttons on the circuit. One of them is hidden. But it works and can be engaged.

Interesting!

Have you tested to engage the function?

 

[MICHAELSD]

Should I buy the Sine while it's on-sale now or wait for the next HD6xx drop? I read on page 44-45 some people prefer the Sine to the HD6xx, and their current sale price which includes the Cipher cable is not a bad value considering I won't need an external amp.

Deciding between the two since I only need one pair of high-end wired headphones.

 

[SDBiotek]

If you need portability, go with the Sine.

 

[Maelob]

I like them both but if you are looking for portability go with the Sine- by the way I have a pair for sale

 

[MICHAELSD]

I don't need portability since I have other headphones to use outside and for fitness, and Audeze has a great sale going on on their web-site . This would be my "sit back and enjoy every nuance in the music headphone."

 

[Maelob]

You will enjoy the 6xx best value in my opinion

 

[WayTooCrazy]

I preferred the Sine to the HD6XX, but I think some of that could be amp pairing. I felt the HD6XX had a lot more grain and had a "muffled sound compared to the Sine. Bass was no comparison though, the HD6XX was much better. I used a Mojo to feed a Jotunheim (tried SE and Balanced) and via my VE RA2B.

 

[MICHAELSD]

I preferred the Sine to the HD6XX, but I think some of that could be amp pairing. I felt the HD6XX had a lot more grain and had a "muffled sound compared to the Sine. Bass was no comparison though, the HD6XX was much better. I used a Mojo to feed a Jotunheim (tried SE and Balanced) and via my VE RA2B.

Were you using the Sine with the Cipher cable? That's supposed to significantly improve the bass and seperation.

 

[WayTooCrazy]

Were you using the Sine with the Cipher cable? That's supposed to significantly improve the bass and seperation.

I don't do iOS. Though, I had already preferred the Sine to the HD6XX anyway.

 

[MICHAELSD]

I don't do iOS. Though, I had already preferred the Sine to the HD6XX anyway.

Does the more closed soundstage make a difference? I have an ATH-700 already so a huge open soundstage isn't necessary but I want the best of everything in a headphone lol it's become a bit of an unhealthy obsession of mine .

 

[WayTooCrazy]

Does the more closed soundstage make a difference? I have an ATH-700 already so a huge open soundstage isn't necessary but I want the best of everything in a headphone lol it's become a bit of an unhealthy obsession of mine .

It is hard for me to say at this point, as I don't have either in my possession anymore. I felt the HD6XX were "grainier" and "muddier" with my setup. The Sine were cleaner sounding to me. I just took delivery of a new pair of HD600, and my opinion has flopped. I would take the HD600 Balanced over the Sine any day.

 

[acia]

Will that pads of sennheiser momentum fit on sine pls?

 

[MICHAELSD]

It is hard for me to say at this point, as I don't have either in my possession anymore. I felt the HD6XX were "grainier" and "muddier" with my setup. The Sine were cleaner sounding to me. I just took delivery of a new pair of HD600, and my opinion has flopped. I would take the HD600 Balanced over the Sine any day.

Not making this easy lol! At the end of the day I feel like most audiophiles would say you can't go wrong with the HD6x0 line but Sine is still tempting for the value.

 

[watersedge1234]

Not making this easy lol! At the end of the day I feel like most audiophiles would say you can't go wrong with the HD6x0 line but Sine is still tempting for the value.

I don't feel like the Sine is a go-to sit down at home and enjoy the nuances kind of headphone. It's very balanced and great for portable use, but I go elsewhere for home due to the closed soundstage. The open back might be the ticket for that, but I doubt it's better than the 600 series and surely not competing pricepoint wise.