Very helpful comparison Brooko /img/forum/go_quote.gif - sounds like HD600 is still the headphone to beat after all these years. I do wish it had a bigger soundstage and better extension on both ends though. Then it would be perfect!
Very helpful comparison Brooko /img/forum/go_quote.gif - sounds like HD600 is still the headphone to beat after all these years. I do wish it had a bigger soundstage and better extension on both ends though. Then it would be perfect!
It's a funny thing - but over time where I once looked for soundstage size - I'd now rather have accuracy in detail, timbre and imaging. I bought the K701 & Q701 so I could get an idea of the bigger sound stage size - and while it's 'an experience', it often feels false (too large). The other thing about the K701/Q701 is that it's really quite left/right - and not so much in the center. This may be one of the costs of a large soundstage for a mid-fi headphone (understand HD800 etc don't have this problem).
Again though - the HD600 sounds natural, and the imaging really is fantastic. It sounds real,
As far as extension goes - I've never really felt that the HD600 doesn't cover both ends. What I do think is that apart from the slight mid-bass bump/hump - it doesn't artificially spotlight the upper an lower ends (which so many other headphones do). My current new cans (SRH1840) have very good extension - but they do spotlight the upper mids/highs (probably because they are bass light). I do love their imaging, separation, and detail (their soundstage is again smaller than K701 size - but it is better because of the accuracy IMO) - but I also wonder if the etching of the upper end may prove tiresome at some stage. So far not - but I am realistic enough to know that time and experience is the only things that can give me that answer.
Yeah, I thought I'd hold the minority position on this. Truthfully, I really think the 650 sounds a lot like the acoustics of Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. To me, that is a very pleasing sound for string quartettes and other smaller works. I also found them to be nice for opera. Maybe I like them because my setup is pretty neutral and fairly powerful, I don't know; but I can just say that I think they're quite nice for classical if you're looking for a lush sound--not something overly analytical.
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