samthegreat4
New Head-Fier
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Hello People,
I have just received my Sennheiser HD 600. Up until now I have used a Samson SR 850 (I think these were something around 50 bucks or something), but the cable went bad. I have a Behringer UCG 102 guitarlink USB DAC to whos HP out I connect my headphones. I compared both headphones by listening to some music and playing a first person shooter (ARMA 2, milsim, with JSRS soundmod). I also played some piano in my DAW REAPER. What I noticed is that the Sennheiser is definitely an improvement in the bass range over my Samson SR 850. But what I also noticed is that the treble is very shy/laid back/not present in the HD 600 when compared to the SR 850. This comes to the foreground when shooting weapons, that trebly snap that is present when listening with my SR 850, isn't there with the Senn HD 600. The sound seems more realistic with the HD 600 though. What this also comes paired with is what almost seems like a bit of a lack of life in both the bass and treble but also the mids.
I have found the frequention response graph for the HD 600 but not for the Samson SR 850. The graph for the HD 600 indeed shows a bit of a lack in the treble.
Why is this? Have I just become used to the more unrealistic but more trebly/lively sound of the SR 850? Or is the HD 600 just not burned in yet? A higher quality headphone amp shouldn't matter for the comparison of both headphones I'd think.
Cheers,
Sam
I have just received my Sennheiser HD 600. Up until now I have used a Samson SR 850 (I think these were something around 50 bucks or something), but the cable went bad. I have a Behringer UCG 102 guitarlink USB DAC to whos HP out I connect my headphones. I compared both headphones by listening to some music and playing a first person shooter (ARMA 2, milsim, with JSRS soundmod). I also played some piano in my DAW REAPER. What I noticed is that the Sennheiser is definitely an improvement in the bass range over my Samson SR 850. But what I also noticed is that the treble is very shy/laid back/not present in the HD 600 when compared to the SR 850. This comes to the foreground when shooting weapons, that trebly snap that is present when listening with my SR 850, isn't there with the Senn HD 600. The sound seems more realistic with the HD 600 though. What this also comes paired with is what almost seems like a bit of a lack of life in both the bass and treble but also the mids.
I have found the frequention response graph for the HD 600 but not for the Samson SR 850. The graph for the HD 600 indeed shows a bit of a lack in the treble.
Why is this? Have I just become used to the more unrealistic but more trebly/lively sound of the SR 850? Or is the HD 600 just not burned in yet? A higher quality headphone amp shouldn't matter for the comparison of both headphones I'd think.
Cheers,
Sam