mevans
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Hi--
By way of introduction my name is Mark Evans. I'm 66 years old, a retired U.S. government lawyer, and live in a suburb of D.C. I just discovered your website and look forward to digesting at least some of the vast knowledge and experience shared. Brooko's reviews are remarkable.
I have been listening to HD580s for many years. In fact, I have two sets, one in listening/poker room/man cave, and one in bed. I have always found them to be fantastic but never done any serious comparing with other sets. I recently found myself with too much disposable income and bought a set of HD700s on eBay sight unseen. Figured I would upgrade right past the 600/650 models, also untested. Maybe a mistake. I've only had the 700s a few days and am still getting used to them, but I see problems. Forgive lack of appropriate audio jargon from this novice, but these phones strike me as too bright for my taste. The problem appears worse at times (blaring brass, for example). When grating, I need to turn down volume to continue listening. I'm leaning toward selling these phones but wish to listen further before making a commitment. If I were to sell or trade, I might consider buying the HD600 or HD650. I have read tons of reviews of these two phones on this and other sites, Here are my questions? Given my apparent sensitivity to brightness, which of the 600 or 650 would be better suited to me? Or, are both of these models sufficiently close to the 580s to forget the whole project. Also, comfort is very important to me and I think I saw somewhere that both 600 and 650 have a tighter clamp than 580. If this is true and if 600 and 650 not compensated by significantly better sound, then I think I would sit tight with my 580s.
If I do decide to buy or trade, I would hope to be able to use that feature of your board.