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I also like HD600 far more than HD650 - never heard them balanced but I bet that they can compete with best headphones on market
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do any of you know how you can identify the current HD650s with the white metalic material covering their driver/element housings vs the older ones with the black silk material - which will allow a buyer to identify them with an on-line vendor (e.g. serial number, UPS code, mfr date, or some other code on the box, etc.)??? Most vendors are not going to open a box, and remove the foam linings to take a look to verify, which ones they're selling. |
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do any of you know how you can identify the current HD650s with the white metalic material covering their driver/element housings vs the older ones with the black silk material - which will allow a buyer to identify them with an on-line vendor (e.g. serial number, UPS code, mfr date, or some other code on the box, etc.)??? Most vendors are not going to open a box, and remove the foam linings to take a look to verify, which ones they're selling. |
Originally Posted by Golden Monkey /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ditto this...I'm curious as to identify when mine were built...I just got them, and looked at the box but other than "Made in Ireland", I have no way of knowing when they were manufactured. So, what's the "consensus" opinion here? The new ones sound better, or the old? |
Originally Posted by Patu /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have two questions for HD600 users. 1. Have you defoamed your HD600? I understand that this mod is more popular with HD650. 2. What aftermarket cable do you use with HD600? I've got this feeling that Cardas would be very popular for HD600. Is it the best option for HD600? |
Originally Posted by kejar31 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is what you mean when you talk about the white material as apposed to the black material? correct? These pictures were taken from APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure |
Originally Posted by kejar31 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is what you mean when you talk about the white material as apposed to the black material? correct? These pictures were taken from APureSound - Where The Music Is Always Pure |
Originally Posted by catscratch /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...That all changed when I hooked mine up to the Dared VP-20 push-pull monoblock amp. Yes it's a speaker amp and isn't designed to drive these things, but it did it regardless, and the sound that came out was like no HD650 I've ever heard before. It had no sloppy bass, no excessive thickness or heaviness; it was fast, aggressive, with a deep, tight, generally amazing bass, a fluid, euphonic midrange, and a treble that while a bit recessed was very extended and very detailed. I simply couldn't believe my ears. The HD650 driven this way has outperformed the SR-404, K340, TakeT H2, K1000, absolutely everything that I have lying around, and by a good margin. |
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif So... how did you connect the HD650s to that amp? Isn't it two monoblock power amps? Are they connected via spade plugs to the spearker terminals? |
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif How are you controlling the volume? Does your amp have a POT - which would be unusual - unless it's an integrated pre-amp / amp? Did you connect to a separate pre-amp - possibly the matching Dared pre-amp? |
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Is the gain too high to allow refined adjustment of volume levels? |
Originally Posted by Gradofan2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif This set up runs about $1300 with both the Dared Monoblocks and the Dared pre-amp - if you buy it off eBay? |
Originally Posted by Patu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Snip K601 was nothing special to my ears. Very much like K701. The sound was somewhat thin for my taste. Mids were hiding somewhere and bass was too weak. They did sound very clear and detailed though. Not for me anyways. But the HD600, me likes A LOT. If I should put it simply, they are HD650 with less bass (talking about bass amount, not deepness or punchiness) and more treble energy. To my ears the sound of HD600 was in better balance than HD650's. I tried to audition them critically with my test tracks, but I kept on finding myself listening through albums with them. I just fell into the music. After that I knew that because I can't go for Woo6 ATM, I must go for HD600 because it works very well on my current rig. And here we are, today I bought them for quite a good price and now I'm burning them in. Almost ten hours behind already. I know these need much much more. I'm going to keep my Enigma Audio cable with them. I'm not quite sure why my HD650s sounded so different compared to a newer pair. I must do some comparison with newer pair later. AD2000 would also interest me but I'm on a tight budget now so that must wait. Well there you have it, from mighty HD650 to mighty HD600. |