[ticktockwock]

Hi there,
 
I'm new to the world of over ear headphones and was wondering which of the two combos above would be best, i currently own the SE535 which sound amazing. I listen to mainly trance, dance, rock and indie and was wondering which of these headphone combos would be best for those genres. I will be using my sansa fuze (lod) and lossless music to ethier of the amps.  The price of the two combos is around £400 $614 each. If you have any other suggestions for that price range then feel free to post away.
 
Thanks

 

[ticktockwock]

And how will these headphones sound compared to my 535's?

 

[forsberg]

If you want the music to put you to sleep, go with HD650. If you want the music to move and excite you, go with D5000.

 

[MalVeauX]

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Hi there,
 
I'm new to the world of over ear headphones and was wondering which of the two combos above would be best, i currently own the SE535 which sound amazing. I listen to mainly trance, dance, rock and indie and was wondering which of these headphone combos would be best for those genres. I will be using my sansa fuze (lod) and lossless music to ethier of the amps.  The price of the two combos is around £400 $614 each. If you have any other suggestions for that price range then feel free to post away.
 
Thanks

 
Well, they're two very different setups.
 
HD650 - Dim/Dark treble, mid-bass, needs amplification, open-air, so leaks, no isolation at all.
D5000 - Slight sparkle to treble, huge sub-bass, no amplification need, closed back for some isolation.
 
Owning both, my preference is the D5000. I like there to be some excitement to the treble, not just a dark pile of mids & mid-bass. And I listen to tons of trance/dance/house, so the D5000 is hands down my favorite there, since the HD650 can't drop a 30hz tone with the authority that the D5000 does.
 
Very best,