HD598 vs HD600 vs HD 650 in terms of hiphop/rap.
Jan 29, 2013 at 5:27 AM Post #17 of 31
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asdfghjkzxcvbnm said:
Why aren't they good for rap?
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My guess is the level of bass and sub-bass that would be required to accurately reproduce rap.  The Sennheiser sound for the headphones being discussed will just work better with other genres of music.  For rap, consider another headphone that can really delivery on the low end - and deliver it very well.
 
Jan 29, 2013 at 8:22 PM Post #19 of 31
Unless specified by OP I don't think hiphop = bass. My Momentum's are perfect for my vast hiphop collection. A good bassy flavor for those songs that do bump, and great clarity and warmth for the songs with a strong focus on sampling, vocals, or lyricism.
 
Jan 30, 2013 at 4:31 AM Post #20 of 31
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seqasim said:
Unless specified by OP I don't think hiphop = bass. My Momentum's are perfect for my vast hiphop collection. A good bassy flavor for those songs that do bump, and great clarity and warmth for the songs with a strong focus on sampling, vocals, or lyricism.
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Spot on..  Great points...
 
Jan 30, 2013 at 7:50 AM Post #21 of 31
OP like someone mentioned, get the HE-400 for rap/hip-hop. It's about $400 though so $50 above your budget but it really is perfect for hip hop. Excellent bass, detailed, does male vocals really well, has that fast 'speaker-like' ortho presentation... all in all a steal for the money.
 
It even does EDM really well which a lot of rappers seem to feature in these days.
 
Jan 30, 2013 at 9:22 AM Post #22 of 31
I would probably consider another set of headphones, such as the Ultrasone pro 900 which you can find for under $350 online but even cheaper used. These are also closed and have some isolation which make them portable although I would recommend amping them.
 
Feb 2, 2013 at 7:23 PM Post #25 of 31
Denon D2000 or Beyerdynamic DT770 (32 ohm or 80 ohm). Done. Both scale well with better amps down the road.
 
In case you were considering IEMs: Sennheiser IE8/IE80, Westone 3/UM3X, UE Triple.fi 10 (borderline).
 
Headphones/IEMs I would not recommend for these genres:
 
-Grado SR60
-Sony ZX700
-Sennheiser HD600
-Sennheiser HD650 (great midbass, but likely would not have enough sub-bass for your taste)
-AKG K701/702 (Don't even consider it).
-Etymotic anything
-Hifiman RE262/272.
 
Feb 2, 2013 at 8:08 PM Post #26 of 31
Skip out the DT770 variants all together and get the DT990 250ohm or 600ohm Prem (amp recommended). The DT990 all together is more refined and better in every sound aspect than the it's sibling the DT770. 
 
+1 on calipilots "Not recommended" list.
 
Apr 21, 2013 at 5:17 AM Post #27 of 31
What's the difference in SQ between the DT770 Impedance Variants?
 
Apr 25, 2013 at 10:10 AM Post #28 of 31
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What's the difference in SQ between the DT770 Impedance Variants?
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Higher impedance means less sensitivity, and thus less reactiveness if you use a low power source (such as a smartphone).
 
Apr 25, 2013 at 10:29 AM Post #29 of 31
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musiclife said:
Higher impedance means less sensitivity, and thus less reactiveness if you use a low power source (such as a smartphone).
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Partly true but there are  300ohms headphones and has sensitivity close to 100dB
 
Apr 6, 2020 at 9:42 AM Post #30 of 31
I'm waking this back to life. Right now I am listening to DJ Shadows Entroducing in my HD650.

My cents are that peoole that are telling you to get somethint cheaper and with more bass for hip-hop are people without respect for this type of music. In fact if you look at forums for DJs there's lots of people praising the HD650 for mixing because you can hear every detail.

You know that serious DJs hate Beats as much as we do right?
 
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