lazure
Head-Fier
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Further thoughts:
- the Grados have an almost complete lack of soundstage and separation which I find disturbing and which really leaves me wanting more. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not bad by any means and it's a fun headphone to listen to, but it really is a very particular sound and I'm not really sure if it is for me;
- so to me, there's no real contest here: I find that the HD-600 are in another universe in terms of sound quality, detail, etc. I just listened to a few songs by Live (Lakini's Juice, Turn My Head) and the Senns were pretty heavenly;
- that being said, the HD-600 comfort problem persists. It's not so much the vise grip anymore (I've either gotten used to it or they've relaxed, or both), it's the heat issue. I know it's kinda stupid, but the heat generated on my ears after a 10-15 minute session is pretty annoying. Not sure if this is an HD-600 thing or a full-size can thing; these are my first full-size cans and it's quite possible that I'd feel that way with most of them, but the Grados, for example, are considerably better in this respect.
- I find most that for most of my music, the Headsix/HD-600 combo works well. There is a feeling (quite subjective) that there may be some room to grow there, that the Senns could do better with better amplification (wow, they can sound better? is what I keep thinking, a bit incredulously), but it's only with the odd song that I feel the combination truly lacking. I mean, the amp is at 75-80 per cent of its output most of the time, with my source at its highest volume most of the time as well; I'm going to go purchase a DC adapter to see if I can't give the Headsix more power, see if that makes a difference.
So, I seem to be inching closer to the Senns with every A/B song I do, but the thought that I've picked two headphones that are possibly both wrong for me has crossed my mind as well...another week of A/Bing ahead...
- the Grados have an almost complete lack of soundstage and separation which I find disturbing and which really leaves me wanting more. I mean, don't get me wrong, it's not bad by any means and it's a fun headphone to listen to, but it really is a very particular sound and I'm not really sure if it is for me;
- so to me, there's no real contest here: I find that the HD-600 are in another universe in terms of sound quality, detail, etc. I just listened to a few songs by Live (Lakini's Juice, Turn My Head) and the Senns were pretty heavenly;
- that being said, the HD-600 comfort problem persists. It's not so much the vise grip anymore (I've either gotten used to it or they've relaxed, or both), it's the heat issue. I know it's kinda stupid, but the heat generated on my ears after a 10-15 minute session is pretty annoying. Not sure if this is an HD-600 thing or a full-size can thing; these are my first full-size cans and it's quite possible that I'd feel that way with most of them, but the Grados, for example, are considerably better in this respect.
- I find most that for most of my music, the Headsix/HD-600 combo works well. There is a feeling (quite subjective) that there may be some room to grow there, that the Senns could do better with better amplification (wow, they can sound better? is what I keep thinking, a bit incredulously), but it's only with the odd song that I feel the combination truly lacking. I mean, the amp is at 75-80 per cent of its output most of the time, with my source at its highest volume most of the time as well; I'm going to go purchase a DC adapter to see if I can't give the Headsix more power, see if that makes a difference.
So, I seem to be inching closer to the Senns with every A/B song I do, but the thought that I've picked two headphones that are possibly both wrong for me has crossed my mind as well...another week of A/Bing ahead...
