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For years, the HD600 was Sennheiser's top can - and not because Sennies are stupid. Their original MSRP was $519. Today, you can pick up a pair - new for under $300 and used for around $200. What has changed? The product line. When Sennheiser replaced the 600 with the 650, it caused a rift within the Senn community, a rift between 600 loyalists and 650 upgraders. The general argument from the loyalists was that the 650 wasn't "better," just "different." That particular Jan-n-Marcia fight has been obscured, to some degree, by the release of the 800, with its revolutionary new driver and its $1,400 price tag.
With the release of behemoths like the T1, the PS1000, the Ed9 and the HD800 - you lose bragging rights (if you don't own the newest gear) but you gain some terrific deals. Who would have thought, back when the 600 ruled the roost, that you could snap it up for 60% off?
If you're listening to the 600 and it lacks bass, one of two things is happening. Either you are expecting more of a colored presentation (because you're a basshead and you don't know it) or you're not properly amping the unit. Without full amplification, you're going to get anemic bass. Ironically, with the 650, it runs a bit the other way. If you don't have enough juice, the 650 sounds "veiled." It's not the headphone so much as what you're feeding it. If you like a very bassy presentation, you'll want at least the 650 if not something else entirely. If, on the other hand, you're saying that the 600 is just tinny and light, you're not listening to one. It's like talking smack about Superman after he's had a kryptonite salad.
With the release of behemoths like the T1, the PS1000, the Ed9 and the HD800 - you lose bragging rights (if you don't own the newest gear) but you gain some terrific deals. Who would have thought, back when the 600 ruled the roost, that you could snap it up for 60% off?
If you're listening to the 600 and it lacks bass, one of two things is happening. Either you are expecting more of a colored presentation (because you're a basshead and you don't know it) or you're not properly amping the unit. Without full amplification, you're going to get anemic bass. Ironically, with the 650, it runs a bit the other way. If you don't have enough juice, the 650 sounds "veiled." It's not the headphone so much as what you're feeding it. If you like a very bassy presentation, you'll want at least the 650 if not something else entirely. If, on the other hand, you're saying that the 600 is just tinny and light, you're not listening to one. It's like talking smack about Superman after he's had a kryptonite salad.