[Pumelman8]

Hi there,
 
I was wondering if i could have help on a pair of headphones. I've currently been looking at the sennheiser hd600/ hd650. The prices are the same at the moment and was wondering if you could help me choose between the two/ offer a better alternative at a similar price range. I usually listen to some alternative/ electronic/ singer songwriter stuff so a fairly wide genre range. I appreciate a good bass level but also good mids and detailed highs. My current headphones are the audio technica ath-m50x and grado sr-80i without an amplifier and I would like a headphone with a pronounced bass of the ath-m50x but with the detailed mids and soundstage of the grados. I would like smooth and detailed mids also if thats possible lol.
 
Also could you recommend a headphone amplifier pair with one of these headphones? I've currently been looking at the jds labs element or schiit stack/ O2+ODAC and leaning towards the element if that gives an idea of price range.
 
Many thanks
 
Pumelman8

 

[Me x3]

Can't go wrong with HD650 + Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Magni 2 Uber 
 
HD600 is bit more forward in the upper midrange and a bit less resolving. These are pretty close anyway,

 

[Pumelman8]

Hi,
what are your thoughts on the JDS labs Element? seems to have a similar or better performance to the O2+ODAC in a cleaner design. How does the schiit stack compare to the O2+ODAC?
 
Cheers

 

[Youth]

I'm gonna recommend HD650 as well.

 

[PinkyPowers]

The HD600 is my choice if you don't want an abundance of bass. Since you do, yeah, for the HD650.

 

[Pumelman8]

The HD600 is my choice if you don't want an abundance of bass. Since you do, yeah, for the HD650.

What amp would you recommend for the hd650? looking for a similar price to the O2+ODAC or Schiit Stack Uber.

 

[PinkyPowers]

Either of those are good choices.

I'm currently using the Maverick Audio D1 Plus DAC & Amp. It's quite nice. But I'm planning to upgrade in a few months. I want to hear my HD600 on a fully balanced system. The Audio-GD NFB-28 will likely be my next purchase. That's out of your price range, but maybe one of their other products will excite you?

 

[Pumelman8]

Have you heard much about the JDS labs Element? Love the design and performance seems to be good on paper.

 

[Music Path]

+1 for HD650, I think it fits your requirements better. Has more bass and mids.