[jerg]

  My HE-560 measures at 38 and 39 ohms, which is close to the supposed 35 ohms impedance.
My box came out good and so did my headphone and pads, so I got lucky I guess...
My only nitpick so far is the soundstage being a bit on the smaller side overall, but I am starting to warm up to it + it is still a bit of the expansive kind at least 

Yours is equipped with the Focus pads or the Focus-A pads?

 

[Ron12]

  Yours is equipped with the Focus pads or the Focus-A pads?

 
I was wondering the same thing... 'roomy' is really the last word I would use to describe the production pads.

 

[conquerator2]

  Yours is equipped with the Focus pads or the Focus-A pads?

Retail Focus pads. Focus A still awaiting shipment.
 
EDIT: I guess roomy wasn't the right word... I dunno, I have big ears but the pads feel comfy and breathable and my ears just fit snugly in. 

 

[conquerator2]

   
Try your Audio GD C10 amplifier with them, maybe? 

I'd rather not That thing is heavy and I don't have the necessary cables right now.
Rather, I am considering the SA31SE :]

 

[zxc]

HD600 empirically has a heck of a lot more harmonic distortion in mid-bass, so indeed bass quantity would be more, just not what you think it is.

OK, but the bass of HE-500 and LCD2 was significantly more than the HD600 as well, which already feels stronger than the HE-560. Do the LCD2 and HE-500 suffer from similar issues as well?

 

[conquerator2]

For measurement purposes my Focus pads measure roughly 5.3 - 5.5cm in width and 5.7 - 5.9cm in height.

 

[AgentXXL]

I took a break from listening to the new HE-560s and spent most of yesterday using my HD800s. I still find the HD800 a tad more comfortable, but the HE-560 is amazing. Definitely my 2nd most comfortable headphone. I was also listening to some of my favorites on the HD800 and thought I'd try the same playlist on the HE-560s - this one stuck out - amazing sub-bass, but then again, it's the same on the HD800s:
 
James Blake - Limit To Your Love
 

 
Some other amazing music (on both the HE-560 and HD800):
 
Amber Rubarth - Sessions from the 17th Ward (binaural)
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin' (DSD)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (88.2/24 bit FLAC)
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack (192/24 bit FLAC)
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Holst - The Planets (96/24 bit FLAC)
 
So much good music, so little time to listen....
 
Dale

 

[Sonic Defender]

Everybody needs to get Adham Shaikh Refractions Vol 1. Trust me, go to bandcamp.com and I think this is a pay what you want album for lossless download! Very, very good electronic album actually quite musical. I guarantee you at least 3 or 4 tracks you love listening to your 560s with.

 

[d4nim4l]

  I took a break from listening to the new HE-560s and spent most of yesterday using my HD800s. I still find the HD800 a tad more comfortable, but the HE-560 is amazing. Definitely my 2nd most comfortable headphone. I was also listening to some of my favorites on the HD800 and thought I'd try the same playlist on the HE-560s - this one stuck out - amazing sub-bass, but then again, it's the same on the HD800s:
 
James Blake - Limit To Your Love
 

 
Some other amazing music (on both the HE-560 and HD800):
 
Amber Rubarth - Sessions from the 17th Ward (binaural)
Shelby Lynne - Just A Little Lovin' (DSD)
Daft Punk - Random Access Memories (88.2/24 bit FLAC)
Hans Zimmer - The Dark Knight Rises Soundtrack (192/24 bit FLAC)
Boston Symphony Orchestra - Holst - The Planets (96/24 bit FLAC)
 
So much good music, so little time to listen....
 
Dale

 
I love that James Blake track for sub-bass as well.  I have listened to it many times on my HD600 and at 2:24 I noticed something I had never heard before on my 600's - the bass note actually transitions to a slightly lower freq. at the end.  Amazing tonal definition and extension.

 

[conquerator2]

Oh, I am starting to enjoy them very much 

Certainly great all-rounder cans!

 

[zxc]

   
I love that James Blake track for sub-bass as well.  I have listened to it many times on my HD600 and at 2:24 I noticed something I had never heard before on my 600's - the bass note actually transitions to a slightly lower freq. at the end.  Amazing tonal definition and extension.

I can hear that transition to the lower freq. on both the HE-560 and my ten year old HD600. Is your HD600 well powered?

 

[d4nim4l]

 
I can hear that transition to the lower freq. on both the HE-560 and my ten year old HD600. Is your HD600 well powered?

It is.  Maybe I didn't state that quite right, that transition is much more discernible with the 560's.

 

[TMRaven]

I do not know what is being talked about with regards to the transition at 2:24.

 

[zxc]

  I do not know what is being talked about with regards to the transition at 2:24.

It just hits lower there for a short moment before disappearing altogether.

 

[d4nim4l]

 
It just hits lower there for a short moment before disappearing altogether.

 
It might be a different time on that youtube link.  I was listening to the track from my PC which is 4:36 in length as opposed to the 3:19 duration youtube.