[vvaffles]

Hi all, im about to trade for a pair of hd650s, and im just wondering if there a way to tell the difference between the old ones and the new once by serial numbers. the one im buying is at 49xxx. from pictures it looks kinda silver from the grill side but that might be due to flash from the camera. can any 1 shed some light on this?

 

[vvaffles]

any 1? or any 1 with a hd650 that is the new version with a SN of 049xxx

 

[T0N9]

jw, but what is the diff?

 

[earthpeople]

supposedly the newer ones are slightly brighter and less bassy. Haven't heard them myself but that seems to be the consensus on what the difference is.

 

[vvaffles]

the new ones supposedly sound better with less bass. though unconfirmed by senn

 

[Mochan]

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Originally Posted by earthpeople /img/forum/go_quote.gif supposedly the newer ones are slightly brighter and less bassy. Haven't heard them myself but that seems to be the consensus on what the difference is.

Eew! Less bass? Good thing I have the old HD650!

 

[Mochan]

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Originally Posted by vvaffles /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi all, im about to trade for a pair of hd650s, and im just wondering if there a way to tell the difference between the old ones and the new once by serial numbers. the one im buying is at 49xxx. from pictures it looks kinda silver from the grill side but that might be due to flash from the camera. can any 1 shed some light on this?

If you have pictures, look at the headband's foam. The foam is a big difference. The old Senn has small padding on the headband. The new HD650 has a humungous, stiff-looking foam.

New one, notice the big fat foam with well-defined groove in the middle

Old one:

Much flatter, rounded band with less sharp groove in the middle

If the color is hard to distinguish, this is a physical solid difference to look at.

 

[vvaffles]

could that be due to the useage of the headphones?

edit: apparently not, these old senns still have a nice grove in the middle. NICE TIP!

 

[tourmaline]

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Originally Posted by vvaffles /img/forum/go_quote.gif could that be due to the useage of the headphones? edit: apparently not, these old senns still have a nice grove in the middle. NICE TIP!

There is a thread about the differences in drivers for the hd650. There have been 3 variations thus far....also with pictures of the drivers..do a search on head-fi...