dweaver
Headphoneus Supremus
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I am finally succumbing to the Sennheiser call (at least to see what they are really all about). So my question to all you Senn guru's is. Which Senn should I be hunting down (I will be buying used)?
I am coming from the Audio Technica wrold of HP's and love my mids, but want warmth and bass, and am also finding laid back and smooth might be great for longer listening and certain music genre's.
So I am thinking HD580, HD600, and HD650. Which of these has the best midrange (the few Senn's I have listened to had a veil in the area, HD555/595).
From what I'm reading the HD580 have issues with the area I want to make sure is impacted as little as possible. BUt I am also reading that if I was to put an HD600 grill and better cable on them they would pretty much be the same as the HD600. Is this correct or just wishfull thinking on the part of the modders?
I read that the HD600 has the most balance sound of all 3 headphones while still having a solid bass. Is this correct?
Finally I have read the HD650 are to warm (dark is often tossed around), are they as bad as some of the posters have made them out to be, or do they improve with time.
I will be using the amp in my signature which currently has an opamp designed to make them a little more laid back and warm (to help my AT headphones sound a little less bright and sharp). I also have a much brighter and more analytical opamp that I can put in them if that would help make the Senn's sound better.
I will be playing these mainly through my computer which has an Auzentech Forte 7.1 sound card and then my amp, but I may also play these through my Ipod and my amp.
Music styles I listen to are classical, 70-80 rock, some new rock, accoustical rock, Celtic music, New Age, choral... As you can see I have a wide variety of musical tastes.
I am coming from the Audio Technica wrold of HP's and love my mids, but want warmth and bass, and am also finding laid back and smooth might be great for longer listening and certain music genre's.
So I am thinking HD580, HD600, and HD650. Which of these has the best midrange (the few Senn's I have listened to had a veil in the area, HD555/595).
From what I'm reading the HD580 have issues with the area I want to make sure is impacted as little as possible. BUt I am also reading that if I was to put an HD600 grill and better cable on them they would pretty much be the same as the HD600. Is this correct or just wishfull thinking on the part of the modders?
I read that the HD600 has the most balance sound of all 3 headphones while still having a solid bass. Is this correct?
Finally I have read the HD650 are to warm (dark is often tossed around), are they as bad as some of the posters have made them out to be, or do they improve with time.
I will be using the amp in my signature which currently has an opamp designed to make them a little more laid back and warm (to help my AT headphones sound a little less bright and sharp). I also have a much brighter and more analytical opamp that I can put in them if that would help make the Senn's sound better.
I will be playing these mainly through my computer which has an Auzentech Forte 7.1 sound card and then my amp, but I may also play these through my Ipod and my amp.
Music styles I listen to are classical, 70-80 rock, some new rock, accoustical rock, Celtic music, New Age, choral... As you can see I have a wide variety of musical tastes.