Xoton
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Well, a brand new set of Senn 650s have arrived today and I've got a few quick impressions. They're obviously not burned in but...
The first thing I noticed was the box! Wow, pretty classy. It's not a box...it's a case! Damn! Do I keep them in here? I guess I should since they went to such lengths. Wow. Didn't see that coming.
The phones look sweeeeet--sleek and shiny, metal and very top of the line luxurous. And the cable so looks much nicer than the lo-fi 580 cable. Overall these look way, way nicer than the 580s. (I can't wait to get home and directly compare the sound to the 580s.)
So with the sound...I'm amazed at how well the ER-4S hold up actually. These sound like the perfect mix between the Etys and the 580s. Odd, that's exactly what I was hoping for. Like the Etys, they're detailed, clear and sound very, very even across the freq range. Unlike the 580s which I felt would pick-and-choose the mid-high freq range. The bass, like the ERs isn't bloated and very flat.
Of course, they do have that Senn feel...rich and somewhat distant. It's weird, at times I feel like I'm listening to the Ety's, not the 580s at all, yet they sound a little further away, a lot further away than the Etys...so I catch myself turning it up to get into the sound. It's like the Etys are a foot away from my ears. Or course there's the richer, warmer, more present bass sound that the Ety's don't have, which adds weight. But again, kudos to those amazing ER-4S, since they produce every freq of the bass.
I did immediately notice the treble too. The 650s, like the 580s, extend further up which adds a nice sparkle to the top end. The 650s I can tell, definitely best the 580s here. They're not peaky. Very smooth. None of that mid-high bite. These are 580s fixed up perfect. I think I'm going to really fall for these. I was a little afraid at first, since the Etys do it just as good, and I already have the 580s when I want to get the big warm speaker sound. But these do split the difference and do everything as good or better than both--all in one phone. Of course they don't fit in my shirt pocket like the Etymotics nor seal out the outside world...but hey...they make up for it with warmth, bigness of sound and sennheiser goodness.
I'll see if that feeling is maintained when I can A>B them with my 580s. I suspect the 650s will be staying and the 580s will be relegated to rental status.
The first thing I noticed was the box! Wow, pretty classy. It's not a box...it's a case! Damn! Do I keep them in here? I guess I should since they went to such lengths. Wow. Didn't see that coming.
The phones look sweeeeet--sleek and shiny, metal and very top of the line luxurous. And the cable so looks much nicer than the lo-fi 580 cable. Overall these look way, way nicer than the 580s. (I can't wait to get home and directly compare the sound to the 580s.)
So with the sound...I'm amazed at how well the ER-4S hold up actually. These sound like the perfect mix between the Etys and the 580s. Odd, that's exactly what I was hoping for. Like the Etys, they're detailed, clear and sound very, very even across the freq range. Unlike the 580s which I felt would pick-and-choose the mid-high freq range. The bass, like the ERs isn't bloated and very flat.
Of course, they do have that Senn feel...rich and somewhat distant. It's weird, at times I feel like I'm listening to the Ety's, not the 580s at all, yet they sound a little further away, a lot further away than the Etys...so I catch myself turning it up to get into the sound. It's like the Etys are a foot away from my ears. Or course there's the richer, warmer, more present bass sound that the Ety's don't have, which adds weight. But again, kudos to those amazing ER-4S, since they produce every freq of the bass.
I did immediately notice the treble too. The 650s, like the 580s, extend further up which adds a nice sparkle to the top end. The 650s I can tell, definitely best the 580s here. They're not peaky. Very smooth. None of that mid-high bite. These are 580s fixed up perfect. I think I'm going to really fall for these. I was a little afraid at first, since the Etys do it just as good, and I already have the 580s when I want to get the big warm speaker sound. But these do split the difference and do everything as good or better than both--all in one phone. Of course they don't fit in my shirt pocket like the Etymotics nor seal out the outside world...but hey...they make up for it with warmth, bigness of sound and sennheiser goodness.
I'll see if that feeling is maintained when I can A>B them with my 580s. I suspect the 650s will be staying and the 580s will be relegated to rental status.
