[WoodyLuvr]

The HD600 sounds amazing on a LD MKII, for me even better than with a Cayin HA-3A and HA-6A with the too soft sounding stock tubes.
I don´t know what is is, but the LD MKII gives the 600´s more soul, vibrancy, grunt and rumble.

Concur, nothing like a pair of HD 600 cans driven by tubes!

 

[bagwell359]

Concur, nothing like a pair of HD 600 cans driven by tubes!

Like the box with the Cape of Good Triangle and the 1 Pence black on it! Not to mention the equipment....

 

[WoodyLuvr]

Like the box with the Cape of Good Triangle and the 1 Pence black on it! Not to mention the equipment....

Thank you. There is a DAC living inside that decoupaged wooden box!

More pics & info here

 

[bagwell359]

Thank you. There is a DAC living inside that decoupaged wooden box!

More pics & info here

Nice.

Not wanting the fans of the 600 to put my head on a pike... but a few weeks ago on a Liquid Platinum w/ Amperex Bugle Boys my HD-600 was topped so totally by a ZMF Auteur (yes much more expensive), that after about 25 minutes I cut the comparison short, and then the ZMF went on to bury my HE-6 SE and beat his HFM HEK Stealth on a Aune S17 Pro. Note: Musician Pegasus DAC and 24/96 & 16/144 sources.

Usually I find ZMF's to be too warm (too much mid bass and treble recession) and comfy sounding - but on this day it was a scythe through the other 3. Not expected.

 

[TinearedOne]

Nice.

Not wanting the fans of the 600 to put my head on a pike... but a few weeks ago on a Liquid Platinum w/ Amperex Bugle Boys my HD-600 was topped so totally by a ZMF Auteur (yes much more expensive), that after about 25 minutes I cut the comparison short, and then the ZMF went on to bury my HE-6 SE and beat his HFM HEK Stealth on a Aune S17 Pro. Note: Musician Pegasus DAC and 24/96 & 16/144 sources.

Usually I find ZMF's to be too warm (too much mid bass and treble recession) and comfy sounding - but on this day it was a scythe through the other 3. Not expected.

Well, it is and should be true that there are a number of $1500 headphones that best the HD600 for 5X the price. I certainly hope guys spending that kind of cash on a pair of headphones can find a way to justify the expense.

 

[haasaaroni]

Nice.

Not wanting the fans of the 600 to put my head on a pike... but a few weeks ago on a Liquid Platinum w/ Amperex Bugle Boys my HD-600 was topped so totally by a ZMF Auteur (yes much more expensive), that after about 25 minutes I cut the comparison short, and then the ZMF went on to bury my HE-6 SE and beat his HFM HEK Stealth on a Aune S17 Pro. Note: Musician Pegasus DAC and 24/96 & 16/144 sources.

Usually I find ZMF's to be too warm (too much mid bass and treble recession) and comfy sounding - but on this day it was a scythe through the other 3. Not expected.

Nice! OG or Auteur Classic? I definitely prefer my ZMF Auteur Classic to the HD600 in most cases. It’s also extremely responsive to changes in the source chain, like the 600. On the other hand, I recently sold my Aeolus recently in favor of the 6XX. Still haven’t found a headphone that can do what it does better.

 

[Luckyleo]

Well, it is and should be true that there are a number of $1500 headphones that best the HD600 for 5X the price. I certainly hope guys spending that kind of cash on a pair of headphones can find a way to justify the expense.

No need to justify to anyone but themselves. If they bought it, then in fact it was justified.

 

[bagwell359]

Nice! OG or Auteur Classic? I definitely prefer my ZMF Auteur Classic to the HD600 in most cases. It’s also extremely responsive to changes in the source chain, like the 600. On the other hand, I recently sold my Aeolus recently in favor of the 6XX. Still haven’t found a headphone that can do what it does better.

Classics. Its on the short list for my next and final headphone - and the only dynamic

 

[haasaaroni]

Classics. Its on the short list for my next and final headphone - and the only dynamic

Oh cool! I think it’s quite worth being a final headphone. It’s also extremely malleable. If I plug it into the High-Z out of my Pendant, I get a warm, lush, spacious presentation, and if I use my solid state, I get a studio-like, squeaky clean quality. It’s like a chameleon.

In risking taking this thread further off topic, what other headphones are on that short list?

 

[haasaaroni]

Well, it is and should be true that there are a number of $1500 headphones that best the HD600 for 5X the price.

And just seeing how often this isn’t true is a testament to how great the HD600 is. You have to go wayyy up in price to even have a chance to beat it at its own game.

 

[bagwell359]

Oh cool! I think it’s quite worth being a final headphone. It’s also extremely malleable. If I plug it into the High-Z out of my Pendant, I get a warm, lush, spacious presentation, and if I use my solid state, I get a studio-like, squeaky clean quality. It’s like a chameleon.

In risking taking this thread further off topic, what other headphones are on that short list?

DCA LCD-3 - when/if there is an open version
Raal CA-1a - w/ the FilterSet
HEDD 2 - haven't heard - so ??
DCA Corinna (dreaming) - used minty Voce more like it
HFM HEK Stealth - probably off list now, used late version Susvara if/when a new version comes out
Final D8000 used to be on list - but cost and support issues knocked it off

 

[TinearedOne]

And just seeing how often this isn’t true is a testament to how great the HD600 is. You have to go wayyy up in price to even have a chance to beat it at its own game.

New to the HD600. What I like about them is the way they disappear. All I hear is the music, like there’s no headphone there.

 

[bagwell359]

New to the HD600. What I like about them is the way they disappear. All I hear is the music, like there’s no headphone there.

It's a great piece for habituation - going back to speakers like the Dynaco A-25, or the NAD 3020 Integrated Amp. If that's the sort of equipment you have (sins of omission), its easy over time to hear them as musical - they are! HD-6**, HD-598, HE-500, and others that can be had under $500 that fit in that class.

I've got at least 40-50 posts on how nice -> great the HD-600 is - esp on OTL amps. I'm not selling mine.

OTOH I won't put it up against that ZMF Auteur again so that sense doesn't erode

 

[username643827]

Hello, I found this marbled HD600 locally, the guy is selling it for 200 euros should i get it?

 

[bagwell359]

Not sure it helps - but in US on Amazon it's $295 new.

Going to need new pads. I'd offer 160 E.