[lost&confused]

I was watching tv last night and they had Shirley Bassey and another singer  recording music new music at Abbey road studios .......both wearing HD600's  
Abbey road likes hd600

 

[StanD]

  so i bought in the end the he-500, and i'm glad i did it.

I've got both, the HE-500 and HD600 and both get headtime.

 

[guy3134]

  I've got both, the HE-500 and HD600 and both get headtime.

the thing i love the most is that they are so comfy! imo they aren't heavy at all
had them on my head for 8 hours straight and i forgot completely they are on my head

 

[StanD]

  the thing i love the most is that they are so comfy! imo they aren't heavy at all
had them on my head for 8 hours straight and i forgot completely they are on my head

The HD600's are as you said, comfy. The HE-500's are pretty heavy, luckily I have strong neck muscles.

 

[guy3134]

  The HD600's are as you said, comfy. The HE-500's are pretty heavy, luckily I have strong neck muscles.

not for me

 

[StanD]

  not for me

??? HD600's or HE-500's? Do you also have a strong neck? I think I'll be using both tonight. 

 

[ItsLarry]

I love how comfortable the HD600's are and it makes switching to the HE-400's harder. I've been thinking about attaching a HD650 headband to the HE-400s and maybe swapping the pleather pads for velour.

 

[jazzwave]

I have HD600 and HE-400, last week I decided to sell the HE-400 and keep my HD600.
HD600 with desktop amp give me more enjoyable moment.

I still tempted by sound of planar cans, probably will go to Audeze.

 

[ItsLarry]

I'm hoping to sell my HE-400's. I get more time out of my HD600's and Bottlehead crack. hoping to upgrade to either 800's or LCD2's. What amp do you use with your 600's?

 

[Harry1971]

Is this the best headphone for an ASUS st sonar?

 

[guy3134]

  ??? HD600's or HE-500's? Do you also have a strong neck? I think I'll be using both tonight. 

i'm an ogre

 

[StanD]

  i'm an ogre

Join the club. The things we do to listen to music. 

 

[guy3134]

  Join the club. The things we do to listen to music. 

 

[Midgetguy]

  Is this the best headphone for an ASUS st sonar?

It's probably fine if the Sonar can power 300ohm headphones, which I'm pretty sure it can. I think I've read that the HD600s scale well depending on your setup, so while it might sound good on that soundcard, it could likely sound better on a dedicated DAC/amp outside of your computer system. PC sound components just aren't really up to par with the chips used in dedicated setups so I'd say try to get one if you can to pair with the HD600s. The FUBAR IV Plus I have running my setup is far from top-end audio equipment, but it's still miles ahead of the soundcards I've listened to, though to be honest, I haven't listened to anything through a soundcard in many years. I've got good access to onboard audio though and it easily sounds better than that.

 

[charlienyc]

hi. hope you don't mind me jumping in without reading the entire (607 page) thread.
 
i've inadvertently joined the bandwagon. the headband on my HD600s just broke. i noticed a small crack many months ago, maybe more than a year ago. being careful bought me some time but they've now gone all the way.
 
based on info i found searching here, i've sent a message through Sennheiser's site. barring them sending a free replacement out of the goodness of their hearts, what are my options? sending them in to Senn. for repair is ridiculous $$-wise, and i haven't yet come up with a price on the replacement part from them. does anyone sell the part? apparently the headband cushion is available all over the place, but not the actual headband.
 
interesting tid bit that's probably been well-covered in this thread: the listed frequency response goes out to 39kHz! no wonder they sound so fantastic! though i am skeptical about publishing a frequency response spec without measured limits (e.g. +2dB, -1dB, etc), i have a feeling there's plenty of usable audio information well above the limit of human hearing.
 
cheers,
-c