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Headphoneus Supremus
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My first experience with Sennheiser was not a good one. A few years ago I broke a beloved set of Shure 530 IEM’s on a trip. I was eager to replace them for another rapidly approaching trip and they were not available at a local retailer, and to be honest I was hesitant to pay for them again, they aren’t exactly cheap! After reading some strong reviews of the PX 200’s at the time I thought for the price I’d be happy with them as a portable option and I was able to find them locally. Bear with me, as this was some time ago, I don’t have detailed recollection about the sound but to summarize I was so under whelmed with them that I purchased another set of 530’s during the trip at an airport retailer (they’ve got everything in Hong Kong) and promptly gave the PX’s away when I returned. They were just not for me. I was happy again with the Shure IEM sound (they’re still great for me), and as it turned out the guy I gave the PX’s to loves them, he still uses them daily.
Somehow the experience stuck with me and I always associated that sound with Sennheiser and never gave their other offerings a chance, in spite of the wild enthusiasm you see here on Head-Fi. Recently I saw a used pair of HD 600’s for sale here and decided that I’d give them a chance. I’ve had them for about a week now and I can only say that I’m glad I gave Sennheiser a second chance. While I couldn’t offer much in documenting the sound compared to the hundreds of other impressions posted here, I will say that compared to my Denon or Grado headphones they are distinct and offer a sound that I am thoroughly enjoying with many different genres of music. If I had to summarize the experience with my plebe ears I’d say that they are the most neutral signature and deliver music without adding too much (any?) of their own character. I for one am happy to have a set of headphones that can deliver that sort of “reference” in my collection. With my other cans, especially the Grado’s, I find that they seem to cater to certain recordings, while I seem to enjoy anything I send at the 600’s.
It’s early days, but I’m happy to say that I’m a Sennheiser listener now.
Somehow the experience stuck with me and I always associated that sound with Sennheiser and never gave their other offerings a chance, in spite of the wild enthusiasm you see here on Head-Fi. Recently I saw a used pair of HD 600’s for sale here and decided that I’d give them a chance. I’ve had them for about a week now and I can only say that I’m glad I gave Sennheiser a second chance. While I couldn’t offer much in documenting the sound compared to the hundreds of other impressions posted here, I will say that compared to my Denon or Grado headphones they are distinct and offer a sound that I am thoroughly enjoying with many different genres of music. If I had to summarize the experience with my plebe ears I’d say that they are the most neutral signature and deliver music without adding too much (any?) of their own character. I for one am happy to have a set of headphones that can deliver that sort of “reference” in my collection. With my other cans, especially the Grado’s, I find that they seem to cater to certain recordings, while I seem to enjoy anything I send at the 600’s.
It’s early days, but I’m happy to say that I’m a Sennheiser listener now.
