[Mike F]

That LehmannAudio Linear SE is a great match to Sennheiser HD600/650/6XX !!

Indeed it is! And for the Neumanns!

 

[kman1211]

I agree. DMS def does even not fully understand the limitations of the 560S.

Main problem with the HD 560 S is the treble quality and the lack of body. What I want to know is a lot more of the subtleties of the HD 660S2 that I have to listen to truly get a feel of. The HD 660 S original had it's advantages over the HD 600/650 and I noticed it had better composure with certain things. The HD 660 S was probably the first foray into what I call the modern Sennheiser sound. To me the HD 600 and HD 660 S were tied from a sonic standpoint but I like them for different reasons. The HD 600 has more of that vintage Sennheiser sound to it that I felt deviated a bit with the HD 650 (mids/vocals come across quite different to me between the HD 600 and HD 650). With the HD 660 S the transients were probably one of the most notable differences and I enjoyed the difference it brought to the table. And I gather the HD 660 S2 will handle transients in a similar way, just not sure how much it's subtleties will vary from the HD 660 S.

Seems this is starting to turn into a bandwagon of lukewarm feelings about the headphone now when they were complaining about the positivity it was receiving earlier. Interesting to see the psychology in play when some more famous reviewers give their impressions. Just going to wait till I hear them myself.

 

[Rob80b]

Okay. I miss my k501 (heavy base version). That was a dumb decision on my end.

Forget the heavy the base bass version, I eventually just ran mine off a Bryston 2BLP power amp. : )

 

[457139]

Main problem with the HD 560 S is the treble quality and the lack of body. What I want to know is a lot more of the subtleties of the HD 660S2 that I have to listen to truly get a feel of. The HD 660 S original had it's advantages over the HD 600/650 and I noticed it had better composure with certain things. The HD 660 S was probably the first foray into what I call the modern Sennheiser sound. To me the HD 600 and HD 660 S were tied from a sonic standpoint but I like them for different reasons. The HD 600 has more of that vintage Sennheiser sound to it that I felt deviated a bit with the HD 650 (mids/vocals come across quite different to me between the HD 600 and HD 650). With the HD 660 S the transients were probably one of the most notable differences and I enjoyed the difference it brought to the table. And I gather the HD 660 S2 will handle transients in a similar way, just not sure how much it's subtleties will vary from the HD 660 S.

Seems this is starting to turn into a bandwagon of lukewarm feelings about the headphone now when they were complaining about the positivity it was receiving earlier. Interesting to see the psychology in play when some more famous reviewers give their impressions. Just going to wait till I hear them myself.

I will try the 660S2 for myself at CanJam next weekend. I hope to hear enough there under those conditions to make me want to purchase them, but it may not happen. We will see. I just want some magic to connect to, like is there w the 650/600

 

[Rob80b]

And I spy the .5B Bryston pre (loved that amp) underneath a very juicy looking Teac CD player (not sure which model). Classic stuff.

That was the venerable TEAC VDS-20, later replaced by a Bryston BCD-1....and only either CD or vinyl at the time .......streaming and Digital eq were still a figment of someone's imagination. lol

 

[headstef]

I feel guilty when I have similarly sounding headphones, but to have more than one pair of the same model. Why (unless in different locations) ?

Its a bit like ordering steak for lunch and then another for desert. And, in the case of some, a third as take-away

In my case I needed a fresh HD 650 as a reference point. Many comparisons on the net are made relatively to that but my unit was from 2003 with black inner screen (silk? paper?) which was said to be somewhat different from the modern units with the metallic silver colored screen. I could never know how different they were judging from what I read. Now I know, there is almost no difference just a very small, insignificant deviation in frequency response. I listened very carefully and I measured them with my own miniDSP EARS measuring jig, of course with the exactly same earpads. Now I can sell any of the two but I will not. My daughter can use one in a few years. They are light and indestructible, good for a teenager!

 

[IXOYE]

Roon or Jrivier via DLNA DSP function. I would avoid analog EQ for max sound quality.

I use the built-in PEQ function in my RME ADI-2 FS Dac/Amp.

 

[ericpalonen]

I will try the 660S2 for myself at CanJam next weekend. I hope to hear enough there under those conditions to make me want to purchase them, but it may not happen. We will see. I just want some magic to connect to, like is there w the 650/600

Come on by the @Sennheiser booth and say hello to me and an HD 660S2 demo

 

[kman1211]

I will try the 660S2 for myself at CanJam next weekend. I hope to hear enough there under those conditions to make me want to purchase them, but it may not happen. We will see. I just want some magic to connect to, like is there w the 650/600

I hope they offer something special sonically to me too. Hope it isn't too noisy there so you can get a decent feel of their sound.

 

[headstef]

That LehmannAudio Linear SE is a great match to Sennheiser HD600/650/6XX !! (Plus, I believe that LehmannAudio used Sennheiser headphones in ‘voicing’ the Linear series [SE, D, USB…])

Lehmann and Sennheiser cooperated for product demonstrations. However, Mr. Norbert Lehmann himself describes how he doesn't want his electronics to have any sonic signature. He believes in absolute fidelity to the source and neutrality.

 

[Mike F]

Forget the heavy the base bass version, I eventually just ran mine off a Bryston 2BLP power amp. : )

The thing about those Bryston power amps is that they're great for keeping your Chinese takeaway warm...... especially the 4B's!

 

[ericpalonen]

Main problem with the HD 560 S is the treble quality and the lack of body. What I want to know is a lot more of the subtleties of the HD 660S2 that I have to listen to truly get a feel of. The HD 660 S original had it's advantages over the HD 600/650 and I noticed it had better composure with certain things. The HD 660 S was probably the first foray into what I call the modern Sennheiser sound. To me the HD 600 and HD 660 S were tied from a sonic standpoint but I like them for different reasons. The HD 600 has more of that vintage Sennheiser sound to it that I felt deviated a bit with the HD 650 (mids/vocals come across quite different to me between the HD 600 and HD 650). With the HD 660 S the transients were probably one of the most notable differences and I enjoyed the difference it brought to the table. And I gather the HD 660 S2 will handle transients in a similar way, just not sure how much it's subtleties will vary from the HD 660 S.

Seems this is starting to turn into a bandwagon of lukewarm feelings about the headphone now when they were complaining about the positivity it was receiving earlier. Interesting to see the psychology in play when some more famous reviewers give their impressions. Just going to wait till I hear them myself.

I feel like with the HD 660S2, your brain does not have to stretch too much when jumping from the 600, 650, 6XX.

With the HD 560S, I've found one really need to give your brain a few whole songs when jumping from anything in the 600 family. It's just too different of an experience to get lost in within thise first 45 seconds. The identity of this [HD 560S] headphone's use and fanbase is starting to settle in after a few years now.

 

[kman1211]

I feel like with the HD 660S2, your brain does not have to stretch too much when jumping from the 600, 650, 6XX.

With the HD 560S, I've found one really need to give your brain a few whole songs when jumping from anything in the 600 family. It's just too different of an experience to get lost in within thise first 45 seconds. The identity of this headphone's use and fanbase is starting to settle in after a few years now.

That is true. I regularly jump between some very different sounding headphones. Generally have to give myself like 10-30 minutes to settle into the sound. I also tend to give any new headphone I get basically a week or two of exclusive listening to truly get a grasp of it's sound. Yeah but wouldn't be surprised the HD 660S2 takes a bit of time to truly find it's fanbase and niche once people truly get a handle on it's differences from the other HD 6xx headphones, as I remember it did take the original HD 660 S a bit.

 

[Mike F]

The identity of this headphone's use and fanbase is starting to settle in after a few years now.

If you mean the HD660S2 I would agree. And who knows, I may have one by then and be coming back here to sing it's praises! Maybe......

 

[Rob80b]

I also tend to give any new headphone I get basically a week or two of exclusive listening to truly get a grasp of it's sound

On this I so heartily agree, preferably even on their own. I'm constantly throwing around psychoacoustics, but more than any another of our senses, hearing can be easily fooled and manipulated by the power of suggestion.