RudeWolf
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Hey,
I recently auditioned them both and I'll say that the difference between HD598 and HD600 is in scalability. If you have or plan to have a decent DAC+amlifier setup then HD600 is a better choice while HD598 plays well when driven from most laptops and DAPs. In my opinion they are both great headphones at the given price point though obviously HD600 will take you higher.
Why do you intend to swap the cable? Both of these cans have decent cables that should upgraded only after the rest of the chain has been maxed out.
Sound wise- I would rate the HD598 as a bit "livelier" though as every coloration it will work with some records and ruin others. HD600 on the other hand is really neutral, provided that the rest of the signal chain shares the same qualities. Bass quantity wise they seemed more the same than different.
I recently auditioned them both and I'll say that the difference between HD598 and HD600 is in scalability. If you have or plan to have a decent DAC+amlifier setup then HD600 is a better choice while HD598 plays well when driven from most laptops and DAPs. In my opinion they are both great headphones at the given price point though obviously HD600 will take you higher.
Why do you intend to swap the cable? Both of these cans have decent cables that should upgraded only after the rest of the chain has been maxed out.
Sound wise- I would rate the HD598 as a bit "livelier" though as every coloration it will work with some records and ruin others. HD600 on the other hand is really neutral, provided that the rest of the signal chain shares the same qualities. Bass quantity wise they seemed more the same than different.