[SirMarc]

What's scary is that the HD-650 is one of the more forgiving headphones I've heard.  I have a hard time listening to a lot of my music on my HD-800/700/T1/SR-009/HE560 due to the recordings being so-so or sub par.




Agree, I've been introduced to a lot of music that I would not have heard about reading in the various threads.

Yup. I literally started a thread on this site asking for rock that sounded good with headphones when I got back into headphones. Even stuff I thought sounded pretty good before with my speakers sounded like crap with my 580's. Now there's a bunch of cool stuff I listen to, and once I integrated my turntable into the rig, things got much, much better. Less compression, better bass and smoother all around sound for the not so great recordings

 

[Letmebefrank]

Yup. I literally started a thread on this site asking for rock that sounded good with headphones when I got back into headphones. Even stuff I thought sounded pretty good before with my speakers sounded like crap with my 580's. Now there's a bunch of cool stuff I listen to, and once I integrated my turntable into the rig, things got much, much better. Less compression, better bass and smoother all around sound for the not so great recordings

What's scary is that the HD-650 is one of the more forgiving headphones I've heard.  I have a hard time listening to a lot of my music on my HD-800/700/T1/SR-009/HE560 due to the recordings being so-so or sub par.




Agree, I've been introduced to a lot of music that I would not have heard about reading in the various threads.

Suggestions for rock and blues that's mastered well?

 

[SirMarc]

Suggestions for rock and blues that's mastered well?

Pretty much any of the Steven Wilson remixes, the Jethro Tull and the Yes stuff is amazing, his solo stuff and Porcupine Tree is really good too, Traffic, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, the new Zeppelin and Who remasters are pretty good, the Bowie remasters are good too. There's alot of great music that sounds good

 

[Youth]

  What's scary is that the HD-650 is one of the more forgiving headphones I've heard.  I have a hard time listening to a lot of my music on my HD-800/700/T1/SR-009/HE560 due to the recordings being so-so or sub par.
 

 
That doesn't surprise me since all of those headphones has nasty treble (I'm not familiar with SR-009 so exclude that).

 

[DavidA]

   
That doesn't surprise me since all of those headphones has nasty treble (I'm not familiar with SR-009 so exclude that).

Nasty treble? Only if not driven correctly IMO.

 

[ubs28]

The treble of the HD 800 S is better than the HD 650 according to my ears. It's crystal clear. The HD 650 has grain in the treble ( but most mid-fi headphones have this)

 

[Youth]

 
Nasty treble? Only if not driven correctly IMO.

 
I'm talking about the transductors, not the chain as a whole. It's obvious that you can mask it if you wish, but that's a different matter.
 

  The treble of the HD 800 S is better than the HD 650 according to my ears. It's crystal clear. The HD 650 has grain in the treble ( but most mid-fi headphones have this)

 
I wasn't talking about the HD800S  

 

[DavidA]

   
I'm talking about the transductors, not the chain as a whole. It's obvious that you can mask it if you wish, but that's a different matter.
 
 
I wasn't talking about the HD800S  

I was talking about both, headphones and the rest of the audio chain.  None of the headphones I mentioned has nasty treble to me, elevated yes but smoother, less grain than lesser headphones.  To me the HD-600 had nasty treble with some tracks that irritated me once in a while, other headphones that sometime do this are HE-400, cheaper Grados, DT-990 and some Q/K7 series.  I interpret nasty as grainy, harsh and/or sibilant.

 

[DivineCurrent]

In my opinion, these headphones just can do no wrong. I've had them for 2 years, and since then I have bought and sold like 10 headphones, none of which have the smooth natural sound the HD650's possess. People say that this headphone is boring and too warm and laid back, but to me they sound like the typical response of good quality speakers. I think most headphone listeners are used to treble detail being injected into their ears.

 

[Tuneslover]

In my opinion, these headphones just can do no wrong. I've had them for 2 years, and since then I have bought and sold like 10 headphones, none of which have the smooth natural sound the HD650's possess. People say that this headphone is boring and too warm and laid back, but to me they sound like the typical response of good quality speakers. I think most headphone listeners are used to treble detail being injected into their ears.

Quality amping IS the key.

 

[DavidA]

Quality amping IS the key.

Agree, but I've noticed that it also depends on the sound signature that you like

 

[Tuneslover]

Agree, but I've noticed that it also depends on the sound signature that you like

Personally speaking as little as possible, essentially as neutral as possible in the chain in order to hear the source as unadulterated as possible.

 

[Solrighal]

Since becoming fully contented with my rig might I offer this..
 

 
Yes, the video is garbage, switch off your monitor. But the sound..

 

[DavidA]

Personally speaking as little as possible, essentially as neutral as possible in the chain in order to hear the source as unadulterated as possible.

Trying to see how your chain of though goes here, the HD-650 is not a neutral sounding headphone but yet you are trying to have your chain as neutral as possible?  I would think the HD-600 would be the choice it you were looking for neutral.  Just curious here, not trying to say anything bad.
 
I try to get the most out of headphones by having different DACs and amps to better match each headphone, colored or not is not an issue with me as I'm not looking for neutral.  When I first started on these threads I noticed that some are obsessed with trying to get a neutral sound but since we all hear differently and have different ideas to what is neutral it didn't make sense for me to follow those thoughts but rather as a few others have said to just find what sounds good to me.  One thing I did find was that I didn't care for just one sound signature, I liked how the various headphones presented the music to me differently, sort of like variety is the spice of life way of thinking.
 
@Solrighal, nice song, glad to see you back on these threads G

 

[raybone0566]

Replacement driver in route. On a positive note these phones are incredibly easy to take apart. Hopefully no one else has to do this.