Sennheiser HD650 & Massdrop HD6XX Impressions Thread
Oct 23, 2018 at 8:31 AM Post #41,806 of 46,514
that's what i thought but i have HE 500 and i am not sure if i am gonna use them, i can just buy the HD650 and if i dont like the sound compared the the hifiman s i can always sell them after that
 
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Oct 23, 2018 at 12:35 PM Post #41,807 of 46,514
that's what i thought but i have HE 500 and i am not sure if i am gonna use them, i can just buy the HD650 and if i dont like the sound compared the the hifiman s i can always sell them after that
If you don't buy them, PM me from who's selling them and I'll immediately jump on them, even though you shouldn't hesitate! :ksc75smile:
 
Oct 23, 2018 at 2:15 PM Post #41,813 of 46,514
Well they’re both so cheap, in Norway, seller not responding.......not sure about this. But again, what time is it there? He might be in bed.
 
Oct 23, 2018 at 8:21 PM Post #41,815 of 46,514
Oddly enough, I tried my H6XX with the Magni 3 and I found it too bright. On both high and low gain.

O2 sounds pretty good if not just a tad dull. My favourite is surprisingly still out of my N5ii balanced. It only needs about 45-50 volume.
 
Oct 23, 2018 at 8:38 PM Post #41,816 of 46,514
Oddly enough, I tried my H6XX with the Magni 3 and I found it too bright. On both high and low gain.

O2 sounds pretty good if not just a tad dull. My favourite is surprisingly still out of my N5ii balanced. It only needs about 45-50 volume.

JDS Labs El Amp is great with the hd6xx. I also have the magni 3 and found it to be too bright. I also have the o2 amp and aslo found it much smoother than the magni 3, but prefer the el amp over the o2 amp with the hd6xx. My hd6xx are right now hooked to my topping d50 with slow linear filter and the El Amp. Great combo. Super smooth, detailed and pitch black background with great instrument seperation. I’m getting and asgard 2 tomorrow and will be comparing my hd6xx against the asgard 2 and modi multibit vs the d50 and El amp setup. Will be interesting since both dacs and amps are using different topology.
 
Oct 23, 2018 at 8:39 PM Post #41,817 of 46,514
Oddly enough, I tried my H6XX with the Magni 3 and I found it too bright.
I don't think HD6XX is HD650, at least not an older version I've had. If there has been update to the driver over the years to HD6XX, I'm quite ok with it (I much prefer it over what I recall of the HD650). I just wish Sennheiser can just be transparent about it if it was the case.

I wish somebody can confirm. Maybe somebody has some evidence from the internals?
 
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Oct 24, 2018 at 12:25 AM Post #41,820 of 46,514
It looks like an HD800. Does it sound like that, or something else?
HD700 and HD800 sound quite different to me with the HD700 a bit more realistic in sound stage but both are not forgiving of poor recordings and both sound best on a OTL or hybrid amp IMO.
 

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