[DDDamian]

  Conchita wannabe?

Yikes!!!!!! Had to google that and I think what cropped up will leave scars....

 

[JacobLee89]

  Yikes!!!!!! Had to google that and I think what cropped up will leave scars....

 
And those scars will have magnificent 5 O'clock shadows

 

[DDDamian]

   
And those scars will have magnificent 5 O'clock shadows

@me crawls back into the safer, saner world of pre-Annie Lennox rock
 

 
^^^^ man-cans....

 

[TomKure]

Hi guys! Just a quick question: what is true about the stuff I read somewhere that there is a new revision of the HD650 since Sep 2014? Can you perhaps direct me somewhere it's been discussed or something? Is there any evidence of the new revision? I'm asking because I'm a very happy owner of a 2009 HD650 (silver insides), so I'm curious...

 

[DDDamian]

  Hi guys! Just a quick question: what is true about the stuff I read somewhere that there is a new revision of the HD650 since Sep 2014? Can you perhaps direct me somewhere it's been discussed or something? Is there any evidence of the new revision? I'm asking because I'm a very happy owner of a 2009 HD650 (silver insides), so I'm curious...

New to me.....??? The box changed, that's it AFAIK

 

[TomKure]

  New to me.....??? The box changed, that's it AFAIK

 
Well, then you are probably right. The only information I have is from this post here in another thread on Head-Fi.

 

[FiJAAS]

The Pelican 1300 case fit these very nicely.

 

[DDDamian]

   
Well, then you are probably right. The only information I have is from this post here in another thread on Head-Fi.

Yeah - I wouldn't sweat that. Pretty well confirmed on this thread that there were no acoustic changes at all.
 
Edit: @pfillion I see you lurking.....the 650's on my Crack came from you lol
 

 

[whirlwind]

^ Great pic 
 
what cable is that on your 650 ?

 

[DDDamian]

  ^ Great pic 
 
what cable is that on your 650 ?

 
Thanks man. The peeps here will be getting bored of me mentioning the cables, but I got them from @q2klepto made to my specs. Second set I've bought and will be getting more for my LCD's once I decide on length, balanced/SE. PM him if interested - I like 'em.

Spoiler: Cable pic...

 

 

[whirlwind]

Thanks.

 

[Anathema123]

After 4 years of using the exact same set-up, the HD650s still manage to blow me away sometimes.
 
Listening to Nicolas Jaar - Space is only Noise. Everything sounds so lush and comfortable. It's the sound of a winter night spent sitting by the fireplace drinking a fine dark ale and watching the flickering flames.
 
I love these cans.

 

[YtseJamer]

  Yeah - I wouldn't sweat that. Pretty well confirmed on this thread that there were no acoustic changes at all.
 
Edit: @pfillion I see you lurking.....the 650's on my Crack came from you lol
 

 
Wow, very nice setup my friend 

 
I have to admit that I really really miss the HD650. 
 
I will probably buy another pair once I will get rid of my LCD-X.

 

[SomeGuyDude]

  Why not go with a DAP? Or a really long extension cable back to the desktop.
 
Also, love the looks of the Parrot Zik! Very classy and unique.

 
I use a laptop much of the time (like right now), and having a giant cable all the way over to my desktop would just be lunacy. Plus I stream my music, so a DAP is a no-go. The Zik 2.0's are cool as hell looking IMO! The sound is... not bad at all for a bluetooth noise canceling headphone.
 
 

   
I liked the ALO Island more then the DACport, with the HD650s.  I don't know how to explain it, but it just felt like the ALO was pushing more current at the headphones.  But in the end, bigger rigs are best for the HD650.  By bigger, I mean amps that require wall power...
 
Also, have you ever listened to any of the headphone outs from Apogee devices.  I'm guess you do some recording, from what you use now.  And the Apogee interfaces are top notch, and the headphone outs are not too shabby.

 
I haven't tussled with Apogee yet, mostly just M-Audio and Focusrite who I've been impressed with. And yes, I know, everyone talks about how the 650's "need" this or that amp and we're all falling all over ourselves for these giant rigs, like over in the se846 thread people raving about the $3000 Hugo, but unless we're talking about a headphone that just mechanically needs something particularly unique or else it won't function properly... I don't buy it. I refuse to believe that the actual signal coming out of these things is so wildly different. Gentle shades, maybe, but that's all. One reason I got rid of my Lyr was I started tube rolling and was forced to admit to myself that the stock tubes didn't sound wildly different than any of the ones I bought, but I was starting to go insane over 0.1% differences. 
 
I can't seem to find anything about the Island, incidentally. At least not where to get one. Just some old threads on here. 

 

[JacobLee89]

   
I use a laptop much of the time (like right now), and having a giant cable all the way over to my desktop would just be lunacy. Plus I stream my music, so a DAP is a no-go. The Zik 2.0's are cool as hell looking IMO! The sound is... not bad at all for a bluetooth noise canceling headphone.
 
 
 
I haven't tussled with Apogee yet, mostly just M-Audio and Focusrite who I've been impressed with. And yes, I know, everyone talks about how the 650's "need" this or that amp and we're all falling all over ourselves for these giant rigs, like over in the se846 thread people raving about the $3000 Hugo, but unless we're talking about a headphone that just mechanically needs something particularly unique or else it won't function properly... I don't buy it. I refuse to believe that the actual signal coming out of these things is so wildly different. Gentle shades, maybe, but that's all. One reason I got rid of my Lyr was I started tube rolling and was forced to admit to myself that the stock tubes didn't sound wildly different than any of the ones I bought, but I was starting to go insane over 0.1% differences. 
 
I can't seem to find anything about the Island, incidentally. At least not where to get one. Just some old threads on here. 

 
I use a HD650 with a DIY amp that's filtered purposefully to balance out the HD650 (increase sub bass and lower the mids a smidgen), and I have to say the sound coming out of it is amazing, but it still sounds like a HD650 regardless. Just a HD650 that has better controlled bass -and boy can it scoop down to the tastiest of sub bass-, and the mids surprisingly sounds much cleaner. This DIY project cost me no more than 200 pounds, including shipping costs.
 
I have an O2, which now finds its use powering my T50RP's.