[Sal1950]

The songs and lyrics are sublime for decompressing late night after a long day's work, when in a melancholy mood, etc. imho.

So's 2 fingers of 103 moonshine and a few hits off a big fatty.  

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  So's 2 fingers of 103 moonshine and a few hits off a big fatty.  

Sue Abbuehl's "The Gift" is full of quiet, jazz ballads perfect for late-night (on speakers too!).

 

[Sal1950]

   
At least stay consistent: "The fact that he would even listen to a Sennhesier below 650, all the other Sennheisers are horrible compared to the 650, if you use less, you may as well not even be listening to music."

Dang it's getting rough hear tonight.

 

[zkp05]

That is the goal. I brought my old 595s to work once and I was so paranoid about them leaking volume I had to keep them super low. Closed for outside the home, open for home.

Thanks a lot! I think I'll do exactly that.

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Dang it's getting rough hear tonight.

 
All in due process.

 

[ns6490]

Hi! I'm new to head fi. I'm also very new to high quality headphones. I have been doing a bit of research, and I like what I've seen from the hd650 and hd600. I am wondering if these headphones are good to use in public, and if they work well with a MacBook even without an amp. I plan on buying an amp as well once I find the right pair of cans for me, but I still would like to know what the sound quality will be like without one.

 
They'll sound fine from a Macbook. Not good for use in public.
 
Don't get sucked into the hype over headphone amps. A lot of the hype you'll see here on head-fi, imo, is at least as much gadget fetish as it is about sound.Get the headphones you like first, then determine whether you need an amp. When deciding, be sure to level match (the volume) as well as your circumstances allow for a fair comparison.

 

[DDDamian]

  Dang it's getting rough hear tonight.

Heh, sorry mate. Just feeding the trolls, I need "2 fingers of 103 moonshine and a few hits off a big fatty." 

 

[zkp05]

For mobile in a hotel room or at my Toronto place, I recently used a Sony MDR-1R. It sounds a LOT like the 650 -- a touch of that superb warmth, very forgiving. Just closed-back and very light and comfy. Easy to drive out of my iPod Classic 160GB.

 imho.

Since you mentioned this model, I'll look into it and see if it is a better match in comparison to the m50x and the momentum 2.0. Thanks a lot!

 

[Sal1950]

 
Sue Abbuehl's "The Gift" is full of quiet, jazz ballads perfect for late-night (on speakers too!).

I'd prefer The Orb - Metallic Spheres  with guitar God David Gilmour

 

[CanadianMaestro]

  Just feeding the trolls, I need "2 fingers of 103 moonshine and a few hits off a big fatty." 

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Since you mentioned this model, I'll look into it and see if it is a better match in comparison to the m50x and the momentum 2.0. Thanks a lot!

Ordered MDR-1R from Canada Computers earlier this year, on sale. If you're in Canada.....
 
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=16_1106&item_id=062474

 

[zkp05]

Not a great choice on either count. HD 650 has high input impedance and low sensitivity so they won't play very loud without a good amp. Also since they are open back phones they let in all the outside noise and just aren't good choices for use in public.  
In the Sennheiser family a Momentum over the ear phone would be a much better choice, A sealed phone to keep out outside noise and high sensitivity/low impedance allows them to play fairly loud with low amp power. Since the Version 2s were released you can steal a v1 for around $200 brand new on ebay.
I own both and have good experience with both when used as I recommended.

Is there any difference in sound quality between the 1.0 and 2.0? If so, what kind of difference?

 

[DDDamian]

 
Ordered MDR-1R from Canada Computers earlier this year, on sale. If you're in Canada.....
 
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=16_1106&item_id=062474

They can be a great little resource - watch 'em for Boxing Day stuff 

 

[DavidA]

  They'll sound fine from a Macbook. Not good for use in public.
 
Don't get sucked into the hype over headphone amps. A lot of the hype you'll see here on head-fi, imo, is at least as much gadget fetish as it is about sound.Get the headphones you like first, then determine whether you need an amp. When deciding, be sure to level match (the volume) as well as your circumstances allow for a fair comparison.

I would say that some over hype headphone amps but after hearing a HD-650 driven by an Audio GD Master 7 and Eddie Current Balancing Act I would have to say that some of the hype is justified.  I have a BH Crack which many would consider a fairly good amp for the HD-650 but after hearing them with my friends system its going to be hard going back to the BH Crack.
 

Since you mentioned this model, I'll look into it and see if it is a better match in comparison to the m50x and the momentum 2.0. Thanks a lot!

Also may want to try a MDR-1A.  For me I like the Momentum on-ear, the fabric does not get as hot.

 

[zkp05]

I bought the Momentum 2 for portable use and couldn't be happier with them. I use them several times a week. AND...they do not sound like poo-poo from my phone. In fact they sound very good from my HTC. 

The momentum sounds great for mobile use then. I may decide to pick that model.