[jdpark]

That was quick. 

 

[donlin]

  I'm assuming the o2 cannot drive these to their potential

A very safe assumption.

 

[iancraig10]

Yes, but for me, a headphone has to deal with all kinds of sources, so 'yer' analytical beast might sound horrible from say digital radio but superb from a good amp being feed hi res.

If someone says in a review that a headphone has such 'good' resolution that poor recordings are awful, then unfortunately, most modern mixed music is going to sound awful with compression and distortion being made so obvious, so the headphone isn't really suited to the purpose.

It's something that hi fi people get so hot about and get onto the roundabout of better source into better amp into better headphone which means .... They need a better source into ........

That magic roundabout can be expensive and unfortunately, a lot of what they listen to doesn't need the razor like analytical properties of something ultra expensive imo.

It's all very well being a purist and worrying about amps, sources etc, but in the end, does most source material actually warrant it? By being such a purist, you can cut yourself away from 'normal' music listening and limit what you like to hear because of the gear, which to me is a bit daft.

The Sennheiser does a pretty good job of whatever you feed it. I can listen to crappy dab and mp3 as well as hi res and be perfectly happy with the hd650. Also, I can use an O2 and feel that it's absolutely fine. Even an e12a.

Now that to me, is a sign of a good headphone. One that produces pleasant sounds from most sources.

 

[mysticstryk]

Does the hd650 pair pretty well with the Lyr2? I sold my Uber stack.

Another one I'm looking at is the Audio-gd NFB-10.33.

 

[cocolinho]

Does the hd650 pair pretty well with the Lyr2? I sold my Uber stack.

Another one I'm looking at is the Audio-gd NFB-10.33.

Yes, but Val2 might be even better with HD650.
I had HD650/HD800 with Lyr 2/Val2: 
With HD800 stock I would go for Lyr 2
With HD650 I would go for Val2
If you need flexibility , go for Lyr 2
If HD650 is & will be your unique headphones, go Val2
 
my 2cents

 

[paulguru]

Hi guys
Someone can reccomend me a cheap amplifier to have the relaxiest possible sound signature by 650D ?
My budget is around 120-150$ as maximum 

 

[raybone0566]

Hi guys
Someone can reccomend me a cheap amplifier to have the relaxiest possible sound signature by 650D ?
My budget is around 120-150€ as maximum ( i can increase it only if there are noticeable advantages compared to others ).

Schiit vali2 $169.00,

 

[SirMarc]

Relaxiest, awesome lol. I've got a new word to describe my 650's

 

[yoyorast10]

How much better is the bass of this then the 598?

 

[Sal1950]

Relaxiest, awesome lol. I've got a new word to describe my 650's

I 

'Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling,​

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And I know you won't let me down"​

 

[DavidA]

  How much better is the bass of this then the 598?

Much better IMO, more present, goes lower, and more punch.  Only really missing the real low sub bass for certain genres of music

 

[CanadianMaestro]

Relaxiest, awesome lol. I've got a new word to describe my 650's

Soothimus maximus.
Headphoneus rex.
 
= 650.

 

[purpledrank]

Which portable amp/dac combo which you recommend to use with the 650s? It needs to be portable and include both functions. LESS than $300 would be ideal. Would plug into a Dell Inspiron. 

 

[cuiter23]

Which portable amp/dac combo which you recommend to use with the 650s? It needs to be portable and include both functions. LESS than $300 would be ideal. Would plug into a Dell Inspiron. 

Geek Out V2. Not ideal but will sound good.

 

[penmarker]

Geek Out V2 for the budget? Yeah IMHO that's pretty good. If there's an audio store where you can test equipment that'll be better.