zentg
Aka: Beztis, Darien
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ah right on, yeah the dark voice is known to have reliability issues. also Z reviews said it doesnt exactly pour honey on the music like i want it to, so im thinking maybe im bettter off with the mk3 as qutie a few people have recommended it to me, and im sure if its not warm enough ill throw on some mullard and electro harmonix tubes and it will be as tubey as any other tube amp xD
Good choice
to senn hd 650 owners who also have other more $$$ cans...what would you recommend as a big step up on sound?
have just the sony 7520 (closed) cans and senn hd650....
have been using mostly the sony 7520...just started tesing the senn hd650
(right now both with dragonfly red ....not my ifi micro idsd)
they sound very similar to me so maybe they're a bit redundant.
i love the detail and balance of the sony cans....i'm considering 'stepping up' but it can get pricey
esp since 'cheaper' planars are all the rage nowadays, ie mr speaker ether etc.
but this said, what would be your suggestions for a set of cans would sound like a great step up:
has fab bass slam
(also very clean and detailed bass however as i'm no basshead)
and is balanced and yet musical over all?
my music; rock, jazz, blues.
equipment:
laptop to either
-dragonfly red
-chord mojo (on the way)
-or iFi micro iDSD to mapletree earplus HD tube amp.
just might keep the sony 7520 since i got them for a good price as they're easy to drive and very portable.
I have purchased quite a few more expensive "better" headphones but I choose to run with my HD650. It's seriously giving the HD800 and Audeze LCD's and he6's a run for their money. My HD650s are just as resolving as an HD800, except it doesn't have as big of a soundstage.
I've seen several posts here on headfi from guys who went yolo and bought 3k$+ electro static headphones, and still smile the most when they come back to the 650s. 650hd + good dac/amp = upgraded 650hd.
I've heard lot of people call the audioquest nighthawks the hd650 killers, i got a chance to audition them - I would not buy them, even if they weren't made buy a company that sold thousand dollar hdmi cables. They are so flimsy, it wouldn't be long til the rubber dried up and broke. they are low impedance, so wouldn't do very well with an OTL tube amp - that being said, they sound good - but i still think the 650s are leagues ahead.