[DivineCurrent]

Just posted a new review of the HD650:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/sennheiser-hd-650-headphones/reviews/13551

 

[Sennheiser]

  Just posted a new review of the HD650:
http://www.head-fi.org/products/sennheiser-hd-650-headphones/reviews/13551

 
Nice detailed review! Thanks @achelgeson! 

 

[Solrighal]

What a nice track. Sounds great even on a Sony V6. Think I'll look for the album ......

Thanks.

Aha .... Found it. Electronica 1 and Electronica 2.

 
There's a song on Electronica 2 which is a collaboration with Gary Numan. Outstanding!

 

[Solrighal]

It does fit. It is tight but it goes. Grab the bottom half of the pooper with your finger and the top half with your thumb and squeeze them together. The material stretches and once you get all the poppers dos. Up, it all evens up and is on solid.

Mine looks exactly like that pic. It's a tight fit but it does go. I'd rather have it tight than loose as well.

 
Ouch!

 

[iancraig10]

Blasted Spill Chooker .........

The IPad is a pain in the irruss.

I found Elctronica 1 and 2. Nice albums. I've always avoided Jean Michelle Jarre so have never been that aware of his albums.

I hate to say it, but I have found his past albums a bit lack lustre but those two are really nice.

 

[Tadamn]

 

 
There's a song on Electronica 2 which is a collaboration with Gary Numan. Outstanding!

"Here For You"?

 

[Solrighal]

Blasted Spill Chooker .........

The IPad is a pain in the irruss.

I found Elctronica 1 and 2. Nice albums. I've always avoided Jean Michelle Jarre so have never been that aware of his albums.

I hate to say it, but I have found his past albums a bit lack lustre but those two are really nice.

 
I agree regarding Jean-Michel Jarre. Apart from Oxygene & Equinoxe which came out when I was still at school he's kinda left me cold too. Zoolook is a good album though with amazingly good production.
 

  "Here For You"?

 
That's the one, excellent anthemic tune. Turn it up!

 

[c64]

Saving up for a tube amp at least little dot mkIII for my hd650 before reserving judgement They do need high voltage right ? will always sound a bit thin on mid to low end solid states ?
 
No matter what people say they need a voltage only tube amps can supply ?

 

[iancraig10]

I'm not so sure of that TBH, but higher impedance headphones need more voltage than current to drive them.

The Senn hd650 isn't overly hard to drive really. I've even used a Topping nx3 with it. Also works well from an Aune amp but having had a Little a Dot II years ago, that did make it sound good.

Tube amps tends to sound more weighty in the bass due to a big collection of harmonics in the sound. Often referred to as a 'tubey' sound, which ss don't do. However, ss amps don't sound that 'thin' to me.

 

[HungryPanda]

My HD650's sound great from my Little Dot MKII, my Firestone Audio Fubar HD and surprisingly well from my DX80 via a Topping NX2

 

[DavidA]

  Saving up for a tube amp at least little dot mkIII for my hd650 before reserving judgement They do need high voltage right ? will always sound a bit thin on mid to low end solid states ?
 
No matter what people say they need a voltage only tube amps can supply ?

I don't think all mid to low end SS will sound thin, it will also depend on the DAC and SS amp it self.  The Gustard H-10 is a warmer sounding amp IMO and does quite well with HD-650 and HE-560.
 
There are SS amps that can put out more voltage than some tube amps so need to look at the specs.

 

[Rdrcr]

  I don't think all mid to low end SS will sound thin, it will also depend on the DAC and SS amp it self.  The Gustard H-10 is a warmer sounding amp IMO and does quite well with HD-650 and HE-560.
 
There are SS amps that can put out more voltage than some tube amps so need to look at the specs.

 
Much agreed.  The NuForce HA-200 being one of the inexpensive SS that sound great with the HD650's.
 
Mike

 

[Solrighal]

The O2 can't drive them well at all.

 

[DavidA]

   
Much agreed.  The NuForce HA-200 being one of the inexpensive SS that sound great with the HD650's.
 
Mike

Are you using it in a single or double configuration?  I've heard that a pair is quite impressive in balanced mode.

 

[c64]

   
Much agreed.  The NuForce HA-200 being one of the inexpensive SS that sound great with the HD650's.
 
Mike

£300 is not inexpensive the little dot mark 3 for example is £200 here