Quadfather
Headphoneus Supremus
I have heard of big Russian and little Russian tubes for the bottlehead crack... Does anyone know those model numbers? And what brand?
One of the things that I want to mention is the comfort of this headphone. I love the soft padding and it feels so elegant like a wonderful 5th Avenue fur coat. (OK, I've never worn one but it's my guess since it feels like a luxury product)
I also highly enjoy the wonderful warm sound too and it's great for the kind of music that I listen too. I know some people may sneer a little because they have a $3000 headphone and it may be better than the HD650 but not all of us are as rich or as lucky as you are so please bear with us.
That said, the hd650 is a great headphone for the more common man who wants a taste of the something nice. It would make an incredible Christmas gift for any music lover especially living in an apartment along with a good amp. If someone gave me this as a holiday gift, I would probably break down in tears- like recieving a BMW on a smaller scale.
My Massdrop Dekoni ear pads arrived earlier today. Inside the shipping carton I found a really nice Dekoni carton containing the Elite Velour ear pads. The ear pads appear to be very well constructed covered in a tighter weave velour than the fuzzier looking stock Sennheiser pads. Pad thickness is comparable to my NEW HD6XX pads. Construction and design however are quite different.
The Dekoni pads have distinct side walls that protrude straight out of the ear cups. Stitched to the front of these sidewalls is another piece of velour that is flat encircling the oval which presses against your face. This oval flat piece of velour encircling the sidewalls is about 3/4" wide. By comparison the Sennheiser ear pads fan out from the cups with their rounded doughnut type of shape versus the squared off Dekoni design. The Dekoni pads have a slightly narrower opening measuring only 1.5" as compared with the Sennheiser opening width of 1.75". Opening length looks to be about the same for both designs at around 2.5". Due to the slightly narrower Dekoni pad opening it seems like my ears have slightly less room than with the Sennheiser pads, however I simply adjust/wiggle my HD650 (with the Dekoni pads) a tiny bit to ensure that my slightly larger than average ears are properly nestled into the openings.
Dekoni uses memory foam versus whatever foam material is being used in the stock Sennheiser ear pads. The Dekoni foam isn't as firm as the Sennheiser foam. When squishing both makes of pads, the Dekoni ear pads are more easily compressed but due to memory foam the rebound is slow compared to instant rebound you get with the Sennheiser pads. Due to the different construction design of the Dekoni pads, the wide flat face portion of the velour presses evenly against the sides of your face while the sidewalls absorb the clamp force which creates a very good seal. By comparison the Sennheiser pads have a thinner "edge" of the pad coming into contact with the face however the clamp force of the headphone causes the rounded doughnut "side wall" to flatten out across your face to create the seal. Perhaps due to this Sennheiser pad construction design, as well as, the foam material itself there is a more "violent" crushing pressure on the foam in order to achieve the necessary seal. This technique may be why the Sennheiser pads, or more specifically the foam to wear out relatively quick. My 3 year old Sennheiser pads aren't as thick as my new HD6XX pads and they are nowhere as firm either. In fact they are incredibly mushy collapsing onto the plastic connector ring that snaps into the ear cups. As a result the distance between driver and ear opening has collapsed creating less chamber volume.
Construction wise the Dekoni ear pads appear to be sturdier but I suppose time will tell how long they end up lasting. Price wise the Massdrop version of these pads ended up costing $40.99 U.S. which included the cost of shipping (to Canada). For whatever reason there was no tax or brokerage fee charged at Canada Customs (as there was when I purchased the Massdrop HD6XX) so in Canadian dollars these ear pads cost me approximately $53 which made them less expensive had I ordered the stock pads from Sennheiser Canada.
As for a comparison in sound quality between the Dekoni and Sennheiser pads I'm going to discuss that in another posting once I have had more time with both.
I realize it's most likely already been asked, answered, and asked several (possibly hundred) more times, but my HD600 is in dire need of new pads. Does anyone have any recommendations? Im hesitant to go with eBay or Amazon in fear of counterfeit items.
Bah, thanks. I should have seen that...See the post above yours
An interesting request and I'd love to see the recommendationswhat is a good modern dac and amp under $200 that can power speakers and hd 650 properly?
what is a good modern dac and amp under $200 that can power speakers and hd 650 properly?
A used AV receiver! I'm serious.
An AV receiver wouldnt cut for me. I have marantz sr7007 which was a flagship a while ago and sadly i must say it just sound so so.
But if on budget an AV is probably best option . On the other hand with AV receiver you will never know how good HD650 really are.