PeteMtl
100+ Head-Fier
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Hey MF,
did you miss me?
figured you would.
its probably my wit or my Pic, but it could be my videos that called you home.
and...
I dont read the review you offered as an attack.
I read it as fiction.
So, Ok, im proud to know it only took yo 2 days of Google hunting to find a negative review of the Senn HD660S.
Of course they are out there, just like there are negative reviews of the painting of the Mona Lisa that criticize it for being "too small".
And, the reviewer has a "thing" for the hyped bass response of the HD650, therefore this negates him from being able to accurately respond to and review the sonic bliss as provided by the HD660S.
His entire POV is related to comparing the 660S to the 650S, and this is a newbie-novice reviewer's mistake, as you actually need to talk about how they SOUND, of themselves.
And sure, I appreciate "context", but in his case, ..........................
His "thing" is to rate the 660s, as compared to his personal fanboy pièce de résistance HD650s, which is a FAIL, because these headphones dont sound anything like his favorites.
I actually hear him sucking his thumb as he sits in his crib whining......."no no no, deese dont sound like my bass, ".....,,,,,,,,,,,, continues to suck thumb....
And here is another clue this reviewer is clueless and perhaps slightly deaf...= these headphones do not have extra sparkle on top....they have instead, a lot of finesse and clarity, that some novice reviewers who are bass heavy 650 listeners will not recognize as clarity, because they are so use to listening to the out of balanced low end of the (HD650), that when this is not available in their ear cups, they then misread these non bass heavy sonics as "sparkle on top".
Listen, sparkle on top is anything Beyer makes, anything Audio Technica makes, or perhaps anything that AKG makes...but Sennheiser did not create extra treble "sparkle" within this headphone.
I would liken their sound, if compared to a set of speakers, as sounding like Dynaudio BMs.
Now, I can't speak to their ability to compare contextually to an HD812 or HD820, as I dont buy headphones in that price range.
The reason being...... I can afford it, but I cant afford the disappointment of not being pleased in proportion to the price I paid for them, and so, there is no need for me to try that trick upon myself.
See, there really is the law of diminishing returns, within the realm of headphone buying, whereby the law teaches that at some point, the extra that you are getting for all that money, is not the musical part, but it just more bass or treble or build quality, nice box, and the right to brag.
That "3%" rule really does apply when you get past $5-800, and step into the "couple of thousand" arena., as your money spent, is, in my opinion, very very seldom going to give you the value in sound, in equal value.
You will get a better box, better drivers, but only a slight increase in SOUND Quality.
And for some, its worth it.
And if I see a new headphone that costs a stupid amount of money, and I have to have it, then I will.
But not yet, has anything caused me to pull that trigger.
I do like Focal speakers, and so, maybe I'll buy something expensive Focal to clasp to my cranium, at some point.
The Senn HD660S, Is a $500 Masterpiece that is going to please professional listeners, and people who enjoy recording, and all the rest.
Your reviewer, said these sound "decent", and yet, being that they sound better (in context) then his HD650, then what does that say about his favorites or his ability to be a reviewer????
Just one word comes to mind after reading all those episodes : pathetic... both of you actually. No one wins.
