Blueshound24
Headphoneus Supremus
So a while back I thought I read the hd660s has the same or very similar drivers as the HD700? Anybody know how the sound compares to the hd700?
So, i had to order all the latest versions of the Sennheiser HD6 family to know why people are saying different/conflicting opinions about these headphones.
The HD 600 (2019) / HD 650 (2019) / HD 660S (2019) are all arrived already and will be compared against my Neumann KH 310 A studio monitors (maximum FR linearity) in my treated studio after a 25 hours burn in time.
I'll keep the one which I think represents "the sound" best from most perspectives. Pretty interesting experience already, I have to say.
Any update? Very curious about the result of the comparisons and I think I'm not the only one
They sound nothing alike. Where the 660 sounds like a faster take on the old 650, the 700 sounds more like a Beyer.
My only experience with Beyers was the 880 and T1 and IMO they both were super light on bass so they weren't for me and I don't consider myself to be a basshead.
However, my HD700 has ample bass for me, so I don't think the HD700's sound was anywhere similar to the 880 or T1. For what it's worth, I like my HD650 but the treble is a bit too rolled off for my tastes so I would probably like a "faster" HD650 if that means a little tighter bass and a little more treble.
HD700 and HD660S are quite different. The HD660S keeps the HD6 family sound which is forward mids, some roll off in the lower bass and highs while the HD700 is more like the HD800, wide sound stage, slightly recessed mids, bass is less rolled of than the HD6 family and the highs can be a bit sibilant for some but to me its due to the HD700 being a bit picky when it comes to amps while the HD660S is about as easy as it gets to drive.So a while back I thought I read the hd660s has the same or very similar drivers as the HD700? Anybody know how the sound compares to the hd700?
Does not say made in Ireland on the inside of the internet, yet it has the 3 dots of the old model. Box says the legend continues, but appears as what you describe as the new box. Were the made in Ireland on the inside of the headband stickers?Both versions are black.
The old ones have Made in Ireland written on the inside of the headband. On the new one, Made in Romania, it does not says on the product, only on the bottom of the box.
The boxes are different too. The previous model (Ireland) has a black box with blue and Sennheiser logo at the bottom, the 2019 model (Romania) has a gray box with only a small blue line at the bottom and Sennheiser logo at the top. The black box also has written on it "The Legend Continues". The current gray box doesn't say anything than the model's name.
There's also a small design change. The old model is more rounded on the headband arms, just like the old HD 600 and HD 650. The new ones have sharper edges. Another difference is the three dots indicating the Left side. On the old model they are on the exterior of the headband with the HD 660S logo, on the new model they are on the side of the headband facing front, as you wear them. Also the L & R letters are hidden on the inside on the new model.
So which one you have?
So there's three iterations? Have we concluded that there is, or is not any changes in the frequency response or tonality?Looks like you have an intermediate model. The box and the design is the old one, but the sticker says Made in Romania.
The new design is the one shown here by Sennheiser: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/sen...r-for-the-hd650.862308/page-304#post-15184355
I had the impression the old style was used only for the one made in Ireland.
Both versions are black.
The old ones have Made in Ireland written on the inside of the headband. On the new one, Made in Romania, it does not says on the product, only on the bottom of the box.
The boxes are different too. The previous model (Ireland) has a black box with blue and Sennheiser logo at the bottom, the 2019 model (Romania) has a gray box with only a small blue line at the bottom and Sennheiser logo at the top. The black box also has written on it "The Legend Continues". The current gray box doesn't say anything than the model's name.
There's also a small design change. The old model is more rounded on the headband arms, just like the old HD 600 and HD 650. The new ones have sharper edges. Another difference is the three dots indicating the Left side. On the old model they are on the exterior of the headband with the HD 660S logo, on the new model they are on the side of the headband facing front, as you wear them. Also the L & R letters are hidden on the inside on the new model.
So which one you have?