Sennheiser HD660S... Finally a successor for the HD650?
Sep 16, 2022 at 7:56 AM Post #8,418 of 9,653
I could have written most of that myself. Still have my 580’s 600’s and 650’s.
Have you ever tried using the 580’s balanced? Amazing....!
I do not yet have a balanced amp, but it’s on the agenda…
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 7:56 AM Post #8,419 of 9,653
I got my 660s now, yes, the clamping force straight out of the box was very uncomfortable, but I solved it this way, after 48 hours they were perfect, I'm currently burning them in with Pink Noise while I wait for my new balanced cable from AudiophileNinja.
Pink Noise , didnt Sennheiser already put a lot of hours on those drivers before they sell them ?
Doesnt the new 660s have already balance cable inside ?
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 7:59 AM Post #8,420 of 9,653
I still have my 580’s, 600’s and 650’s, and they are all in regular rotation. I liked the 660S, some of the time, but not as consistently as the 300 ohm siblings. I really think it’s a matter of amp matching. I know, I’m a broken record with that, but it’s true. This line of Sennheisers is very picky about amps. I guess the 660S may be less so, but I couldn’t find the exact right combo to make them clearly better than any of the other three, so I let them go. Right now my favorite of the bunch is the CC modified marble 600 with Dekoni hybrid pads and a custom made mogami wire with furutech connectors all around. Hard to beat at any price, even though tomorrow I’ll say I like the 650 best other days I wonder why I ever tried to replace my now 25+ year old 580’s. That’s why, as advised, once you’ve got ‘em, you gotta keep ‘em. Otherwise you’ll just go out and buy them again anyway. My perennial favorites, even over dozens of other fancier contenders with big reputations. The Senns have a way of subjugating themselves and allowing you to sit back and enjoy music, as differentiated from listening to headphones.

YMMV, IMHO, just my $.02.
Yep...I've yet to find another brand that does this in the same manner!

The others are often great listens for...a more limited session length, certain genres, my mood at the time, etc. But, my Senns have gotten the most listening time over the years.
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 12:03 PM Post #8,421 of 9,653
Pink Noise , didnt Sennheiser already put a lot of hours on those drivers before they sell them ?
Doesnt the new 660s have already balance cable inside ?
I had no idea that they burn in the headphones at the factory, and my 660s came with two 6.3 mm cables, someone was probably careless in the packaging stage.
 
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Sep 16, 2022 at 2:28 PM Post #8,422 of 9,653
I had no idea that they burn in the headphones at the factory, and my 660s came with two 6.3 mm cables, someone was probably careless in the packaging stage.
So someone forgot to put a 200 euro cable in the package??? I would be sending that headphone back and ordering a new one because of that.!!!

It's nice that you are so cool about that and just go' :"someone was probably...."

I would be pillow screaming....

Yeah, Sennheiser is charging 200 euro for the balances 4.4 cable :)

https://global.sennheiser-hearing.com/products/ch-660-p
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 3:06 PM Post #8,423 of 9,653
So someone forgot to put a 200 euro cable in the package??? I would be sending that headphone back and ordering a new one because of that.!!!

It's nice that you are so cool about that and just go' :"someone was probably...."

I would be pillow screaming....

Yeah, Sennheiser is charging 200 euro for the balances 4.4 cable :)

https://global.sennheiser-hearing.com/products/ch-660-p
That’s incredible. Last time I looked, the 1/4” cable was about US$25.
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 4:44 PM Post #8,424 of 9,653
So someone forgot to put a 200 euro cable in the package??? I would be sending that headphone back and ordering a new one because of that.!!!

It's nice that you are so cool about that and just go' :"someone was probably...."

I would be pillow screaming....

Yeah, Sennheiser is charging 200 euro for the balances 4.4 cable :)

https://global.sennheiser-hearing.com/products/ch-660-p
Ha ha, I wouldn't pay more than 5€ for that cable 😄
 
Sep 16, 2022 at 8:20 PM Post #8,425 of 9,653
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Sep 17, 2022 at 1:37 AM Post #8,427 of 9,653
Nevermind... Not starting another cable debat...
 
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Sep 17, 2022 at 4:15 AM Post #8,428 of 9,653
You can get ok cables for 4.4 from Aliexpress fir 15$.

You get what you pay for in terms of feel and ergonomics, which is the reason I buy nicer cables. For me, personally, that's $15 thrown away. You touch that cable 1000 times a day as you sit there listening to music and/or working. Might as well have it be something that feels nice and has agreeable characteristics in terms of how it sits/moves/hangs.
 
Sep 17, 2022 at 4:28 AM Post #8,429 of 9,653
You can get ok cables for 4.4 from Aliexpress fir 15$.
I agree with @CaptainFantastic, you can get cables from AliExpress for $15, but they are NOT ‘ok’. They won’t even be worth returning - simply throw them in the trash.
 

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