Anyone here had a chanced to compare this DT880 600R to Sennheiser HD700?Any info regarding HD700 will be appreciated,THANKS!
Not side by side with DT880 (600).
I've owned both DT880 (250) and HD700 at the same time.
In the big scheme of things both are quite similar in terms of sound signature.
That said, HD700 is a tad warmer/fuller/more punchy in the bass next to DT880, without being as warm or woolly as HD650.
HD700's bass is not as layered/nuanced as some pricier headphones like HD800, but it's still clean and tight.
Upper midrange is a little bit more recessed on HD700, but the difference is quite small and not that obvious unless you use particular recordings and spot that region of the spectrum.
Going up into the treble, you might find that HD700's treble raises a little bit earlier than DT880's treble so it has a bit more of the relatively soft sparkle that comes with slightly raised 5-6kHz region.
Further up, DT880 has the well known boost in the 8-9kHz region which at this point can be considered the main feature of Beyerdynamic's sound signature. The Sennheiser lacks this, so it's less sharp/energetic relative to the Beyer.
All in all HD700 is the most capable headphone between the two, techinally speaking. The cups are well engineered and present very little resonances, especially in the midrange and low frequencies, favouring the clean and very tidy presentation, reminiscent of the similarly engineered but leaner sounding HD800. Comfort is also top notch, extremely good in my experience.
So yeah, all in all, HD700 beats DT880 in terms of soundstage, imaging and comfort.
It's tuned similarly yet slightly warmer and softer overall retaining a sparkled presentation that works best with quality recordings.
I've sold HD700 before selling my DT880, why?
Mainly because I have other headphones with similar traits as HD700 and at that time I've found it hard to justify keeping the HD700 along with HD800.
If I had to pick only one headphone to own between HD700 and DT880, I would probably pick HD700 because I think it offers a superior/more engaging headphone experience.
With that said, HD700's lower treble wasn't completely right to my ears.
The transition between the 2-4kHz region and the 5-6kHz region made many things sound a tad unnatural to my ears relative to other headphones, including DT880.
It's not that the treble is too bright as some people say, coming from DT880 you won't find it overly bright. It's more a matter of FR/timbre.
Don't get me wrong, everything sounds in place, layered, clear, but some things, sometimes people clapping at the end of the recording or the attack on some guitars don't sound that right.
It's like the whole headphone presentation and design is two tiers above its treble realism (for lack of a better word)
At current prices, I think it offers plenty of value.
As always, personal preferences play a big role here, and sometimes the technically superior headphone is not necessarily the more enjoyable one.
There's always a trade off in one way or the other. And mentally weighting strenghts and weaknesses is at the end of the day the only way to go.
Me x3