SaltedSlug
New Head-Fier
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I've had these Sennheiser HD570's since 2001 or 2002. They are still great headphones. The pads are in great condition.. infact everything is. I run over the cable almost daily with my chair and it's still fine. I imagine that is because it is Kevlar coated.
I have been looking around and I am having a hard time deciding on a new headphone. After all the trash talk I heard in the past on the HD570 I want to see what will sound a great deal better, but keep many of the features I love with this Senn. So that has me looking at the HD600.
I want an Open Air headphone. I need it to go around the ears (circumaural). I'd also like it to have a detachable cable if possible. I can't imagine finding a headphone as comfortable as my HD570 but I'd like something close. The HD590 and HD600 look to be the closest things to being that comfortable.
I'm using it for games, music, and movies on my PC.
Quotes like this scare me though, "Many have said the HD600 has a somewhat recessed upper midrange that makes vocals seem as if they're placed further back on the stage. There's also a slight midbass hump that some people find rewarding while others find that it muddy's the bass."
The comments on the bass worry me. I will say I tryed some BD DT770's after reading a bit a few years ago and was completely put off by them. I also purchased some HD595's and absolutely hated their sound compared to my HD570's. They were vastly different. I don't remember if it was a recessed upper midrange and slight midbass hump like those comments on the HD600 though. The HD600 isn't anything like the HD595 is it? If it is I might have to throw that out the window.
Either way I don't mind throwing in money in the $300 range for a decent set of cans.
The next thing would be an amp. As of right now I have my HD570's connected to the control unit on my Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultras. I like having it that way so I can just push a button and use my speakers without having to switch any cables. This may be a stupid question... and it probably is. Will that klipsch control unit be enough of an amp to power the HD600's? It powered the BD DT770's plenty. Then again it may be a poor amp for sound quality. I don't know.
So I don't know if I were to get the HD600's if i'd really HAVE to get an amp besides that klipsch control unit and have to switch the cables everytime I want to use speakers or find some other solution. Spending $500 will hurt abit.
The only other cans I was looking at that seem close are the Audio Technica ad1000. No detachable cable but..
Enough blabber ... can I get some help?
I have been looking around and I am having a hard time deciding on a new headphone. After all the trash talk I heard in the past on the HD570 I want to see what will sound a great deal better, but keep many of the features I love with this Senn. So that has me looking at the HD600.
I want an Open Air headphone. I need it to go around the ears (circumaural). I'd also like it to have a detachable cable if possible. I can't imagine finding a headphone as comfortable as my HD570 but I'd like something close. The HD590 and HD600 look to be the closest things to being that comfortable.
I'm using it for games, music, and movies on my PC.
Quotes like this scare me though, "Many have said the HD600 has a somewhat recessed upper midrange that makes vocals seem as if they're placed further back on the stage. There's also a slight midbass hump that some people find rewarding while others find that it muddy's the bass."
The comments on the bass worry me. I will say I tryed some BD DT770's after reading a bit a few years ago and was completely put off by them. I also purchased some HD595's and absolutely hated their sound compared to my HD570's. They were vastly different. I don't remember if it was a recessed upper midrange and slight midbass hump like those comments on the HD600 though. The HD600 isn't anything like the HD595 is it? If it is I might have to throw that out the window.
Either way I don't mind throwing in money in the $300 range for a decent set of cans.
The next thing would be an amp. As of right now I have my HD570's connected to the control unit on my Klipsch Promedia 5.1 Ultras. I like having it that way so I can just push a button and use my speakers without having to switch any cables. This may be a stupid question... and it probably is. Will that klipsch control unit be enough of an amp to power the HD600's? It powered the BD DT770's plenty. Then again it may be a poor amp for sound quality. I don't know.
So I don't know if I were to get the HD600's if i'd really HAVE to get an amp besides that klipsch control unit and have to switch the cables everytime I want to use speakers or find some other solution. Spending $500 will hurt abit.
The only other cans I was looking at that seem close are the Audio Technica ad1000. No detachable cable but..
Enough blabber ... can I get some help?