What are the HD600s *not* good for?

[wooo headphones]

I often see people prefer the HD600 over HD650 (which I find curious) but I'm wondering as to what genres of music the HD600s are *not* so good at.

Thanks

 

[Aizura]

They're very neutral which makes them suitable for pretty much all genres.
But if you listen to a lot of bass heavy hip hop, dubstep, etc. then you might find the bass too weak and you might prefer a headphone that boosts the bass more to give you that thump

 

[calist3r]

The amount of bass on these headphones depends entirely on the source.
 
Just try and listen to bass-heavy songs, like "The Begining is the End is the Begining" by The Smashing Pumpkins and you'll see that the HD600 is not bass light at all.
 
I'd say it's the best all-rounders because of its neutrality, but lots of head-fiers here seem to prefer the FA-003 to the HD600 for the same reason. I'm not sure if that's just another FOTM, though.
 
 

 

[mbd2884]

I found the HD650 bit bass heavy and little muddy.  My next headphone will be an HD600 and I look forward to it.  I think HD600 will be the neutral, balanced headphone I've been looking for.  SRH840 is doing a great job, but I miss the open-air sound.

 

[catscratch]

Hard rock and metal. They don't quite have the speed to keep up. They do have good detail and do a reasonable job, but other headphones do it better.

These headphones don't have the massive-car-sub sound, so if you're looking for that level of bass, well, get an EQ, or get bassier headphones. Otherwise they do fine with most genres. Their best is jazz and classical, but they also do quite well with more downtempo and ambient electronica, lighter rock, vocals, and generally things that emphasize tone and inner detail over dynamics, impact, and speed. They are, however, good all-rounders, and even at their worst they get by pretty well.

They do need amping, though less so than the HD650. The HD650 sounds wretched unamped (imo), the HD600 does not.