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Chris Firth
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Posted: 29 Jan 2015 at 5:25pm |
I have been fortunate to borrow a friend's Sennheiser HD650s for a fairly protracted period, and in the months I used them I came to appreciate their strengths.
Ultimately I cannot live with the recessed treble quality the stock HD650 has (it's where the HD650 falls down). So I returned to my Goldring DR150s and balance was restored. Now one brand that gets mentioned in quite a few places on t'interweb is Superlux. At least the HD681 is mentioned all over the place, so I started to investigate where I could get a pair. The consensus on the HD681 is that it's a bit hot in the HF department, but a small degree of modification corrects the balance and you end up with a killer set of headphones. I managed to find a source for the HD681 in Germany, but I also found out that the HD681 had received further development to become the HD681 Evo, and they had corrected the fierce top end. Intrigued I ordered a pair of the HD691 Evos, costing the grand sum of €37.00, and that included shipping. The first pair got lost in transit, so a second pair were dispatched, leaving Germany on Monday, and landing at my front door on Wednesday. And I was bowled over with their performance right from the off. For €37.00 you don't get fantastic build quality, although they're built well enough, but you do get comfort enough for extended listening sessions, and they're an involving listen too. To say I'm pleased with them doesn't cover it. They get a recommendation from me |
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Stewboss
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I might try a pair at this price!
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Equipment choices:
Playstation 3 SACD, Bitzie DAC, Meridian Explorer DAC, Lautus USB cable, HD250-II, HD650 |
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Chris Firth
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This is where I got them http://www.thomann.de/gb/superlux_hd_681_evo_bk.htm?sid=8bec65f63fdff627451c3fff9a04e2eb
Edited by Chris Firth - 29 Jan 2015 at 7:44pm |
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mitch65
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Got to be worth a punt at that price
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Greg
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Dave Friday
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Just ordered a set.. Review later!
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morris_minor
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Another set ordered - in footballer's white (going to try and wean daughter off Apple earbuds!).
I hope you're on commission, Chris!
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Bob
Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
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Chris Firth
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I just hope you like them!
Mine have been running for a couple of days now (I leave them on permanently at the moment, streaming Paradise Radio's 320kbps stream when I'm not actually listening to anything in particular), and I like 'em more each time I put them on. |
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