Sennheiser HD600
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Topic: Sennheiser HD600
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Sennheiser HD600
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 1:24pm
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What are your thoughts on the Sennheiser HD600? Just feeling a little inquisitive, hence asking. S.
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Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 8:42pm
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Hi Shane I have the HD600s 2019s Just saying as there may be old stock of the old ones if you are thinking buying them. I find them vary good, With a lot of detail, good mid range but a bit light on the bass. 2019s What to look out for. Black head band with Sennheiser on the left hand side and they have thicker cables than the old ones too. Hope that helps ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: Ash
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 10:14pm
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HD600 is quite good. Upper bass is punchy (elevated), notable with drums. This alters tonality and dynamics a bit. Buy second-hand excellent condition for a lower price, just in case you find they aren't for you. ------------- We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 11:03pm
The 600's have been claimed to have neutral midrange/tone. Do you agree with such claim? S.
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Ash wrote:Posted By: Aussie Mick
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 11:15pm
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The HD600 is a classic for a reason. It’s made a lot of people very happy for decades now. It’s not perfect, and I agree with Ash about the upper bass being punchy. It was my first high quality headphone and was a revelation. I also agree with secondhand. The secondhand market on headphones is massive and you’ll be able to find something excellent. All the bets, Mick. ------------- Rega RP8 - Apheta 2 - Accession MC Enigma PS -Solo ULDE (Focal Utopia) - PS Audio M700 - Fical Kanta No2 |
Posted By: Ash
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 11:52pm
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The midrange is the highlight of the headphone really. Apart from the elevated upper bass, the sound is quite neutral. I bought and sold the HD600 in 2012 though so I am going on memory rather than fresh testing. I would not select them for music production. Have a look at that K240 Studio from AKG. It looks quite promising. I may even try them in the future. Around £56? ------------- We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 05 Aug 2020 at 11:56pm
Do you find that the elevated upper bass ruins your listening pleasure? But as always, each to their own. I think those K240's are still priced at £52. S.
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Posted By: Ash
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2020 at 12:09am
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You might like the extra upper bass. I guess it tries to compensate for the lack of very low bass SPL. I did not like how it was unable to reproduce the correct tonality of some instruments. I am fussy however. Try it, just don't pay too much. ------------- We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are. |
Posted By: lfc jon
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2020 at 11:06am
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It's the low bass SPL when I said about light on bass. I could do with a bit more when I'm listening to my UB40 albums. But that said most of the time I'm happy with the headphones. I can't compare the new HD600s with the old ones as i've have never had them or listen to them (old ones) over long period of time ------------- Reflex M, Solo (both with PSU-1) CuSat50, Lautus, Spatia & Spatia links cables. Ortofon Bronze. |
Posted By: mitch65
Date Posted: 07 Aug 2020 at 7:21pm
They are, I bought a pair last week and I can’t believe they are so cheap😱 ------------- Greg Rega Planer 3 Gram Amp 2 Audiolab 8000A Auralic Aries Mini Russell K 50 |