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To the guy who said "most guitarists dip thei...

2011-10-06T07:19:24.209-04:00

To the guy who said "most guitarists dip their mids": Only asshats with detuned strings hanging off their fretboard go for the scooped sound. In a mix, the guitar occupies the midrange so it NEEDS mids cut through, and if the mids are scooped to begin with, surely having recessed mids on your headphones will only make things worse.

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 580's that I li...

2011-05-08T00:27:37.910-04:00

I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 580's that I listen to all types of sound from. From Classical, to Rock, to Movies. I paid about $125 for them from Amazon, New, about 4 or 5 years ago. They were clearing them out for the 600's and the 650's. Well, to make a long story short I made two mods. I ordered the HD 600 metal grills and the HD 650 cables online from Sennheiser. Tool-less

To respond to the comment by Anonymous from Dec 27...

2011-02-20T01:50:15.718-05:00

To respond to the comment by Anonymous from Dec 27, 2010, the reason why I rated the HD580 as bad for rock is because of the overall speed of its sound, that being slow due to the overwhelming influence of bass and its laid back signature. While many headphones can have bass and speed, such as many of the ones from Grado, the HD580 somehow do not seem to embody that.

The HD595,

Should have mentioned, if you want to reduce the 6...

2011-01-22T07:23:14.045-05:00

Should have mentioned, if you want to reduce the 650’s bass connect them to the 600 headphone cable which will reduce the colouration and improve the balance.

The Lehmann amp suits the HD600 better only when the cable is swapped for the 650’s.

Ultimately the sound depends on the rest of your setup. If you like what you hear then leave everything alone and just enjoy the

How any headphone/speaker sounds depends upon what...

2011-01-22T07:09:22.245-05:00

How any headphone/speaker sounds depends upon what you connect it to.

I have both HD600 and HD650 headphones. The 650 has a much more full bodied bass, is coloured and has a warmer sound. If you use a PC or cheap Headphone amp the 650 will probably sound better.

The 600 has more detail in the mid with a clearer treble which gives a better soundstage. This entirely depends

ridiculous analysis of the 580s IMO To say they a...

2010-12-27T20:14:34.501-05:00

ridiculous analysis of the 580s IMO

To say they are bad with rock music is just absurd. I tested them against the 595s in a studio directly into some high end amps and for guitar tracks the 580s could not be beat.

Though they lack mids...well, most guitarists dip their mids anyway. This is signature metal/rock. Though I assume the 580s cant match the 600s or 650s, they do

The HD600 is a way better choice, if it comes to n...

2010-12-16T04:54:16.490-05:00

The HD600 is a way better choice, if it comes to neutral-sound quality. It has a silky sound that the HD650 doesn't have. If you combine the HD600 with a Stefan Art Exuinox cable, IT DOES out perform the qualities of the HD650.

Hello & it seems like a great review, except I...

2010-12-10T13:35:28.448-05:00

Hello & it seems like a great review, except I don't understand one thing. WHY did you rate the 600's Best All Around when they only placed 1st in 1 category (neutrality). I would have confidently deducted that the 650's would have easily taken title of Best All Around!

In addition, for all the readers, I owned the 580's for the last 5+ years & loved them, until

Great review, but there are some points that I can...

2010-11-24T11:01:27.245-05:00

Great review, but there are some points that I cannot agree with.
The build quality of the 595 is muc worse than the other 3. In fact, nearly every 5xx series sennheiser, which is currently in production has a crack on the piece of plastic which connects the earcups to the headbands. The I didnt hear all of them with the same setup, so i don't want to argue about the sound, but I can say

hey anonymous take your big words and hog wash s%i...

2010-11-12T01:38:41.147-05:00

hey anonymous take your big words and hog wash s%it back to your wifes listening ears while she thinks about how hot the plumber is you f#k face

LMAO . . a 595 user myself, want to move to the 65...

2010-03-22T13:45:52.877-04:00

LMAO . . a 595 user myself, want to move to the 650. Havent heard anything else than the 595 so cant say much. But once the 595 are burned in and are running through a good DAC ( Onkyo 192Khz/24bit). they are a slice of heaven.

Hey great review on the fundamental aspects of eac...

2009-12-29T22:38:24.158-05:00

Hey great review on the fundamental aspects of each headphone. I really enjoyed the personal account along with factory characteristics that separate one headphone from another.

...please where can I buy a unicorn?

2009-12-11T14:25:55.985-05:00

...please where can I buy a unicorn?

Anonymous, You are right only in one part, that s...

2009-12-04T10:34:40.567-05:00

Anonymous,

You are right only in one part, that sound is physics. However, you fail to recognize that the way we perceive sound is more of an Art than of Science. How we perceive sound and music and what kind of sound we find enjoyable is impossible to define in scientific terms. While you can define a piece of painting using chemical terminology, most people would tell you how they

Hello. And Bye.

2009-11-30T14:13:48.501-05:00

Hello. And Bye.

Dear Anonymous, I agree with you mostly but I hav...

2009-07-24T17:10:12.604-04:00

Dear Anonymous,

I agree with you mostly but I have a couple of questions:

1) The HD600 have an impedance of 300ohms across the range but spike at almost 600ohms between 80 and 140hz (!!) - If the HD595 have something similar (I can't find an impedance chart for them but it's very probable as the HD555 exhibit a spike at those frequencies too), wouldn't that

Like so many audiophile reviews of audio gear, thi...

2009-07-22T10:12:04.297-04:00

Like so many audiophile reviews of audio gear, this review fatally suffers from a lack of a fundamental understanding of how electronic components and transducers physically work. The repeated use of terminology that has no true technical definition, e.g., "forward leaning", "faster signature", "lighter impact", amounts to nothing more than jabberwocky.

Cool writeup! - I'm going to go with the HD600...

2009-07-19T09:47:44.236-04:00

Cool writeup! - I'm going to go with the HD600 - they seem to sell for around £140 ($230) on ebay at the moment (yeah, we get ripped off in the UK).

Just wondering, how do they sound straight out of the EMU 0404 USB? - I heard it should be able to power them quite well.

I can't afford the Little Dot MKIII at the moment :(

Thank you for your review. I auditioned the HD650 ...

2008-05-28T11:59:00.000-04:00

Thank you for your review. I auditioned the HD650 and had a similar impression to yours. I really enjoyed the smoothness and the full-bodied bass, but I couldn't see it as being neutral. Perhaps Sennheiser see it as their best in terms of it being so enjoyable?

I have and enjoy the HD595 and was mainly looking for something for Classical music, which just sounds too close to the