I have a reason or two but it mostly comes down to "big fish eat medium fish = not much really".I might be biased. First of all Sonova, a company that isn't intrested in hi-fi equipment, isn't likely to fund any department in sennheiser that will keep developing audio equipment. I am not so old that I saw many products drop in quality but even now, new sennheiser products aren't up to par with the older ones(mostly in longevity). When I buy something I usually want it to last a while. I still have my Stanley classics from 2005 and they are pretty much like new.

Everyone that I know who had a chance to buy the 600s still use their granite counter versions pretty much daily. The new gen 600 was already a drop in material quality and for the next version I don't have much hope for it to be produced let alone without half a kilo of plastic.

I don't necessarily think they will cut out the legs of senny, but public exchange companies are mostly just trying to boost up the share prices, and keeping sennheiser as a company that develops high quality headphones isn't really to their benefit.

Secondly the company vision seems to be "make everyone use wireless headphones duh" which doesn't sound good to me. Either way Phonak is carrying sonova on their back and Unitron is their main tech group. This just doesn't give me much hope for the future of sennheiser as it seems to just be a quick grab off the market that if it doesn't profit them, will just stay as a brand name while their researchers and engineers are distributed to other brands

The 600s are on sale on the sennheiser website

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I don't want to just shit all over "soundbetta" and mock people who go in for it, but you can buy real things with money.

I have both and I hardly touch my HD 600. I love my DT 1990 so much more. I use them for music, movies, and gaming. They perform everything so well. To me they're more exciting headphones with a more soundstage and detail. The HD 600 are silky and smooth. Everything feels pleasant and natural. The 1990 make me feel like I'm in the room with the band. Sound is subjective which is why I have both but if I could have one it's the 1990. But if it's your first with more to come in the future, the HD 600 is a great choice that sets a standard to what a headphone should be.

Haha audio files for audiophiles

> I have no experience when it comes to headphones the only thing i’m worried about is the sharp highs people have mentioned with the 1990s as i have quite sensitive hearing.

The HD600s are the safer bet IMO. This isn't to say you wouldn't like the 1990s over the 600s but there's a reason the HD600s are one the most celebrated headphone of all time. And for 130 quid less, I'd go this route.

Does the place you're ordering from have a return policy?

No, no they will not. That's not how it works.

While I won't disagree about how it's fun to hate on Windows, it should have decent support for 44.1KHz and 24-bit playback. Off the shelf, apple has nonmiddling electronics so I can see why it would sound better. I'm guessing you already ran full volume on windows with PEACE? Did it sound different with the dongle? It's highly likely the motherboard came with a noisy sound chip if it's years old. Anyways, best of luck with the new setup!

HD 6XX

If it looks cool, it sounds betta.

You'll get all the "soundbetta" your heart can conjure, and exactly nothing that would show up on a graph. But I won't knock "soundbetta," as all sound is imaginary.

I'm sure it's just a matter of time as well.

However, until we can get Susvara levels of uncompressed sound quality, on a weekly battery charge though, there are still many challenges up ahead. But I look forward to the day when something like this will happen - I just hope I'll still be around to experience it. :P

> I'm not seeing young people wanting to use wired headphones/IEMs either

Tell that to the celebrities and influencers:

https://www.nssmag.com/en/pills/28094/black-friday-2021

Right...well, if he wants one he can order it from FAAEL like I did.

strangle your inner weeb

Because the OP thought it should have came with a 4.4mm balanced cable from Sennheiser.

Ok

Sounds like you got a dud. Haven’t had that issue at all.

HD600 is probably on the borderline. If you like to listen to your music loudly or likes your bass beefy, then an amp would benefit greatly. The general rule of thumb is that each 3db increase double the power draw.

A good option could be a wireless DAC like the Fiio BTR3 which will turn your headphone into a wireless one while also double as a small amp.

But the market will cater to the average consumer, not the people here. So prepare yourselves...

May I have a link to the background please?

So I'm curious, why do you think that Sonovo will cut the legs out from under Sennheiser?

I have the dongle already because although I am a windows fanboy I just can’t get used to android phones. When I swapped to the Ipad It was crazy how much the audio improved. I thought I was streaming losless high-res (to my shure se215 and porta-pro’s).

Hope it all sounds good, I guess we’ll see tomorrow!

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> I have a general idea of the kind of audio I am aiming to get at home

Ah ok. If you have a target or a reference, then at least that will help guide you towards a particular setup, further down the line.

> I think I’ll be satisfied for a LONG while nevertheless

This is genuinely great to hear, because it's very easy to get lost in the audiophile rabbit hole.