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GLikesSteak OP t1_j5u7dm1 wrote

Reply to HD 650 ruined me by GLikesSteak

I started my "proper" headphone journey only end of last year with the Sennheiser HD 58x, where previously I only had Logitech G Pro X, Razer Krakens, I thought they were good, but when I first heard the HD 58x I actually teared up from how good it sounded, it was like listening to a whole new world of music.

I fell in love with the forward and intimate mid range, as I usually listen to Scandinavian female vocalists for the most part such as AURORA, Eivør, Susanne Sundfør, where they all have angelic, soothing vocals, and the HD 58x just brings them to the next level as compared to what I had in the past. After just a couple of weeks of listening however, I still loved it, but felt like it was a little muddy, I can't explain it, but I felt like it could be better.

When I first started checking out audiophile headphones, the HD 6x0 series instantly caught my eye, I LOVED how they look, with the exposed grilles and clean design, I just thought they were really handsome headphones.

Came one fine afternoon, I saw a good deal on a brand new HD 650 for less than $250, had to snatch it up, partly because I heard from reviews and such that they were basically a better version of the HD 58x. I got home and put them on and the feelings that made me enjoy the 58x washed over me at an even higher degree. I fell in love with the HD 650 then and there.

The HD650 seemed to have a higher degree of clarity that I felt that HD 58x was lacking, and although the general knowledge is that the HD58x had more bass, I didn't really notice much of a difference, nor did I miss that one bit. The song "Winter Bird" by AURORA showed me that it still got that bass, just within the first 20 seconds.

The mid range performance is gorgeous and paired with a tube rolled Xduoo MT602 hyrbid tube amp (stock tubes sounded too solid-statey), it is honey and soooooo easy to just put on these headphones and just enjoy music, to chill and relax. The treble is pretty tame and never gets piercing (unlike the Shuoer S12 IEMs...). Yes, I'm sure there are plenty of more "exciting" headphones out there, but for vocal-heavy pop and folk music and acoustic, I am more than satisfied with these.

I've had them for 2-3 months now, and if I had to have only one headphone for the rest of my life, I would be happy with the 650, they are damn near perfect for me and most of my music tastes.

Just a small example of music that I thoroughly enjoyed on the HD650 are:

Eivør - Falling Free (Live in Torshavn)

Susanne Sundfør - Undercover

Susanne Sundfør - When the Lord

AURORA - The Devil is Human

AURORA - Exhale Inhale

An honorable mention is Elton John's Can You Feel the Love Tonight, I almost shed a tear because his voice just sounds so beautiful there.

However of course, the HD 650 isn't without drawbacks. With orchestra music like Hans Zimmer stuff, it is almost underwhelming, and the intimate sound stage that usually I like just does not do well to give a sense of grandness to the music, everything feels cramped in and almost blended together, example is the Inception soundtrack by Hans Zimmer.

As such, although the HD 650, is near perfect to me personally, I am getting a Hifiman Sundara some time next week, for the more "exciting" music. I've had the pleasure to try one at a local store, just for a few short minutes, really liked it but did not feel like it was better than the HD 650, just different, more energetic and punchy with a wider soundstage, something to pair well with the 650 I hope!

This is my first ever audio stuff write up, I'm still a total noob in the topic but trying to learn as much as possible, hope it wasn't too boring!

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headphones-ModTeam t1_j5u4taj wrote

Reply to Comparison question: Modi+ vs Topping DACs by entivoo

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whatisashower t1_j5u4ldx wrote

Reply to Headphone stand for large Planars by aknudskov

I have a lot of stands from Amazon for like 22€. I think I am not allowed to post links here. Look for "aizj-07" on amazon. maybe also look under related products there a few sellers selling these under different name (I am buying from Amazon Germany). They are around 28cm high which is plenty for every headphone i own (Arya might be the biggest ones). Apart from that I can also recommend the ones from Room, they look and work awesome, but pricey. Only my current favourite is allowed to sit on it.

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Spyronight t1_j5u3nla wrote

Reply to Every Grado SR60 review by Refastico

Dont know about that one, only had the 225e and the RS1e but I heard the signature is the same in the whole lineup, they are the single most “fun” cans I have. Depending on the song they can sound bad OR punch above their weight. I feel Grado are a luxury item, not very versatile cans but man, nothing beats them on acoustic or small assemble jazz with alot of energy.

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Pigeon_Chess t1_j5u03f0 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bluetooth Codecs by [deleted]

Bluetooth is laggy no matter how hard you try, the mic will also be shit. The sound will also be shit compared to wired. A wired headset is better in every way and why do you need wireless to be sat in one spot?

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