FLAC is a codec, it’s literally in the name

Be sure to never hear the LCD2 :)

I feel it'll be different, I like the intimacy of vocals on the 650

Bone conductor seemed like a good idea, but the ones I heard years ago just wasn't it.

Do yourself a favor and never listen to focal clears

The 6XX is wasn't available to ship to my country straight from Drop at that time, got a good deal on a brand new 650, and I think the grey color looks better too

There are a lot of athletes out there

Why did you decide on a 650 and not a 6XX?

Wait till you get the 800S

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I don't have personal experience with these headphones but I've heard/seen some amazing reviews about them. People comparing them to Sony wh-1000xm4 and stuff and they say these headphones can keep up with those. Again not from personal experience but I don't think you can't go wrong with them especially not for the price.

Hope you enjoy!

The bass is as heavy on the 600 it just has a better sound/texture on the 650

Can you tell me how you found the knockoff on aliexpress? Is it the one that's always being advertised with the shiny metal grills?

I’m getting bombarded with a lot of “nuh uh”s, your comment included, despite my mathematical explanation above. Would you care to mathematically demonstrate your claim that they are linked?

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Went from 60i to 325i, now have an LCD-2 and I still love using the 325i time to time. Sometimes I considering going higher, but I'd have to give them a shot in person.

Sennheiser has a special place in my heart

I think the Apple AirPod Pro 2 meets this criteria, and it uses AAC. Mic enabled, stereo sound, and last I saw latency is around 120ms.

The 660S is an awesome headphone too (my pick if I could have only one headphone under $2k USD), more of an all rounder than the 650, but since you're getting the Sundara too you will be covered and having variety is so much fun.

So.. they're aiming for the niche where the shokz bone conductors rule?

Nah, but it tells you about the quality of the drivers though ! If it can vibrate at 40kHz that probably means it's super precise. But frequencies below 40Hz are important to me, because while you don't hear those, you feel them, and that helps support the low end without muddying the rest of the frequency band. That only goes for single electromagnetic drivers, as double drivers or induction drivers counter this problem easily

I’d buy a pair of sr60/80 used only to try and swap the cable… that’s my mission

I put off trying Grado for years due to the cable, build, sound preferences and stereotypes associated with them… then I said screw it, tried the rs1x, rs2x, and gs1000x and good god am I hooked on the 1000x. Currently saving and telling myself I don’t need it at the same time. Guess that’s the Grado magic.

For a moment I thought Sony had announced a new open back headphone :( But this looks interesting too. It's a bit like a cross between a wireless KSC75 and the old Sony MDR-F1, or like a shrunken version of the MDR-F1. Like the LinkBuds, but without the issue of needing to fit inside the ear. I don't think I exercise outdoors alone enough (I usually go on walks with my wife) to really take full advantage of its intended use case, but I'm still mildly curious about it.