Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

first: is it just me, or are HD600 reviews from former owners that got rid of them long ago more salient?

second: holy f**k new Battles! but kinda f**k them for not making the album available through Qobuz.

I saw there was a new battles. Still need to check it out.

@yotacowboy cuz former owners "know" to upgrade to the HD650? :P

LOL I've been reading that thread and it's funny how many of them dumped the HD600 in favor of the HD650 or something else

I've not been able to compare them directly at home, just in a store setting, but from what I can tell at least they're within spitting distance of each other in terms of technicalities outside of what you'd expect from the one being less thick-sounding. Then again, could always be wrong given my mid-fi background :))

In all I just chalk it up to a sonic (and aesthetic, at least for the older versions) preferences thing— 650 is amazing for its relatively cosy presentation, while the HD600 is pretty damn excellent for a more aggressive sound (slightly *too* aggro in the upper mids but it helps with some music).

The HD600 can be just a tad shouty with vocals while just a tinge brighter. Treble is a little bit more grainy. I prefer the smoother treble of the HD650.

LOL crap I guess I'm a cozy listener and didnt know it. Here I am trying to maximize slam, oops way off lol

Haha, nah, I'd say to trust more experienced listeners when they say certain pairings can make the HD650 punch hard; my impressions are out of good-value stuff mostly, i.e. G109A, ZDT Jr., and Sunrise3+LPS, so nothing particularly "exciting". I'm actually curious to hear the HD650 out of a Valhalla 2 or Mjolnir 2, but no one I know locally has em.

Eh, no use whining over what I can't audition easily.