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In Reply to: RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 posted by jllaudio on March 30, 2014 at 08:16:18
Hi,
Not retiring any time soon, but same here Nightowl vs. Early Bird.
I have my office on the opposite side of the flat, I have several Headphones there and even a pair of Mini Monitors.
HiFiman are an acquired taste, too dark sounding for my ears. They are heavy and you really need to try them for at least 30min to 1Hour to see if you are comfortable. I am not. Audeze LCD-2 sound better and are more comfortable (but still WAY too heavy for my taste) but are truly budget busting.
On the other hand I use a pair of Electrostatics at home (with Amp way more than double your budget, sorry) which are very light and comfortable, I can wear these for hours. These get 90% of the listening via headphone in the office (I rather listen to speakers quiet-like though).
If you want to listen while in the same bed, I think only IEM's really work, I personally hate these even more than headphones. But you can get semi-affordable units with decent fit.
Best thing is to go to a Headphone focused Meeting or Show and listen and try.
Ciao T
Sometimes I'd like to be the water
sometimes shallow, sometimes wild.
Born high in the mountains,
even the seas would be mine.
(Translated from the song "Aus der ferne" by City)
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"If you want to listen while in the same bed, I think only IEM's really work, I personally hate these even more than headphones. But you can get semi-affordable units with decent fit. "
I'm going to pull the trigger on the new OPPO PM-1's. They are higher than my original budget, but due to their Sensitivity rating, I will be able to save the cost of an amplifier for them.
Actually, I would never even attempt to listen while in bed. It would be a matter of my survival. I am going to mainly using them in my basement man-cave for late night listening.
I'm thinking the Sennheiser 650 is the ticket for me. I will be in the basement listening and she'll be on the 3rd floor sleeping. I will never be blamed for keeping her awake for loud music or a loud movie with the CANs on.
HD600 is more tonally neutral and better for classical according to many reports.
The 600 is a classic, in production for nearly 20 years, for good reason. Back over at head-fi.org, there are quite a number of posts with reports like "oh I started with my 600s and then tried x,y,z,a,b,c but I frequently keep on coming back to the 600". Me I have the HD580 which is a close predecessor to the HD600 and I feel the same way.
It's also significantly lighter than the magnetic planars, I think important for long-term late-night snoozing comfort.
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