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In Reply to: RE: Need headphone primer for a newbie - me, and some recommendations posted by AbeCollins on February 06, 2015 at 15:33:00
they have stood the test of time and are priced right.
iBasso DX100,DX50 DX90. Chord Hugo. HiFiman 901 balanced. RSA Intruder, The Lightning. Fostex TH900 balanced, Hifiman HE-6, 560, 500, JH13 Pro balanced. Lyr2, Audeze. All phones balanced mostly with Whiplash cables. Photo gallery: www.pbase.com/jamato8
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I have used HD600 for over ten years. The HD580 and HD650 are almost the same thing. I have owned supposedly "better" (anyway, more expensive and heavily tweaked) headphones that just couldn't get to sound anywhere near as good as the HD600. Also, I have used the HD800 at 3x the price and thought the HD600 was substantially better.
Headphones are personal. Not only are there fit issues, but different people really want different things from their headphones. I suppose that is true of all audio.
For me, in general I would suggest that the "classic high-end" headphones in the $200-$400 range are the sweet spot. This includes Sennheiser HD580, HD600 and HD650, Beyerdynamic 880, Grado SR325 and AKG 701. Headphones are not that complicated, and a company can pretty much do everything it is capable of for under $400. My experience with the HD800 showed me that more money does not equal better at all -- even within the same company's lineup!
As for impedance, the 300-600 ohm headphones are good with "line preamps" and tube gear. The 32-ohm-range headphones are good for solid-state gear.
My advice: get the HD600 and listen to it for a year. Later, go try other headphones and see if you can find a better one.
but certainly better than anything under $1000, including most other Senn.
My 325i is good with my tube gear.
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