...how would you compare the 560 with the HD600?
Well Stuart, in terms of build the 560S is, like all their 5xx range, somewhat inferior to any of the 6xx models - whilst still being adequately durable.
Comfort: Fairly similar clamping force on both (a bit too much for my liking -
to start with).
Pads
possibly slightly firmer on the 560S (I've seen plenty of praise for the 560S comfort, but they and the 600 don't come close to my old HD590 with its light clamping and softer pads).
Sound: Extremely personal, as you know but I found the 560S to have more treble sparkle and better quality bass than the 600.
Midrange on the 560S is unhindered by any bleed from the bass - which helps give it a neutral, well balanced sound. From memory (and most people seem to agree) the 600 is not as spacious as the 560S, but it
might just have the edge in (more accurate) tonality - though not the sort of difference you'd notice without listening hard.
Depends on the source of course, but balanced out of the Zen will no doubt be great.
(I use the 560 direct out of a laptop and balanced from a Topping A50S).
Personally, I prefer single-sided cable to dual entry headphones.
I wanted all options of cable, long, short, balanced and not - with 3.5 and 6.35mm plugs.
I stuck a pentaconn plug (and socket) near the end of the supplied cable - but it could be made as short as you like as part of a conversion to balanced.
The brown one is a 1.2 metre balanced:
Here's a link to the one I bought:
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