senn hd 650 worth upgrading to hd 650 ?

[TALON1973]

i'm sure i asked this question before , but i can remember doh ! lol anyway .......i'm using a graham slee solo srg2 and wonder is it worth me getting the senn hd650 ??? i cant afford the hd800 as its out of my price bracket ... i'm happy with the hd600 but i'm i missign out on anything in getting the 650's ?

 

[Olli1324]

A good question, often with a very personal response, though. Some prefer the HD600s over the HD650s. Some prefer the HD650s over the HD600s. A matter of taste, really, which is why you need to try out the different combos for yourself - there isn't a clear cut answer.

If I were in your position, I might be tempted to wait a little longer and save up for a bigger, more defined upgrade.

 

[Anonymous]

hi i own both senny 600 and 650 my pick is the 650s but the 600 are very good as well,
i use the musical fidelity x-can v3 headphone amp upgraded with russian tubes to drive them
i find i can listen longer to the 650s as the 600s are a little harsher imo.

 

[TALON1973]

thanks for the input guys ive heard the 650 have more bass as well .. is that the case ?

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the input guys ive heard the 650 have more bass as well .. is that the case ?

yes it has more bass and is smoother as well imho.

 

[CustomCable]

Go for it, if you like the Sennheiser sound with the HD600 then the HD650 is an improvement. I would also say that they the K701 from AKG or better looking (personal opinion) Q701. They are blinking amazing headphones.

 

[TALON1973]

got abit of mney to play with this month ........so is it the hd650 or is there sometjomg better .. max budget is £500

 

[survivor]

That`s a nice sized budget for a pair of headphones. If I was in your position I would actually still go for the 650`s and buy some new albums with the spare £200. 650`s with your Graham Slee is a great combination. One day if you come into some serious money then treat yourself to the 800`s but as I say, in the meantime you`ll be enjoying your music at a very good level of quality.

 

[Sizzers]

or better looking (personal opinion) Q701. They are blinking amazing headphones.

Apologies for hijacking the thread but at around £150 more for the option of a lime green finish, a spare cable, Mr Jones' signature on the box, and a (probably) paltry donation to his music foundation in the States just doesn't do it for me, I'm afraid.

 

[Anonymous]

Mr Custom Cable is trying to sell them though......

 

[caesar44]

Some people like more the DT880's over the 600's...

Well, if you want to have something different from the sennh's sound.

 

[TALON1973]

That`s a nice sized budget for a pair of headphones. If I was in your position I would actually still go for the 650`s and buy some new albums with the spare £200. 650`s with your Graham Slee is a great combination. One day if you come into some serious money then treat yourself to the 800`s but as I say, in the meantime you`ll be enjoying your music at a very good level of quality.

can i ask what you have ? and is forking out on teh hd650 worth it considering i'm only going 1 upgrade up ? when i bough teh hd600 , the hd650 were only £50 more ......might be a waste

 

[survivor]

That will teach me to read posts properly in future! You already have the 600`s. Sorry, I was flitting around the house a lot yesterday.
Right, well I like yourself have the solo srg2 but headphone wise only the sennheiser 380`s and some old but comfortable senn 590`s. My plan is to buy some 650`s like yesterday. I have tried some run in 600`s and also some straight out of the box 650`s and I prefered the 650`s.

Your options I would say are sell the 600`s and buy some 650`s for not much more and have loads of money left over..

Buy something completely different for £500..

Or, put your £500 away and save up another £500 to buy some 800`s.

Mmmnn...out of those three I personally would probably rule out the second option. Reason being that with the slee solo the sound quality with the 650`s will be very good and to really get a big jump in quality I would think you`d need to get something like the 800`s (which I haven`t heard by the way) But will the jump from your 600`s to the 650`s satisfy your craving? This is a tricky one actually complicated by the fact you already have some 600`s.
Option three won`t satisfy your craving until you can save up another £500 plus you may not be comfortable with investing that much in some headphones.

Option one. If you don`t do it you`ll always wonder what it would have been like. If you can get a decent price for your 600`s then you`ll have a great set up plus plenty of cash left over!

I got there eventually!

 

[TALON1973]

lol ... i'm scared to death watch i drop my hd600 on the carpet.... i'd wet myself if i had £1000 headphones but i have had a brief listen them in my local audio t ..... albiet through a shitty project £100 headphone amp . they looked good tho a 5 min demo ) as i was actually a dac at teh time , was nice , but wont judge