what new headphones to buy

[musical0111]

hello guys my senny 650 have died on me, so need some new cans i have seen the denon ah-d 600 at £190 on amazon are they better
or worse than the senny 650s, or should i just buy new 650s any comments welcome.

 

[chelstondave]

I don't think it's a matter of better or worse, just what suits your taste in music and personal preferences. I love my Q701s but wouldn't recommend them to a drum n bass fan. Suggest you audition the 650s against maybe some from AKG, Grado etc and see what you prefer

 

[matthewpiano]

I agree with chelstondave. It really is about what you enjoy. If you liked the HD650s then you won't get anything like the Sennheiser sound from another brand. I still love my HD595s which I have had for 10 years. However I also wouldn't be without my Beyer DT770PROs, which not only provide me with a closed back option (perfect when my wife is watching TV in the same room) but a different sound that suits different moods.

Loads of choice out there on the headphone market. My only advice is to stick to the proper hi-fi brands and, even more than that, I still fell that the experienced headphone names make the best headphones - Sennhesier, Beyer Dynamic, Audio Technica, Grado, Sony, AKG. Of the others I feel NAD's offerings would be worth exploring as would those by B&W, Focal and Musical Fidelity.

Ultiamtely, you have to audition and that should be a lot easier than it used to be given the popularity of headphones.

 

[tonky]

A definite plus one for the sennheiser 595. Great headphones.

But I think some aspects of the headphone market are saturated with overated and very much overpriced products. Stick with the tried and trusted!

Cheers tonky

 

[Sospri]

I would post this in the Headphone section, plenty of knowlegeable people there.........