Topic: Sennheiser headphones question

[Jammin72]

Snagged a used pair of 650's from Ebay for $300..only used 2-3 times so the seller says.  Will need some more burn-in time.

Nice!!  Enjoy.  Senns have such a wonderful open soundstage, you'll love 'em!!

[Belexes]

Hmmm...the 650s seem very bright and forward.  Not sure if I will hang onto them, but will give them more of a try.

[Jammin72]

Hmmm...the 650s seem very bright and forward.  Not sure if I will hang onto them, but will give them more of a try.

Wow.... wait for a little more burn-in, this is the exact opposite of what most of the complaints about the cans happen to be.

What is the source?

[Gutbucket]

Warning: subjective opinion follows-
I listened to a bunch of cans a few weeks back at Head-Fi's annual Can Jam that happened to be in town.  I found I really liked the 650's especially for the bit of top end extension and clarity that I found missing in the 600's by comparison, and found that as many report, they needed good power to really sound right.  650's were everywhere there so I got to listen to them though lots of different rigs and really liked the HeadRoom Ultra Micro and Desktop amps with them where they sounded great.  The 650's were less 'laid back' Senn sounding, but still lush, and not nearly as bright as the AKG sound (at least the 701's I listened to and also liked but seemed to have some upper midrange peaks that grated on me and made them a bit too bright for my ear).  I really feel in love with the Stax sound (never listened to them before) but made the mistake of listening to the 'expensive pair' as well as the more reasonable ones.

[Chuck]

Warning: subjective opinion follows-
I listened to a bunch of cans a few weeks back at Head-Fi's annual Can Jam that happened to be in town.  I found I really liked the 650's especially for the bit of top end extension and clarity that I found missing in the 600's by comparison, and found that as many report, they needed good power to really sound right.  650's were everywhere there so I got to listen to them though lots of different rigs and really liked the HeadRoom Ultra Micro and Desktop amps with them where they sounded great.  The 650's were less 'laid back' Senn sounding, but still lush, and not nearly as bright as the AKG sound (at least the 701's I listened to and also liked but seemed to have some upper midrange peaks that grated on me and made them a bit too bright for my ear).  I really feel in love with the Stax sound (never listened to them before) but made the mistake of listening to the 'expensive pair' as well as the more reasonable ones.

I've had the 600's for a while now. I really like the laid back, sound they have. For me, it's just what I need to hear when I listen critically to music. I still have not found my *ideal* headphones for pleasure listening. I was hoping the ER-6's were *it*. I wish I had auditioned the ER-6i's as I think they may be closer to what I really want. I do find the 6's (with custom ear molds) to be very good for monitoring during shows.

[symon]

Anyone got any views on the Sennheiser 570s. I can pick up a pair very cheap - but it would be nice to know what people think of them.