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Model: HD-650 Category: Headphones Suggested Retail Price: $499.00 Description: Open-Air Dynamic Headphone Manufacturer URL: Sennheiser Manufacturer URL: Sennheiser
Review by audiojohn ( A ) on February 24, 2005 at 10:40:27
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for the HD-650
I auditioned a bunch of cans, including Sennheiser 580s and 600s, before buying the 650s.I'll make this short and sweet: To my ear, nothing but exotic, thousand-dollar headphones can touch them. They have a much more silky and liquid presentation than any Grado I've owned and are never harsh, which most Grados tend to be, in my view.
Now that these have been out awhile, you can get a fair deal on them. And if you find the price a little steep, the 600 is still an excellent headphone. It's now much cheaper thanks to the 650.
Very highly recommended for all kinds of music. I drive mine with a Musical Fidelity X-Can V3. It's a match made in heaven. Female vocals will give you chills.
Product Weakness: None whatsoever. Product Strengths: Liquid, smooth sound. Very well-defined across the frequency spectrum. Never harsh. Very comfortable for bigger phones.
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: Musical Fidelity X-Can V3 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): n/a Sources (CDP/Turntable): Heavily modded Music Hall CD25 Speakers: n/a Cables/Interconnects: Straightwire Rhapsody II Music Used (Genre/Selections): all Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones - audiojohn 10:40:27 02/24/05 ( 19)
- Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones - TEvo 19:20:08 02/28/05 ( 0)
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Interesting - jbmcb 14:05:37 02/24/05 ( 11)
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- Re: Interesting - Tuckers 18:14:45 02/26/05 ( 1)
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I've compared them side by side - FrankC 15:15:48 02/24/05 ( 0)
I own 580s and 650s . . . - JefferyK 14:17:24 02/24/05 ( 3)
- What's the difference, soundwise? -nt- - jbmcb 14:23:59 02/24/05 ( 2)
- Re: What's the difference, soundwise? -nt- - audiojohn 09:55:34 02/25/05 ( 0)
- Well, Sennheiser claims the HD-650s are . . . - JefferyK 14:31:05 02/24/05 ( 0)
Please compare/contrast with your past Grados - hinduclient 11:22:04 02/24/05 ( 2)
- Re: Please compare/contrast with your past Grados - audiojohn 09:45:27 02/25/05 ( 1)
- Re: Please compare/contrast with your past Grados - Zanth 07:20:18 02/26/05 ( 0)