HD 650

[Nyxathid]

Hello !

 

I've been in the market for some new Headphones, and seeing these fellas for 309, I had to buy it.

 

https://www.thomann.de/pt/sennheiser_hd650_hifi_kopfhoerer.htm

 

Now, 2 Questions, the price is low as fuck for these... on amazon they are going for 377 Dollars (around 355 euros) by anychance could they be fake ? 

And the 2nd question is that ATM I don't have an AMP or a DAC all I have is my Motherboard, I do plan on getting one, in Summer but by now I can't afford to buy one, by any chance will they sound bad? 

 

Thanks 

[Guest Kloaked]

The pictures look real - I'm not from where you are so I couldn't tell you how legit that store is.

 

What motherboard do you have?

[Nyxathid]

1 minute ago, Kloaked said:

The pictures look real - I'm not from where you are so I couldn't tell you how legit that store is.

 

What motherboard do you have?

I have a ROG Hero VIII.

 

Well I purchased a few things from there... but I never purchased headphones online

[Guest Kloaked]

2 minutes ago, Nyxathid said:

I have a ROG Hero VIII.

 

Well I purchased a few things from there... but I never purchased headphones online

You shouldn't need any extra amplification as that motherboard's audio should be plenty capable. The HD650 isn't too hard to drive.

[Dackzy]

12 minutes ago, Nyxathid said:

SNIP 

Yep, that shop is 100% legit. I have shoped there many times. It is a really awesome shop with really good support.

 

 Your motherboard should be able to power them, but they love tube amps.

[Nyxathid]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Yep, that shop is 100% legit. I have shoped there many times. It is a really awesome shop with really good support.

 

 Your motherboard should be able to power them, but they love tube amps.

Okay nice  I've shipped a few items and no problem, ex. One Guitar/cases/a stand and an amp  They sure do have a amazing support

6 minutes ago, Kloaked said:

You shouldn't need any extra amplification as that motherboard's audio should be plenty capable. The HD650 isn't too hard to drive.

Okay nice  Even tho I'm gonna buy one, Considering the Schiit Valhalla 2

[Guest Kloaked]

4 minutes ago, Nyxathid said:

Okay nice  I've shipped a few items and no problem, ex. One Guitar/cases/a stand and an amp  They sure do have a amazing support

Okay nice  Even tho I'm gonna buy one, Considering the Schiit Valhalla 2

Nice choice. If you get the Valhalla, please do a comparison between your motherboard and the amp. I was eyeing the Valhalla for a bit and decided not to spend that much money and then decided between the Magni and Vali - ended up with the Vali 2.

[Nyxathid]

1 hour ago, Kloaked said:

Nice choice. If you get the Valhalla, please do a comparison between your motherboard and the amp. I was eyeing the Valhalla for a bit and decided not to spend that much money and then decided between the Magni and Vali - ended up with the Vali 2.

Will do  But im gonna get the Valhalla in the Summer

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Kloaked said:

Nice choice. If you get the Valhalla, please do a comparison between your motherboard and the amp. I was eyeing the Valhalla for a bit and decided not to spend that much money and then decided between the Magni and Vali - ended up with the Vali 2.

 

I may be getting the Valhalla 2 soonish so I can let you know. I just need to sell my HE-560 first.

 

BTW, HD 600 and 650 owners, your original packaging has a little holographic sticker on the bottom with an authenticity code on it. You can type this into the Sennheiser website to check if your headphones are legit.

[thendawg]

Just curious, why are you selling your HE-560's? I personally am debating between the HE-560 or saving a bit more for LCD2's. I currently have HE-400S's which i do enjoy, but I can't escape the upgrade bug lol. As for OP, Ive listened to both HD600 and HD650 on my 02 DAC/Amp, Aune T1, and iPhone. The phone had enough power to drive them, but unlike some headphones, there was a pretty nice improvement in quality, esp the bass department, when connecting them to a decent amp.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, thendawg said:

Just curious, why are you selling your HE-560's? I personally am debating between the HE-560 or saving a bit more for LCD2's. I currently have HE-400S's which i do enjoy, but I can't escape the upgrade bug lol. As for OP, Ive listened to both HD600 and HD650 on my 02 DAC/Amp, Aune T1, and iPhone. The phone had enough power to drive them, but unlike some headphones, there was a pretty nice improvement in quality, esp the bass department, when connecting them to a decent amp.

 

Yep, I have found that the HD 650 has revealed the most difference in sources so far.

 

I am selling the HE-560 because I like the HD 650 better and will use whatever I'm able to recoup towards a better amp and DAC.

 

Specifics and background; I've owned the HE-560 for over a year. However, in that time one flaw left me increasingly dissatisfied with the headphone: aggressive upper mids. The signature of the upper mids is a dip at 2kHz then a broad peak at 5kHz. This makes the headphone really fatiguing with certain music and imparts a somewhat unrealistic timbre on certain instruments, particularly strings. There is also a lack of ultimate top-end extension past 10kHz; it's there, but at a reduced level.

 

I realized that I need to ditch the HE-560 when I admitted to myself that I was actively avoiding parts of my music library because it was just unlistenable.

 

To be fair to the HE-560, the Magni/Modi stack is probably not the best pairing. It seems to be subtly bass light for some reason. However, I would prefer to buy an amp and DAC with the goal of maximizing the strengths of my headphones rather than minimizing weaknesses. The latter is what leads to fruitless rainbow-chasing and lots of wasted money in this hobby.

[Nyxathid]

hehe thanks for your opinions  They shall be coming on Monday