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Sennheiser: 660 S -> 800 S; Kinda Dissapointed? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by binnedPixel@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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Hi, I've currently owned the Sennheiser 660 S just shy of a year now.
With that being said, I told myself I would go for the Sennheiser 800 S.

Don't get me wrong, the 800 S sounds amazing but strangely enough it just made me appreciate my 660 S even more. I feel like the 660 S has better mids and more clarity. I was also underwhelmed by the soundstage. I think I might have had too big expectations for the sound stage where it would have felt more "speakerlike".

What do you guys think about this? Shouldn't I be preferring the 800 S. I'm kinda confused by all of this.

Thanks!

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[–] binnedPixel@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Hi,

I'm by no means an audio engineer but the biggest difference to me was the clarity. I feel like the 660S sound more clear if that makes sense? To be more specfic, Adele's voici in Hello feels so insanely clear on the 660S. The 800S sounds more "complete" than the 660S.

I'm speaking my mind right now so the text might sound chaotic but once again in different words, the 660s midrange is stellar but lacks bass and the top treble can seem a little off while the 800S feels better all around but inferior in the midrange.