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Got my endgame, HD600 and a Schiit Stack (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by totallynotajojofan@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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It sounds so much better than my previous headphones (Samson SR860). It just sounds so much more open and clear, I can also hear things I've never heard before. Also why do people complain about the bass? there's plenty.

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[–] PutPineappleOnPizza@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is a myth and just about readjusting for a few days, yes. Been there, it's only there after getting used to brighter pairs.

[–] rajmahid@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

The HD600 & 650 were the first “good” headphone I had. Enjoyed them quite a bit for over 6 years. Until a friend who worked at Harman gifted me an AKG K702. It was like a blanket was lifted from my music and I was able to hear the instruments distinctly, with an amazing openness I thought only possible with really good speakers. Since then, I got a K701 as well an HD800. I alternate between the headphones depending on my mood. Even tried buying another HD600 recently to see if they still had that veil. Within a week I returned them — it felt as if I was listening through a constricted tube…again. No amount of “readjusting” would help. There’s no going back.

For the record I listen almost exclusively to classical music and some acoustic bebop. My headphone amp is a Marantz DAC1 dac/amp. Maybe others with different musical tastes can live with that infamous veil, good luck to them.