So after Tin t2 and hd599 I went ahead and bought Campfire Andromeda 2020 and Senheiser IE600 and sort of skipped the whole mid fi stage.
I really like both of these but it seems from crinacle and everyone who reviews them the Airpods pro 2 and Samsung buds pro 2 both come pretty close and even do better in some aspects than these 2 I have.
Now I'm not rich or anything but music meant a lot to me last few years so I just went ahead and bought a couple of near endgame stuff knowing id end there eventually. I still wonder if I wasted a whole lot money for no reason.
I really like both the iems I have but they're obviously not without flaws, from thin bass on Andro to slightly sharp treble that needs to be eqd on ie600 and it's terrible cable. Maybe by next generation of products tws would start outclassing flagship iems.
As an aside, what's your favourite albums on Andros or ie600?
Depends on what you like but for beginners the differences are very small. The HD600 is a very neutral headphone, the HD650/6XX is a slightly 'flavoured' version of the HD600. The HD600 is loved for its excelent timbre and vocals as well as its very decent resolution for the price. Most people also love it for how neutral it sounds but it does get sorta boring at some point. The HD650/XX is almost the same but adds just a bit of extra bass (+3db iirc) and has slightly reduced treble so whereas some headphones like the DT770/990 sound bright and almost piercing/fatuiging to some, the HD6XX is the exact opposite. It has a very relaxed 'warm/dark' non-offensive sound signature and in combination with the small soundstage and excellent vocal quality many people describe these headphones as intimate.
Thanks for the nice explanation! So I actually own a DT770 Pro 250 Ohm right now but I want to move up a step in the audio world. The HD600’s (and the variants of that) look like a solid pick for that. You think it will be an upgrade? And if it is, then I should decide myself if I’d want a tiny bit warmer tone (6xx) or more neutral (600) right?
Basically yeah. But I will warn you, your ears are used to a very bright headphones right now so you're going from one pretty extreme end to the other pretty extreme end of the spectrum in terms of treble. The dark HD6XX might sound wrong at first or maybe even less detailed because of the treble but you'll have to give your ears at least 2 weeks of adjusting and then go back to your old 770 and you'll be mind blown.
Ahh ye true. Thanks for the info and heads-up! Really curious how they compere and if the hd6XX’s are a step up from the 770’s.
I’ve compared the 600 to my 6xx/650s a couple times this year. The differences to me were too small to warrant me changing anything.
A fun way to characterize it is that in many songs, the lead takes center-stage on the 600, and are strong and wonderful!
On the 650s though, while the melody/lead of a piece is still strong, of course, the harmony just comes alive! Jon Hopkins “The Wider Sun” is an excellent example of this: https://youtu.be/MqKVvaCN5M8?feature=shared
So you’ll love both, the differences are tiny. For my tastes, I love the 6xx and got used to the slightly reduced treble pretty quick (about 2 weeks).
Well in terms of resolution/timbre its a significant upgrade but vocals are even beter. Overall (but still in MY opinion) tge HD6X0 is a big step up from something like a beyer DT770. And as the original comment said, for many the HD650 is all you need.