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What would a polar opposite HD600 be? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by Mungkelel@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community
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I though about how the HD600 is loved by everyone, but often in subjective hobbies there is a counter that does the opposite. I thought anout it but no extremely wide, closed back, V-shaped came to my mind.

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[–] AZrussell132@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

I love my 600's but when I need something more exciting it's my Monolith M1570's.

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

personally I think hd600 is boring af

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

TQ(-6)∞∞

[–] reallyoldcob@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

DT770

[–] Illustrious-Water-96@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Happy cake day!

[–] GamePro201X@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Kennerton GH50; closed back, wide soundstage, dark tonality

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

harmonicdyne zeus? k712?

[–] Elden-Souls@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Meze 99?

[–] ku1185@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

LD -600?

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

Emu Teaks.

[–] pdubz420hotmail@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

AKG 701

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

Not everyone loves these. I hate the HD600 series. To my ears, they are dry and lifeless. Don’t assume they represent the panacea of what makes headphones good. It’s a highly subjective field with no opposite because everyone prefers something different.

[–] No_Criticism_3122@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

But the vast majority of people really like them

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

Yup. They're very good. Not lifeless at all imo, just small sound stage. Very intimate.

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

Show me that data I don’t believe it.

[–] mrnude778@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Emu Teaks , TX/TR-00 for similar price

The Fostex have a wide soundstage and huge bass(though there semi open)

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

ATH-W5000, I have never seen a headphone so polarising as them. Got a massive soundstage, closed back, made from wood and magnesium and a sound signature that is... coloured? It's not one easily liked, and unlike the HD600 which is considered an amazing deal, the W5000 was TOTL price for a headphone with rather mid fi technicalities

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

Grado SR 80

[–] willman0527@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Audeze Lcd 2c

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

Maybe Modhouse Argons? Edit: Someone beat me to it.

[–] macchi00@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Grados. Not neutral, not objective, out-of-head staging, moddable, not durable, not popular, not corporate, made in a brownstone basement and will never be loved by everyone. Suffice to say, many of the influencers who hail the HD600 as the “perfect” headphone hate Grados and even scoff at their mere existence. I’ve even heard “not real headphones”, “causes hearing loss”, and (from a major YouTuber) “only a starting kit”. The entire concept of a Grado is the polar opposite of everything the HD600 tried to achieve.

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

Basically scoop out the mids, boost bass below 100 hz to the skies, and throw in treble spikes to offset any opinion if smoothness. The worst variation of this idea I heard is Ultrasone, makes Beyerdynamic sound comparatively mellow. Westone also can sound like this, with a specific suck out right where HD600 has its upper mid presence spike.

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

Who is "everyone"?

I can't stand the HD600 beyond half a song, nevermind an album.

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

I should not have read this thread when I'm just about the buy the hd600...