I have to wonder if the first Auteur I had on loan isn't totally representative of how they actually sound. Again, I think this was a pre-prod...
...piece added to hold the rear foam. You may like that, even as the HD600, and can customize foam back there to taste. The Aeolus and Auteur are...
...Have always heard this glare that's particular to the HD650, not the HD600 (albeit the 600 was rather hot in the upper-mids, which bothered me...
...leave it at that. IIRC HE-500 tone is a bit closer to HD650 than HD600, though the HE-500 might have the most fatiguing treble in that 8-10KHz...
Maybe. I heard that "hot," "shouty" quality to the HD600 no matter what I paired it with. If you are OK as-is with the HD600, you might just want...
...my post above. I think HD650 is well worth modding. But if "like the HD600 in the treble" for you means that 2-5KHz emphasis, then, no, the...
No, because the HD600 has an elevation in the 2-5KHz range that the HD650 never will have even with mods. That said, depending on how you hear...
...background of the sound). Strange thing is, despite me finding the HD600 harder to listen to overall due to the upper-mid hump, it did not...
ZMF Vibro I heard was the closest tonally to the HD600/650 out of his lineup. They're worth checking out, though the Slant still might be closer....
...tough finding closed headphones that really capture the magic of the HD600/650. If you're feeling it, modding your own T50RP could yield good...
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