Comments on Profile Post by Stuff Jones

What stack out of interest? Perhaps predictably HD600 easily beat out HD6XX on DAC1541-->BW2 for me.

Bitfrost 2 + Gilmore Lite Mk2.

~20 hours burn in for the HD600 vs >100 for the 6XX, if that makes a difference.

I was sort of expecting to like the 600 more, but not so far. I don't know if the drivers are different, but it sounds like an inferior driver to me that is just tuned to have have more upper mids/treble presence.

Edit: I've also read about the shit 600 cable making a difference but haven't A/B'd.

Yeah, used a custom cable for my bake-off. Interestingly on my V30 HD6XX comes up tops.

For me, HD580>HD650>HD600. Basically because I'd rather have a little too much midbass (HD650) than a little too much upper mid (HD600), but OG 580 is more or less right in the middle of both of those two things.

Doesn't the HD580 use the same driver as the HD600? If my ears are correct (that's a big if), the HD650 is a superior driver, tuning preferences aside.

Yes, but for whatever reason (maybe just the baffle/housing or worn pads) it sounds smack in the middle. Also some of the older drivers sound a bit smoother on the top end so maybe it's just unit variation from what I've heard (new 650s and 2002 580s, and late 00-s 600s)