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Excellent sound and clarity. A big step up from the HD 280, HD 380, and HD 599 I've used previously. Well worth the the price tag if you care about your sound.
I don't need to EQ these at all for 98% of songs, but sometimes I turn up the lower end very slightly and turn down the upper end very slightly. I listen to EDM, Rock, and Jazz and they sound great for all. I've read that some people don't like the bass for EDM, but it sounds fine. They're headphones, not a subwoofer strapped to your head.
You don't NEED an amp to drive these volume wise, but if you want better sound it could help depending on what your setup is. My motherboard has a Realtek ALC1220, which I feed to a mixer that drives these. If I plug them directly into the motherboard they are LOUD, but they could have distortion which an amp could fix. If you don't have the money for a separate amp and you have a decent audio chip in your PC then don't worry about it. Really.
These are fairly high impedance so I don't hear the noise interference from my GPU or mouse that I used to hear from lower impedance headphones, but this is true for any high(er) impedance headphones.
I've seen some people talk about a strong clamping force which I haven't experienced. They "clamp" tighter than some other closed/open back headphones, such as the HD599, but it's not painful or uncomfortable to me, even while wearing them for hours. But, I have worn headphones daily for years so I'm used to it. This gets better as they're broken in as well.
Noise cancellation is non-existent; they're open back headphones. Leakage is not too bad, but you can definitely hear them in the proximity of someone wearing them.
Build quality seems solid enough, but we'll see how long they last. I haven't read any complaints about build quality anyway so I'm not worried about it.
Overall I'm very impressed. They made me upgrade my library because I was able to notice how poor quality some song files were.
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So Nice, I Bought Them Twice
Updated (6/20/21) - HD600's are still a great pair of headphones, and here's what I've learned since I bought mine. You get out what you put in; these headphones like better quality recordings, so if you have live-recorded and properly made music, you can crank that music up and it will sound phenomenal. With poor quality recordings, you'll find yourself steering away from those songs pretty quickly with how badly they sound. These are good to listen to records with, too, as long as you have a decent record player. I've had my HD600's for 4 years now, and they're still going strong. You may need to replace the cable, earcups, and headband over time, but these will last you a very long time.TL:DR - These headphones are great, especially for the price. The sound is neutral, but the quality is far from lacking.FULL REVIEW Despite an issue with my first pair of HD 600's, I liked the sound so much I got a second pair once the first was returned. Here's what I've found out about the HD 600's in the 6 months I've had them.Comfort - These headphones are very lightweight, so it's easy to forget you're wearing them. However, when you first get them, these headphones clamp your head hard. Keep on using them and let the headband stretch out, and over time you'll be able to wear them for literally all-day use without any soreness. W/O Amp and DAC - The bass is very recessed on anything you listen to without a proper amp. Mids and highs are still good, but the sound isn't as full or realistic without a proper amp. The sound is still good enough to outperform everything else I've tried and blew me away when I first tried them out, which was with this set up.W/ Amp and DAC (Magni 2 and Modi 2) - The music really seemed to come to life. From classical remixes of songs to Slash's performance in Paradise City, these headphones still leave me impressed. Bass, mids, and highs all sound good with none over powering the other. There is a lot of detail with these, which has led me to picking up background sounds I couldn't hear or overlooked before. Hearing a lot of extra details in music I already knew took a bit of getting used to, but I very quickly started to like certain songs more because I realize they had more sounds than I realized. This has been very helpful when comparing the sound between my HD 600's and other speakers and headphones I've tried. The only real problem with the HD 600's is that if there are any imperfections in your music, such as problems with sound mastering or just being an MP3 you converted from YouTube, you will hear every imperfection. Keep that in mind when getting these or other audiophile grade headphones; you will need to get CD's or, at the barest minimum, 320 kbps MP3's for listening to music. The static and distortion in anything lower quality will be really annoying. Not to mention their open-back design and 300 ohms of impedance mean you shouldn't be using them while traveling, though this doesn't bother me as I use the at home.Overall, if you want to get a pair of audiophile grade headphones for under $300 and you can afford these, do not hesitate. There are definitely other and better options out there, but not for the same price as these (unless these go back up $385 again for a short period). Sure, they aren't the best sounding headphones in the world and the $270 I spent when I got these is still a lot of money, but I haven't regretted these since I got them. These changed my perspective on listening to music for the better and you'd be hard pressed to go wrong with buying a pair of HD 600's.
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Víctor DíazReviewed in Mexico on March 11, 2024
Entiendo porque suele ser la referencia en el HiFi
Cuando uno se empieza a meter en el mundo del HiFi se suele confundir ente demasiadas opciones en el mercado además de también una infinidad de opiniones. percepciones y hasta gustos. Entonces considerando todo eso puedo decir que:Entiendo porque suele ser la referencia en el HiFiVíctor Díaz
Reviewed in Mexico on March 11, 2024
-Estos audífonos en sí son muy buenos, su principal fortaleza es la naturalidad con la que se suelen escuchar los instrumento y voces, esto gracias a su enfoque un poco más a los medios-altos hace que se escuchen de forma más presente ciertos instrumentos y voces.
- Su mayor fortaleza es al mismo la causa de su punto más débil la cual es la presencia de las frecuencias bajas. Este punto es más o menos notorio dependiendo de la música o incluso canción, hay que admitir que a veces se necesita cierta pegada de los bajos que una canción tenga el impacto deseado entonces puede que existan algunas canciones que se sientan algo flojas, sin embargo son casos muy específicos en los que al menos yo he podido notar eso, se podría decir que en el 90% de las canciones los bajos son suficientes y muchas veces te quedas más con el detalle y presencia de las otras frecuentas.
- Comodidad muy buena, construcción adecuada sin ser premium ni nada por el estilo, un detalle que al menos a mi todavía no me toca hacer es el cambio de los pads que con el uso se siente que irán perdiendo su consistencia y esto según dicen afecta su sonido, entonces solo tener eso en cuenta para un futuro.
- Por la naturaleza técnica de los audífonos definitivamente se recomienda usarlos bajo una buena amplificación, esto porque dependen de eso para que te puedan ofrecer un volumen, claridad y hasta especialidad del sonido adecuada.
En resumen puedo decir que son unos audífonos los cuales te sirven de referencia para saber que es lo que te gusta, su sonido se disfruta mucho más si aprecias la claridad y presencia de voces o frecuencias medias/altas sin llegar a ser lastimantes o demasiadas analíticas, logran representar una versión "natural" del sonido y eso se aprecia mucho sobretodo si tienes otros audífonos para sentir esos contrastes.
Creo que te ayudan a conocer y definir lo que te gusta, a un precio que considero bueno si los encuentras por debajo de los 7k y claro, considera que tanto con ese como en muchos otros audífonos es necesario contar o contemplar adquirir un DAC y amplificador los cuales ayuden a exprimir y apreciarlos al 100%.
La verdad no creo que te arrepientas de adquirirlos sino al contrario, creo que te alimenta ese deseo de saber más sobre el tema y seguir en este camino. Incluso como un único par de audífonos considero que son demasiados correctos para disfrutar de todo.
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- Chopin LisztReviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2019
If you're even slightly OCD about sound itself, you need these
