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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1jzkzg wrote

Here is a little background info: I am driving this off of my fiio E10K. First impressions are positive, build quality is really good, they are comfortable and very lightweight. Sound is good but I‘m not blown away, clarity is better than my Grado GW100 by a bit, I really do notice that in busier parts of songs. Bass performance is fine, would have liked a bit more sub bass. Vocals are good, soundstage decent, slightly wider compared to my GW100. Overall sounds great to me (could be a bit more of that sweet deep bass)

Update after 1 week of use: I‘ve listened to them a lot and have been able to hear more and more of these small details that make songs exciting again. While they didn’t exactly „Wow“ me at first, they certainly have many times by now. Vocals in some songs sound so natural and realistic, imaging is so precise and you can differentiate each and every instrument from another. It‘s really a whole new experience. Even though the soundstage isn’t extremely wide, they are super airy, it’s like music is floating into my ears instead of being played inside of them. Everything has it‘s own space, even though the whole stage isn’t huge. I love them. Now I just need a portable dac / amp to enjoy them with my phone (I‘m currently eyeing the tempotec sonata hd v, seems to have enough output power and all the features I need)

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heyyoudvd t1_j1kdvxe wrote

> Sound is good but I‘m not blown away

I think this is a pretty typical response.

What you may find interesting is in 5 years from now after you’ve purchased many more expensive headphones, you’ll still find yourself frequently reaching for the 6XX.

I’ve made this comparison before, but the 6XX are like the Honda Civic of the audiophile world. There’s nothing flashy or exotic about them, but they’re just a really good product. They sound good, they’re well built, they’re deceptively comfortable, and they’re reliable and enjoyable.

You can find headphones with more detail and deeper bass and more exotic build materials and much wider soundstages. And yet even audiophiles with virtually unlimited budgets tend to love the 600/650/6XX and keep one in their collection.

Driving a Corvette and a Ferrari and a Bugatti can be a ton of fun. But sometimes you just want a Honda Civic in your driveway.

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OverwatchPlaysLive t1_j1kq0ov wrote

Yep, I concur. I already own some LCD 2's, Focal Radiance, Focal Clear MG. And I recently just bought another pair of 6xx's because I missed the pair I sold lmao

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Grobbelboy t1_j1lnb7l wrote

Agreed! Aside from songs with an emphasis on sub bass, everything sounds just as it should in the sense that nothing sonically sticks out or lacks in the frequency spectrum on these cans. I have the DCA Expanse as my main HP and offloaded a couple of cans that consequently got completely supplanted, but I won’t part with my HD 600.

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GOBBLESHNOB t1_j1mdtlg wrote

Not me, once I bought my sundaras I haven't touched my 6xx's in over a year

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elementIdentity t1_j1l0a6p wrote

Yeah listen to the 6xx for a couple of weeks and then go back to your other cans. I thought I was gonna return mine but after a month or two I realized why they’re incredible.

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1lne1q wrote

You‘re right. It’s always like that with my IEM purchases ;) At first I think „that’s not a big difference“ and when I listen to them for a while and then come back to other IEMs I realize what I‘m missing. The 6XX have amazing vocals btw, the detail and realism there is incredible

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