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Thumper_777 t1_j1ktj2o wrote

Congrats my dude....So happy for you. Do yourself a favor and don't let others tell you to go by anything else instead of what you have. Be very aware of the Law of Diminishing Returns. And be especially watchful for the purist that wants you to avoid Software EQ's, when they can pretty much create whatever sound you want today or tomorrow. Be happy and enjoy yourself with your choice

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1ln4ut wrote

Thank you :)

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xoriatis71 t1_j1megfi wrote

His point on EQs stands. I got some very bass-heavy Sony headphones, and with a digital EQ and a frequency graph as a guide, I managed to make their response flat-ish.

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nhuynh50 t1_j1n03ig wrote

This should be an evergreen post pinned to every thread on this sub.

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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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Fred011235 t1_j1kb3p7 wrote

may god have mercy on your soul

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KawaiifuWorks t1_j1j196j wrote

Excellent choice! What's your amp/dac setup?

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1jzpnb wrote

A Fiio E10K, drives this thing with the knob on 3.5 of 8. Do you think I should consider a better amp/dac for them? Maybe a tube amp?

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KawaiifuWorks t1_j1k5wkh wrote

Not sure how well that one works but it seems recommended often. I ran a schiit stack. I see tubes recommended often for the HD6XX but haven't tried them. I don't think there's a wrong answer, just all about what you like best!

I will recommend trying the oratory1990 EQ. I really enjoyed it.

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1k7fsu wrote

Thank you, I will look into this. Seems like it’s actually free and it elevates the low end a bit

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Brewmachine t1_j1lzsq4 wrote

You should look into the peace eq software. You can use it to make your own eq profiles or import other ones.

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audiophile_lurker t1_j1l6h13 wrote

>Do you think I should consider a better amp/dac for them? Maybe a tube amp?

Only if you absolutely love these. Otherwise that money is better spent on different headphones. If subbass is your jam, you will never really get that satisfaction out of HD6XX.

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magnumstrikerX t1_j1kvuc1 wrote

Any external amp that supports 300 ohms and up will do, just get a 3.5 mm to rca cable and you'll be good to go.

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radrod69 t1_j1ljb01 wrote

If you want more bass, then tubes are the way to go.

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killthrash t1_j1mkohr wrote

Try the Little Dot MKII

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1nxqw4 wrote

That‘s really expensive though at 199€. I got the 6XX for 160 lightly used with the original packaging

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rjoudrey01 t1_j1lz0l3 wrote

When I bought my 800s they had no fabric on the foam as well.

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CynosureEPR t1_j1m08iw wrote

Still my daily drivers - was on 7+ years now I can't convince myself to let them go and bought the 6XX massdrop version on a super sale to keep the originals as a backup.

One of my fave sets ever.

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killthrash t1_j1mkdhn wrote

Good first choice. Now time for a dac and amp.

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1nxm8i wrote

Which one do you recommend? My Fiio E10K doesn’t seem to have problems with them. I‘d kinda like a tube amp but they cost upwards of 250$, I can’t seem to find an inexpensive one (100-ish is what I would call inexpensive for a tube amp)

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killthrash t1_j1nzsih wrote

I would recommend just saving up the $150 for the Little Dot MKII.

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therealPaulPlay OP t1_j1o0uus wrote

200€ in my country plus I would need a dac with a split output

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