When it comes to the bass, it really depends on what type of music you’re using as reference. If you are listen to genres that use traditional instrumentation, I too think they have plenty of bass for that, and quite enough for a very satisfying listen. However, for modern genres that make heavy use of the subbass regions for various effects and atmosphere, the HD600 can be quite anemic. It also depends what other pairs you’ve used in the past. For me it took listening to the Elegia with a 6db low shelf @200hz + a tube amp and an LCD-2C EQed with a 10db low shelf @105hz to fully understand why people consider that HD600 lack bass.
But you know, overall I agree, I feel like the whole HD600 lacks bass thing is a bit overblown. Sort of similar to exagerrations about soundstage in open backs. Being inside a concert hall my ass, it still sounds like the sound is coming a couple of centimeters away from my ears, even with an Edition XS.
When it comes to the bass, it really depends on what type of music you’re using as reference. If you are listen to genres that use traditional instrumentation, I too think they have plenty of bass for that, and quite enough for a very satisfying listen. However, for modern genres that make heavy use of the subbass regions for various effects and atmosphere, the HD600 can be quite anemic. It also depends what other pairs you’ve used in the past. For me it took listening to the Elegia with a 6db low shelf @200hz + a tube amp and an LCD-2C EQed with a 10db low shelf @105hz to fully understand why people consider that HD600 lack bass.
But you know, overall I agree, I feel like the whole HD600 lacks bass thing is a bit overblown. Sort of similar to exagerrations about soundstage in open backs. Being inside a concert hall my ass, it still sounds like the sound is coming a couple of centimeters away from my ears, even with an Edition XS.