I though about how the HD600 is loved by everyone, but often in subjective hobbies there is a counter that does the opposite. I thought anout it but no extremely wide, closed back, V-shaped came to my mind.
I should not have read this thread when I’m just about the buy the hd600…
personally I think hd600 is boring af
Audeze Lcd 2c
LD -600?
Kennerton GH50; closed back, wide soundstage, dark tonality
harmonicdyne zeus? k712?
Meze 99?
Emu Teaks.
Grados. Not neutral, not objective, out-of-head staging, moddable, not durable, not popular, not corporate, made in a brownstone basement and will never be loved by everyone. Suffice to say, many of the influencers who hail the HD600 as the “perfect” headphone hate Grados and even scoff at their mere existence. I’ve even heard “not real headphones”, “causes hearing loss”, and (from a major YouTuber) “only a starting kit”. The entire concept of a Grado is the polar opposite of everything the HD600 tried to achieve.
Basically scoop out the mids, boost bass below 100 hz to the skies, and throw in treble spikes to offset any opinion if smoothness. The worst variation of this idea I heard is Ultrasone, makes Beyerdynamic sound comparatively mellow. Westone also can sound like this, with a specific suck out right where HD600 has its upper mid presence spike.
Who is “everyone”?
I can’t stand the HD600 beyond half a song, nevermind an album.
I love my 600’s but when I need something more exciting it’s my Monolith M1570’s.
DT770
Happy cake day!
Grado SR 80
AKG 701