I’m comparing these to my my old Sony WH-1000XM4 which I bought for the noise cancellation; They do sound clearer/better in the mids or just overall, I don’t have any negative to say about the sound per se. I’d like more bass though, and personally I like closed ones so I feel more isolated from the world.

But my point here is that honestly 600 dollars for this is already going into snake oil territory for me. They don’t sound that different. And the materials and construction is fucking simple, it’s plastic, foam, synthetic pads/polyester(?), very basic stuff. I could see these being sold for 30 bucks from china. And this is not a dig at these headphones specifically.

I’m very specific about image quality. Audio quality I can’t feel the same way about, it is somehow half snake oil and half legit quality differences. I think what it boils down to is people make too much of a fuss about tiny audio differences.

  • Chatt_a_Vegas@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    You are super generalizing here.

    1. You say you prefer closed backs and bass.
    2. You say the 660S2 sound clearer and better in the mids and better “just overall”.
    3. You say you’re “very specific about image quality” as a con for the 660S2 after saying that they are “clearer/better in the mids or just overall” (suggesting better imaging) while stating that you prefer to feel “isolated from the world” (while closed backs are known to have less accurate staging on average)…

    So many contradictions. I’m confused? If you don’t like them that’s that. But your explanation counters your conclusion.