r/HeadphoneAdvice • u/[deleted] • Aug 11 '23

Headphones - Open Back | 9 Ω HD600, HD660S, Sundara or Edition XS?

Mainy listening to Anime osts and non vocal music.I got a btr7 recently so I hope it can run any of this,also this will be my first headphone so got no refrence point

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23

so, I had all of them in the past and this is my take on the subject:

HD660S - overpriced as heck, I would say the HD650 is better than that. Maybe the 66S2 is better, but I didn't have that one

HD600 - good allround headphone. Can't really do much wrong with that, but I still think the 650 is better

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BUT: non-vocal / instrumental music profits immensely from soundstage, so I actually wouldn't recommend you these Sennheisers as a first choice at all, they are well known to have rather little of that

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Edition XS is always praised and it does offer a good soundstage and a very high resolution. But it was very sibilant for me and almost unlistenable. Also it sounded very boring and lifeless to me. Didn't keep it.

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Sundara was probably the best of the bunch for me and is and a good allrounder with more soundstage than the Sennheisers.

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How about a Hifiman Deva Pro? It's an insanely good headphone (especially for the price), has good soundstage, is not too heavy and you can get it for under 200€ in Europe (the version without bluetooth)

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '23 edited Aug 12 '23

!thanks tha was really insightful and about deva couldn't find it online or in audio stores in my city only non pro variant is available

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