( 25 reviews )
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 15 2009
Before I purchased these headphones I had been keeping an eye on audiophile websites to try to understand what I needed to make awesome sound in my home for relatively cheap. The Sennheiser HD650 reviews were consistently positive, but I was apprehensive because everyone kept saying that you need a headphone amp or that the senns will not be loud enough and sound "veiled" without an amp. Well I think these audiophiles are tooting their own horns, trying to pretend that they can hear magical veils and such, in order to justify the 1000s of dollars they spend on audio equipment. I plugged these things into my laptop's sound card right out of the box and they sounded 20 times better than my Bose around ear phones, with every type of music I sampled. I did not think that there would have been this much of a difference between headphones, but anyone (I tested this theory with my girlfriend and a couple of friends) can tell right off the bat that these headphones sound SOOOO much better than standard headphones, or even upper end Bose headphones. I imagine this is what music producers and sound engineers intend for you to hear. I cannot recommend these headphones enough. They are FANTASTIC and worth every penny (I got mine on ebay Best Offer for 320). two thumbs way way up. These headphones have made me rediscover music. The Germans did it again.
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Posted: Apr 6 2009
They are first class cans. Pros: they provide a round, balanced sound with exceptional bass. Extremely comfortable. Cons: the sound is too round, that means they lack a bit of detail in the top spectrum and the soundstage is not very open or precise. They reproduce very well pop/rock as well as jazz piano trios. Excellent reproduction of piano and drums as well. For classical music I prefer AKGs 701 because of their unsurpassed soundstage and the impressive rendition of detail. The AKGs are not very strong on drums and piano, though. So I ended buying both (this option would be too expensive for speakers of this quality). I use AKGs for some recordings and the 650s for other recordings.
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Posted: Feb 4 2009
Amazon is increasing prices on all items ridiculously for sure !!. It seems Amazon will be very very profitable this year as it is bumping up prices on every item. I was about to purchase this at 409 but at $499 now ?. Who wants to buy at Amazon.com now ?
