[lok266]

Hi bros,
Do you recommend these for use with my phone without an amp?
Need advice, thanks !




From the Massdrop website:
"The Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones will be available for $199.99 with free domestic shipping starting November 8th at 6:00 a.m. PT.

Note: This drop is limited to 5,000 units. The first 500 purchasers will receive a pair of headphones with a serial number under 550. "

[lok266]

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[ewng]

lok266 wrote:

Hi bros,
Do you recommend these for use with my phone without an amp?
Need advice, thanks !




From the Massdrop website:
"The Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX Headphones will be available for $199.99 with free domestic shipping starting November 8th at 6:00 a.m. PT.

Note: This drop is limited to 5,000 units. The first 500 purchasers will receive a pair of headphones with a serial number under 550. "

This is HD650....you need a proper amp or else it will sound like crap...

[kaixax555]

Wa this deal ridiculously good sia

The price point is amazing

[rait0zzz]

anyone hooting? hahaha

[Buckbrick]

Looks like a mic clone of the HD650. It says the driver and sound are essentially the same. Estimating its 310sgd shipped, the HD650 can be had for a little more.

[eawtan]

I would pair it up with a grace m9xx

[LaksaTitan]

Hooting one. But would a Fostex HP-A3 be enough to power these?

[lok266]

ewng wrote:

This is HD650....you need a proper amp or else it will sound like crap...

I see... I intend to use it when out of the house, and getting an amp is another whole separate cost.
Maybe I'll pass on these

Buckbrick wrote:

Looks like a mic clone of the HD650. It says the driver and sound are essentially the same. Estimating its 310sgd shipped, the HD650 can be had for a little more.

Actually massdrop says its from the same factory in Ireland as HD650.
Specs

Massdrop x Sennheiser
Color: Midnight blue
Transducer principle: Open, dynamic
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 41 kHz
THD: < 0.05%
Nominal impedance: 300 ohm
Cable length: 6 ft (1.8 m)
Connector: ⅛ in (0.3 cm)
Weight without cable: 9.2 oz (260 g)
Made in Ireland

[xuan87]

Need to go down to Jaben and listen to the 650 again. Chose the 600 over the 650 10 years ago, so totally forgot how they sound like.

They are supposed to scale up super well on the Schiit Jodie which I have.

[xuan87]

lok266 wrote:

I see... I intend to use it when out of the house, and getting an amp is another whole separate cost.
Maybe I'll pass on these



Actually massdrop says its from the same factory in Ireland as HD650.
Specs

Massdrop x Sennheiser
Color: Midnight blue
Transducer principle: Open, dynamic
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 41 kHz
THD: < 0.05%
Nominal impedance: 300 ohm
Cable length: 6 ft (1.8 m)
Connector: ⅛ in (0.3 cm)
Weight without cable: 9.2 oz (260 g)
Made in Ireland

You don't want to use these out of the house... These are fully open back, will leak sound like nobody's business.

[Buckbrick]

lok266 wrote:

I see... I intend to use it when out of the house, and getting an amp is another whole separate cost.
Maybe I'll pass on these



Actually massdrop says its from the same factory in Ireland as HD650.
Specs

Massdrop x Sennheiser
Color: Midnight blue
Transducer principle: Open, dynamic
Frequency response: 10 Hz – 41 kHz
THD: < 0.05%
Nominal impedance: 300 ohm
Cable length: 6 ft (1.8 m)
Connector: ⅛ in (0.3 cm)
Weight without cable: 9.2 oz (260 g)
Made in Ireland

Yep just read up on them. Btw, these are 300ohms. Consider an OTL tube amp to drive them. Tube amps are fun.

[lok266]

xuan87 wrote:

You don't want to use these out of the house... These are fully open back, will leak sound like nobody's business.

I'll probably be using it in my dorm room, but getting an amp/dac for my laptop abit expensive and leh chey...

[xuan87]

lok266 wrote:

I'll probably be using it in my dorm room, but getting an amp/dac for my laptop abit expensive and leh chey...

Well it's part of the package. You can't expect to get a top end headphones and expect it to sound good out of your smartphone or laptop.

Just like supercars are designed for high octane fuel, and high end GPUs are designed for high cap PSU, top end headphones need plenty of power to sound their best and you just can't get that from any smartphone or laptop.

[weng]

Boo to Sennheiser for cheapening such a classic headphones...