I've owned HD600\HD650 and HD700's, for me the HD600's were the clear pick of the bunch and the only one I've kept. I find the 600's more natural sounding, plenty of detail, bass and treble both present and not overwhelming. The HD650 has heavier bass than the 600 but loses detail, for me the loss of detail was not worth the extra bass and the 600 are much better. The HD600 is the only headphone of the three that has been Sennheiser's flagship for a period, it shows in how balanced it is compared to the 650/700. The HD600 gives the most balanced and true sound with no obvious deficiencies. The HD700's have a treble spike - treble at a certain frequency is noticeably harsh that neither the HD600 or HD650 suffer from. The HD700 is a different sound, a little more detail than the HD600/650 but thinner sounding and not as fun. Best thing to do is order both the 600 and 700 from Amazon and use their return service on the pair you like least - they're both good, but when you're parting with this amount of cash for headphones you really need to compare as everyone's tastes are different, reviews only tell you so much.

Also important to use a headphone amp to get the best out of these - check the Little Dot amps for a decent entry level tube amp, a tube amp really gets the best out of these Sennheisers.

People voting cold would rather spend £700 on a phone.

I would also like someone to explain cable "burn in" considering that there are no moving parts in a cable to loosen up.

The sound with these levels of headphones also improves with better quality third party cables. I had cables made up for my hd650s and the detail improved dramatically once the cables had burnt in.

Any other good headphone amp suggestions?

Nice summary.

Haha Im only josh'in. I grew up in Swansea and went to school in Llanelli :smiley:

305, what a waste seriously cold

Cold people who can afford 300 quid headsets dont belong on hduk :stuck_out_tongue:

The other thing that needs to be mentioned is that it will take a couple of days to run them in, so you will not get a true representation of how these cans open up until several hours of listening.

Would also love to see a nice deal on HD600 or 650's. My HD595 are a little worse for wear after nearly 10 years!

Otherwise anyone know any good DAC/headphone amp deals? My Beresford died and have had no response from Stan :disappointed:.

Agree with most of the stuff you say, but suggesting someone uses a tube amp with them when testing them isn't good advice considering how much colouring the tube will bring to the sound. Really better off just using their normal setup or the most transparent thing they have to test.

Good headphone wonder if any better than the 650.s? Anyone got them both to compare

...Llanelli.

Good price for this particular model, but HD598 is not much worse and was 79 euros recently on Amazon.de

cheap, cant go wrong with a good pair of high end sens, still got my ie8s best in-ear ever!

Just got the £75 598 today and very pleased having returned the 600 and 650 in the past. Can't afford £300 but good discount.

Lol ... The city is not in the valley :smiley: and i'm from Llanelli :stuck_out_tongue:

check a audio-t store ... my local Swansea was doing these for £270


will add ... I got 598/600 and the 700 .... with preference being ( 1st being one I list ) .... 700/ 598 / 600

great price for the product voted hot

People voting cold would rather spend £700 on a phone.

Someone posted this up the other day.

I am hoping, and praying, that the 600's or 650's go just below £200, prefer one of those. This is still good though.

Great headphones but unfortunately people will probably vote cold because of the Sennheiser outlet deals posted a few months ago.

thought about upgrading my hd600 but am going to wait for hd 800 or he 560

anyone seen a deal for either of these?

anyone who knows their stuff and how nice these phones are arnt gonna vote cold
very comfy with fab sound

they're not 4 times better than the HD598's but much better value than the HD800's

seems like a good price to me - £499 on UK site

Heated added but it's gonna get chilli in here soon