Sennheiser HD 660S2 Wired Audiophile Stereo Headphones with Deep Sub Bass, Optimized Surround, Transducer Airflow, Vented Magnet System and Voice Coil – Black

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But then it has a slightly different tuning than its older brothers which is not necessarily better or worse, it is just new and different. May have to go for the Fiio as I can buy Fiio here in Norway,plenty to think about? once again many thanks for your time The headphone scales very well and will highlight higher quality electronics but up to a certain point as it cannot eventually compete with really high end headphones, like the Meze Elite and HiFiMan Susvara, in scaling potential. This is a tuning with plenty of bass and mid-bass that favors the fun and enjoyment factor rather than actual tonal accuracy.

Sennheiser HD 660S2 Review — Headfonics

When looking at the HD 660S2’s frequency response, you can clearly see the elevation in the bass region, but also the treble section was tweaked a little upwards (except for the lower dip from 3-5k). It makes the HD 660S2 have more presence as well as more energy on top, but it never feels forced or out of balance. My ears certainly dig this typical tuning. Additionally the texture is weighty and rounded, not as dry and thin as the HD660S while it decays in a more relaxed way helping instruments to sound full bodied and realistic in their reverberation in time and space. There’s little-to-no sound isolation here, so don't take these headphones with you on your commute. (Image credit: Future/TechRadar/Henry St Leger) Sennheiser HD-660S2 review: Price & release date As always the answer cannot be simple and one-dimensional because there are a lot of parameters involved.The HD650! I have owned it a few times. I get the “classicness” of it also. I get how some prefer the HD650 over HD600. I get how the HD650 has that chocolate syrupiness of the notes. It has a milk chocolate decay of the notes vs. the dark chocolate decay of the 600. I could write a book on the differences of these two classic HPS and put it in the museum next to Pia. I mean your Trabi. Sorry about the Freudian slip Sig man!

Sennheiser HD 660S2 Review - Major HiFi Sennheiser HD 660S2 Review - Major HiFi

So, how do you follow up a bonafide classic? There is no easy answer to that question. Sennheiser has been hard at work, trying to capture lightning in a bottle one more time. The mid-range has a character and a flavor of its own that differentiates it from the famous HD650. On a technical level, the mid range of the HD660S2 is very transparent, crystal clear and finely articulated with plenty of harmonic variety, natural overtones and a full bodied texture. So basically, Sennheiser is emphasizing the HD 660S2’s natural, warm sound, with extended bass and its unfatiguing character.I do find the HD 650 to have better layering, a more natural vocal presentation, and more impressive sub rumble than the HD 660S2 […]” It is not that you can't listen to classical music but the instruments sound slightly out of tune and emphasized compared to, the already slightly colored, 660S2 which comparatively is more in-tune sounding. Sub-bass used to be the Achilles’ heel for the HD 600 and HD 650, and while the HD 660S2 improved noticeably, the latest version of the HD 660S2 delivers the best performance.