Need suggestions for another pair of headphones (Have Sennheiser HD600)


Hej

Can anyone, who are familiar with the Sennheiser HD600, suggest a headphones slightly more open and with a wider soundstage then HD600?

I have tried Grado SR-325e, AKG K701 and K702. These three are far from my taste. Too much high midrange for me.
I also have Beyerdynamics T1, which I think is OK, but I tend mostly to choose my old HD600.

I though HD660s would be what I’m looking for, but they seems to have inferior treble compared to the HD600. At least that’s what I’ve read. I’ve never heard the HD660s myself.

Any suggestions in the same price range as the Sennheiser HD660s?
Has to be open back!

simna

The sound of headphones are strongly dependent on the streamer, DAC, and particularly the amp. I was not blown away my the HD800’s until I got the Woo WA5… I think it has more power than the Felix and I am guessing maybe more natural sounding… well I have Takatsuki 300B… but this completely took control of the HD800’s and made them magical. My Sennheiser 800’s do not sound at all analytic… with my electronics.

 

Everyone has different tastes, so no solution fits all. But I had to fiddle (experiment and invest heavily) in my electronics to get my headphones to sound right. I probably have 5 - 8x the money invested in electronics and suddenly all of my headphones sound great. [my Beydynamic T2 always sounded very natural… although not open]. My Focal and Sennheiser actually sound a lot alike now… with the difference being the openness… (because the Focals are only semi open).

 

By the way, I went as far as importing an amp from Germany in my quest to get my headphones to sound right. I have gone through a lot of equipment to get here… but for me, it was mostly about the electronics.

check out LSA offerings. They have/had a sale on them

 

www.underwoodhifi.com

Thanks for the suggestions, unfortunately they are too expensive, not available in Sweden or I will not be able to use my Feliks Elise tube headphone amp. Planars are too hard to drive with most tube amps.

And I just wanted some minor changes compared to my HD600. Oh, well...nothing in this ”hobby” will ever be simple. The same thing whith my Tannoy Eaton speakers. I just need some small changes to make them perfect for my me. Dream on. That speaker doesn't excist.

Thanks for the suggestions.

OK, I didn't realize you were in Sweden.  Lucky you!

I was going to suggest the Focal Elex from Drop, but I don't think they will ship to Europe.  Audeze LCD-XC are a really nice closed back headphone, but you say you don't like planars.  I think I'm out of suggestions.