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Is Sennheiser 600/650 an overkill ?

Hello,

I am looking for a good headphone for my cube at work. It will be used to listen MP3 from my computers, which fairly new ones with P4 and Intel sound cards that come with the computer. Currently I am using a 'free' headphone that comes with a cheapo MP3 player, which sounds not too bad to me.

On Audiogon, a used Sennheiser 600 goes around $200 and 650 $380, which are not expensive at all to me. But my quesiton is are they too much for my application? If they are, what other models would you recommend?

Thanks,

Abe
from Bay Area,
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hepl
147 posts
 
My advise is the Sennheiser HD-497, it should be a good match for your computer. The HD-600 & HD-650 would be an excellent match for an amp that can drive them (300 omhs),
the HD-497 impendance is just 32 ohm and it comes with the
1/8 connector. I am pretty sure that your computer headphone amp won't be able to drive any headphone with an impendance above 50 ohms. In my opinnion the HD-497 would be your best choise for use at work. They are open air design so you will be able to hear if someone calls you.
The in ear type headphones are very good at isolating you from the rest of the world, they may not be a good idea at work. Hope this helps, Hector.
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timo
610 posts
 
Hepl makes sense. However, if money is not object then look at the headphone amps for sale and combine one with a Senn 600 or 650 for ultimate resolution.
phild
603 posts
 
If you want ultimate resolution you wouldn't be listening to MP3s. I'd go with Hepl's advice. The 600 / amp combo will just reveal flaws in the source. There are also good models from Grado, Beyer, etc.
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