72% of 144 verified owners recommend the Sennheiser HD 600.
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“I have the HD600 and I'm just not a fan because of the total lack of anything lower than upper mid bass and also how narrow the cups are which rub my ears raw”
“After listening to the 800S for a few weeks, the 600 sounds really REALLY dark.”
“none them compare to the HD600's for mids and soundstage. I promise you won't regret buying them as long as you have an amp or Dac to power them.”
“Sennheiser HD 600. I find these headphones put the focus on the music, and not the headphone.”
“I returned the HD600 quite disappointed after a few weeks.”
“I used the Sennheiser HD 600 as well. Great for really hearing what going on and where everything sits in the mix especially for mids and highs, not as great for subs.”
“I still love my hd600s and love the midbass just wish there was a bit more info down below.”
“I’ve only ever tried the hd600 and honestly I think they’re the most overhyped pair of cans you can buy.”
“HD600 has actually decent in game performance when properly amplified, so as long as you are not going to compete in a tournament you are fine, and honestly I wouldn't mind playing a tournament in those.”
“Hd600 gets my vote. I actually prefer it over my 660s2 for vocals.”
“Sennheiser HD 600 - No; I love this headphone, but it needs a pad swap and a copper mass loading mod just to reproduce fairly average bass extension.”
“I got both the Sennheiser HD 600 and Slate VSX to compare. The Sennheisers were returned pretty quickly.”
“I love my Beyerdynamic DT 770 and regret buying the Sennheiser HD 600 because they're so boring.”
“I love my HD600”
“I’d argue that the hd600 isn’t the best for single player games, considering the sub-bass/bass roll off does hamper immersion to some extent”
“I use Sennheiser HD600. Not the prettiest sounding headphones, but the mids translate perfectly to other speakers when I tweak my rigs.”
“I enjoy the balanced sound that these provide as well as their comfort for extended hours of listening.”
“The whole Sennheiser HD 600 series is mediocre and one can get better for far cheaper.”
“I use Sennheiser HD 600's with SoundID Reference to correct them (they have a lot of bass drop-off without the correction).”
“I use Sennheiser HD 600 for both production and post-production and I love them.”
“I personally don’t like the HD600 series, they sound a bit cramped and muffled to me.”
“For 5+ years I owned the HD600 & later on the 650 and enjoyed them quite a bit -- my first "real" headphones.”
“Have the SR850's and HD600's as well, both are amazing headphones.”
“I did the HD600. The lack of sub bass was unacceptable and way too warm for me.”