@6:00 onwards You can hear with the DT880 a clap with what sounds like a tambourine type sound on top in the high end. Switch to the HD600... completely gone. THAT'S why you would want the DT880 to know what's happening up there. Listening on DT990 Pro 250 ohm by the way.
Really a great job. Thank you! They are all very good, but hearing the segment of Dvorak's Symphony Number 9 on the HD600's told me everything I wanted to know. It is one of my worn out, but treasured favorites over many years, I was a performer on tour in Europe with a symphony orchestra on that piece, and the HD600's came closest to the right, most pleasing sound to my ear. Thanks, again. Keep up the great work, and All the Best!
For classical music definitely DT880 - they do not have a ringing in the midrange like their competitors, the violins sound closer to a live performance.
@@teeaymusik9811 You clearly don't know anything. It's signature sennheiser HD series. HD 650 even is more muffle. HD series don't have treble boost. That's why they're all muffled. However all of them have extremely smooth mid as compensation.
@@amirtak9886 I've never heard of the interface you said i've just reviewed. I need something cheap and will do the job. looks nice maybe i buy it. Thank you so much
@@corpsepoke_ it's very nice in my opinion. I use it to play guitar and plug my studio monitors and it's sounding great. It's very well reviewed and the headphone Amp is very powerful. It can power 600ohm headphones with a lot of volume.
HD600 sounds muddy and mid prominent. DT880 sounds natural and open. K701 sounds mostly in between, but at times sounds thin and weird. I don't have any from these brands. If these samples are representative, I'd go with DT880.
K701 for me. It took me quite some time to get used to them but now I see it was worth it. They are as flat as a flat can be, and I need it since I spend a lot of my time mixing on headphones.🎧
You'd want to EQ any headphones for mix-/mastering anyway to get rid of unwanted bass heaviness or pronounced peaks like how it's typical for Beyerdynamic cans.
The 880 just blows the K701 out of the water. It is so clean and light whereas the k701 is so jarring (but still very analytical to say the least). I say this because I own a pair of K702 and find it difficult to comfortably listen to music with them (I'm turning down the volume most of the time).
Your stuff is really good! I have the k701 and I really like it, I'm researching to get the classic reference triad. Each one delivers a different experience and for each style of music one of them seems to sound better. As a suggestion, consider including a snippet of the original song, without being recorded by one of the headphones, I think we'll have (we followers) a more complete experience. Thanks for sharing your job!
Dt 880, the smoothest sound of all three. Also the most accurate soundstage. Every note on the dt 880 is light and airy. Every note on the hd6** is heavy and dense. In my opinion the dt 880 are well underrated. Great videos u compare that tips of headphones together that other people dont usualy compare in their reviews and they dont record sound demos of them at all.
I have the DT880 250ohm Special Edition with better pads and it's even better than the normal DT880 with the silver pads. Better, deeper bass and tamed highs. I've owned the HD600, HD650, HD700, HD800 and this DT880 is the best of out them all IMO based on sound alone. Just so balanced all around. Not much to really be improved other than soundstage.
@@russkilde The Special Edition is a different beast, the highs are tamed quite well compared to the original 880. Sadly, most people have never and will never hear this version of the 880 and it's shame.
Wow I didn’t expect the dt880 is so well separated and the sense of space. It’s like music in the room rather over the ears. It’s a bit too crisp at some point but its very good.
First song: For my ears the violin on the Dt880 sound so clear and crisp and more airy and spacious compared to the other two. And their imaging is brilliant. Sorry, the HD600 sounds muffled for me. This headphone is not for my ears and my prefered music genres.
I am listening on AKG 553. I have to admit that I now understand what the Sennheiser veil is all about. The 701 and 880 were the best for me, with my preference leaning towards the 880.
In my opinion there is no Sennheiser veil. Maybe it seems so because 701 and especially 880 have unnatural sounding treble boost (search for the "Beyerpeak"). Therefore any other headphone with normal trebles (as the 600) sounds a little muffled in comparison to them. For a detailed comparison see ua-cam.com/video/1ro9j7vGBEQ/v-deo.html.
Listening through both my AKG K550 and K371, the DT880 sounds the best, though I get the feeling I wouldn't like it as much compared to what I'm used to in person. The HD600 sounds like it would be extremely pleasant with well-mastered midrange-heavy music, or an earwax blockage otherwise.
I think HD600 can't handle a lot of instruments because of its soundstage? Acoustic is the best on HD600 but modern pop or EDM or even Orchestra with a lot of passages it became claustrophobic like you can hear everything becomes muffled when these music come!!!
You hear a lot that HD600 has a narrow soundstage. But i think that headphones with a wider soundstage, like the Beyer and AKG, pull the sound too much towards left and right creating a hole in the middle. HD600 has the most natural ss i think with the best front to back layering.
Akg701 sounds cleaner, bright, tighter and easy to listen to, dt880 has a wider or simulated soundstage 5:52 which could be or could not be a good thing. hd600 is a bit fatiguing to listen and yet the most expensive of the bunch
It seems like I found my heaphones! Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro. It feels like the sound is so clear and open, more suitable to my hears. I don't like when the bass muffle the sound, therefore this is the headphones I like the most. Also the voices are so much clearer. And they also fit my price range. Thank you very much for your videos, man ❤ Very much appreciated your effort!
My same conclusion! I was expencing more from a pair of headphones with the double of the price tag. I fatigue to understand why so many people like the HD600 in this sound test. Clearly I'm using a decent pair of in ear headphones attached to a good DAC. Maybe other people's equipment is better than mine...
HD600 are the WORST for Symphony ! 🥴 It's well known they are great for voices and intimist plays, like Jazz and Bossa Nova....and really crappy for Orchestra. This video has just confirmed that. AKGs, due to their great soundstage and almost flat response, are perfect for those situations. BeyerDynamics are also good...but that treble extension...Ouch ! 😟
hi, I've played the violin for 17 years, and while all headphones were muffled, the hd600 was the best for the Dvorak. This video confirmed that HD600 was the best for symphony out of the three.
@@aleksandarstojceski3139 Where did I do that? Read and understand. If it's good for his ears then ok, but I don't like it when he take his own subjective feelings as a standard and treat it as a law, and especially not as a musician. According to the motto: I'm a musician after all, I can judge that for you. Not at all. At least I don't let a violinist tell me what a violin should sound like to MY ears. The magic words are: for my ears, for me, for my taste, ect. A small, but significant difference.
The hd600 felt like a Sennheiser veil instead of being comfortable on the ears (disposal), and I've never heard of the akg701, but it sounds too thin. I'm currently using the 600 ohm dt880 (I moved on from using the dt990pro), and it's really blameless. The 990 gave me the experience of my ears getting pierced. (Still, the dt880 After all, it has a high-pitched voice) When I want to be more cheerful and exciting than necessary, I also listen to the 990pro.
Cool video. To me the AKG had a weird sound signature. I liked the DT880 for the most part but the treble sometimes was a too little harsh to my ears on certain tracks. I like the HD600 the most as it just delivered the best overall sound presentation to my ears as if you were right there next to the musicians. Nice job. Keep em coming! 👍
HD600 was the overall winner for me. It is honest and neutral in a good way. No one headphone will deliver everything across all genres of music, voice, gaming, theater, but the 600 comes close. It will always be in my toolbox because it is one of the very best reference cans ever made. It is also an excellent choice for playing guitar to backing tracks where a more flat, neutral (non-scoped), accurate sound is important.
@@gucky4717 To a degree yes- but in general some cans are flat out superior to others. After doing a lot demos, I wasn't super impressed with any sub $300 cans. Most lacked bass. I ended up buying the V-Moda Crossfade M-100. You should have a listen to these. For the $, IMO anyway, it's hard to find better. Clear highs and detailed mids- and very decent bass! Great for guitar and backing tracks- very versatile. If you're lucky, you might also be able to pick up a lightly used pair on Ebay. For ~$1xx something used- you definitely can't beat them. They are built like a tank as well.
@@gucky4717 I have both HD 650 and DT 880 Pro and can say that sure, sometimes you wish there was bit more treble on HD 650, but HD 650 treble is safe, it never overdoes it while DT 880 can sound extremely harsh in some recordings... Also, while 880 has better highs (if the music is well mastered) and also better sub bass, HD 650 is not as far as you might think... And HD 650 has much superior mid range. When listening to any UA-cam videos I'd much rather use HD 650 cause vocals never sound harsh on it, on DT 880 even some UA-cam videos are nasty to listen to because some people's mics or simply the way they pronounce S makes it sound sibilant. Overall, HD 650 is the better headphone because it does nothing wrong and is overall more detailed due to its better mid range detail. Also in games, it kind of depends, but I find HD 650 to be more detailed honestly, and just more natural sounding overall. Sometimes the treble is indeed bit veiled, but mostly a good kind of veil that reduces the harshness... Compared to say DT 1770, HD 650 has better treble still. On that headphone treble was completely rolled off and had a few sudden nasty spikes at same time. TLDR; HD 650 is better because it really does nothing wrong and can do everything relatively well except sub bass, while DT 880 is more genre specific. DT 880 excels in instrumental music, but on vocals its vastly inferior to HD 650. Flat sound may seem bad thing, until you get used to it and start appreciating the natural sound of it over exaggerated highs and lows so many other headphones do.
@@gucky4717 Because the demo sounds more muffled / dark than in real life listening, i can confirm it easily because i listened most headphones which has sound demos on this channel. DT880 is the brightest one between all of them, HD600 is the most neutral and natural sounding one also the most transparent and closest to the original recording without any coloration but it sounded just muffled / veiled / dark in the demos which is opposite in person like i said... You can confirm that yourself by taking a look at the sound demo and recording tests from Oluv's Gadgets channel, he recorded the music through an HD600 and recorded the recording again with the HD600, there is no any coloration or sound difference between the original recording file and recording of a recording of the HD600 itself... HD650 / 6XX or 660S is really veiled and muffled / dark sounding cans but HD600 is simply very different headphone from all other Senns including overly and unnaturally bright HD800 series... I just wanted to say just don't make your decision before you actually hear the HD600 in person, you will get what i'm trying to say... Also don't forget to listen them with new geniune Sennheiser HD600 pads, any wearing on the pad will make HUGE difference in sound of the HD600 lineup. It can sound more relaxed / laid back and without that much energy in treble area with weared pads also the subbass will gone if the pads are weared badly. Subbass is clearly audible and more than enough with new pads if you want neutral tuning.
Best over all I think is the HD600. The DT880 is known for its wide sound stage, but it's too wide for my tastes. Everything is left or right and there's very little going on to the front and middle. I really liked the k701 on some songs like the techno tune, but they sounded a little strange to me on others and they drove the female vocal straight through my brain like a nail gun ...not pleasant at all.
K612 Pro blow these all away except HD600 they are almost on same level, If you want soundstage then K612 Pro but you need good AMP ; ) thank me later!
The seven the 701 two thin almost tinny, the HD 600s is bass sensitive and is pushed to its fullest in this recording so it almost sounds best here, but there's a lot more room for bass in my opinion, that's where the DT 880 is barely getting given its bass potential, the DT 880 had clearly the best vocals and up close violin sound it's full sound stage just wasn't provided enough amp. The DT 880 excels beyond the HD 600 just not completely in this recording, the HD 600 would have fallen apart with anymore volume, where the DT 880 was just getting started
IMO the HD600 is too grainy and so it wouldn't make sense to get them since the HD650s solve that problem. One can say that the HD650 is a smoothed out version of the 600.
Very good job!!! Among these three headphones perhaps the most natural is still the HD 600. However, it is important to keep in mind that the microphone slightly alters the perception of sound. I listened to this song (腐 草 为 萤) with my 600 and I assure you that there is much difference. the sound is much more transparent and natural. for me AKG K701 sound good but the high frequencies are perhaps too much in evidence. D880 instead have a smoother sound, less transparent.
Exactly, HD600 is way more transparent, clear and natural in real life compared to these sound demos but even from the sound demos, the naturality can be heard. They are still my end-game after many headphones i listened so far which often claimed as "best / end-game / high-end" like HD800S, some Focals, some Hifimans, Beyers, Akgs etc.
@@BamiCodm I just get in mail my new AKG Q701 and they sound amazing. This are great videos. This kind of videos helped me decide to choose which ones I bought, because, review videos talks about headphones ( which are really helpful) but don't show you the actual sound difference between them.
@@HFCR "but don't show you the actual sound difference between them" - Exactly! But for sure it's a good way to feel how certain headphones should sound like and how to compare them to others, before maybe going to a music shop and try them for real, before you buy them.
@@HFCR Yes, clearly if you live in a small town, the chances to find music shops or malls with audio/video shops inside, where to try out TVs and headphones, are really small if not null. So this kind of comparisons are gold! And then, if you use services such as Amazon, you can still give them back, if they don't suit your ears and get another pair without hassle.
Beyerdynamic dt 880. More delicius. More Soundstage too. After a new listening, chabged my opinion. Akg k701 are the best ones. Dt 880 sound more artificial and harsh. 600 has a limited soundstage. K701 are the Best.!!!
My GSP 600 gaming headsets by sennheiser sound better than all these. They have the weider soundstage of the 880, the mids of the 600, and then overall bass presence of the 701. They sound way more open and nothing seems veiled.
Многие хвалят hd 600, и я в целом поддерживаю похвалу в их сторону. Но лично на мой вкус уж слишком зауженные высокие частоты, низких довольно много,но создаётся ощущение, что бас слегка бубнит. Dt 880 наверное лучший из всех по высоким частотам , но в некоторых композициях большое количество ВЧ может раздражать. Akg получился самым сбалансированным вариантом.
To me, AKG sounds the best, don't know really about the naturalness of the sound (I am a novice). I find the treble extremely sweet (not dark but musical) as compared to others in this demo. HD600 have that thump. But I did not like the vocals which is surprising considering how well praised they are for that; they sounded boxy to me and did not have that sparkle l was looking for. DT880 was in was a bit weird, just did not sound very cohesive with all the instruments like in AKG despite its huge soundstage.
DT880 is impressive. I wonder why HD600 seems to have more hype ? They're good but definitely on this video DT800 knocked them out : More air, more detail, more musical fidelity for my taste.
Dt880 250ohms ? I already bought it. But refurbish them cuz not enjoying sound (especially 990 pro I love ) but they are confortable as fuck so I already got a good amp I hesitate for 600ohms dt880. Which one here ?
I have to buy a pair of headphones and this video clarified my expectations. Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro! But seeing so many people liking the HD600, whose sound is so muffled in my opinion, compared to the BD one, hmm leave me quite astonished. In any case, the budget I will use for this purchase is under 200€, so my alternatives were BD or AKG. Oh, last but not least, music is quite a subjective taste and so are the headphones, so we must find what sounds better to our ears.
@@delpinsky True words. Everyone hears with their own ears and then describes the sound that way. But there is a difference between describing a pair of headphones as they sound to me and then saying that they don't fit me and my ears or aren't right for my style of music or if I describe them as "awful", "crap" and "garbage" or something like that. You shouldn't see it as a criticism either, you describe your own listening experience, no more and no less. That's why there are different manufacturers with different sound signatures and we can be happy to have a large selection. just my 2 cent.
@@d.b.c.t1m059 but it's the truth sometimes, being deaf and enjoying high treble cans is a real thing. nothing to be a shamed about. I myself (i think so) deaf on my right ear.
@@narkformost867 Like I said its up to you to determine what you like. Maybe you are just very sensitive to highs? I'm in my twenties and have no problem hearing up to 18 kHz. Peoples hearing is just different. There is a reason why terms like 'Beyer peak' and 'Sennheiser veil' are regulary thrown around on H-Fi forums. I can enjoy 'treble cannons' like the DT 1990 just as much as 'veiled' Sennheiser-like headphones like the Ollo S4X. The Ollos are a lot more forgiving with siblant recordings which can be downright painful on the Beyers. Meanwhile on other tracks I miss the amount of details the Beyers are able to produce that get lost behind the veil. Thats why I dont limit myself to one set or brand of headphones.
@@d.b.c.t1m059 being honest is now rude? i get it. you can go with what you like too but sometimes being deaf is part of it. Maybe i should reiterate what i said: maybe you're not deaf, but some folks can be and treble boosted cans can help them with the sound.
I listened to the original tracks on HD600 and I am not sure why this recording sounds muffled here. HD600 sounds very natural and resolving especially in the mids
This was great. Thank you. As a mixer I want a neutral sound. The 600 was great and using the AKG’s to double check them. The DT880’s I hated. It sounded fake hyped and I almost bought these.
@6:00 onwards You can hear with the DT880 a clap with what sounds like a tambourine type sound on top in the high end. Switch to the HD600... completely gone. THAT'S why you would want the DT880 to know what's happening up there. Listening on DT990 Pro 250 ohm by the way.
I'm listening on DT990 250 Ohm as well and I hear it on both. Hmm
listening on slightly modded Fostex T50RP, prefer dt880
Really a great job. Thank you! They are all very good, but hearing the segment of Dvorak's Symphony Number 9 on the HD600's told me everything I wanted to know. It is one of my worn out, but treasured favorites over many years, I was a performer on tour in Europe with a symphony orchestra on that piece, and the HD600's came closest to the right, most pleasing sound to my ear. Thanks, again. Keep up the great work, and All the Best!
For classical music definitely DT880 - they do not have a ringing in the midrange like their competitors, the violins sound closer to a live performance.
Totally right👍. Also their imaging is on top.
They are too hyped to be considered ok for classical music.
880 has some nice treble extension, 600 have wonderful mids and the K701 sound scooped out and hollow in comparison to the other two.
That hollowness gives a fake sense of soundstage IMO.
@@daftbeyerlike the ultrasone????
@@QwertyQwerty-tp1pd I haven't heard the ultrasone. I've first hand experience with the k702.
I give the HD600 third place. They sound dull to me, but sound is objective after all.
Pro mixer here. Based on your comparison:
1. K701
2. DT880
3. HD600
PS. I was actually using Sennheiser HDs, but just ordered the K701s. Thank you.
just ordered k712 Pro. Any experience with them?
No need to mention that you're a pro. K701 sounds hifi but not neutral
Mastering engineer here and my preference is quite the opposite. I like HD600 the most and 701 sounds dry and hollow in comparison
@@clickbaitproDon't you want a dry "untarnished" sound?
@@clickbaitpro dt990pro/dt770proX century edition/HD490pro/mdr-mv1/mdr-7605/mdr-900st/Sundara (in bed); cannot stand HD600🤪
Listening on the Hd600s. In the video the 600s sound muffled compared to the other two.
And I'm listening with my K701, it's the same issue because of the doubling EQ. This is normal I think :) HD600 sound smoother on my K701 HP :))
You are the first guy i read in the internet that says the 600 sounds muffled
@@teeaymusik9811 purely in this video though. When I'm just using my 600s they sound clear and crisp.
@@teeaymusik9811 You clearly don't know anything. It's signature sennheiser HD series. HD 650 even is more muffle. HD series don't have treble boost. That's why they're all muffled. However all of them have extremely smooth mid as compensation.
It actually is. It is HD series signature sound. It has kinda flat freq response, no bass or treble boost. In compensation it has really smooth mid.
The imaging on the DT880 is excellent. I have pair of DT990PRO 250OHM headphones with EQ applied that I'm quite happy with.
Do you use them with an amp brother? If yes which one are you using?
@@corpsepoke_ I use an audio interface. Audient id4 mkII. It comes with a really powerful amp
@@amirtak9886 I've never heard of the interface you said i've just reviewed. I need something cheap and will do the job. looks nice maybe i buy it. Thank you so much
@@corpsepoke_ it's very nice in my opinion. I use it to play guitar and plug my studio monitors and it's sounding great. It's very well reviewed and the headphone Amp is very powerful. It can power 600ohm headphones with a lot of volume.
Well, OBVIOUSLY, I need all 3 of them... :D
Спасибо за Ваш труд! Очень ценно!
Great sound demo. That amplifier, though..I doubt the HD600 will sound as good in my chain
HD600 sounds muddy and mid prominent. DT880 sounds natural and open. K701 sounds mostly in between, but at times sounds thin and weird. I don't have any from these brands. If these samples are representative, I'd go with DT880.
Sennheisers are known, and loved, for their 'veil' i.e., that muddy mid. It's an acquired taste for sure.
@@samueldaniels8415 not veiled all beyerdynamic and those akg are just too bright
@@phobiedufromage2433 It's what people call it.
@@samueldaniels8415 beyerdynamic and grado users yeah but ppl that got used to normal headphones wouldn't call any HD6Xx veiled
K701 for me. It took me quite some time to get used to them but now I see it was worth it. They are as flat as a flat can be, and I need it since I spend a lot of my
time mixing on headphones.🎧
Flat? They are bas shy
@@Hirnlego999 You can put it that way too🤣
@@TOJAMUZIK Measure too
You'd want to EQ any headphones for mix-/mastering anyway to get rid of unwanted bass heaviness or pronounced peaks like how it's typical for Beyerdynamic cans.
The 880 just blows the K701 out of the water. It is so clean and light whereas the k701 is so jarring (but still very analytical to say the least). I say this because I own a pair of K702 and find it difficult to comfortably listen to music with them (I'm turning down the volume most of the time).
Your stuff is really good! I have the k701 and I really like it, I'm researching to get the classic reference triad. Each one delivers a different experience and for each style of music one of them seems to sound better.
As a suggestion, consider including a snippet of the original song, without being recorded by one of the headphones, I think we'll have (we followers) a more complete experience.
Thanks for sharing your job!
Cuál es la triada clásica de referencia? Un saludo
較喜歡K701(悠揚、延伸、空氣感)跟HD600(濃韻、活生感)。
DT880高頻亮麗，樂器定位感很好，能量感最強，但不知為什麼聽得時候就是沒有陶醉的感覺，太理性了?
过于直白，染色少
I had the HD600 & results he is not good
Dt 880, the smoothest sound of all three. Also the most accurate soundstage. Every note on the dt 880 is light and airy. Every note on the hd6** is heavy and dense. In my opinion the dt 880 are well underrated. Great videos u compare that tips of headphones together that other people dont usualy compare in their reviews and they dont record sound demos of them at all.
I have the DT880 250ohm Special Edition with better pads and it's even better than the normal DT880 with the silver pads. Better, deeper bass and tamed highs. I've owned the HD600, HD650, HD700, HD800 and this DT880 is the best of out them all IMO based on sound alone. Just so balanced all around. Not much to really be improved other than soundstage.
DT880 are way too bright. Artificially boosted highs don't make good headphones
@@russkilde The Special Edition is a different beast, the highs are tamed quite well compared to the original 880. Sadly, most people have never and will never hear this version of the 880 and it's shame.
@@russkilde tamed highs also dont make good headphones ehm(hd600)
@@matusjurcik6974 They aren't tamed or dull, they are pretty much flat.
HD600 best
Wow I didn’t expect the dt880 is so well separated and the sense of space. It’s like music in the room rather over the ears. It’s a bit too crisp at some point but its very good.
Good choices. I use these 3 types in addition to studio monitors. My mixes always pass the car test on the first try.
First song: For my ears the violin on the Dt880 sound so clear and crisp and more airy and spacious compared to the other two. And their imaging is brilliant.
Sorry, the HD600 sounds muffled for me. This headphone is not for my ears and my prefered music genres.
I am listening on AKG 553. I have to admit that I now understand what the Sennheiser veil is all about. The 701 and 880 were the best for me, with my preference leaning towards the 880.
To me the same
In my opinion there is no Sennheiser veil. Maybe it seems so because 701 and especially 880 have unnatural sounding treble boost (search for the "Beyerpeak"). Therefore any other headphone with normal trebles (as the 600) sounds a little muffled in comparison to them. For a detailed comparison see ua-cam.com/video/1ro9j7vGBEQ/v-deo.html.
@@ageispolis746 beyers are for people with hearing loss haha
@@CallumSk8er soooo true !! my ears had full pain with the dt990 it was horrible for me lol ....
HD600 got the most black background 👍🏼
Thanks Man!
У меня в использовании hd600 и k701.....в hd600 больше высоких частот, чем в k701
I don't like 600 I love the DT880 amazing beautiful
Listening on the Hifiman Devas with fiio k5 pro. DT880 best sounding.
Listening through both my AKG K550 and K371, the DT880 sounds the best, though I get the feeling I wouldn't like it as much compared to what I'm used to in person. The HD600 sounds like it would be extremely pleasant with well-mastered midrange-heavy music, or an earwax blockage otherwise.
I have noticed that upped treble in these demos makes them sound better, when in reality it sounds harsh.
@@Kenan_GuneyI think in this case it's because of the tube amp.
I think HD600 can't handle a lot of instruments because of its soundstage? Acoustic is the best on HD600 but modern pop or EDM or even Orchestra with a lot of passages it became claustrophobic like you can hear everything becomes muffled when these music come!!!
You hear a lot that HD600 has a narrow soundstage. But i think that headphones with a wider soundstage, like the Beyer and AKG, pull the sound too much towards left and right creating a hole in the middle. HD600 has the most natural ss i think with the best front to back layering.
I like the highs of K701
HD 600 GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD !!!!!!!!!!!
Akg701 sounds cleaner, bright, tighter and easy to listen to, dt880 has a wider or simulated soundstage 5:52 which could be or could not be a good thing. hd600 is a bit fatiguing to listen and yet the most expensive of the bunch
Hmm maybe I should get a pair of Beyerdynamics.
It seems like I found my heaphones! Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro. It feels like the sound is so clear and open, more suitable to my hears. I don't like when the bass muffle the sound, therefore this is the headphones I like the most. Also the voices are so much clearer. And they also fit my price range. Thank you very much for your videos, man ❤ Very much appreciated your effort!
Not pro
Thanks a lot for such an effort! Great!!
Thank you!! You realy made my desision easyer
1.DT880
2.K701 but treble a bit harsh
3.HD600 bec it s sounded muffled
My same conclusion! I was expencing more from a pair of headphones with the double of the price tag. I fatigue to understand why so many people like the HD600 in this sound test. Clearly I'm using a decent pair of in ear headphones attached to a good DAC. Maybe other people's equipment is better than mine...
The DT880 and the K701 sound like you are wearing headphones. The HD600 sounds muffled but the sound is natural like in real life.
(listening on K701)
HD600 are the WORST for Symphony ! 🥴 It's well known they are great for voices and intimist plays, like Jazz and Bossa Nova....and really crappy for Orchestra. This video has just confirmed that.
AKGs, due to their great soundstage and almost flat response, are perfect for those situations.
BeyerDynamics are also good...but that treble extension...Ouch ! 😟
hi, I've played the violin for 17 years, and while all headphones were muffled, the hd600 was the best for the Dvorak. This video confirmed that HD600 was the best for symphony out of the three.
@@nointernetdinosoursgame2351 Maybe for yor ears but sorry, not for MY ears(even when you played violin for 30 years).
@@october65-h6e Can you really tell a violinist how a violin should sound?
@@aleksandarstojceski3139 Where did I do that? Read and understand. If it's good for his ears then ok, but I don't like it when he take his own subjective feelings as a standard and treat it as a law, and especially not as a musician. According to the motto: I'm a musician after all, I can judge that for you. Not at all. At least I don't let a violinist tell me what a violin should sound like to MY ears. The magic words are: for my ears, for me, for my taste, ect. A small, but significant difference.
The hd600 felt like a Sennheiser veil instead of being comfortable on the ears (disposal), and I've never heard of the akg701, but it sounds too thin. I'm currently using the 600 ohm dt880 (I moved on from using the dt990pro), and it's really blameless. The 990 gave me the experience of my ears getting pierced. (Still, the dt880 After all, it has a high-pitched voice) When I want to be more cheerful and exciting than necessary, I also listen to the 990pro.
Both sounded better than HD600s. The 600s lacks lows and highs in their frequency response, and it shows here. The lows and highs are veiled.
The HD600 seems to sound the darkest while the DT880 sounds the brightest. K701 is something in between.
Yap, but in real life, the HD600 is not dark at all. DT880 and K701 are much thinner than what u can hear in this recording.
@@CoffeeGameMovie Might as well go for the audiotechnica r70x
Cool video. To me the AKG had a weird sound signature. I liked the DT880 for the most part but the treble sometimes was a too little harsh to my ears on certain tracks. I like the HD600 the most as it just delivered the best overall sound presentation to my ears as if you were right there next to the musicians. Nice job. Keep em coming! 👍
HD600 WIN
HD600 was the overall winner for me. It is honest and neutral in a good way. No one headphone will deliver everything across all genres of music, voice, gaming, theater, but the 600 comes close. It will always be in my toolbox because it is one of the very best reference cans ever made. It is also an excellent choice for playing guitar to backing tracks where a more flat, neutral (non-scoped), accurate sound is important.
The HD600 sound flat or muffled to me...while the DT880 are the most clear. That's part of the problem, every Ear is different.
@@gucky4717 To a degree yes- but in general some cans are flat out superior to others. After doing a lot demos, I wasn't super impressed with any sub $300 cans. Most lacked bass. I ended up buying the V-Moda Crossfade M-100. You should have a listen to these. For the $, IMO anyway, it's hard to find better. Clear highs and detailed mids- and very decent bass! Great for guitar and backing tracks- very versatile. If you're lucky, you might also be able to pick up a lightly used pair on Ebay. For ~$1xx something used- you definitely can't beat them. They are built like a tank as well.
@@gucky4717 I have both HD 650 and DT 880 Pro and can say that sure, sometimes you wish there was bit more treble on HD 650, but HD 650 treble is safe, it never overdoes it while DT 880 can sound extremely harsh in some recordings... Also, while 880 has better highs (if the music is well mastered) and also better sub bass, HD 650 is not as far as you might think... And HD 650 has much superior mid range. When listening to any UA-cam videos I'd much rather use HD 650 cause vocals never sound harsh on it, on DT 880 even some UA-cam videos are nasty to listen to because some people's mics or simply the way they pronounce S makes it sound sibilant. Overall, HD 650 is the better headphone because it does nothing wrong and is overall more detailed due to its better mid range detail. Also in games, it kind of depends, but I find HD 650 to be more detailed honestly, and just more natural sounding overall. Sometimes the treble is indeed bit veiled, but mostly a good kind of veil that reduces the harshness... Compared to say DT 1770, HD 650 has better treble still. On that headphone treble was completely rolled off and had a few sudden nasty spikes at same time.
TLDR; HD 650 is better because it really does nothing wrong and can do everything relatively well except sub bass, while DT 880 is more genre specific. DT 880 excels in instrumental music, but on vocals its vastly inferior to HD 650. Flat sound may seem bad thing, until you get used to it and start appreciating the natural sound of it over exaggerated highs and lows so many other headphones do.
@@gucky4717 Oh no, the 880's sounded the worst. I used to have a pair. I owned them for one week and then GONE.
@@gucky4717 Because the demo sounds more muffled / dark than in real life listening, i can confirm it easily because i listened most headphones which has sound demos on this channel. DT880 is the brightest one between all of them, HD600 is the most neutral and natural sounding one also the most transparent and closest to the original recording without any coloration but it sounded just muffled / veiled / dark in the demos which is opposite in person like i said... You can confirm that yourself by taking a look at the sound demo and recording tests from Oluv's Gadgets channel, he recorded the music through an HD600 and recorded the recording again with the HD600, there is no any coloration or sound difference between the original recording file and recording of a recording of the HD600 itself... HD650 / 6XX or 660S is really veiled and muffled / dark sounding cans but HD600 is simply very different headphone from all other Senns including overly and unnaturally bright HD800 series... I just wanted to say just don't make your decision before you actually hear the HD600 in person, you will get what i'm trying to say... Also don't forget to listen them with new geniune Sennheiser HD600 pads, any wearing on the pad will make HUGE difference in sound of the HD600 lineup. It can sound more relaxed / laid back and without that much energy in treble area with weared pads also the subbass will gone if the pads are weared badly. Subbass is clearly audible and more than enough with new pads if you want neutral tuning.
whats the second song playing in the video?
Man I hear a big drop in mids when he goes from the 701's to the DT880's, is that true or am I crazy?
Yep. You’re not crazy.
880 is much better in drum track, 100 times above
can you tell me the name of the beautiful song on 3:09 pls?
A vote to HD600
akg 701
Best over all I think is the HD600. The DT880 is known for its wide sound stage, but it's too wide for my tastes. Everything is left or right and there's very little going on to the front and middle. I really liked the k701 on some songs like the techno tune, but they sounded a little strange to me on others and they drove the female vocal straight through my brain like a nail gun ...not pleasant at all.
what is the song title the woman sing in second?
thanks for good review.
the sound of k701 is so strange :s
K612 Pro blow these all away except HD600 they are almost on same level, If you want soundstage then K612 Pro but you need good AMP ; ) thank me later!
The seven the 701 two thin almost tinny, the HD 600s is bass sensitive and is pushed to its fullest in this recording so it almost sounds best here, but there's a lot more room for bass in my opinion, that's where the DT 880 is barely getting given its bass potential, the DT 880 had clearly the best vocals and up close violin sound it's full sound stage just wasn't provided enough amp. The DT 880 excels beyond the HD 600 just not completely in this recording, the HD 600 would have fallen apart with anymore volume, where the DT 880 was just getting started
Specially Thank you!!
And if it possible, Sure 1840 can be compared?
Anywaym Thank you Very Much!
IMO the HD600 is too grainy and so it wouldn't make sense to get them since the HD650s solve that problem. One can say that the HD650 is a smoothed out version of the 600.
wow!!!!! best job!!!
The HD600 slaughters the others on Track 2.
Tengo el hd 600 y el akg k701. Según mis oídos los k701 son claramente mejores.
老韓...
請問這影片起頭是那首歌 ? 有完整的嗎? 太好聽了...
不知有沒有 Shure SRH1840 或 Shure SRH1540的Sound Demo嗎? 謝謝
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@@hifi1483 非常感謝!
👍👍👍
👍, saludos.
Hd600 vs akg 240s vs sennheiser hd280 pro please
Very good job!!!
Among these three headphones perhaps the most natural is still the HD 600. However, it is important to keep in mind that the microphone slightly alters the perception of sound. I listened to this song (腐 草 为 萤) with my 600 and I assure you that there is much difference. the sound is much more transparent and natural. for me AKG K701 sound good but the high frequencies are perhaps too much in evidence. D880 instead have a smoother sound, less transparent.
Exactly, HD600 is way more transparent, clear and natural in real life compared to these sound demos but even from the sound demos, the naturality can be heard. They are still my end-game after many headphones i listened so far which often claimed as "best / end-game / high-end" like HD800S, some Focals, some Hifimans, Beyers, Akgs etc.
妙啊😉
5:16 0:43 6:43
please! what's the name of the artist and song at the very beginning before the test starts? thanks!
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@@hifi1483 ?????
High dynamic range -> K701/702
Best all terrain -> K612
Best mids -> HD600
For high compressed music -> X2HR
My personal favorite K702
Why sennh and akg sound like cheap plastic crap, especially at treble?
What ohms version are the dt880?
They are all the same but higher ohms just give u bass response boost
@@BamiCodm I just get in mail my new AKG Q701 and they sound amazing. This are great videos. This kind of videos helped me decide to choose which ones I bought, because, review videos talks about headphones ( which are really helpful) but don't show you the actual sound difference between them.
@@HFCR "but don't show you the actual sound difference between them" - Exactly! But for sure it's a good way to feel how certain headphones should sound like and how to compare them to others, before maybe going to a music shop and try them for real, before you buy them.
@@delpinsky there is not many, if not any stores where I live to try them on, besides SamAsh.
@@HFCR Yes, clearly if you live in a small town, the chances to find music shops or malls with audio/video shops inside, where to try out TVs and headphones, are really small if not null. So this kind of comparisons are gold! And then, if you use services such as Amazon, you can still give them back, if they don't suit your ears and get another pair without hassle.
Beyerdynamic dt 880. More delicius. More Soundstage too. After a new listening, chabged my opinion. Akg k701 are the best ones. Dt 880 sound more artificial and harsh. 600 has a limited soundstage. K701 are the Best.!!!
Your play list pleaseee!
hd600其实是最差的
Wow hd 600 is better!!
First hd600 then akg AND last bd
My GSP 600 gaming headsets by sennheiser sound better than all these. They have the weider soundstage of the 880, the mids of the 600, and then overall bass presence of the 701. They sound way more open and nothing seems veiled.
these tests are cringe, sorry author. but liked
Многие хвалят hd 600, и я в целом поддерживаю похвалу в их сторону. Но лично на мой вкус уж слишком зауженные высокие частоты, низких довольно много,но создаётся ощущение, что бас слегка бубнит. Dt 880 наверное лучший из всех по высоким частотам , но в некоторых композициях большое количество ВЧ может раздражать. Akg получился самым сбалансированным вариантом.
DT 880!!! Molto reali!
To me, AKG sounds the best, don't know really about the naturalness of the sound (I am a novice). I find the treble extremely sweet (not dark but musical) as compared to others in this demo. HD600 have that thump. But I did not like the vocals which is surprising considering how well praised they are for that; they sounded boxy to me and did not have that sparkle l was looking for. DT880 was in was a bit weird, just did not sound very cohesive with all the instruments like in AKG despite its huge soundstage.
The hd600 sounds the best. 2 other headphones just have too much treble and high-pitched voices
3 sound better than plannars and expensive cans
DT880 is impressive. I wonder why HD600 seems to have more hype ? They're good but definitely on this video DT800 knocked them out : More air, more detail, more musical fidelity for my taste.
Dt880 250ohms ? I already bought it. But refurbish them cuz not enjoying sound (especially 990 pro I love ) but they are confortable as fuck so I already got a good amp I hesitate for 600ohms dt880.
Which one here ?
DT880 ohm?
Ah dvorak, my 2nd favourite composer
森海真的不好聽，不懂為什麼少了高音大家那麼推
1st DT880
2st K701
THE LOOSER HD 600
everybody is so biased here. hahaha. alright alright. yours is the best, you're the best
Best comment amongst all.
I have to buy a pair of headphones and this video clarified my expectations. Beyerdynamic DT-880 Pro! But seeing so many people liking the HD600, whose sound is so muffled in my opinion, compared to the BD one, hmm leave me quite astonished. In any case, the budget I will use for this purchase is under 200€, so my alternatives were BD or AKG. Oh, last but not least, music is quite a subjective taste and so are the headphones, so we must find what sounds better to our ears.
@@delpinsky True words. Everyone hears with their own ears and then describes the sound that way. But there is a difference between describing a pair of headphones as they sound to me and then saying that they don't fit me and my ears or aren't right for my style of music or if I describe them as "awful", "crap" and "garbage" or something like that. You shouldn't see it as a criticism either, you describe your own listening experience, no more and no less.
That's why there are different manufacturers with different sound signatures and we can be happy to have a large selection. just my 2 cent.
DT 880 sounds most natural to me. HD 600 sounds muffled and AKG has something weird going on.
you're probably deaf, sadly.
@@narkformost867 You go with whatever sounds best to you. Being rude like this just makes you seem insecure about your choice.
@@d.b.c.t1m059 but it's the truth sometimes, being deaf and enjoying high treble cans is a real thing. nothing to be a shamed about. I myself (i think so) deaf on my right ear.
@@narkformost867 Like I said its up to you to determine what you like. Maybe you are just very sensitive to highs? I'm in my twenties and have no problem hearing up to 18 kHz. Peoples hearing is just different. There is a reason why terms like 'Beyer peak' and 'Sennheiser veil' are regulary thrown around on H-Fi forums. I can enjoy 'treble cannons' like the DT 1990 just as much as 'veiled' Sennheiser-like headphones like the Ollo S4X. The Ollos are a lot more forgiving with siblant recordings which can be downright painful on the Beyers. Meanwhile on other tracks I miss the amount of details the Beyers are able to produce that get lost behind the veil. Thats why I dont limit myself to one set or brand of headphones.
@@d.b.c.t1m059 being honest is now rude? i get it. you can go with what you like too but sometimes being deaf is part of it. Maybe i should reiterate what i said: maybe you're not deaf, but some folks can be and treble boosted cans can help them with the sound.
Sounds great on my SHP's. I'm far too poor to upgrade.
I'm also listening to it with my SHP's which to me sounds incredible. No need to upgrade to anything else.
Thanks!
Anyone know where the wallpaper is from or called?
“Fantasy Woman”
HD600 is a safe bet for most music specially EDM and fast pace indie rock, while AKG and 880 depends on music you listen and analytical.
my ad700 sounds perfect
akg k701 best
HD600👍👍👍
I listened to the original tracks on HD600 and I am not sure why this recording sounds muffled here. HD600 sounds very natural and resolving especially in the mids
Hd600
This was great. Thank you. As a mixer I want a neutral sound. The 600 was great and using the AKG’s to double check them. The DT880’s I hated. It sounded fake hyped and I almost bought these.