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Titouan_Charles t1_j970thd wrote

As a man of many hobbies, the best advice I can give you is not to spread yourself thin by buying multiple cheap/mid-range products, but to research extensively and buy a single good to high end product, and if it doesn't suit you just sell or trade it for something similar. It's the best user experience in my, well, experience

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HalfwaySilly t1_j972uil wrote

Completely agree with this

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Titouan_Charles t1_j973ahy wrote

I know it can seem comforting to buy the things you see people buy online, but that's just a way to never ever get to listen to any good product, and you just play the consumerist game instead of getting a nice experience out of a market. Just my 2c

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Karateca2000 t1_j98rnpi wrote

I came here to write the same, but not as beautifully as you did.

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BedRevolutionary4418 t1_j982w5o wrote

Nailed it! Just save up for the Sennheiser HD 660s2 or HD 800s

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Electrical-Monitor27 t1_j98l3uw wrote

Hd600 is objectively better though in terms of tonality

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Titouan_Charles t1_j99zk7r wrote

Objective, and tonality in the same sentence ? You okay buddy ?

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Electrical-Monitor27 t1_j9a08fc wrote

Tonality in terms of how it sounds compared to neutral. Hd600 has a much smaller scoop than 660s2 thus making it closer to 5128 hrtf. The 660s seems to have a much worse timbre on paper too

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Titouan_Charles t1_j9a5jkn wrote

You're too caught up in graphs my dude, the 600 is way too narrow and mid focused to be considered neutral. 5128 is a better tool, I agree, but it's still far from the best we can do with human ears

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Electrical-Monitor27 t1_j9atuyu wrote

It depends on how much your hrtf differs from 5128 honestly. Measurements on a 43ag do show that hd600 has too much mids compared to 43ag diffuse field but on 5128 diffuse field the hd600 seems to closely match it apart from the 8khz peak that was not visible on the 43ag and the 4.5khz scoop. Meanwhile the 660s2 has some really bad dips. I already eq-ed my 600 to 660s2 and the scoop makes the neutral tonality feel off

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Titouan_Charles t1_j9b32hz wrote

My reference is the 800S with a reduced 3400Hz, and another cut @7400 and 9100Hz

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