radrod69 t1_j5kasz8 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 4:49 PM

Reply to comment by rodo1986 in Super happy with my little setup! by jasonsc95

600 owners are such snobs, lol. 660s has the best (read: widest) soundstage to my ears out of that lineup. Although if you wanted more bass and treble, the other two do have more quantity. Then again, to my ears, the treble is better defined in the 660 (especially with a smidge of an air boost via EQ).

rodo1986 t1_j5kwlxy wrote on January 23, 2023 at 7:05 PM

Truth to be told, I was choosing between Sundara and HD660s at the time, and chose the latter for its strength. Overall, I am not complaining about the headphone, it's great, but just saying what I am lacking in general.

radrod69 t1_j5le305 wrote on January 23, 2023 at 8:54 PM

Yeah, I got that. I was more so trying to point out that the 660s improved on some of the "shortcomings" of the 650/600 (e.g., soundstage, imaging, instrument separation, and perceived detail retrieval) in attempt to assure you in your 660S over other 6x0 headphones.

Of course that's all imo.

Did you find the Sundara to have recessed vocals as well?

rodo1986 t1_j5ne4ce wrote on January 24, 2023 at 5:47 AM

No, I was comparing them based on mainly youtube reviews. I wish I could test them along with different other headphones before ordering, but unfortunately, these headphones weren't available at the time at musical shops where I live.

radrod69 t1_j5uh8ot wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:33 PM

Ah yeah, I get that. Maybe in the future, you can buy used to try stuff out. You can sell back whatever you don't like and usually make all your money back. To be honest, you probably dodged a bullet by going with Sennheiser. They're just way more reliable than Hifiman at the end of the day.