Looking to upgrade from the hd 660s

The LCD2 and X are pretty good from what I know, but I’d say you have to hear them first before buying them imo

Well I mean that would be for anything if you can go hear it, than you should

Kinda off topic but does anyone like the HD700? :smile:

It’s a pretty flawed headphone imo, a failed 800 prototype almost lol. Not awful but not something I would recommend

Speaking of Sennheiser is there any diference between the old and the new versions of the 600 and 650 that just came out? actually it says here there’s a new version of the 660 as well :thinking:

It was a factory change, no change in sound, just slight changes in build

I see

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Yeah 600 for both. But am open to some suggestions if they were on the cusp.

Hmm, what type of sound do you like

Not a great answer but im not really sure. Havent heard enough to have a preference.

Sorry lol, that was a placeholder as I realized I screwed up. The questyle cma400i is pretty sweet

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Seems that from all the headphones ive been recommended its safe to say theyre neutral?

The 5000 is actually a bit brighter but is very sweet in the vocals, and is a very enjoyable signature, not something I would say is super neutral or anything. The clear is pretty neutral but I won’t recommend that for this use case imo. The Arya has a pretty unique sound signature and presentation that would suit your preferences, and while it is balanced sounding, I don’t think it’s neutral

Looks like ad5000x are super hard to drive. Whats a dac thats recommended.

They aren’t that hard to drive imo, just harder than the headphones you are used to. I think that combo dac amp cma600i would get the job done. If you wanted separate components, a good dac would be something like a smsl su8 and a good amp would be the Rupert Neve rnhp

ive never even heard of any those. Thats interesting , and thanks for all the feedback.

All of them are very solid pieces. I use my 5000 with the RNHP and it sound great. The questyle would also sound pretty great with them. If you wanted the Arya, I wouldn’t recommend the rnhp for that but for the 5000 it’s pretty sweet. Questyle would work for both

Also can you do WTB threads on headfi?

ill give it a shot. Whats the deal with the ZMF Aeolus. Seems like people love these headphones as well.

I personally haven’t tried it, I only have the Verite, but that’s pretty sweet.

nice bro! i dig utada, gack, lisa, scandal (my bro met them!) larc en ciel, asian kung fu generation etc im sure ur familiar with them