Which means, as DMS mentioned, these headphones are perfect for music production and mixing & mastering, because they will respond very good if the producerās music is high quality and they are flat, well extended and analytical - exactly what a studio needs. Zeos probably doesnāt like analytical, but only fun headphones, which is what most people desire anyway. Heās not wrong either way that the 560s are awesome cans. I think you should consider it a full-recommendation for music producers and half-recommendation for anything else.
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Definite donāt disagree with your assessment there. While I have heard neither the DT880 600 ohm nor the HD560S, I am surprised because Zeos seemed to be raving at the sheer detail the DT880 600 presented, among other things he really liked. I imagined he might like the HD560S since Iāve read itās very revealing.
Then again, he said the DT880 600 has a really wide soundstage and in the HD560S video he said the narrow soundstage of the HD560S made everything seem too āin your faceā or something. Either way I find it interesting.
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Has anyone tried these against 660s? Iām curious how they compare.
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Then again even with music producers itās still pretty ambiguous. Headphones like the DT880, Clear or the HD600 producers love for their neutrality and forwardness but you also see NDH20s which are a bit bassier or the DT990, an essentially V-Shaped headphones used a lot in studios. Iāve been looking for a pair strictly for music production for a while now but they vary a lot in sound signature tbh
One common denominator ig is detail retrieval?
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Iāve read that the 660s is darker, more bass, weird Frequency Response. Tyll shit on em. I imagine that if you took the 560s Freq Response and flipped it upside down, youād get the 660s lol
Yeah, I feel you. Iām quite in the beginning of my journey to look for the best studio headphones, havenāt really tried HD600 or Clear yetā¦ Maybe some day I will, but so far I really like what I hear from the 560s, at least specifically detail retrieval is quite good.
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This was probably the most interesting Zeos review I have watched in a while. Itās fun and all when he just goes off hyping a piece of equipment, but itās something really special when he talks about sound for more than 3 minutes. 
His perspective on āworkā and āfunā headphones was pretty interesting too.
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I donāt disagree with Zeosās review. The 560s will definitely let you know if the track wasnāt recorded well. Well recorded music thoughā¦ It sounds darn good.
I just thought I would share this balanced cable I just received:
Works fine with the 560s. $13 shipped.
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Just curious, do the 560s sound better with balanced cables.
Almost all headphones sound as good as unbalanced to balanced as your DAC / Amp combination allows.
Example 1:
On a rather low-power mobile device like the Fiio M11, the respective balanced outputs sound audibly more defined in the bass range, which of course is also related to the higher output power, so you can āmaybeā say that the headphones sound ābetterā.
Example 2:
The HD560s sounds noticeably āsofterā but still defined on my Ifi audio equipment than on any topping or S.M.S.L. device, since other chipsets are installed there, which are designed very differently in terms of their sound behavior.
Therefore, I would rather pay attention to which DAC / Amp with sufficient power I connect a headphone than whether I operate it balanced.
A really good tube amplifier usually only has 6.35 mm outputs and still has enough power and sound quality to fascinate people.
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I donāt know if you are familiar with the Fiio Q3. Would you recommend these with the 560s.
The Fiio Q3 is such an example as I described it in with the Fiio M11.
On such devices, it makes sense to use the balanced outputs to give the headphones enough power, otherwise they will not be able to use their full sound quality.
As you can see in the photos, I connected my HD 560s to a balaced output and turned the volume up almost to full to get a good sound picture.
My personal recommendation would be the ifi xCan, which 1.) has enough power and 2.) I like the sound better than the xDuoo XD-05 Plus.
But the sound is always a question of taste!?!
What cable are you using.
They donāt sell that item in USA on amazon. Is there a comparable balanced cable. Thanks
I am on a limited budget, do you think itās worth my while to purchase the Q3 and use with a balanced cable that you have shown.
With a balanced cable it works pretty good.
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Thanks for your help.
Here is a cheaper and possibly better option.
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Would the Topping e30/l30 make a good combo for the HD560S?