Grado SR60x vs Sennheiser HD 600

Just, you know, don't go throwing them against brick walls or anything. Now like all the other Grados, you can swap these pads out relatively easily. ...

The original HD 600 is a legend in our hobby and its design and its sound has stood the test of time. This is one of the newer versions that has been ...

I love the SR60x for movies and rock/accoustic/live/metal/classical music, HE400SE generally for gaming, spoken word (podcasts, YouTube videos, etc) and some genres of music that lean more towards bass and more electronic sound.

I’m not a headphone expert, though I have been using them in one form or another dating back to 1977, so a good 40 years on everything from the old Koss white eggshell looking things to Sony’s 1980s on the ear to noise canceling Sony and Bose phones. But for music (hi-fi) my AKGs had been my reference until they were damaged. But this review concerns some AKG K-712s that I purchased at the same time as the Sennheisers specifically to test. In truth I picked up the AKGs after being disappointed with the HD600s; feeling like something was missing

I’m super picky and sensitive so pretty much everything feels uncomfortable. Really don’t care about sound at this point, just need comfort. Loved the Grados comfort but the cable sucks, and not confident enough for cable mod.

Clear: It’s pretty crazy how comfortable the Clears are for how heavy they are. They are so perfectly balanced on my head that I do forget I have headphones on sometimes.

the people at the store recommend the Hip-Dac as the best option or money, being supposedly the best for a price range under 500 AUD. I ask about the E10K they had planned to show me, they discuss to spend the money and that all others wouldn't be worth it comparing to Hip-Dac.

Clearly the Grado's at $100 are the least expensive with the Momentum jumping up markedly to $299, while the more recently acquired Sennheiser HD600 hit the $400 mark. When a number of them are playing notes together the Grado's sounded smeared compared to the HD600s. Not unlike a poorly created JPEG from a digital point-n-shoot versus a well-made JPEG from an original RAW processed via Adobe Lightroom. Details are are lost in the former, but the latter does a far superior job of keeping the detail even in the process of losing information

Although they have a high sensitivity and will run just fine just connected to a smartphone or directly to a computer, they really shine when complimented by a separate DAC/AMP. IMO, this headphone pairs best with Classical, Jazz or Rock genres. I would not go chasing Rap, R&B or EDM This is my second pair of SR60's in 10 years. My OG pair finally had the pads wear so thin that it justified getting the latest revision of this legendary headphone

But those are my thoughts on the new 600. Now I'd love to know your thoughts in the comment section down below. Do you think you'll be picking up a pa...

Also, the foam is uncomfortable and has no sound-blocking properties at all, in or out. My mic picks up my co-hosts voice through the headphones when I'm recording a podcast unless I set the volume so low I can barely hear them. Pretty disappointed as these were a major investment for me, even at a slightly cheaper price on Ebay.

I went around one day in Sydney and tested all the earphones I could find in 3 stores and was just stunned by the performance difference in the Sennheiser compared to the rest. It was a huge difference.