Audio-Technica ATH-R70x vs Sennheiser HD 600

As for the actual sound of these headphones, in short, I have been blown away. The flat frequency means when editing my voiceover recordings, I can ac...

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 ...

The controversial Audio-Technica wing system with a foam padding on this that is very very soft but it feels pretty well put together all in all despi...

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

When positioned on my head, I almost felt like my ear was touching the inner plastic, rather than having the cups bracing them in a good listening position. Even if I did not have the Sennheisers in hand, I would have felt this was mediocre build quality -- but in contrast with the Sennheiser it is night and day. The Sennheiser 650 are fully adjustable, with plush, dense supportive ear pads that really grab your ears comfortably but firmly. The over-the-head portion has much more ample padding of dense foam

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.

I have bought beats, bose, senheiser, you name it I've owned it. This is the most comfortable, best sounding, bang for your buck product I have owned. The headphones are extremely comfortable, light, and fit all heads. I prefer to hear my surroundings while working, and these headphones are in the most simplistic terms speakers that only you can hear in the room, but you can hear everyone else

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

As a company, if you're going to manufacture a "super light" set of quality headphones, you should expect that editors, musicians, producers or audiophiles would travel with them. And without a case or 1.5m cable, I would NOT trust the durability of these nor would I want to fumble around, with a 3 meter cable, during travel. If the rest of the industry is anything to take note from, the addition of a shorter cable or case would not have cost much extra, especially since AT saved so much on manufacturing and materials

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...