Sennheiser HD 600 vs JBL Live 400BT

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 ...

Their default sound profile is fairly neutral, making them a versatile choice for most kinds of audio content. However, you can also adjust their sound to suit your tastes using their companion app's parametric EQ and presets.

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.

Overall, the comfort level was enough reason for me to return and the spotty features just reinforced the decision. They sounded great and definitely had a premium feel but they didn't work for me. If they sit more comfortably on your head, you could definitely do worse at the price point.

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 wanted to test these JBL Live 400 headphones because I've been frustrated with all types of cheaper headphones. In-ear ones fallout all the time and on-ear tend to hurt after a while. I was expecting these JBL Live 400 headphones to be comfortable and with some useful features that are simple to use. I turned the headphones on with a flick of a sliding switch

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...

Everything sounded the same to me. Overall though, I like the headphones. They sound great and I am keeping them because of JBL’s reliability in quality.

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.

So I've gotten the chance to play around with these a little. Turns out I've been missing these for a long time. Besides the tightness around my ears, they practically block out all sound outside of them. They're amazing color makes them noticeable while heading down the street

They're about 100usd, and they link to your phone via a very high quality version of bluetooth. You can then plug your headphones into it and it'll do a better job at decoding the audio files, then powering your headphones than almost anything else in the price bracket. the BTR5 is also powerful enough to drive over ear headphones like the Sennheiser HD600's if you decide that you are ready to try something a bit more demanding!.

My JBL live 400bt's buttons are getting out of shape by dropping them frequently while exercising. The buttons are now pushed in, stuck, and automatically turns on "talkative" mode. I learned my lesson and I'm going to get a set of wireless earbuds to exercise in. Although, I'm going to get another set of Bluetooth cans to replace my Live 400bt's