Info Sennheiser HD650 £169.99 UK delivered

[StevieDvd]

I've posted this in the AV bargains section but thought it worthwhile to mention here too, hope that's OK.

Such a good set of headphones and getting a deal from Amazon UK for a brand new pair is nice.

[DragonDan69]

Do you think these headphones are good for general use, i.e. movies, music, classic, hip hop, etc. I'm quite varied!

Mostly movies, and general music, jazz, classics and bassy music!

Would I need a headphone amp as well?

I have a Denon A1XVA Amp. Currently.

[StevieDvd]

At this price they are a good general headphone. Yes they do benefit from a decent headphone amplifier but many folk are just as happy with them without one. I'd not recommend them for an ipod but for home equipment they should be fine and you could always pickup a headphone amp later.

Sorry I don't have any Deno gear so can't comment on the quality of it's headphone out, perhaps someone else can help.

[DragonDan69]

Sounds good to me!

[eirejam]

The HD-650's are a serious set of headphones and in my opinion should only be used in a proffessional enviroment.

First of all they are an open capsule set meaning you hear a lot of ambient noise.
They are ideal of classical music for this fact alone.

I hope I never see the day I see someone using these headphones with an ipod.

Headphone amp is not a nessisity but definitly advisable.

General day to day use I wouldn't use them unless I was an audiophile but as they say horse's for course's.

[DragonDan69]

Mmmmm.... I think for my current usage a 595 might be better, or a Denon headphone at a similar pric range would be sufficient for me.

Then, if I have a very strong urge to get something better....... I'll come back to this forum!

Man, I'd love to hear really fantastic sounds from a Headphoen and headphone amp! Have never heard sounds from these things before!

I'm a newbie to this.....

But the Amazon price is just fantastic I think.....; maybe theres a new headphone from Sein cming out soon......

[BenW]

Be careful with the £69.99 price on amazon though as its through market place and comes from germany so you could have warrenty problems in the future.

[StevieDvd]

Originally Posted by BenW

Be careful with the £69.99 price on amazon though as its through market place and comes from germany so you could have warrenty problems in the future.

I just looked and it says they are supplied by Amazon UK and ready to ship, no mention of Germany or a marketplace supplier. I can only think there may have been no Amazon stock when you looked in which case the Amazon site takes you to a marketplace seller.

[StevieDvd]

Originally Posted by eirejam

The HD-650's are a serious set of headphones and in my opinion should only be used in a proffessional enviroment.

First of all they are an open capsule set meaning you hear a lot of ambient noise.
They are ideal of classical music for this fact alone.

I hope I never see the day I see using these headphones on an ipod.

Headphone amp is not a nessisity but definitly advisable.

General day to day use I wouldn't use them unless I was an audiophile but as they say horse's for course's.

You must work for Sennheiser from those comments (in Ireland based on your forum name). Serious headphones yes but at the reduced price I'd use these daily no problems - with my portable headphone amps they'd be driven well enough even for an Ipod but Senn 650s on the tube is a bit too far even for me and i did use the Senn 590s on my commute for a while.

I guess the rumours of the next line of Senns could be true - HD700 mmm more money for me to spend.

best wishes

Steve

[Starkiller]

I bought these about a month ago, from Amazon uk

Totally recommended, and there used every day on my PC and some times for TV/movies when the baby is sleeping.

[DragonDan69]

Originally Posted by Starkiller

I bought these about a month ago, from Amazon uk

Totally recommended, and there used every day on my PC and some times for TV/movies when the baby is sleeping.

Did you needed to use a seperate headphone amp, as some users in these forums have mentioned?

Thanks.

[Starkiller]

Originally Posted by DragonDan69

Did you needed to use a seperate headphone amp, as some users in these forums have mentioned?

Thanks.

I don't have a headphone amp, but would consider one in the future.

people just say its sounds better with an amp

the only thing is that when I hook it up to my Iriver MP3 player the volume level is lower volume at max output(40). still ok though.

be aware open headphones dont stop the sound going to other people in the room or house, some people say there louder outside than inside.
but they do sound great, and seam to get better after a week or so of running.

I normally use Sure inear E2c anyway for mobile music, these i have to turn right down (10) as the noise canceling makes it very quite.

[DragonDan69]

Thanks!

My main concern is a pair of headphones for night time veiwing, and I need atleast 4 metres of cable aswell!

But I want a very decent pair of headphones!

[russelkhan]

I'm using a pair of HD600 (predecessor to the HD650) as my main headphones for music, and they work great with my iPod! The open-back and low sensitivity means that you can't really take these 'phones outdoors or use them in a noisy environment, but it's fine for indoor use. Anyway, who'd want to wear full-size 'phones outdoors anyway? At that price you can't go wrong with the HD650.

[Starkiller]

Originally Posted by DragonDan69

Thanks!

My main concern is a pair of headphones for night time veiwing, and I need atleast 4 metres of cable aswell!

But I want a very decent pair of headphones!

Im sure you wont regret the 650s I think the cable is only 3m, I bought a cable extener of Ebay for under £20 or use the Grados extender £25ish

btw I found the cable to the headphone much thicker on the 650 compared to the 600s (my wife stole my 600s, so I got the 650s) at 170ish for a £300 headphone, there a bargain.