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ThereвЂ™s a few examples of songs used below however my comparisons werenвЂ™t solely based on them alone. Using a mixture of Tidal Hifi and FLAC files (16 and 24 bit). Both headphones have band new OEM Sennheiser pads and original cables. FOR SALE: 3 Vintage Telefunken ECC88 6DJ8 Preamplifier Tubes Bottoms FOR SALE: Vandersteen 2ce FOR SALE: 1 Vintage Pair Amperex Bugle Boy Large Halo Getter ECC88 6DJ8 Preamplifier TubesI used the amp with stock tubes (100+ hrs burn in) with an Earman Donald DAC (pretty neutral and clean DAC). He wants to know (I dont have the audiophile vocabulary) what the tonal differences are between the regular OTL and the SpeedballRecent Classifieds. Bottlehead Crack without Speedball So i convinced my roommate to pair his HD650s with a Bottlehead crack, but he cant afford the speedball upgrade right now, so hell be saving up for it.

I think itвЂ™s the added bass presence putting it more inline with the mids. With a solid state amp I find the 600 a little shouty for my tastes but on this amp it sits just about perfect. This elevation makes the 650 really enjoyable imo and it doesnвЂ™t meddle with the midsвЂ¦ muchвЂ¦ and on that noteвЂ¦Mids and Timbre: Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read my Mind, Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark, Jazz at the Pawnshop - Take 5, Black Sabbath - Children of the GraveIвЂ™m combining these two because there isnвЂ™t much to say beyond how good they both perform. The 600 is surprisingly good though especially compared to solid state where I always found it lacking.

Looks to be at 8k or 9k and some people will prefer this because I believe this is where the вЂveilвЂ™ is somewhat removed in comparison. With both timbre is spot on.Treble: Rush - Tom Sawyer, Van Morrison - Moondance, Fleetwood Mac - Never Going Back AgainSo thereвЂ™s this peak on the 600 and I cheated and looked at a frequency response graph. These are nit picky things but are noticeable when comparing the two.

On both I donвЂ™t notice the gaps in the soundstage as much as with solid state and my thinking here is the slower decay and/or distortion does well to fill these in. Basically I donвЂ™t think for myself this would be a factor IвЂ™d base my decision on when choosing one. James Infirmary650 is wider but not by much imo and probably only significantly noticeable if your going back and forth and specifically listening for it. For me this lead to being able to listen to the 650 for longer without fatigue setting in.Soundstage: Yosi Horikawa - Letter, Pink Floyd - One the Run, Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side, Louis Armstrong - St. With the 650 it is there and when youвЂ™re listening intently you can hear it all the same (additional volume helps).

In the end I find the 600 performs better for my personal preferences which is kind of saying something (at least to me) because IвЂ™ll be honest I had a pretty strong bias for the 650 when I started this. Though I will say the added clarity gives the 600 a better sense of 3D staging.IвЂ™ll wrap this up by saying there is no wrong answer here and these Senns sound extraordinarily good paired with the BHC+SB. However once I settle in with the 650 alone for a listening session I donвЂ™t feel myself wanting for more.

That said, I have this amp now so the 600 stays.I have Mullard NOS tubes IвЂ™ll be using now so I may give an update on how they sound eventually too.Thanks for reading and I hope this helps some folks.

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