Refusal to take responsibility.
Hi, Just thought I would make a note here of your handling of my issues. I ordered a pair of HD6xx headphones and then earlier today recieved the package. I drive to go and get it, as I like in the UK I had to pay import tax and handling fees. These total £47.92. The breakdown being £35.92 in tax and £12 in fees. These taxes were calculated of the shipping label of the box, which marked the shipment as the 6xx headphones of $199 value. Before leaving the parcel depot, I open the box to find a $35 lord of the rings mousepad. So now the problem is not only do I not have the headphones, but you have marked the shipment wrong so I have paid £47.92 fees for the handling of the mousepad. Which would have acrued £0 of fees if marked correctly as it is under £135. I go back to the desk but as I have already paid the fees I am unable to reject the shipment, but as the box said 6xx, there was no way for me to know before opening it. I contact support and they offer me a replacement, which...
Jan 17, 2025
I have a pair of original HD-580 Precision headphones I bought way back when just to get a taste of headphones. Didn't love them, even when ran through better quality DACs and amps. To me, the original 580s were syrupy, thick, mucky, sticky. A bit of a sonic slog. In all that, though, very pleasant-sounding. The HD-6XXs remind me of this, too, though more refined and nuanced.
I'm still looking for that special synergy in my headphone system. I'm leaning towards openness and articulation of planars (probably why I also owned so many Magnepan models). I love the HifiMan HE-400i, but would love it more with slightly smoother and extended HF range, and more extension in the bass (maybe the Sundara or Ananda?). I'm certainly also very much enjoying the HD-6XX on this journey. I'm looking forward to trying it with tubes - a Bottlehead Crack or Darkvoice 336SE? Yes, very much enjoying just how much value is available in the audio market today, and the HD-6XX is evidence of this.