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jxliu
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Dec 17, 2019
My upgrade path was Sony MDR-V6 (2005) to Sennheiser HD-558 (2013) with Schiit Modi 1/Magni 1 to HD-650 (2014). When I upgraded to the 650s, I immediately noticed the much fuller low-end. Once I got used to the 650s, I couldn't go back to the 558s because they sounded so thin. For me, going from 558 to 650 was almost as big of a step up as from MDR-V6 to 558. 58X has more of a bass bump than the 6XX. Generally, if you listen to a lot of acoustic music or vocals, you will probably prefer the 6XX; if you listen to pop, EDM, hip hop, you will probably prefer the 58X.
jxliuTo build on this the upgrade to the 5 series is the 6 series... end of story. Started my HP addiction 12 years ago with the HD555... then HD650... 33 pairs later.... ;)
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