Is this the lowest price these headphones have ever been? Or has the price been similarly low before?
They've been around this price before. I think it's their holiday discounts.
TJ do you have an opinion on the HD650?
So it totally just clicked these are the 650s and not the 600s, which I haven't seen for this price, save used for a desperate seller.
Biggest difference between the two is the drivers are matched better for the 650s vs the 600s. Because of that, the 650s are a more engaging, but less "neutral" sound, which to my ear and brain is more enjoyable as I like a bit more emphasis on the things on the edges of my hearing range with a supreme level of detail. I'm also one to go for a more warm sounding headphone as well. The downside of this is you get to hear goofballs call 650s "more veiled" or whatever. As to the rest, they're comfortable, light and well built if not a little silly looking in terms of their paint job.
Even for the 320, this is a smoking price on good headphones as it brings it down into the range of things like the akg k550s, audio technica ath-a900x/ad900x and other inferior headphones. If I wasn't sold on what's on my head now or was in the market for another option or a good piece for a SO/loved one, I'd be all over this.
Point of fact, I've always wanted to love the 6xx line, but for the prices, I felt the competing planar options from hifiman and mr speakers were more my style. Then, I got a pair of hd800s and now I'm sennheiser only.
/cudgels dropped
