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emptyvasudevan OP t1_iveiz2k wrote

Reply to comment by RB181 in I heard God by emptyvasudevan

I run hd600 with cavalli tube hybrid. On iem, I use sony xba N3. On music genre, its mostly post rock. I also listen to a lot of acoustics, rock, metal etc.

I started with 6xx. Moved to 660s out of curiosity and settled on 600 afterwards. I have also owned akg k701 (amazing cans) and porta pros at some point as well.

On iems, the main ones were se215 and er2xr which was replaced by N3. I also keep an oppoty (blon - 03) because Music and Driams!

I hope you get to listen to summit-fi soon! This was my first time.

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Han_Soldlow t1_ivf6shf wrote

How would you compare the 6xx, 600, and 660s?

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emptyvasudevan OP t1_ivfdtmu wrote

I had 6xx and 660s together before so I AB-ed them. I couldn't find much difference, nothing that justifies the cost. Also, I didn't had any amp to drive them to full potential that time. Sold 6xx, felt remorse, bought it again used, then sold 660s.

Then I bought 600 to scratch the itch, AB-ed with 6xx. Similar experience as with 660s. They are more similar but I prefered 600's brightness. Plus I had a dongle dac and balanced cables that time (ibasso dc04) to make a better comparison.

If you are on the fence, go with the cheapest one or the one whose look you like most. They are all similar than different with 6xx and 660s being tad darker. I think if I have to buy one later, I will go for 560s which surprised me during my short interaction with its price to performance ratio.

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