Comment by bwv848
13 hours ago
Best bang for the buck in terms of sound quality is probably the Hifiman HE400SE, which is less than $100, the AKG K701 and Sennheiser HD6XX, which are about $200. The catch is that you need a proper setup to drive them. But to be honest, getting the tuning you like that suits the music is more important.
HD6XX was too harsh in the highs for me. I think HD600s are tuned ever so slightly better.
Also base DACs from a MBP M1 (max) were fine to drive it for me. Both HD600/XX
I’m sure it’s a driving issue, 650/6XX’s treble is supposed to be smooth and veiled. I wouldn’t consider the 6 series at all if you only have an unbalanced setup, the difference on my DAC is night and day.