8.6 out of 10

Sennheiser HD 650

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User Score (348)

9.4
Expert Score (4)

8.7
Design (2)

9.6
Value for money (20)

8.3
Features (4)

9.6
Ease of use (3)

9.6
Sound quality (116)

7.4
Comfort (24)

7.6
Durability (23)

7.7
Reliability (2)

9.6
Overall quality (6)

9.6
Portability (2)

6.8
Workmanship (4)

9.6

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comfortable, good sound, topnotch sound, powerful bass, durable

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Expert Reviews

AVguide

14 July 2011
The HD 650 has been Sennheiser’s flagship audiophile headphone for several years now, but it is only recently that the firm decided to buck contemporary pricing trends to reduce the product’s list price from around $600 Read more
consumersearch.com

16 September 2011
The Sennheiser HD 650 headphones provide reference-quality performance -- at a price. Reviewers describe music as smooth, natural and open. Read more
- Excellent sound quality, Comfortable, Good bass
- Bulky, Expensive, Sound leakage
HeadphoneInfo.com

1 May 2008
The Sennheiser HD 650s are a solid pair of headphones for at-home use. They’re about as good as other higher-end headphones, offering solid audio performance with very little distortion. Read more
fwd.channel5.com

8.0/10

10 November 2009
The HD 650s sound mighty fine. In fact they sound better than that. They’re as mellifluous as the hypnotic pipes of Pan himself; they’re the aural equivalent of wagyu beef. Read more
- Sound is flat-out the best here. Across a full gamut of musical styles the HD 650s serve up smooth, subtly conveyed sound, but when you want them to kick out the jams, these metal mothers don some large-style boots. Treble...
- The open-backed design leaks sound like a sonic sieve, so these are totally unsuitable for wearing on the tube, unless you enjoy “chin music” courtesy of your fellow passengers. Given that they’re thus intended for long, i...
TechRadar UK

10/10

15 September 2007
Stereo imaging is also very good, with very decent depth too, always a hard challenge for headphones since most of the cues are mangled in the absence of the crosstalk between loudspeakers which most recordings are created to Read more
- Impressive levels of detail and clarity, Great value for money
- Some coloration in the trebel

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HD595 vs HD600 vs HD650

I'm no "audiophile" but I do appreciate great sound and want the best. Basically I will be using these headphones on my PC(unamped to start) for music/VoIP/gaming and want to know which ones I should buy. Thanks!

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