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I recently purchased a used pair of Sennheiser 650s from E-bay. I blogged about them recently, so check it out. I originally powered them through a little mixer and it actually did really well.

I’m now powering the headphones from a designated amp/DAC from 02. It makes a nice compact desktop setup. Overall, they’re a little better than my mixer, but only by a tiny bit. They sound even better when you turn up the volume, but since I’m at work with open headphones, I have to go easy.

I would say, if you have a mixer like mine, you may not need to power it much more unless you listen to your music really loud. The 02 is a nice design, however, my only complaint is that the power input is in the front. I think this is a really poor design decision.

Other than that, it’s a nice setup. Next thing up, a headphone stand. Right now looking at a couple options. Anyone have any recommendations?

I just picked up a new set of headphones. I used my bose triports for a long time, and it was time for an upgrade. While they were good, I had to get a pair of Sennheisers after hearing Patrick’s.

I tested out a pair of Sennheiser 598, 558, and 205’s. I also tried the Bose QC15, Ultrasones, and many more. For whatever reason, the open back Sennheisers had a superior sound. Many people describe them as “neutral”… and I agree.

I ended up picking up a pair of used Sennheiser 650’s. Currently I’m powering them through my mixer, but I have an 02 amp/dac coming in the next few days. Really looking forward to the way it’s going to sound when they’re properly powered.

The first thing I notice with the 650’s are their clarity. These headphones sound awesome with most music, but they really shine with acoustic music. While they have bass, they won’t be the best headphones for dub step, rap, or anything with heavy synthetic bass. Also, you’ll need to start playing uncompressed music. Since you can hear more stuff, you can hear songs with file compression (like MP3s). I’m going to have to rip all my CDs now as uncompressed music. I’ve been going through all my favorite music, and I’m hearing things I’ve never experienced before.

Ps. The best feature is that they’re comfortable around the ears. These win by a long shot.

Just replaced the ear cup pads on my Bose triport headphones. The installation took about 2 minutes. Watch this video to learn how to do it yourself. Buy some replacement ear pads here.

Before. I know, it’s kind of nasty.

After

I just updated the living room recently. I shuffled some furniture around, swapped out the couch, and got all the tv and audio wires ran through the speakers.

Here are some older photos of the living room. And some alternate angles.