My AKG K701s have served me well for five years but today one

HD600.

>>59860468
Why the HD600 over the HD650? The price is very slightly better (£230 compared to £250) but I was always under the impression the 650s were supposed to be slightly better?

>>59860400
There is dedicated thread for headphones, but I will answer anyway.

>DT 990
I would say, don't. But if you really want to, find somewhere where you can listen to those. It's completely different experience, you are switching from bright headphones with superb soundstage to V-shaped ones with smaller soundstage. If that's what you are looking for then go for it.

>K702
Why not, but it's actually the same thing. I would rather resolder K701 than buy K702

>HD650
HD600 are objectively superior. They are much more neutral than K701, actually in soundstage K701 still wins but otherwise HD600/650 is an upgrade. If you really want to buy something new, then this is something I would recommend, but again, I would say stick to HD600.

>>59860491
HD600 is more neutral. Considered the sweet spot for the mid-fi headphones and a solid all rounder choice. It's a meme headphone on /g/ but it can't be beat.

>>59860468
>>59860506
>>59860541
Okay, thanks, I'm now very close to buying the 600s. Before I go ahead is there any reason to get 650s over the 600s and do both provide a very different sound to the K701s? I'd be disappointed if the different was marginal to be honest given the huge price difference.

>>59860506
>superior to 650
>neutral
I'll pick the 650s then

>>59860730
1) This guy isn't me (OP)
2) Pretty sure he meant the HD600 series is objectively superior to K701s, rather than HD600 objectively superior to 650s. Given the price difference that seems reasonable.

>>59860679
I have the HD650s and I love them. Only pair of headphones you'll ever need.

>>59860679
>Before I go ahead is there any reason to get 650s over the 600s
Personal preference. Majority of people like 600 more, but honestly you would have to try both and decide.

>I'd be disappointed if the different was marginal to be honest given the huge price difference.
This actually depends on a lot of factors. How good is your hearing, and how picky are you about headphones. Frankly k701 can pretty much be end game headphones for majority of people and at this price point the differences between headphones are much more marginal than between for instance your k701 and some shitty $50 phones. The higher you go with headphones, the lower the differences get.
But generally speaking HD600 and 650 do have different sound signature than k701, so there is objective difference in how they sound. I can't guarantee that you will like it more however. k701 are bright headphones with peaking highs, HD600 are purely neutral headphones that make the music sound the way it should sound.
At the end of the day headphones are very much dependent on preferences. There are some people who would pick beats over HD600 because for them distorted bloated lows of beats are enjoyable.

I have AKG K712 Pro's and I enjoy them, they're a bit bassy compared to the K701's.

>HD650

I personally prefer the HD600 actually.

Thanks very much for the advice guys, I have went ahead and bought the HD600s. I'll still fix my K701s anyway as an alternative to them but going by the glowing reviews I think I've made the right choice for my new pair.