Tech-N-Things

Now, stop me if you’ve heard this before, but I had to have the 6xx because I got sick of everyone in the world telling me how unique they are and how great they are(DMS I’m talking about the most). Big-time YouTube reviewers who have thousands of thousands of dollars of high-end equipment all universal in their appreciation and love for the 6xx is see almost every other day while looking into audiophile videos. I don’t care if they are reviewing a $1000 or $500 headphone, somehow or another the subject turns to the 6xx as their fall back headphone that they can’t part ways with or can’t put down.

 

I’ve had the 660s/ 58x, and they were really, really good headphones. But once I got the Sundara and then the Edition XS…life just ended for audiophile equipment upgrades for me. The Edition XS was just too good and with my willingness to not cut myself off short because I do love my Peace EQ software, I was able to get a perfect sound and grand scale found in the Hifiman Edition XS together. I didn’t need to spend more money to get clearer this or that or more bass or less base. I found no real purpose for upgrades for years

But what I didn’t count on is downgrades:). Yes, there is no doubt the 6XX is a downgrade in technical performance and sure scale and power. But when I got this finally I found I preferred it smaller scale physically and comfort mixed with its brand of intimacy and smaller soundstage very pleasing and needed step away from the over stretching earcups that cupped my whole face loosely. This difference made my music feel different even though it wasn’t as technically superior.  The 6XX fit like a normal size headphone, and the all-day comfort with the right amount of clamp made me feel more apart of my music than the grand scale of audio the XS provided. This mixed with the fact that I was able to EQ the Bass hits with the 6XX to get the perfect balance I wanted meant that I was now faced with the absolute joy of owning a 6XX and now I get the reason so many come back to this and love it.

I guess you could say the 660s and the 58x I had prior should have done similar with the EQ. But they didn’t. The 58x was powerful in bass but didn’t do what the mid range and treble balance did on the 6xx. Nor did the EQ bass on the 660s control its rolloff, which couldn’t be EQ’d. So, in a way, the 6XX stands special even over its other brothers. Because it didn’t have the too early roll off of bass, which meant it could be increased with EQ to a better result. And it didn’t have any treble balance issues with its mids that would throw off its overall balance if increased like it did with the 58x, which were a little too warm. So I see why DMS and Josh Valour can’t put down the 6XX, and I’m kicking myself for waiting all these years. It’s like I got the 58x and 660s combined with only the features I loved from both without the things I didnt. .