SENNHEISER HD 660 S - HiRes Audiophile Open Back Headphone

If you were like me and are trying to buy a nice pair of headphones to get a start in the audiophile scene or even just for quality music or gaming than this review may help your research. Below Ill list some quick pros and cons to consider and an overall summary to help with your decision.

Can you get a better set of headphones? Of course. If you have the coin, go crazy. Can you get better cans at this price point? I challenge you.

Dont get me wrong these are great headphones, and I will be keeping them, but are definitely overpriced.

Extremely detailed sound quality and fairly lightweight too, can recommend.

Received these as a purchase through my savings conservatorship since Im disabled. Had some extra money laying around and decided to pickup a pair of HD660S. Am probably going to sell my Ananda, Sundara and SR225x after doing comparisons this afternoon. I was using my Grado for symphonic music because it really can attain full driver excursion and give you that punch when the orchestra strikes all at the same time loudly. 660s cant do that fully the same as the Grados but get at least half the way there. Adittionally the grados had a harshness and ring in the high treble when listening to older symphonic and opera recordings because of the nature of the recording technology at the time. The 660s seem to eliminate this hiss on older symphonic recordings which is a good listening comfort plus. I was using the Anandas for mostly pop and jazz and while they have a better brilliance and resolution compared to the 660s I would say the sennheisers are about 80 percent there compared to the Ananda especially in detail and focus. And the final reason Im probably selling the others is that the 660s can do relatively good metal, rock and electric guitar music where the Anandas for this genre just sounded bad (too quick of a release of notes, harsh highs, unfavorable tonality). The 660s seem to be a jack of all trades and Im really super happy I got these. Everything Ive thrown at them is overwhelmingly positive. If you have just one headphone to own I would highly consider these.

Its a great headset that isnt crazy expensive as some other ones Ive looked at. I dont know a ton about audio nor am I an expert by any means. I typically game and wanted a higher quality headphone and after watching plenty of reviews decided to go with these. The sound quality is amazing when listening to Apples hi-res audio and even gaming sounds better. The only minor downside is the bass is slightly lacking. Id say 4.5/5 but Amazon doesnt let you give half stars.

I wouldnt have enough words in any language to say how much I love these headphones and I have owned a LOT of headphones from ALL price points. If you want the best audio experience of your life, look no further friend.

Beautiful set of headphones, the sound quality is gorgeous, has a cord with an abundance of length, comes with an adapter plug so you can plug it into a computer or phone etc.

Way too tight on the head, didn’t find the ear cups very comfortable either. To me, the sound is like a dark version of the recording with emphasis on mid bass, and just about the rest of the sound rolled off.

Comfort: They snag and rip my hair out when I adjust them.