Sennheiser HD 660S 2 Wired Open-Back Over-Ear Headphones

Perfection. This is the sound I love. It's a personal preference. That's why I love these headphones. Honestly, reviews are sidetracking as they convey the viewpoint of who writes it, but the HD 660S2 is specifically the type of experience that I was after. Purchase the sound you love. Invest some time in shopping around. That's why I'm so happy: It's the sound for me. Years ago I owned the amazing HD 560 Ovation II and to me the HD 660S2 are the current equivalent. More than headphones I call them "listening instruments". They are crystal clear at all levels. The bass is perfect. I use an analog amplifier and a 20 band equaliser. Trust me. Get them. Try them. Experience them. If you like them, keep them. No doubt.

The bass is lacking. I really feel like something is missing.

I love the headphones, they had amazing clarity and range, there was nothing wrong with the audio.

I'm totally satisfied with the headphone. Well built and comfortable to wear. The vivid sound stage and meticulous details of replayed music are highly enjoyable. Not strong in dynamics but the beautiful music, particularly of jazz and vocalist, more than makes up for it.

Compared to my old HD650 pair these new 660S2 cans are more appealing - the old ones were great but boring, these have some cool style and the accurate sub bass will help mixing, these are ustill neutral and flat enough to use seriously for judging the tonal characteristics of a mix

I pulled out the black foam in the middle/inside of each “can” and got a WAY BETTER CABLE and WAY BETTER EAR PADS!!! Now these sound/perform WAY BETTER THAN STOCK!!!

I absolutely love these headphones. Paired with the right DAC and Amp they make magic happen!!!

I am very happy with this purchase. Supremely comfortable to wear, very nice/quality engineering produces a high fidelity sound experience... I particularly appreciate Sennheiser following up with the sound samples via email, whereby I received a 'guided tour' of the capabilities built into these headphones... Supreme quality - excellent sound reproduction - no regrets, would buy again...

I bought the 660S2 HP expecting mid level performance in this day and age of 3K to 6K top of the line HP. Was very surprised when I A/B'd this set with Hifiman Susvaras. Bass response was very good; attack and decay was better in the Sennheisers vs the Susvara. The Sennheisers were considerably warmer sounding than the Susvara, but in a musical way, not muddy or smearing. The Susvara has a bit more "air" and inner detail, but not 6K worth. I did not experience a broad sound field with either HP. Subtle detail like the bells in John Klemmers Touch were a bit more evident in the Susvara but still very much present in the 660s. Driving the Sennheisers was considerably easier than the Susvaras as has been noted elsewhere, but cabling is less critical with the more sensitive Sennheiser's higher 300 ohm impedance; wire gage makes less of a difference if you have longer wire runs as opposed to the low sensitivity 60 ohm Susvara. I found I had to crank my class A HP amp up full volume with the Susvara leaving little headroom. The Sennheisers were easily driven with that amp with plenty of headroom. I generally I was very surprised at how good the Sennhesiers are, and they are probably 80 to 90% of the performance of the Hifiman product, some may find them overall better.

incredible feel pure sound I can hear all the different parts to the music comfy lackluster packaging - but I bought headphones, I don’t care about how they’re stored