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Crocosbaur
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Oct 13, 2017
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Z0d1Ac
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Oct 14, 2017
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Crocosbaur558 to me sounded like 598, 598 being a minor improvement. 518 have less highs and less vocal clarity, but I prefer the sound signature when gaming (like video game music with no vocals) and it sounds pretty nice and dark and bassy.
6xx should be a more than a minor upgrade to 518, you should definitely get better vocals which the 518 seriously lack and more highs and bass with hopefully similar sound signature. I can't say for certain because I have not tried the 6xx yet, I don't get them and the he-4xx until another month or two. Bare in mind you probably will need an amp to power 6xx.
As of right now, I can say that the 7xx and fidelio x2 are a huge improvement over 518 or any thing else lower end I have tried. You get clearer sound, more accurate and detailed (like drums, guitars.ect) punchy sound, more bass, more highs. Also there's way better separation (imaging and soundstage). The sound is worth the money. I sold off my x2 because I can't keep every headphone I buy but from memory and in short, x2 better built, both about same comfort, sound wise are very similar in sound signature (x2 maybe sounding a little better, more bass, less dark and more towards being bright, but I really like the 7xx and the separation of the sounds and I do kinda prefer a darker sound, but it's a high quality dark sounding headphone).
6xx should be a more than a minor upgrade to 518, you should definitely get better vocals which the 518 seriously lack and more highs and bass with hopefully similar sound signature. I can't say for certain because I have not tried the 6xx yet, I don't get them and the he-4xx until another month or two. Bare in mind you probably will need an amp to power 6xx.
As of right now, I can say that the 7xx and fidelio x2 are a huge improvement over 518 or any thing else lower end I have tried. You get clearer sound, more accurate and detailed (like drums, guitars.ect) punchy sound, more bass, more highs. Also there's way better separation (imaging and soundstage). The sound is worth the money. I sold off my x2 because I can't keep every headphone I buy but from memory and in short, x2 better built, both about same comfort, sound wise are very similar in sound signature (x2 maybe sounding a little better, more bass, less dark and more towards being bright, but I really like the 7xx and the separation of the sounds and I do kinda prefer a darker sound, but it's a high quality dark sounding headphone).
Crocosbaur
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Oct 14, 2017
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Z0d1AcThank you for answering me. Well, I have the Technics as an AMP, and for the PC I have a dedicated sound bord if it's needed. For now I can't afford or want to pay more than 250 $ for a pair of headphones and I think that these will be the best choice. I just wanted to know if I will really hear the difference because the reviews for the HD650, HD600 and the HD6xx are very good everywhere I looked, but I couldn't find a comparison between HD518 and these ones.
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