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However, in most other areas, the 700 is clearly superior. The soundstage is significantly wider, instruments are more accurately placed, and there is much more air around them. The 6XX's most surprising flaw is (at least to me) its comparative lack of bass. I'm not a basshead by any means; I never listen to hiphop or EDM (I mainly listen to almost every genre of rock, folk, and pop rock since the late "50s). However, I love to listen to bass guitar and bass sounds great on the 700, even if quantity could be a tad better. Unfortunately, on the 6XX bass is OK at best. On many songs It's often hard to pick out bass lines. (FWIW, I'm listening with an OTL amp that should be very favorable to the 6XX: for music, Tidal HiFi on my laptop>Schiit Eitr>Modi Multibit>Valhalla 2. For blu-rays and streaming video I use the same gear minus the Eitr.) And the comfort factor is significant as well. The 700 is the most comfortable headphone I have ever worn. The 6XX is...not. Out of the box, it is extremely uncomfortable, bordering on painful, because if its excessive clamping force. I'm aware of the fix and have applied it multiple times (and will continue to do so). This has gotten the 6XX from very uncomfortable to OK when first put on , but becoming moderately uncomfortable the longer I wear them.
I have had a friends HD600 on loan for a while now and I am expecting the 6xx's to be slightly better. The price of the 6xx's is right for me. I'm also seriously considering a Garage1217 Kameleon to correct the lack of sub bass on the 6xx's.
If you don't want your 6xx's, I'm sure there are tons of people who are probably just itching to buy them off of you.
BTW, while merely comparing price is not a reliable indicator of quality, I don't think your price comparison is that accurate. The 6XX is sold for $200 by Massdrop by virtue of whatever deal they have with Sennheiser, but it is not a $200 headphone in quality; nothing else even close to that price is in the same league. It is identical in every way that matters with the 650, which still has a $500 MRSP on Sennheiser's website, though it is widely available for a bit over $300 (maybe less now that the 660S is out). The 700 had a $1,000 MRSP when introduced 6-7 years ago but is now officially $750 and widely available for less. I got mine last spring when the price on Amazon and B&H (which move in lockstep for Sennheiser products) briefly went down to $420, almost as ridiculous as $200 for the 6XX.
I'm not familiar with the Project Kameleon and Garage 17's website is vague and lacks even a picture. But it is apparently a form of EQ. You might want to consider the new Schiit Loki, an analog four band equalizer that I have been debating about buying. It is considerably cheaper (even more so since it works with any can without buying additional "filters" at $40 a shot). Also subjectively for me, Garage 17 products are plug ugly while the Loki matches and stacks with my Mimby and Eitr.