Press release
02.09.2011 - Wedemark, Germany
Classics of the high-end world (copy)
The HD 600 and HD 650 from Sennheiser have been synonymous with superb sound and optimum quality for many years now. The two classics among the high-end products from audio specialist Sennheiser continue to delight music lovers all over the world.
 The HD 600 has a very spatial and lifelike sound image. |
It all began with the HD 580, the founding father of Sennheiser's dynamic high-end model range. Launched in the early 1990s, it marked the beginning of the audio specialist’s success story in a high-end sector. Its successors, the HD 600 and HD 650, are still among the leading high-end headphones today. Both models are open, dynamic, hi-fi stereo headphones with highly optimised transducer systems. The HD 600 was introduced in 1996. Its computer-optimised magnet system geometry helps to dramatically reduce harmonic and intermodulation distortion. Extremely light aluminium drive coils ensure maximum transient response, while neodymium |
Successful round the globe
 The sound of the HD 650 is full-bodied and bass-focused. |
As a consistent further development, the HD 650 was launched in 2003. It was adapted to changes in listening habits, with the result that its sound image became more bass-focused and more emotional than that of its predecessor. Specially developed acoustic silk with precisely constant attenuation keeps total harmonic distortion down to 0.05 percent (1 kHz). A refined damping element and resonance-reduced, compressed cellulose fleece minimise diaphragm resonance. All this results in an absolutely full-bodied and clear sound image with a frequency response of 10 to 39,500 Hz. Which model sounds better cannot always be judged objectively. Cultural differences also play a role in such assessments. The fuller sound of the HD 650 with its more powerful bass is popular in Western countries in particular. Audio fans from Asian cultures, on the other hand, tend to prefer the more analytical sound of the HD 600. What both headphones have in common, however, is the passionate response they produce among music lovers around the globe. The HD 600 and HD 650 are still among the best and most well-loved high-end models. True classics, without a doubt. |
The Sennheiser Group, with its headquarters in Wedemark near Hanover, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of microphones, headphones and wireless transmission systems. The family-owned company, which was established in 1945, recorded sales of around €468 million in 2010. Sennheiser employs more than 2,100 people worldwide, and has manufacturing plants in Germany, Ireland and the USA. The company is represented worldwide by subsidiaries in France, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark (Nordic), Russia, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Japan, China, Canada, Mexico and the USA, as well as by long-term trading partners in many other countries. Also part of the Sennheiser Group are Georg Neumann GmbH, Berlin (studio microphones and monitor loudspeakers), and the joint venture Sennheiser Communications A/S (headsets for PCs, offices and call centres).
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Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG
Mareike Oer
Press and Public Relations
Consumer, audiology and aviation products
Am Labor 1 • 30900 Wedemark • Germany
Phone: +49 5130 600 719
E-mail: mareike.oer@sennheiser.com
