Sennheiser HD 600 Review:
What To Expect from These Headphones
Quality
The Sennheiser HD 600 headphones are headphones that are made for audiophiles. This means that they produce very accurate audio that people who understand frequencies and mixing will love.
The main word for their sound would be flat. It means that no frequencies are boosted more than others, and that gives you an even sound from your drums as you play them.
Flat sounds aren’t loved by everyone, but they’re essential if you want to do mixing. So, these headphones are great for drummers who use audio production software as well. You can use them for both purposes.
The sounds you hear from them are also incredibly detailed. If your electronic drum kit allows you to play subtle dynamics, they’ll sound even subtler when wearing the HD 600 headphones.
Construction
The biggest thing to note about the HD 600 headphones is that they have an open-back design. The ear cups don’t close over your ears and block sound out. They leave a small gap by each ear, allowing you to hear the outside world.
For mixing, this is perfect. For drumming, it’s not ideal. However, electronic drums aren’t as loud as acoustic drum kits, so you don’t need to have sound isolation to protect your ears.
We wouldn’t recommend using these for acoustic drums due to their construction, but they work wonderfully for electronic drums.
The other construction features worth mentioning are the internal magnet system and the high-quality mesh pieces on the ear cups. The magnet system ensures that there is never any distortion, while the mesh pieces make the earphones feel very comfortable to wear.
They’re also very light, allowing you to wear them for a long time without getting uncomfortable.
Performance
There are several headphone types in Sennheiser’s HD line, and all of them are incredibly popular around the world for their excellent performance and long lifespans.
These HD 600 headphones follow that same trajectory, as they always work wonderfully. The Kevlar-reinforced cable is a big reason for that, as cables are usually the first thing to go with headphones.
We found that these headphones have amazing performance, and they work great when playing electronic drums.
Price Value Ratio
Unfortunately, the Sennheiser HD 600 headphones are quite pricey, especially if you’re comparing them to other popular options for electronic drums. In fact, these cost about double what you’ll spend for headphones that most drummers get.
However, these headphones are quite affordable compared to all the other headphones that people get for mixing.
So, we’d mainly suggest getting these if you’re going to play drums as well as mix on audio production software. They’re a great option for having one pair of headphones instead of one pair for drumming and one pair for mixing.
If you’re happy to spend a lot more money, then they may be a good option for you to get purely for drumming. However, there are some amazing headphones that only cost $100 or $200 that work well with drum sets.