I have someone who will sell me a very good condition HE-560 V3 for $350, which is the same price that the Sundara is available for on Amazon.
My first big HiFi purchase was the Grado SR325e because at the time I was fixated on rock and metal. My tastes have broadened in the meantime, and the limitations of the SR325e have become very apparent to me. The Grado is a very colored headset that doesn't measure as well as others in the same price range. Now I'm looking for the exact opposite. Prior to receiving the offer for the HE-560 I was already looking at the Sundara because my understanding is that it's a very neutral, uncolored, and detail focused headset. Is the HE-560 comparably neutral? How does the detail, distortion, imaging, soundstage, etc. compare? I know that the HE-560 has better sub-base frequency response. Other than that I'm in the dark.
If it matters my audio chain consists of a Modi 3 plugged directly into my motherboard via a TOSLINK cable and an original Vali that is definitely due for an upgrade sometime in the near future.
My first big HiFi purchase was the Grado SR325e because at the time I was fixated on rock and metal. My tastes have broadened in the meantime, and the limitations of the SR325e have become very apparent to me. The Grado is a very colored headset that doesn't measure as well as others in the same price range. Now I'm looking for the exact opposite. Prior to receiving the offer for the HE-560 I was already looking at the Sundara because my understanding is that it's a very neutral, uncolored, and detail focused headset. Is the HE-560 comparably neutral? How does the detail, distortion, imaging, soundstage, etc. compare? I know that the HE-560 has better sub-base frequency response. Other than that I'm in the dark.
If it matters my audio chain consists of a Modi 3 plugged directly into my motherboard via a TOSLINK cable and an original Vali that is definitely due for an upgrade sometime in the near future.
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