It definitely depends on what you use to drive your headphones or the room speakers. The HD600 really begin to shine with even a relatively inexpensive entry level amp such as those produced by Headroom. Room-speaker interations are also a factor that make comparisons and generalizations difficult. Properly driven, few speakers under $4,000 (even if they are optimally driven, and set up properly in a decent room) will surpass the headphones.
Senn HD600 headphones = what Speakers?
Is there any speaker under $2500 (new) that could offer me equal or better performance than my Sennheiser HD600's in terms of clarity, dynamics, transparency, etc? Maybe a stupid question since it's about comparing speakers vs headphones. I'd appreciate any thought. Thanks.