Senfer DT6 Review (2) – Another Wholly Gratuitous Second Opinion
Senfer DT6—very well-tuned piezo-equipped $20 hybrid maintains the clarity and detail of Senfer’s prior hybrids (DT2, 4in1) while eschewing their odd peaks and treble sharpness. Metal headshells are lovely to look at and feel, although oddly-raked, short nozzles make fit very challenging. Somewhat hard to drive; below-average isolation limits their utility.
Soundwise the DT6 are slightly bright and Harman-ish, with a slight tilt towards the midbass and smooth transition from mids to lows. Note texture is comparatively lean. As Otto notes, bass quality and quantity varies wildly with earshape and depth of insertion—these can sound boomy when deeply inserted or thin and bass-shy when good seal isn’t achieved. Optimally placed, bass has considerable rumble and pretty good definition, tho a tad syrupy, while mids are front-stage and articulate. Treble is extremely detailed and sparkly, if slightly metallic-sounding; drums have a lot of snap and transients are extremely fast. Soundstage isn’t particularly wide but has good height and depth and is quite holographic; there’s adequate space between instruments and imaging is very impressive.
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Many have opined that DT6’s tonality is somehow “off” and synthetic, and these definitely lack the organic, true-to-source quality of peers like the BLON Bl-03, or Tin T2; Senfer’s own UES sounds comparatively vinyl-like. I believe this is attributable to the unique qualities of the piezo driver, which presents more high-end information faster than our brains are accustomed to processing. I find the DT6 (like the similarly polarizing NX7) euphonic nonetheless—they present a revealing, uncongested rendering. I wish that fit wasn’t as fiddly and that they isolated better, but these are still a lot of phone for the $$.
Disclaimer: I borrowed these from the Library of Durwood.
Our other Senfer DT6 review is here:
Looking forward to review(s) of the DT6 Pro. I too really like the DT6.
Yeah, I really like the sound of the DT6 too. Even if not the most organic sounding high end it still all sounds wonderful to me. I would certainly like them to review the DT6 Pro.
Me, I’d just like to say that the fluency and (may I suggest) subtle mischievousness of your English is muchly appreciated. What with every man & his dog now slapping their Engrish on the online barbie, it’s always a special thrill to come across a contributor in full control of his ..linguistic orchestra, if you will! I was hooked from the first “wholly..”
And now, having resisted it all this while, I’m gonna go down that Senfer road…
thanks guys. another senfer cheapo we really like around these parts is the ues (which is also marketed as the nicehck bro)–it has a really refined tonality compared to the dt6.