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The following five pairs of headphones have official frequency response curves from Sennheiser, compensated to their diffuse field reference:
HD 600: https://assets.sennheiser.com/downloads/30ff65e5871381f39f8c6d11c90e8f03.pdf
HD 800, HD 800 S: https://assets.sennheiser.com/global-downloads/file/6582/HD800_HD800S_Manual_08_2016_EN.pdf
HE 1, HE 90: https://assets.sennheiser.com/global-downloads/file/7510/HE1_Manual_0917_EN.pdf
The HD 600 frequency response stands out to me. The other headphones' graphs generally agree with third-party measurements, but I can't draw similarities between the HD 600's curves given by the manufacturer and reviewers. I expect the curve to be much smoother, roughly following a -1 dB/Oct tilted line, which is not what I see from the spec sheet.
Any reason behind this?
For reference:
graph.hangout.audio
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HD 600: https://assets.sennheiser.com/downloads/30ff65e5871381f39f8c6d11c90e8f03.pdf
HD 800, HD 800 S: https://assets.sennheiser.com/global-downloads/file/6582/HD800_HD800S_Manual_08_2016_EN.pdf
HE 1, HE 90: https://assets.sennheiser.com/global-downloads/file/7510/HE1_Manual_0917_EN.pdf
The HD 600 frequency response stands out to me. The other headphones' graphs generally agree with third-party measurements, but I can't draw similarities between the HD 600's curves given by the manufacturer and reviewers. I expect the curve to be much smoother, roughly following a -1 dB/Oct tilted line, which is not what I see from the spec sheet.
Any reason behind this?
For reference:

Crinacle's Headphone Graph Tool | Hangout.Audio
Compare industry-standard GRAS 43AG-7 headphone graphs, measured by Crinacle.


Squiglink - IEM frequency response database by Sai
Compare hundreds of frequency response graphs between IEMs and earphones from manufacturers like Moondrop, Sony, 64 Audio, Fiio, and more.