Headphone enthusiast thread! - Page 112

On December 05 2011 09:46 wattabeast wrote:
Just a quick q. What is a cheap heaset with a microphone which has USB? Also preferably pretty comfortable. Thanks. Price range=30 dollars or so preferably.

On December 05 2011 10:40 Kiangani wrote:
I'm looking to upgrade from my FiiO E5 portable amp, looking particularly at the 12HE, E11, and PA2V2. However, since I have yet to get a DAC, would I end up with better sound quality from the E7 since it is an AMP/DAC combo? If not, any recs for which of the other three amps I should get? Driving ATH-M50s.

On December 05 2011 20:00 seiferoth10 wrote:
If I'm understanding you correctly, and I doubt I am because I don't have an Xbox, but I think you need this:
http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Cable-Adapter-XBOX-360-Slim/dp/B002P35JMO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1323082506&sr=8-1
and
http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Go-40424-Stereo-Y-Cable/dp/B001B8QUS6/ref=pd_sim_vg_3
to convert that special xbox port into a female 3.5mm for your headphones.

Anyway, I was looking at the options for different pads for my Beyer DT770s, and there seem to be some gel pads that improve the comfort, sound signature, AND isolation. Sounds awesome to me, anyone have them here?

Oh, and a hilarious picture of the aforementioned gel pads I found on Headfi:
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On December 05 2011 20:00 seiferoth10 wrote:
Anyway, I was looking at the options for different pads for my Beyer DT770s, and there seem to be some gel pads that improve the comfort, sound signature, AND isolation. Sounds awesome to me, anyone have them here?

On December 06 2011 04:23 Myrmidon wrote:


Beyerdynamic gel pads look weird and feel kind of weird when you put them on, but long-term are comfortable. Bass and isolation increase. I didn't particularly notice anything else, but the pads are pretty difficult to put on, so it's not like I even got a chance to A/B them. I just tried the standard velour pads before and tried the gel pads another couple times (weeks apart). I've only tried them on DT770 Pro/80, which already have too much bass for me, so I'm not a huge fan. I prefer the stock velour by a bit, but I can see some people liking the gels more.

On December 06 2011 04:09 lurchpanda wrote:
Ok guys i currently have a Razer Characias headset with a creative x-fi extreme fidelity sound card (Pretty sure its a 5.1 card)

I am considering jumping all the way up to these two items

Beyer dt 880
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0024NK35S/ref=asc_df_B0024NK35S1809347?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=asn&creative=395093&creativeASIN=B0024NK35S

Asus Xonar
http://www.amazon.com/Xonar-Essence-24-bit-192KHz-Interface/dp/B002UVME88/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1323111379&sr=1-2-catcorr

If i got these two as a bundle, how much better quality would it be for listening to music through pandora and gaming? I understand that "Better" sound quality is highly subjective, but if someone has used these does it sound good with metal/trance music?
One of the reason i am looking into them is because i hear they are pretty neutral sounding (Not extreme towards either base or treble)

Any thoughts or comments?

On December 06 2011 05:51 Tamehr wrote:


get these, they`re the 250ohm version which I heard is the best plus they come with an amp, which is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CU9XCS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3M2O3U6L5DL0B

On December 06 2011 05:32 seiferoth10 wrote:


If you don't mind, my only hesitation is how hot and bothered your ears get with the gels compared to the velours. I guess I have finnicky ears, but I just can't wear leather for that long at all, and I'm unsure about this on the gels.

On December 06 2011 05:51 Tamehr wrote:


get these, they`re the 250ohm version which I heard is the best plus they come with an amp, which is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CU9XCS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=A3M2O3U6L5DL0B

On December 06 2011 10:00 Sandrosuperstar wrote:
Hi, i haven't really been following this thread, i mean i tried but i just don't get most of it. I've been using some okay-ish headphones up until now for a while but they're almost completely unusable now (i accidentally bent the plug). I'm looking for some high-quality headphones this time but i really have no clue as to what's best. My goal is to listen to songs such as feral by radiohead with as much quality as possible. Hope you guys can help me :D

You should be careful there. Those are the Pro (250 ohms) version. There's a Premium 250 ohms as well. The DT 770/880/990 Pro versions clamp a little harder and tend to be priced lower. The difference in clamping makes a difference in the sound quality, even if the drivers were the same--and people dispute whether or not the drivers are the same (aside from impedance) even among the 32/250/600 ohms variants.