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Headphone enthusiast thread! - Page 137
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
Obviously it's not as simple as that, but hopefully you get the picture. | ||
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BleaK_
Norway593 Posts
Can't wait to get them both in the house! | ||
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Squalish
United States137 Posts
so, on a budget of 35$ what's a good choice for a headset with a mic? | ||
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57 Corvette
Canada5941 Posts
Probably going to look for some HD428s, and if I can't find those i'l just look for some other over ear Sennheisers. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On January 17 2012 01:27 Squalish wrote: hello headphone enthusiasts! i've had the same cheap plantronics headset for 4-5 years now, and it's been great, but a friend recently broke the mic.. so, on a budget of 35$ what's a good choice for a headset with a mic? At that price...a cheap Plantronics headset.  Also see here maybe:http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=126262 On January 17 2012 01:38 57 Corvette wrote: Well, I got a bunch of money for Xmas/My Birthday, and I think I am going to save about half of it (250$ or so) for a new pair of good quality headphones. I don't need them now as I still have my Sony MDR-XD200s, but when the warranty runs out I will be looking for a new pair. Probably going to look for some HD428s, and if I can't find those i'l just look for some other over ear Sennheisers. Is that half of $250 = $125 for headphones or is it half of $500 = $250 for headphones? I think it's $125, but that's still way more than HD 428s cost. Do you need closed-back or is open-back (and thus non-isolating) okay? Currently Sennheiser HD 555/558 aren't particularly priced well, and there's plenty of alternatives to many in the HD 2xx and 4xx range. | ||
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w00t
Australia5 Posts
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Event
France10 Posts
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Capped
United Kingdom7236 Posts
Basically its for gaming / general music listening. I want to be able to hear which direction footsteps are coming from and that bass dropping in my pendulum! It also needs a microphone Pref not detachable, i hate those things. I have about..idk say £120 as a rough estimate to spend can go up or down really, not much of a problem (although i dont want to start pushing £200s) I just want something that is going to give really good sound quality, last me a while, fit on my head comfortably for hours on end :D Not much eh?  Also would i need a sound card to get the full benefit? Put that into the equation too if i do. Thank you :-) | ||
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Loomies
United States645 Posts
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seiferoth10
3362 Posts
On January 17 2012 05:05 Capped wrote: Guys i need you to recommend me a headset :-) Basically its for gaming / general music listening. I want to be able to hear which direction footsteps are coming from and that bass dropping in my pendulum! It also needs a microphone Pref not detachable, i hate those things. I have about..idk say £120 as a rough estimate to spend can go up or down really, not much of a problem (although i dont want to start pushing £200s) I just want something that is going to give really good sound quality, last me a while, fit on my head comfortably for hours on end :D Not much eh? Also would i need a sound card to get the full benefit? Put that into the equation too if i do. Thank you :-) Well, I know the Beyerdynamic MMX300 fills all those criteria, but it goes for £300 on Amazon.co.uk. I don't really know about cheaper headsets (Steelseries, Razer, random gaming oriented crap) to recommend anything cheaper. On January 17 2012 05:08 Loomies wrote: Are sennheiser HD 598 in excellent condition worth $150??? It just has minor scratches on the wood That's pretty good. They retail for $250. | ||
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Djzapz
Canada10681 Posts
On January 17 2012 05:08 Loomies wrote: Are sennheiser HD 598 in excellent condition worth $150??? It just has minor scratches on the wood Amazon has some used ones for $160, I guess $150 is not a bad price. Nothing crazy though, they can be found for $170 new (or could at some point). | ||
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Tamehr
Canada63 Posts
PM me if interested | ||
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Aldehyde
Sweden939 Posts
I want a pair of headphones (obviously, since I'm in this thread). Now, I understand that more expensive headphones will need an amplifier of sorts and so I've though about getting an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card which has an amplifier for headphones. Is that a good choice or is it better to get a dedicated headphone amplifier? The STX card costs about 200 bucks here in Sweden so that's a good chunk of the budget. For the headphone, I've looked at Beyerdynamic DT880 and Ultrasone HFI-780. I've also glanced at some by Audio Technica. The Beyerdynamic is supposedly very good at everything but bass where it's kind of lacking. The Ultrasone is, to my understanding, better in this regard which is why I've thought about getting that instead. I listen to a lot of electronic music where bass may be something that I really want but it's hard to say how lacking the bass really is in the DT880's without actually listening to them myself. Don't know anyone that has a pair of any of these though and no retailer in town sells them. Do you have any suggestions for me, any tips or anything at all? Am I thinking right or not? Thanks. | ||
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BleaK_
Norway593 Posts
On January 17 2012 19:15 Aldehyde wrote: Hiyo! I have about 500 bucks to spend on a new sound setup. I've thought about it for a week or so now and I think I am getting closer to a decision. I want a pair of headphones (obviously, since I'm in this thread). Now, I understand that more expensive headphones will need an amplifier of sorts and so I've though about getting an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card which has an amplifier for headphones. Is that a good choice or is it better to get a dedicated headphone amplifier? The STX card costs about 200 bucks here in Sweden so that's a good chunk of the budget. For the headphone, I've looked at Beyerdynamic DT880 and Ultrasone HFI-780. I've also glanced at some by Audio Technica. The Beyerdynamic is supposedly very good at everything but bass where it's kind of lacking. The Ultrasone is, to my understanding, better in this regard which is why I've thought about getting that instead. I listen to a lot of electronic music where bass may be something that I really want but it's hard to say how lacking the bass really is in the DT880's without actually listening to them myself. Don't know anyone that has a pair of any of these though and no retailer in town sells them. Do you have any suggestions for me, any tips or anything at all? Am I thinking right or not? Thanks. For electronic music the Denon D2000 is a beast, however you should buy it from amazon or something (since hifiklubben is really expensive). Pair it with a decent dac/amp (like audio gd sparrow ver. A) and you're set for a long time. | ||
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Aldehyde
Sweden939 Posts
[Edit] I tried to look for them on amazon and they can be found there for less than here in Sweden except the ones selling it won't ship electronics worldwide. Is there another site than amazon that sells them? Also, looked for the amp/dac that you recommended and found this site: http://www.audio-gd.com/Pro/Headphoneamp/Sparrow/SparrowEN.htm How exactly do I order from there? : D It's quite the weird website. Can I perhaps order from someplace else? Will look around a bit more and will edit out any questions that I find the answer to myself. | ||
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BleaK_
Norway593 Posts
You just have to send them an e-mail. Read a little on the site and then you can ask question to them. They have bad english but they are really nice  | ||
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Aldehyde
Sweden939 Posts
It isn't very clear how it's done here or I'm just stupid (can't leave out that possibility, it's way too big). Oh, and btw, thanks for the help! I appreciate it. | ||
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ranshaked
United States870 Posts
HP dv6tqe Quad Edition Core i7-2670QM, Radeon HD 7690M 2GB, FREE 8GB RAM, FREE Blu-ray etc etc etc Now I want some headphones to go with it. I don't want to spend more than 150$ for them. I'll be using them for gaming and some music, but not a lot of music. I'd also like them to be able to plug into my iphone 4S. --Thanks guys | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On January 17 2012 21:40 Aldehyde wrote: So, basically, I send an email to them (is it king-wa@hotmail.com or audio-gd@126.com that I should use) saying what I want and stuff like that and then they give me a price for it and then we confirm (which I guess means me sending off money through PayPal) and they send the amp to me? It isn't very clear how it's done here or I'm just stupid (can't leave out that possibility, it's way too big). Oh, and btw, thanks for the help! I appreciate it. I'm not really a fan of Audio-GD's design philosophies and practices (intentionally altering the sound and anti-feedback audiophile marketing BS tactics that rebel without basis against well-established theory, for example), though it's fine if you're sure that's what you want. There are plenty of alternatives though. You can often pay hundreds on gear with lower fidelity than a $30 sound card. Arguably the device with lower fidelity might sound better in some circumstances to some people, as audio preferences are a subjective thing of course. On January 18 2012 06:58 ranshaked wrote: I just bought: HP dv6tqe Quad Edition Core i7-2670QM, Radeon HD 7690M 2GB, FREE 8GB RAM, FREE Blu-ray etc etc etc Now I want some headphones to go with it. I don't want to spend more than 150$ for them. I'll be using them for gaming and some music, but not a lot of music. I'd also like them to be able to plug into my iphone 4S. --Thanks guys Used on the go or just at home (should they be sound isolating, or is no isolation okay)? What kind of games (is a good sense of positional audio important, or not)? Any considerations like thick glasses, preferences on clamping force and size, etc.? There are some tradeoffs involved with these things. If you want a random decent suggestion under $150 that may or may not be appropriate, try the Shure SRH840. | ||
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Br3ezy
United States720 Posts
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