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Twish
Norway92 Posts
I had a G35, but unfortnately it broke, so now I'm here! I was looking at the Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless headphones. Are they any good? Are wireless good enough? I don't want the headphones to affect my "performance". Any other suggestions? I'd prefer if it had a mic built in. TL;DR Are wireless headphoes worth getting? | ||
Milkis
5003 Posts
Not sure how I feel about it. Definitely some difference from whatever was onboard on my PC, which I always thought was quite good. I kind of hoped that it would be what was on my PC + actually capable of being loud, but def some distortions that affect how it sounds. I'd probably buy a cheaper amp at some point as a comparison thing. | ||
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BleaK_
Norway593 Posts
On June 06 2012 01:57 Milkis wrote: Hrmmm. So amps arrived. Not sure how I feel about it. Definitely some difference from whatever was onboard on my PC, which I always thought was quite good. I kind of hoped that it would be what was on my PC + actually capable of being loud, but def some distortions that affect how it sounds. I'd probably buy a cheaper amp at some point as a comparison thing. Hey, I have the HE500 as well, but I use it with Audio GD NFB-10SE (SolidState Dac/Amp). I am using the balanced output (4-pin XLR), which give almost 6W into 50omhs, which is driving the HE500 really well. The Dac is fabulous, but the amp is soso. The best part is that it only cost around 500usd. | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 06 2012 02:09 BleaK_ wrote: Hey, I have the HE500 as well, but I use it with Audio GD NFB-10SE (SolidState Dac/Amp). I am using the balanced output (4-pin XLR), which give almost 6W into 50omhs, which is driving the HE500 really well. The Dac is fabulous, but the amp is soso. The best part is that it only cost around 500usd. Hrmmm. Not sure if I can afford another 400+ Dollar amp, haha So I think I was using it wrong? I was using it at 100% volume and then adjusting the rest with the amp on my previous post. After lowering the volume on the computer and then adjusting the rest using the amp my enjoyment improved significantly. | ||
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Waterflow
Sweden1550 Posts
Ofcourse it's gotta be quality but not too expensive. | ||
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kineSiS-
Korea (South)1068 Posts
On June 06 2012 01:57 Milkis wrote: Hrmmm. So amps arrived. Not sure how I feel about it. Definitely some difference from whatever was onboard on my PC, which I always thought was quite good. I kind of hoped that it would be what was on my PC + actually capable of being loud, but def some distortions that affect how it sounds. I'd probably buy a cheaper amp at some point as a comparison thing. You never appreciate good sound until after you go back to what you previously had. Also, the best amps are transparent. If you listen for it, you'll notice the Nuforce Icon HDP should give the sound a bit of a more aggressive edge. Or at least I've heard. | ||
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toiletCAT
Qatar284 Posts
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On June 06 2012 03:41 Milkis wrote: Hrmmm. Not sure if I can afford another 400+ Dollar amp, haha So I think I was using it wrong? I was using it at 100% volume and then adjusting the rest with the amp on my previous post. After lowering the volume on the computer and then adjusting the rest using the amp my enjoyment improved significantly. This seems suspicious, but it could possibly be true. The uDAC-2 has a problem with being set at max volume if the music got near 0 dBFS (max digital volume), because NuForce never bothered checking whether or not it had issues there. For a sanity check, you could set 100% volume, adjust the volume on the amp down, and plug the output into the line in of the onboard sound, and run RMAA. Then run it again at like 50% volume. | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 06 2012 03:59 kineSiS- wrote: You never appreciate good sound until after you go back to what you previously had. Also, the best amps are transparent. If you listen for it, you'll notice the Nuforce Icon HDP should give the sound a bit of a more aggressive edge. Or at least I've heard. Yeah.... the better amps/dacs seem to go for quite a bit over my price range for now.... haha On June 06 2012 04:18 Myrmidon wrote: This seems suspicious, but it could possibly be true. The uDAC-2 has a problem with being set at max volume if the music got near 0 dBFS (max digital volume), because NuForce never bothered checking whether or not it had issues there. For a sanity check, you could set 100% volume, adjust the volume on the amp down, and plug the output into the line in of the onboard sound, and run RMAA. Then run it again at like 50% volume. I'll try that when I get some wires that can do that. It's also pretty damn possible I just got used to the sound all of a sudden, . I'll probably have some friends over and experiment on them while I do that... | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
On June 06 2012 03:44 Waterflow wrote: Anyone got tips on a good pair of in-ear's for Starcraft 2 and other games? Ofcourse it's gotta be quality but not too expensive. Price range? Any particular sound signiture? I'd recommend Vsonic Gr07 :> | ||
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mazerr
11 Posts
Are Audio-Technica ATH-M50's a good choice? | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 06 2012 07:02 mazerr wrote: hey guys, I've been trolling around head-fi and some other websites trying to find a good entry-level pair of audiophile headphones for around $150. I previously had Bose QC2's years ago, and I loved them, but I've heard they're a few hundred dollars overpriced, kinda the Apple of the headphone world. Are Audio-Technica ATH-M50's a good choice? Yeah, they are. But that'd also depend on what kind of music you listen to on top. Some of my friends got really annoyed by the recessed mids, but I never noticed them until very recently (when i got another pair of headphones to compare with). You might go along the liens of M50s or Grados/Alessandros or something like that depending on music preferences | ||
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mazerr
11 Posts
My music preferences range from trance and dub-step to classical and solo violin, pretty much anything barring country and death-metal. So I'd guess I'm looking for ones with kinda an all-around even sound? Would these be a good choice for that? The idea of somewhat recessed mids doesn't bother me entirely since I figure there will be some sacrifices at this price point, and bass and treble are more important to me if I had to choose, unless they are extremely recessed. I'd like to go somewhere I could compare different headphones, but alas I'm about 3 hrs away from the closest place and it just isn't realistic for me. Thanks again for the help! | ||
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 06 2012 07:36 mazerr wrote: I see, and thanks for the response! My music preferences range from trance and dub-step to classical and solo violin, pretty much anything barring country and death-metal. So I'd guess I'm looking for ones with kinda an all-around even sound? Would these be a good choice for that? The idea of somewhat recessed mids doesn't bother me entirely since I figure there will be some sacrifices at this price point, and bass and treble are more important to me if I had to choose, unless they are extremely recessed. I'd like to go somewhere I could compare different headphones, but alas I'm about 3 hrs away from the closest place and it just isn't realistic for me. Thanks again for the help! The only thing lacking with m50s with classical music always was the soundstage. The separation is still good, but strings kind of feel flat a bit. I liked acoustic stuff on them. they're godly for electronic music. | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
Yo Milkis, how do you like your headphone+amp? | ||
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ThePurist
Canada686 Posts
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Milkis
5003 Posts
On June 06 2012 09:33 ThePurist wrote: Had the M50-LE it was honestly one of my best purchases. Used it all the time on the go and for like $120~ it's pretty beastly. Yo Milkis, how do you like your headphone+amp? I really like it right now, but I think I'm just high on it right now though so I need a few days before I make a proper judgment on it. I got my m50s when it was like 99 dollars. amazing purchase. can't believe they're 150 now. definitely still worth it at that price. | ||
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Soloturtle
Canada333 Posts
On June 06 2012 00:33 Twish wrote: Hey, I'm thinking of buying me a new headset! I had a G35, but unfortnately it broke, so now I'm here! I was looking at the Corsair Vengeance 2000 Wireless headphones. Are they any good? Are wireless good enough? I don't want the headphones to affect my "performance". Any other suggestions? I'd prefer if it had a mic built in. TL;DR Are wireless headphoes worth getting? I can't tell you that the wireless one is good but their other headsets (I own the 1500) and it is amazing. The audio and the mic is really good and adjustable to your liking I would assume that the 2000 are just like the 1500 but just wireless. | ||
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OneBaseKing
Afghanistan412 Posts
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kineSiS-
Korea (South)1068 Posts
On June 06 2012 14:38 OneBaseKing wrote: yo i don't understand why everyone's hating on bose, i got qc3 and it's good. i gotta question, can i buy a headphone amp for my qc3? First off. Don't misunderstand the purpose of amplifiers. I'm sure that Myrmidon has more knowledge than me on this topic, and I wont presume to know more. He definitely has a wealth of knowledge accrued through research or some method of experience. The Bose QC3 are overpriced. Their sound quality is bad for their price, which is why they are called overpriced. Bose is known for great active noise cancellation. The inverse sound waves (or whatever the technical term is) that cancels out the outside noise interferes with the music reproduction of the headphone, which is bad for fidelity. In my opinion, the best amplifiers should be transparent, meaning it should have no significant impact on sound quality albeit providing the power necessary to fuel the headphones. The QC3 do not need an amplifier because a portable DAP or any source should be fine. And for the marginal difference it might make, it's not worth it. @Milkis This may be off topic, but when I saw this website. Northwesternrejects.com Edit: What the heck? Apparently even uchicagorejects.com has been taken down. :[ Anyways go Wild Cats rofl. | ||
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