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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
It's been awhile since I used a good pair of headphones. Holy wow. Sound quality is amazing, I can hear so much more that it feels like I'm listening to music in slow motion. We'll have to see tomorrow at work, but it seems like they aren't too noisy. | ||
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OceanLab
France505 Posts
I am looking to invest in some headphones for my team at work, but we obviously have a limited budget. We would be looking for headphones that have a decent noise blocking capability, at a price of around 50-60€ (I know, I'm cheap  )I know you guys always have the perfect solution so I naturally thought I'd come ask here before I even go to a store! Thanks in advance :D | ||
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
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mdb
Bulgaria4059 Posts
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
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pheer
5399 Posts
Also, any headphone enthusiast will love reading this: https://np.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/50es2p/can_we_post_porn/d73hbo9?context=3 | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
DAC is a pretty easy solution if you're willing to spend some money Amp wouldn't really help though unless your computer has problems driving your headphone I dislike how my computer sounds too and prefer listening to my mp3 or my iphone | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On September 02 2016 23:50 pheer wrote: Maybe your audio drivers are the default windows ones? Try going to your mobo/PC manufacturer website and getting the latest drivers for your sound output. Also, any headphone enthusiast will love reading this: https://np.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/50es2p/can_we_post_porn/d73hbo9?context=3 Window audio drivers haven't been an issue since windows XP. It's most likely not the issue. | ||
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decafchicken
United States20168 Posts
On September 03 2016 09:52 JSH wrote: you would need a DAC or a new soundcard DAC is a pretty easy solution if you're willing to spend some money Amp wouldn't really help though unless your computer has problems driving your headphone I dislike how my computer sounds too and prefer listening to my mp3 or my iphone So something like this? https://www.massdrop.com/buy/fx-audio-dac-x6?referer=VJDSCY Headphones are Shure SE215's | ||
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meatpudding
Australia520 Posts
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
On September 20 2016 11:31 meatpudding wrote: Where do I start looking for headphones? I need a new set for listening to music at my desk. I'd start here and pick full size open/sealed and go from there. Leave some budget room for an external amp/dac and you'll be good to go. Head-fi is also a decent resource with a very large community. http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/innerfidelitys-wall-fame | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
if you actually look at the list, some of them have been released this year like the Focal Utopia | ||
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meatpudding
Australia520 Posts
The HD600 caught my attention from the open list so far. I'm questioning whether I will need or want an amp, since I'm worried that quality improvements will be most noticeable only with top shelf amps. | ||
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Blisse
Canada3710 Posts
On September 21 2016 07:40 CorsairHero wrote: i think you're confusing great headphones that were released years ago but still in production like the HD600 if you actually look at the list, some of them have been released this year like the Focal Utopia No I kinda just went to one section and saw him recommending the creative aurvana live which is really outdated. His other sections are a lot better. They should also hide the retired headphones behind a spoiler tag or something, I'm not a fan of his layout | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
On September 21 2016 09:27 meatpudding wrote: I'm not certain what I'm looking for yet. I definitely don't expect to purchase anything at audiophile grade. Most of what I will be listening to will be mp3 or streaming formats. I'm after a "good" headphone, but I don't know what a good headphone is because I haven't done the research. I don't want to lay out 100's and find that I paid for branding instead of quality, for example. The HD600 caught my attention from the open list so far. I'm questioning whether I will need or want an amp, since I'm worried that quality improvements will be most noticeable only with top shelf amps. I would advise running the HD600 with an amp. You don't need a "high-end" amp for it. Anything reasonably clean is sufficient, e.g. O2, entry level schiit, what have you. | ||
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ApatheticSchizoid
Canada85 Posts
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CorsairHero
Canada9491 Posts
head-fi has a ton of info, also i like using innerfidelity and headfonia for reviews | ||
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ApatheticSchizoid
Canada85 Posts
On October 15 2016 16:35 CorsairHero wrote: you can upgrade source (flac), DAC, amp, headphone head-fi has a ton of info, also i like using innerfidelity and headfonia for reviews Well my headphones are just getting worn out. I already have a huge library of FLAC music on my hard drive, I'm looking to upgrade from the HD 558 into someone better. There's just a lot out there, so I'm not sure where to narrow it down. | ||
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c0ldfusion
United States8293 Posts
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