I own Senn 650, AKG K319, and Senn MX560.

I believe buying a special headphone amp is pretty stupid in 99% of cases. The 1% where it's not is because your headphones were so stupidly designed they hiss with all but the kindest of amps. Investing in a special DAC is also pretty retarded.

Take that, audiophools!

Cow

Canada1104 Posts

November 13 2010 02:08 GMT

#42

Sennheiser PX 100 and CX 300-II

Wala.Revolution

7582 Posts

November 13 2010 02:11 GMT

#43

Senn 555, and Shure SE420.

Hooray now I can ask question when I upgrade later =D

Gandalf

Pakistan1905 Posts

November 13 2010 02:16 GMT

#44

Used a Sennheiser HD555 for two years until it broke

. Thinking of an Audio Technica ATH A900 right now, though I'm still looking and haven't made my final decision.

ScytheMan01

United States114 Posts

November 13 2010 02:20 GMT

#45

Had some TurtleBeach Ear Force HPX for around 1-2 years, but having the included amp and cord ran over by my chair broke them pretty quickly. Anyone got recommendations for budget [~$50 at most] headphones for on the go that would work well in a computer?

Gandalf

Pakistan1905 Posts

November 13 2010 02:24 GMT

#46

On November 13 2010 11:20 ScytheMan01 wrote:
Had some TurtleBeach Ear Force HPX for around 1-2 years, but having the included amp and cord ran over by my chair broke them pretty quickly. Anyone got recommendations for budget [~$50 at most] headphones for on the go that would work well in a computer?

You should consider the Sen HD428:

http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD428-Closed-Circumaural-Headphone/dp/B002DGTGNG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1289615013&sr=8-1

Skamtet

Canada634 Posts

November 13 2010 02:24 GMT

#47

On November 13 2010 09:06 sva wrote:
I use steelseries V2 siberia's

lol

Sennheiser HD555.

T.O.P.

Hong Kong4685 Posts

November 13 2010 02:24 GMT

#48

On November 13 2010 09:55 Fyodor wrote:

Show nested quote +

What happened to the RE0's? They're built like a tank! I've used them for over a year now.

I replaced the RE0's twice already. Because of the one year warranty, I'll only have to buy a pair once a year though.

I also have the Audio-Technica ATH FC700A. Maybe someday I'll get more expensive headphones. Already liking the sound on the ATH FC700A more than RE0.

b_unnies

3579 Posts

November 13 2010 02:26 GMT

#49

Sennheiser HD595. Getting an Asus Essence ST soundcard soon

HCastorp

United States388 Posts

November 13 2010 02:29 GMT

#50

Grado SR-60s

Sounds great, very dry/honest, and the price is right. Not too comfortable for long (>1hour) stretches though, and they are open which has some disadvantages.

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Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

November 13 2010 02:31 GMT

#51

AKG K601 at the moment. I've briefly used the ATH AD700, Beyerdynamic DT 770/Pro80, and a couple decent ~$80 IEMs, and I like the K601 the best by a fair margin.

United States3249 Posts

November 13 2010 02:32 GMT

#52

Denon 1001K.

Worse sound than my old Grado SR-60s but amazing closed design: the seal really blocks out noise / keeps LOUD heaphone volume within.

Juliette

United States6003 Posts

November 13 2010 02:33 GMT

#53

Turtle beach X31 and X11s cause i'm normally a console gamer. I actually don't have a headset for PC >.<

Caution

2059 Posts

November 13 2010 02:36 GMT

#54

have had a fair few headphones/amps/dacs/cables in the past including:

Alessandro MS-1
Alessandro MS-2
Denon AH-D2000
Altec Lansing IM716
Sennheieser HD25-II
Beyerdynamic DT880 05 edition

Pa2v2
Meier Audio Headsix
Headsave Classic
RSA Hornet M
Earmax Pro w/ a whole lot of premium NOS tubes
Apogee Mini-DAC

atm I've sized down to just using a pair of HD600s recabled with a Bluedragon V3 cable hooked up to a Pico dac/amp.

Risen

United States7927 Posts

November 13 2010 02:53 GMT

#55

Audio-Technica M-50s. I'm absolutely loving them

HalfnHalf

United States90 Posts

November 13 2010 03:01 GMT

#56

I have a pair of Grado 325is and love them =). However the open driver doesn't make them ideal for public use but nonetheless they sound amazing!

ScytheMan01

United States114 Posts

November 13 2010 03:04 GMT

#57

Anyone got experience with the AKG K 317? Those look really good, and might have the same drivers as the K 319, which basically means it's around the same quality but cheaper, if I'm understanding that correctly

Fyodor

Canada971 Posts

November 13 2010 03:09 GMT

#58

On November 13 2010 11:05 Chef wrote:
I own Senn 650, AKG K319, and Senn MX560.

I believe buying a special headphone amp is pretty stupid in 99% of cases. The 1% where it's not is because your headphones were so stupidly designed they hiss with all but the kindest of amps. Investing in a special DAC is also pretty retarded.

Take that, audiophools!

So you buy headphones worth of hundreds of dollars but don't bother hooking them up to suitable equipment?

LambtrOn

United States671 Posts

November 13 2010 03:15 GMT

#59

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro <3

ThePurist

Canada686 Posts

November 13 2010 03:16 GMT

#60

High sensitivity is usually the main cause of hiss and it can be fixed with like a $5~10 impedance adaptor. No need for an amp.

Amps are nice for line-out signals, high-ohm headphones, etc lots of good uses!~