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Chef
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
10810 Posts
November 13 2010 02:05 GMT
#41
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!
LEGEND!! LEGEND!!
Cow
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1104 Posts
November 13 2010 02:08 GMT
#42
Sennheiser PX 100 and CX 300-II
R.I.P. Nujabes ♫
Wala.Revolution
Profile Blog Joined November 2006
7584 Posts
November 13 2010 02:11 GMT
#43
Senn 555, and Shure SE420.

Hooray now I can ask question when I upgrade later =D
Stuck.
Gandalf
Profile Joined August 2004
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
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
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
Profile Joined August 2004
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
Profile Joined July 2010
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. *
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Hong Kong4685 Posts
November 13 2010 02:24 GMT
#48
On November 13 2010 09:55 Fyodor wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2010 09:51 GTR wrote:
On November 13 2010 09:48 Hakker wrote:
I had good headphones once, unfortunately every pair i get one of the wires gets loose or something and one side stops working every 2-3 months. It's made it hard for me to buy a good system


Yeah, I've bought CX500's which stopped working, then some Head-Fi RE0's which stopped working too. Not splurging money on a good pair of IEM's until I can assure myself I won't wreck them again.

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.
Oracle comes in, Scvs go down, never a miscommunication.
b_unnies
Profile Blog Joined March 2006
3579 Posts
November 13 2010 02:26 GMT
#49
Sennheiser HD595. Getting an Asus Essence ST soundcard soon
HCastorp
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined December 2004
United States9452 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-13 02:35:21
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.

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cz
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
United States3249 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-13 02:32:56
November 13 2010 02:32 GMT
#52
Denon 1001K.

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Worse sound than my old Grado SR-60s but amazing closed design: the seal really blocks out noise / keeps LOUD heaphone volume within.
Juliette
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
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 >.<
OKAY FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE I SEE WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
Caution
Profile Joined September 2004
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
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States7927 Posts
November 13 2010 02:53 GMT
#55
Audio-Technica M-50s. I'm absolutely loving them
Pufftrees Everyday>its like a rifter that just used X-Factor/Liquid'Nony: I hope no one lip read XD/Holyflare>it's like policy lynching but better/Resident Los Angeles bachelor
HalfnHalf
Profile Joined May 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
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
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
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?
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LambtrOn
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States671 Posts
November 13 2010 03:15 GMT
#59
Sennheiser HD 280 Pro <3
ThePurist
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada686 Posts
November 13 2010 03:16 GMT
#60
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!


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!~
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