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On May 10 2011 02:57 alurlol wrote:
So I've finally settled on the Sennheiser HD650 with the Little Dot MK III amp, which I've read is a nice tube combo, I'm just in need of a decent standalone DAC, £100-£250 is as far as I can really go for now, any suggestions?
I'm really interested in the Keces da-151 or 152 as my DAC, I just can't find a seller anywhere, none on ebay, none come up on a Google search and their website is in full Taiwanese :/
Taiwan does not have a distinct written language?
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On May 11 2011 12:28 fatfail wrote:Show nested quote +On May 10 2011 02:57 alurlol wrote:
So I've finally settled on the Sennheiser HD650 with the Little Dot MK III amp, which I've read is a nice tube combo, I'm just in need of a decent standalone DAC, £100-£250 is as far as I can really go for now, any suggestions?
I'm really interested in the Keces da-151 or 152 as my DAC, I just can't find a seller anywhere, none on ebay, none come up on a Google search and their website is in full Taiwanese :/ Taiwan does not have a distinct written language?
I Google translated their page, emailed one of the re-sellers but I've had no response yet, probably gonna go with the Little Dot DAC II as it's easier.
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Right now i'm sitting with a steelseries h5v2 headset wich is so damn useless when it comes to music. I have been looking around and gotten my eyes on a AKG K 530 HI-FI. Before i decide to order i would like to hear with you guys if i'm doing the right thing or are there some new hot stuff that i should go for instead? I want headphones that are comfortable, durable and that have a hi-fi sound. My budget is around 60€.
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On May 11 2011 21:33 Weson wrote:
Right now i'm sitting with a steelseries h5v2 headset wich is so damn useless when it comes to music. I have been looking around and gotten my eyes on a AKG K 530 HI-FI. Before i decide to order i would like to hear with you guys if i'm doing the right thing or are there some new hot stuff that i should go for instead? I want headphones that are comfortable, durable and that have a hi-fi sound. My budget is around 60€.
AKG K530's don't sound bad, but check around the rest of their range at that price before you buy, I'd say.
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I have:
old Fostex Headphone amp distributer
Sennheiser HD580
Sennheiser HD-25 ii
The 580's are great open ear headphones. Extremely comfortable and have lasted me over 6 years already. Just got the HD-25's a couple months ago. I'm using them for dj'ing. The sound quality is amazing and isolation is incredible.
Both of these headphones can be had for under 200$ and I definitely recommend them.
I also have an external firewire audio card that improves quality further. I also push this through some KRK 6in speakers that have amazing sound quality...
It seems audio is a hobby of mine...
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Im gonna buy myself a pair of Sennheiser HD 558 and with that I am going power them up with Auzentech X-FI Forte soundcard. It has an built in headphone amp which is quite good.
The cans goes for ~120£ and the soundcard for about 110£ so I think its a good deal for a starter kit.
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On May 12 2011 00:56 Vewin wrote:
Im gonna buy myself a pair of Sennheiser HD 558 and with that I am going power them up with Auzentech X-FI Forte soundcard. It has an built in headphone amp which is quite good.
The cans goes for ~120£ and the soundcard for about 110£ so I think its a good deal for a starter kit.
I think in that price range and in general, you're better off allocating more funds to the headphones and less to the source driving them.
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On May 12 2011 01:06 Myrmidon wrote:Show nested quote +On May 12 2011 00:56 Vewin wrote:
Im gonna buy myself a pair of Sennheiser HD 558 and with that I am going power them up with Auzentech X-FI Forte soundcard. It has an built in headphone amp which is quite good.
The cans goes for ~120£ and the soundcard for about 110£ so I think its a good deal for a starter kit.
I think in that price range and in general, you're better off allocating more funds to the headphones and less to the source driving them.
No those are great headphones and that is a great amp/soundcard, very good combo. all 100$+ sennheisers require amp if you want to use them properly. I have had HD555 and now HD600 with Forte and both have been amazing 
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Hello all
So im wanting to buy myself a pair of Siberia V2's for both Gaming and music listening since i really like the look of them and have been trying to find a good pair of headphones lately that arent ear buds. But i have a question for all you, do they work with ipods? i do realize that they would have that extra mic input cord hanging around but are they compatible? The reason im asking is because i saw that they are also making a pair that are 'made for ipods,etc.' and such but they arent for sale anywhere on their site... so should i be waiting then as i have an ipod which i was hoping to use them also with or will they still work?
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On May 12 2011 08:43 Inquisitor wrote:Hello all So im wanting to buy myself a pair of Siberia V2's for both Gaming and music listening since i really like the look of them and have been trying to find a good pair of headphones lately that arent ear buds. But i have a question for all you, do they work with ipods? i do realize that they would have that extra mic input cord hanging around but are they compatible? The reason im asking is because i saw that they are also making a pair that are 'made for ipods,etc.' and such but they arent for sale anywhere on their site... so should i be waiting then as i have an ipod which i was hoping to use them also with or will they still work?
I wouldn't buy a headset if you are going to listen so music. A better idea would be to get a external mic and headphones. If you are a serious FPS gamer i se why but otherwise i dont.
I have a steelseries 5hv2 at the moment and it sucks when it comes to music. I've heard Siberia
v2 is better though.
You said you are going to use it with your mp3 so if i were you i would just find good headphones. Look at AKGs products, they are good value.
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Bought my first pair of proper headphones today. Ohh god, what have I been missing out on?
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On May 13 2011 00:11 grudgeStar wrote:
Bought my first pair of proper headphones today. Ohh god, what have I been missing out on?
What did you buy?
:D
don't leave us hanging~
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how important is it to get amp/soundcard thing? I have a macbook pro and i also have the ath m50 headphones
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On May 13 2011 09:48 adeezy wrote:
how important is it to get amp/soundcard thing? I have a macbook pro and i also have the ath m50 headphones
not very
The realtek integrated chips are pretty good
You will not notice much of a difference on your ATH-M50s
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On May 13 2011 09:48 adeezy wrote:
how important is it to get amp/soundcard thing? I have a macbook pro and i also have the ath m50 headphones
Amps aren't required for midrange Audio Technica products.
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Im deliberating the purchase of a pair of Sennheiser HD 558's, they are exactly at teh limit of my price range. can anyone tell me if this is a good choice?
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Using these Denon A100s while for my upgraded Grado HP2's to return.
The Grace Amp/DAC is to become part of the secondary setup.
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Hmm my friend who just bought the m50s also boughtt this dac/amp thing that works with laptops and iphones and all that for 90 dollars..... wonder if that was worth it
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