EPTHeadphone enthusiast thread! - Page 71
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Legend`
Canada381 Posts
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
On May 16 2011 14:48 Legend` wrote: Got given Beats by Dre about a week or so ago, sound quality is absolutely amazing. Just can't figure out how to plug it into my computer <_< ... Sound jack? And the Beats aren't looked too favorably as they are priced very high for what they offer | ||
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Gatsbi
United States1134 Posts
On May 16 2011 14:48 Legend` wrote: Got given Beats by Dre about a week or so ago, sound quality is absolutely amazing. Just can't figure out how to plug it into my computer <_< LOL Spoken like a true Beats owner. | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
 Anyway, if you found the audio output jack on some other device that you plugged it into, you can find such a jack on a computer. | ||
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uriel-
Singapore1867 Posts
On May 16 2011 14:48 Legend` wrote: Got given Beats by Dre about a week or so ago, sound quality is absolutely amazing. Just can't figure out how to plug it into my computer <_< The Beats do not have good sound, certainly not for their price. Hopefully they will lead you down a path to a properly good pair of cans. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
I want it to be really comfortable :D With nice mids (nothing recessed) and sparkly highs~ $100 is my budget Looking forward to the suggestions  Hm for some comparison, I guess, if you heard the Yuin PK2, something like that with a bit more sparkle on the highs would be great. Bass can be a bit more prominent as it probably will be since it is an IEM, but nothing to recess the mids. And maybe good for listening to instrumental metal? Demetori anywan :D | ||
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QuackPocketDuck
410 Posts
http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-IE6-Dynamic-In-Ear-Headphone/dp/B00125UBUG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305607770&sr=8-1 Shure SE210 http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SE210-Sound-Isolating-Earphone/dp/B0012UUL0Q/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1305608129&sr=1-2 Maybe abit over the budget but hopefully ebay can help | ||
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hellsan631
United States695 Posts
On May 14 2011 14:55 Myrmidon wrote: A lossless audio format like FLAC decodes exactly (no loss) into the source material from which it was encoded. i.e. it's lossless versus the CD. The CD has finite sampling rate (44.1 kHz) and bit depth (16 bits), so that's a digitized and thus lossy representation of whatever the studio master was. Granted, nobody can actually hear the difference between a normal audio CD and the studio master, so that's hardly important. And you may say the signal the microphone picks up in the studio is lossy (noisy) compared to the real thing, but that's a discussion for another day. To claim that the difference between a relatively cheap DAC and a high-end external DAC is like SD versus 1080p is a gross exaggeration. Also, SD versus 1080p represents how much data there is, not the implementation of how that data is decoded. That's a different domain. There is a difference between trying to explain concepts and giving a technical explanation. I was comparing an all-in-one motherboard solution to a high end external DAC. SD vs HD is a good example because, although the data is different between SD and HD, its an example of trying to replicate a scene as close as possible to the original format as possible. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
On May 16 2011 14:48 Legend` wrote: Got given Beats by Dre about a week or so ago, sound quality is absolutely amazing. Just can't figure out how to plug it into my computer <_< HAhaha this would be epic if it was a troll post | ||
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lisward
Singapore959 Posts
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uriel-
Singapore1867 Posts
On May 17 2011 13:02 JSH wrote: So I'm thinking about buying a IEM, as I only have pretty cheap crappy ones. I want it to be really comfortable :D With nice mids (nothing recessed) and sparkly highs~ $100 is my budget Looking forward to the suggestions Hm for some comparison, I guess, if you heard the Yuin PK2, something like that with a bit more sparkle on the highs would be great. Bass can be a bit more prominent as it probably will be since it is an IEM, but nothing to recess the mids. And maybe good for listening to instrumental metal? Demetori anywan :D Give the RE0 a go. The bass may feel slightly thin but few can beat its highs, detail and balance in the price range. | ||
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clusen
Germany8702 Posts
Must....resist.....they are only 150 bucks right now. @ JSH If your budget is about 100$ you should always take a look at the RE0, you can get a fiio E5 + RE0 for about 100$. They are not for everyone, but still worth to take a look at. There are loads of reviews at the internets. @ Uriel An amp like the fiio E5 takes care of the bass, but I personally prefer them without the bass boost after burn in. | ||
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qubee
Netherlands39 Posts
one of the better headsets ive used from steelseries! | ||
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Fyodor
Canada971 Posts
On May 18 2011 20:17 uriel- wrote: Give the RE0 a go. The bass may feel slightly thin but few can beat its highs, detail and balance in the price range. Yeah, gonna second the RE0 here. Love the highs on RE0. There's sparkle but it's never strident. I wish my DT-990 had that kind of highs. Mids on the RE0 are very natural sounding. Like someone's actually talking to you. Not that great with electronic music though. Doesn't hit all the deep bass notes properly. Made for normal bass guitars pretty much. | ||
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uriel-
Singapore1867 Posts
On May 18 2011 20:19 clusen wrote: Somehow I wish my RE0 broke so I have an excuse for bying the RE262 TT Must....resist.....they are only 150 bucks right now. @ JSH If your budget is about 100$ you should always take a look at the RE0, you can get a fiio E5 + RE0 for about 100$. They are not for everyone, but still worth to take a look at. There are loads of reviews at the internets. @ Uriel An amp like the fiio E5 takes care of the bass, but I personally prefer them without the bass boost after burn in. I find the bass fine unamped as well, I use de-cored shure olives though which I find helps the bass presence a little bit. The RE0 will never satisfy a bass-head, but I'm a fan of its accurate and detailed bass. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
I was looking at the RE0s as well, and read lots of positive reviews on it I do have the E3 so I could use that to boost bass, but I don't mind being a less bass oriented as I value the Mids and Highs more I like the sound to be more bright than warm I was also looking at the ThinkSound Rain, if anyone has any personal experience :D | ||
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Grackula
133 Posts
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
On May 18 2011 21:51 Grackula wrote: Don't get the RE0 if you have a variated taste of music. They're going to ruin at least one of your favorite albums. (and I'm not talking about electro-music here.) Care to elaborate? What genres and why would the RE0s not match well with them? | ||
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Bambipwnsu
Canada698 Posts
Im really glad i bumped into this thread as I was gearing up to get myself a gaming headset...but looking at this thread made me drool a bit...Im completely new to this good audio idea, as I have always stuck with cheap earbuds. However recently I just got myself a very nice computer, monitor, keyboard, and I would like do it justice with some nice cans. However the only one ive ever owned was worth 30$ so I dont even know where to start. I picked up on a name i saw pop up in page 1...the Audio-Technica ATH-A700. I would like something like this, basically an entry level headphone that is around 100-150$. How does this compare to the more popular Sennheiser HD 555s? Are there any other recommendations you would have at this price range. From reviews i figured out that the ATH-A700s are a good bang for buck entry level, however thats all I know of right now. Secondly, I was wondering if I would need to buy a sound card for my computer to do this justice? Oh and how are the zalman microphones? Im going to need something like that to be able to simulate a gaming headset lol. Thanks alot! | ||
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Myrmidon
United States9452 Posts
On May 18 2011 19:25 hellsan631 wrote: There is a difference between trying to explain concepts and giving a technical explanation. I was comparing an all-in-one motherboard solution to a high end external DAC. SD vs HD is a good example because, although the data is different between SD and HD, its an example of trying to replicate a scene as close as possible to the original format as possible. I understand your point of view, but I still think it's misleading--both in content and in subjective impressions of the difference. There are 24-bit and 32-bit DACs, and there are higher-resolution audio files with higher bits per sample and higher sampling rate (above what you need for 20 kHz so generally irrelevant), or different non-PCM formats. These more directly correspond to SD versus HD, so I think using this as an example is explain DACs is confusing. It's maybe implying a functionality that does not occur. But maybe you got the point across better. It's hard for me to say. | ||
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