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$500 cans on, this is how you dream right - Official Headphone Thread
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Hmm.HiResDes said:
E7 uses a Wolfson 8740.
Music Streamer II uses a Burr-Brown PCM1793.
My experience with Wolfson has been its lower-grade (and to be fair, cheaply made) converters in the older Ipods as well as Macs. They generally do poor in conversion tests as you'd expect; you're not paying for conversion quality in either, but with a separate DAC you would.
I don't have any experience with Burr-Brown's designs except their op-amps (namely the 2604,) so *shrug*.
It depends. I never got significant leakage during recording even with my semi-closed k240s. You can hear them in the room when listening to broadband sources like music, but they didn't really leak with vocalists unless the singer was screaming and wanted the monitors exceptionally loud. Podcasts aren't going to be quite so extreme.CoachKevin said:
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I'm probably going to bite the bullet and order the M50 cans at this point. It seems like they'd be a good choice for my first headphone over $100.
The Big Rig
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I should be getting my Portapros today. Gaf hasn't steered me wrong on a purchase yet.
CoachKevin
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You won't regret it.SolarPowered said:
After only using mine for a few hours, they are blowing the Sennheiser 555's away. Maybe I just like closed headphones?
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No. It's time to start obsessively refreshing the tracking site.besiktas1 said:
besiktas1 said:
I'm currently wearing my one month old TMA-1's on my head... they're amazing. I can't go back to listening to music through ipod headphones and other crap like that. They're awesome out of the box and only get better with time. I seriously love them, I think I'd cry if they broke
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I ordered them an hour ago. Some more research will be needed to find out whether or not the HD555 are too close in their performance to the M50. I may need to buy a better headphone for that warm performance if this is the case. Maybe a beyerdynamic or a Denon brand...CoachKevin said:
I've never really had a preference when it came to closed and open phones myself. I loved my Grado SR80 cans and my Sennheiser 202 were great for the price. Hell, my Shures got more playtime than all of my over the ear phones.
Dipindots said:
I'm actually sad that I notice it because I never planned on using an amp. However at home, my desktop sound goes into my stereo, and I plug my M50s into that. Apparently my stereos amp is powering my headphones because the difference between that and my macbook is night and day. It's so much better I almost didn't want to take my M50s around with my macbook because it wasn't worth it.
The E5 did a decent job iirc, but if you have the cash you should probably go better if you dont need portability. I got the E5 because I thought I would be carrying it around a lot like at the gym or something, but I dont. I regret not getting the E7 or something instead.
Oh and I'm not an audiophile at all either. At least I wasn't before these. I didnt know what to expect and how good they would sound, but yea, amp is godly.
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I was searching around and I noticed that the DT 990 phones are $167 on amazon right now. Why is the price so low? I'd expect it to be closer to it's siblings. It seems kind of suspicious, but ridiculously tempting...
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don't assume that higher model numbers equate to higher quality.SolarPowered said:
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Hey guys! bought the MEelectronic M9's because of this thread and I love them!
Thanks guys!
Thanks guys!
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I'm a big fan of the Grado open design so I'm sure the DT 990 could grow on me. I had no idea they are on older model though.HiResDes said:
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I know that's not always the case, but it's a pretty good guideline. Hell, your impressions of the Denon models are varied as it is and other phones like the Grado RS1/RS2 have staunch fans in each camp. The one thing I'm sure of is that it's a hell of a deal.Dreams-Visions said:don't assume that higher model numbers equate to higher quality.
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A possible dumb question. I have an M-Audio Fast Track Ultra High-speed 8 x 8 USB 2.0 mixer, would that work as an amp? It is powered and can be used as an output.
Ashhong said:
In that case, I'll be looking into buying an E7. Right now I love the sound of my TMA-1's, having any sort of an improvement will be well worth the money
I'm slowly becoming more of a music snob/audiophile though. like when I go running and I have my lame earphones in... i'm all like "WTF, WHERE'S THE BASS. THAT WAS THE HIGH HAT? THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" hahaha
I finally got my Sennheiser HD595 and I am very very pleased so far. I have a question though, what is the difference between a 1/4'' and a 1/8'' (3.5mm) jack? - beside the size obviously.
The HD595 comes with a 1/4'' jack and a converter to 1/8''. Do I lose sound quality by using the converter?
The HD595 comes with a 1/4'' jack and a converter to 1/8''. Do I lose sound quality by using the converter?
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No. The jack is just included for compatibility across devices.Tigel said:
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I just finished reading the entire thread and I've come to the conclusion that I'm ready to buy the DT-990 model tomorrow after a visit to the bank. I even ordered an audio splitter adapter so that I can plug two phones into the ipod to burn both of them in more quickly.
The one thing that is stopping me is whether or not it is the right choice in terms of bass response and midrange sound. Their sub $200 price point makes them a better choice than anything below $200, I'm pretty sure they hold their own in the $300+ category and they are well known for their comfort. The only other choice that could stand in my way at this point is the much more expensive D2000 and if I'm convinced that they offer a better sound it only means that it'll be months before I buy another headphone.
I'd love to have some back and forth, but I'll probably be busy with my studies so my responses might be few and far between(not that this thread will be booming with activity at this time of the night). My tastes in music cover nearly the entire spectrum and I need them to fulfill the purpose of my "warm" cans. I plan on using my Onkyo receiver to power my phones until I can amass the necessary funds for an amp and Dac(if necessary).
Receiver for reference:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BEDQR6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
What is the comparison between these two phones?
The one thing that is stopping me is whether or not it is the right choice in terms of bass response and midrange sound. Their sub $200 price point makes them a better choice than anything below $200, I'm pretty sure they hold their own in the $300+ category and they are well known for their comfort. The only other choice that could stand in my way at this point is the much more expensive D2000 and if I'm convinced that they offer a better sound it only means that it'll be months before I buy another headphone.
I'd love to have some back and forth, but I'll probably be busy with my studies so my responses might be few and far between(not that this thread will be booming with activity at this time of the night). My tastes in music cover nearly the entire spectrum and I need them to fulfill the purpose of my "warm" cans. I plan on using my Onkyo receiver to power my phones until I can amass the necessary funds for an amp and Dac(if necessary).
Receiver for reference:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003BEDQR6/?tag=neogaf0e-20
What is the comparison between these two phones?
This thread and all of you will be the death of my wallet
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TMA-1's on the way
Dipindots said:In that case, I'll be looking into buying an E7. Right now I love the sound of my TMA-1's, having any sort of an improvement will be well worth the money
I'm slowly becoming more of a music snob/audiophile though. like when I go running and I have my lame earphones in... i'm all like "WTF, WHERE'S THE BASS. THAT WAS THE HIGH HAT? THE FUCK WAS THAT?!" hahaha
I dont know how easy it would be to run with the E7, since its a bit bigger. The E5's bass booster does an ok job, especially if you pair it with an equalizer on your phone/mp3 player. I know nothing about amps, or any of this music stuff in general though
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Dipindots said:Welcome to the club. They bring the girls to the yard
So I heard, no pun intended!
Ashhong said:I dont know how easy it would be to run with the E7, since its a bit bigger. The E5's bass booster does an ok job, especially if you pair it with an equalizer on your phone/mp3 player. I know nothing about amps, or any of this music stuff in general though
Running? Yeah fuck that. I've never listened to music while running, although I want to get an ipod shuffle to do so.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Microphonics would be a total bitch, so yeah, one of the few times I'd begrudgingly use the stock ibuds like some peasant lolAlucrid said:
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lulz. Running with a portable amp? I think the concept of a "portable" amp is crazy in itself but whatevs. I think the ME6 is a really intriguing looking little IEM. It actually looks an expensive one. Even has the wax loop. I wonder how it is for microphonics though.Alucrid said:I don't want to ruin my IEMs with my sweat.
Wait, I have a pair of MEEs that I never use.
But running with an E7? That's just crazy. Dedicated. But crazy. Like, pebble on wires crazy.
Ashhong said:I dont know how easy it would be to run with the E7, since its a bit bigger. The E5's bass booster does an ok job, especially if you pair it with an equalizer on your phone/mp3 player. I know nothing about amps, or any of this music stuff in general though
no no no, I won't be bringing the amp while running hahaha
Ashhong said:ah that....yes, I hate that very much
Put the mp3 player on one armband, with the amp above or below it on another armband, wire it all the way behind your back to the other arm where the DAC would be held on by another armband lol
I was thinking more of like one of those warehouse worker belt thangs.
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Was tired of CONSTANTLY having buds in my ears (currently deployed so it's all I've had due to portability), so decided I'd had enough and wanted some cans. Went ahead with the AudioTechnica M50.
Let you know how it goes when I receive them!
Let you know how it goes when I receive them!
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When I first got mine, I really didn't care for them. They sounded all muddy and I actually felt kind of ill after a few hours. But after several days all that cleared up. I don't find myself blown away by them, but as long as you let them break in, they're an easy recommendation for sure.HiResDes said:
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