Headphones? - Page 2

biggsy · July 25th, 2006, 07:45 AM

I use the pair I got with my iRiver... I was actually going to buy some headphones when i got the player but ran out of cash so had to listen with the packed phones and they were actually decent. All I did was fuck around a bit with the equalizers and it was fine. They're Sennheisers by the way, just nmot sure what model or anything.

Splintered Vision · July 25th, 2006, 08:09 AM

I just bought Sennheiser HD555's...should be arriving in the mail sometime soon

SPLASTiK · July 25th, 2006, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeepingMoon

Gosh it seems wrong to be paying 100 dollars for headphones

never done that before.

I have 4 pairs for $100 headphones and a $250 pair... and a dedicated headphone amp that set me back round $100...

www.head-fi.com

WeepingMoon · July 25th, 2006, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPLASTiK

I have 4 pairs for $100 headphones and a $250 pair... and a dedicated headphone amp that set me back round $100...

www.head-fi.com

I'd like to say i'm that serious about sound, but.. i don't think i'm there yet.

do headphone amps help cheaper phones sound better? or are those just usually required for the nicer ones that need more driving power to get the job done.

dcat · July 25th, 2006, 06:07 PM

^ A dedicated H/Phone amp will always be better than the H/Phone socket on your average amplifier.

The H/phone socket is supplied with the signal coming from the speaker terminals with some resistors in series to prevent the h/phones being overdriven and destroyed along with the amp, worst case scenario.

A poster above posted a link to headfi, a web-site devoted to headphones and energizers, there are others...

http://www.simplystax.co.uk/

WeepingMoon · July 25th, 2006, 09:14 PM

thanks for the info dcat

much appreciated. and who thought the opeth forum wasn't helpful anymore

Moonlapse · July 25th, 2006, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPLASTiK

I have 4 pairs for $100 headphones and a $250 pair... and a dedicated headphone amp that set me back round $100...

www.head-fi.com

Haha, tracking bands live is a bitch isn't it. Usually have enough to worry about without having to do 4 seperate headphones mixes while tracking!

BloodSword · July 28th, 2006, 12:56 PM

Weeping Moon ask yourself this; where would you rather be on the stage with the band, or in the audience? For all answers and prices, a comprehensive site--WWW.headphone.com

steel102 · July 28th, 2006, 02:15 PM

are these for home use or portable use? a bit of both?

WeepingMoon · July 28th, 2006, 04:03 PM

i hardly ever listen to music on the go... so it'd be for strictly home use.

I almost bought some Grado SR60's but I chickened out

steel102 · July 28th, 2006, 05:06 PM

check out the audio-technica a500's
handles all genres pretty well, and don't require amping to sound good.
you can search head-fi for reviews.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...09&src=3WFRWXX

you might be able to get them to pricematch to these guys: http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Au...eadphones.html

both are reputable stores.

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dcat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sub-Sonic City Posts: 612	^ A dedicated H/Phone amp will always be better than the H/Phone socket on your average amplifier. The H/phone socket is supplied with the signal coming from the speaker terminals with some resistors in series to prevent the h/phones being overdriven and destroyed along with the amp, worst case scenario. A poster above posted a link to headfi, a web-site devoted to headphones and energizers, there are others... http://www.simplystax.co.uk/

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steel102 ________ Join Date: May 2005 Location: Guadeloupe Posts: 842	check out the audio-technica a500's handles all genres pretty well, and don't require amping to sound good. you can search head-fi for reviews. http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...09&src=3WFRWXX you might be able to get them to pricematch to these guys: http://www.audiocubes.com/product/Au...eadphones.html both are reputable stores. __________________