Posts by mattlach

I've brought my Beyerdynamic DT770's with me on occasion.    The closed design is actually not terrible on an airplane using an iPod classic to play music.   Nothing like at home, but not bad given the...

Quote: Originally Posted by NDME  I also have a similar scenario....... I am looking to buy my first pair of overhead headphones. People told me how awesom Beats were, which i took their advice and looked to buy...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gwarmi  Passive noise isolation is a good thing with a closed design, unfortunately not at the expense of a nice, natural airy sound which only an open design can...

Hmm...   A bit above my budget, but Beyer's new T70's look petty decent, but once I climb up to the $500 level, I wonder what else is out there...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gwarmi  Neutral yet closed and must be more competent than your Beyer DT770 Pro's? Hmm, this is going to be tough..   Shure 840? You won't like the bass on these...

Hey all,   Could use some help with picking my next set of cans. BACKGROUND: So for the last two years ago, I have been pretty happy with my 80Ω Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro's.   At first they seemed overly...

Quote: Originally Posted by ilikepooters  Do you notice any hiss with your headphones running off your soundcard?   Usually headphone outs from soundcards are noisy, that's why alot of us use...

Quote: Originally Posted by Yoga Flame  That's true. On the other hand, the Y-split adapter will also reduce the volume of the source noise along with the rest of the signal.    Ahh,  good point....

Quote: Originally Posted by Yoga Flame    The only thing you might notice is that the volume becomes a little bit softer. But then if there's one thing an amp is good at, it's making things louder....

Quote: Originally Posted by dyl1dyl  Schiit Asgard is worth considering, $249 Interesting.  Reading up on these now.   All reviews suggest that the design is particularly good for "low impedance...