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Hi guys,

I currently own a pair of JH-16's and the HE-400. I really don't use the JH-16 anymore because I prefer the sound of headphones more than iem's, so I just got the HE-400 two weeks ago.

The sound on the HE-400's were great, but I just can't get over the discomfort after wearing them for a while, so I'm looking into getting a refund. I'm also planning to sell JH-16's (I think the resell price is around ~$700?) to fund a better pair of headphones. 

Right now I'm looking into a refurbished pair of HD 800's. But at this price point I also know that I can get a new pair of LCD 2's 

Any suggestions on which one I should go for? I'm currently using a o2/odac setup.

Thanks!

Any recommendations under $150 for a college student?

My ideal headphone would be:

• well isolated so I don't disturb my roommates
• comfortable enough for 4+ hours of listening at a time
• good for J-pop/J-rock, electronica, pop, alternative, and hip-hop
• not ugly (subjective, I know, but I like the design of the M50 and the DJ100 if that helps)

I have no interest in classical or jazz music.

For reference, I currently own the Incipio f38 (Fischer FA-004/Brainwavz HM3 rebrand), and for this upgrade I would like something with more bass quantity-wise. I've read about the M50 and I want to rule it out based on comfort/heat issues, but so far I haven't come across a better headphone in the price range (the HFI-580 sounded "weird" to me). Please help?

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Originally Posted by KG Jag 


I'd take a close listen to the Ultrasone Pro 750. I'll let others help with the amp/dac, as you are probably looking for portability--although the HeadRoom Total BitHead looks quite good at $99.

Thanks for the recommendation, I'll look into those. I did a slight amount of thread searching and found this: http://www.head-fi.org/t/620775/the-sub-200-portable-amps-shootout-11-8-amps-compared

Without much research beyond amazon reviews I was leaning towards an e17, but this list seems to show some better options out there. From what I'm gathering I'm under the impression that it's better to pinpoint a headphone first and look for a good dac/amp that will meet its specifics seeing as they vary in voltage and other things.

Unfortunately I haven't been able to narrow my list down on my own. Through some thread searching I've seen quite a bit of people suggest ahd2000s for those who like the m50, but these retail for over $450 and even used I think it's higher than I want to spend right now(If I'm going to get a decent enough dac/amp in my budget).

Alright, here's the deal.  A friend is looking for a headphone around 200usd and under.  He listens to mainly rock and rap.  Here are his priorities:

1. clean sound

2. lows and mids (even)

I already had a couple suggestions in mind, but are there any other recommendations out there that I might've missed?

Hi Everyone , 

I am new to headphones and seek some advise before purchase. I moved my original post from the main forum to this one which seems more appropriate :

After downsizing my home I no longer have the luxury of a dedicated HT room .  I now have the system in the family room . My wife requests that I get a pair of headphones so I don't need to play loudly after 9 pm :(    The headphones therefore need to be suitable for Movies as well as 2 ch Stereo .

My current HT/Audio system is as follows:

Speakers:   Main L/R : Salk Song Towers, Sub :  SVS-12 NSD ,   Surrounds in Ceiling. 

HT Receiver Onkyo NR3007 , ( Set up in 4.1 config, ie no center speaker) , 

2 Ch Stereo :  Jolida Fusion Preamp  + Odyssey Khartago SE++ power amp. 

Source:  Oppo 980H for CD & DVD;  WDTV Live for streamed Movies and SB Touch for streamed music ( FLAC files) 

When the headphone is used for Movies and CD's ,  I will use the Onkyo NR3007  headphone output 

When headphone is used for FLAC  files , I will use headphone out of the SB Touch directly. I might consider buying a Headphone Amp later

Open Cans are fine as I will be listening pretty much by myself .

The budget for the headphone is approx $200 so I would consider buying good used ones as well.

I listen mainly to Classical music and some Jazz .

After reading the threads here and in other Audio related forums , I  think that most likely the ATH-AD900 or a used AKG 701 would be suitable for my needs. Unfortunately I am unable to audition them before buying so I would like your inputs on either of these or any other headphones you folks would recommend . 

BTW the only headphone I own is a Sony MDR V4 .

Thanks

Will this set up be good?

Xonar dg -> fiio s9 -> beyer dt990 250ohm

Very new to this and wondering if double amping with the card and fiio will be bad. Maybe there is a way to turn off the amp on the card?

It should be good.  Double amping isn't bad, just not as efficient as it could be.  You can't line out from the xonar dg to the fiio?

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Originally Posted by trio1000 

Will this set up be good?

Xonar DG -> Fiio E9 -> Beyer dt990 250ohm

Very new to this and wondering if double amping with the card and Fiio will be bad. Maybe there is a way to turn off the amp on the card?

I doubt you will have any "double" amping problem.

I've used external amps with the Xonar DG, never seem to have any double amping problems.

im not sure. Probably can but would that still let me use the dolby headphone for surround sound?

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Originally Posted by PurpleAngel 

I doubt you will have any "double" amping problem.

I've used external amps with the Xonar DG, never seem to have any double amping problems.

cool that makes me feel better about buying this. gonna give this a shot. Just gonna wait and see if anything goes on sale for monday