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If you are going to buy a sound card with a built-in amp, why would select the 32 Ohm can--unless you are also intend to use it with an unamped portable device?

You made a good point. I also was not very sure if that amp would be able to power the greater 250 or 600 ohm. It seemed like such a higher resistance. I would once in a while use it with an iPod or smartphone. Would the HE-300 also be a good candidate?

Hello Head-Fi,

 

If I were to buy a headphone with either a FiiO DAC/Amp or a DACport, what bass-orientated headphones could I use. Budget is around the price of these three headphones: Beyer DT250, Beyer DT990, HiFiMan HE400.

Hello everyone,

I would like to buy a pair of headphones for under $300. I mostly listen to indie music and classical rock with a bit of everything else sprinkled in.  The phones do not have to be that portable as they will be used only at home. Also, I already have an amp and dac.  I would prefer something with a large soundstage.

Thanks in advance 

The DT 880 is the better all around can than the HE-300.  I have no idea if the HE-300 will work well unamped from a portable device.  It certainly was not designed to be a portable can.

The Q 701 will give you the large soundstage.  You may or may not like the rest of its sound signature.

So you have no opinion of the AD900X? I'm really stuck between the two since the HE-300 is now really out of the question. It'd be best to grab the 250ohm with the AMP'd sound card then, right? I appreciate your help!

The ad900x doesn't need an amp (although it sounds great with one). It also works very well with all sorts of genres, including rock. It really is a very good all rounder imo.

Fwiw, the ad900x sounds great off of the cheapo $20 ELE DAC.

I just saw this on YouTube. He's a fellow Head-Fier too. :)

 

And my review of the newer K 701:

Edited by miceblue - 3/5/13 at 9:07pm

V-moda m100 would be one option.

Have heard only old the old version (with no "X").  Yes--get the 250 Ohm version (the 600 Ohm version is even better if you can drive it) of the DT 880, which is a former Beyer flagship.

 

Read about the the 900 and DT 880 here:

 

http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-57-headphones-compared-update-hifiman-he-400-added-12-24-12

While the K 701 is an closely related ancestor of the Q701, they are not the same can.  Nor is the the newest member of the the clan, the K 702 65th Annies.

I've read the 8-bump K 701 is similar to the Q 701 and AKG updated the K 701 drivers when they released the Q's. I can't actually confirm that, but from memory, my newer K's sound more like the Q's than the 702's I tried at a local Head-Fi meet.

 

That's not really true, but yes I am powering it from a Fiio E12 which I think is more than adequate. 

 

I'm thinking hard about the HD 650s, but I don't want to lose anything with what many would call a downgrade. 

Hello, thanks for answering. I will use an ipod classic 160gb, just because it's the only one that can get all my music, and yes, I will also look for an amplifier. About music format, it's mainly alac, converted from flac, or 320 mp3, but of course some albums are in bad quality mp3, as it's impossible to find better quality ones... I don't understand the "sound signature" meaning, could you explain me that? Thanks again, awaiting for answers!