stillhart said:

  Nah, you just need more computers so the option:computer ratio drops to a more respectable 1:1.
 
Oh and.. OMG another Vegas head-fi'er!
 
EDIT - Oh and I got the thumbs up from the wife on the PS4.  Woo!  

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See You on the battlefield soldier! also add me, psn id same as here

stillhart said:

  Nah, you just need more computers so the option:computer ratio drops to a more respectable 1:1.
 
Oh and.. OMG another Vegas head-fi'er!
 
EDIT - Oh and I got the thumbs up from the wife on the PS4.  Woo!  

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yethal said:

  See You on the battlefield soldier! also add me, psn id same as here

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I play battlefield 4,  mrmartinvegas is my psn if anyone wants to add me!

Hmm... I wouldn't count on the Steam community market definitely netting you $40, unless you know the market very well and know there's strong demand for it. Also consider that you could keep using the ModMic (or a USB mic since you're on PC) after buying any other headphone if you get the upgrade bug.

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I'm pretty sure that's all that Change plays... lol

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About 90% of the time... LoL

Picked up TLoU, today, though...

yethal said:

  Siberias v2 are in fact extremely comfy although for the price You can pick up something with much better audio quality (siberias are mediocre at best) the mic extending from the earcup is cool though
 
Also, is there anybody here that's still playing Battlefield 4 on ps4? What's the point of having a mic if You're playing with randoms
 

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Hey Yethal, thanks for the response.
 
I see in your signature that you use a Sennheiser HD598. I've done some research on it and now I'm having second thoughts with my purchase of the Siberia v2. I could always return it, and with some of that money use it to buy an HD598.
 
I could upgrade my m50 (which have served me well for the past 2 years) to the HD598. With my m50, my ears tend to get scrunched up and uncomfortable due to its clamp. Is the comfortableness of the HD 598 as good as they say it is? It looks super comfortable. Also, does the bass on the HD 598s really fall short from what I've heard?

Siberia V2 is a candidate for driver and pad swap, because it's design screams comfort. I wonder what drivers would fit, and I wonder what non-pleather pads would also fit.

Hey everyone, quick question.
I am still looking to get a good pair of open headphones before I leave the country.  I was discussing this with my wife, and she told me she wanted to buy me a good pair of headphones that will last me a long time for my birthday (which is coming up soon).  I know I was considering the K712 originally, but now my budget is a bit increased
 
Does anyone have any opinions on the HE-500 headphones?  Someone is selling them with the jergpads and a 1/4" cable.  I'm concerned that I'd need to buy a new amp though since the Omni doesn't have a 1/4" connection (and it probably isn't powerful enough for the HE-500 anyway).
 
I'd love to hear impressions of the HE-500 along with an amp that would sound good with it but preferably not more than $100 or so.
Or if there is another headphone that might be better in the $400-500 range, I'd be happy to hear it, but from my research it seems like the HE-500 is well regarded in this pricerange.
 
Thanks!

I really like the modmic sound quality and being able to hook it up to several different headphones via the magnetic clip. It's a great little device but definitely on the more pricey side and not the biggest fan of the chord. Still, I'm rather happy for it and it suits my purposes well. 

imac2much said:

Hey everyone, quick question.
I am still looking to get a good pair of open headphones before I leave the country.  I was discussing this with my wife, and she told me she wanted to buy me a good pair of headphones that will last me a long time for my birthday (which is coming up soon).  I know I was considering the K712 originally, but now my budget is a bit increased

Does anyone have any opinions on the HE-500 headphones?  Someone is selling them with the jergpads and a 1/4" cable.  I'm concerned that I'd need to buy a new amp though since the Omni doesn't have a 1/4" connection (and it probably isn't powerful enough for the HE-500 anyway).

I'd love to hear impressions of the HE-500 along with an amp that would sound good with it but preferably not more than $100 or so.
Or if there is another headphone that might be better in the $400-500 range, I'd be happy to hear it, but from my research it seems like the HE-500 is well regarded in this pricerange.

Thanks!

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Hifiman is releasing the HE-400i soon which will be similar to the 500, but lighter and much more comfortable. It will also be cheaper. I suggest waiting for that. If anything, Hifiman ships all over the world, IIRC.

tacomang said:

   
Hey Yethal, thanks for the response.
 
I see in your signature that you use a Sennheiser HD598. I've done some research on it and now I'm having second thoughts with my purchase of the Siberia v2. I could always return it, and with some of that money use it to buy an HD598.
 
I could upgrade my m50 (which have served me well for the past 2 years) to the HD598. With my m50, my ears tend to get scrunched up and uncomfortable due to its clamp. Is the comfortableness of the HD 598 as good as they say it is? It looks super comfortable. Also, does the bass on the HD 598s really fall short from what I've heard?

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Well, I can't really feel the 598s when I'm using them, not a single part of my head feels discomfort. I wear them all the time from when I get back to from work till midnight (not a fan of speakers) and sometimes I forget that I'm wearing them. But everybody's head is different so YMMV. MLE didn't like them but I'm guessing his head is just bigger than mine
 
Comfort is something very personal so trying them out before purchase would be a good thing, where I live some stores put headphones on stands for customers to try them out with their own source. That worked for me.
 
As for the siberias, my roommate has them and apart from this "my head is permanently fused to the headphones" feeling and retractable mic there is no reason to buy them, also mic is of mediocre quality.
 
The 598 bass can be best described as present. When listening to bass heavy or bass only songs you can definitely hear its there but it won't blow you away, and definitely won't drown mids and highs. It is still enjoyable though. Keep in mind that I don't heavy any bass heavy headphones to make a comparison
 
 

mad lust envy said:

Siberia V2 is a candidate for driver and pad swap, because it's design screams comfort. I wonder what drivers would fit, and I wonder what non-pleather pads would also fit.

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I can take them apart and take measurements if You want.

Since we're on the topic of PS4, mine has shipped. Woot! I'll be joining my friends soon. Now I just need to track down someone willing to sell me BF4 for $20. I'm sure they exist somewhere. I'm AxelCloris on PSN if you guys want to add me. Haven't figured out how to add friends via their website yet so I may have to wait till the PS4 arrives. I haven't touched PSN in years, since before I sold off the PS3.

axelcloris said:

  Since we're on the topic of PS4, mine has shipped. Woot! I'll be joining my friends soon. Now I just need to track down someone willing to sell me BF4 for $20. I'm sure they exist somewhere. I'm AxelCloris on PSN if you guys want to add me. Haven't figured out how to add friends via their website yet so I may have to wait till the PS4 arrives. I haven't touched PSN in years, since before I sold off the PS3.

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It's easiest to add friends from the Playstation app, IMO.  I couldn't figure out the website either.
 
BF4?  Really?  Just get TLOU and take your time with that for 5 weeks... Also the free stuff from PS+.

Hooked up my e12 to my mixamp and plugged in my seberia v2s to the e12 and the mic doesn't work...

Don't know what the problem is. Anyone have an idea?

stillhart said:

It's easiest to add friends from the Playstation app, IMO.  I couldn't figure out the website either.

BF4?  Really?  Just get TLOU and take your time with that for 5 weeks... Also the free stuff from PS+.

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And your problem with it is?

Stop trying to sway my recruits away, budd... we all get the urge to blow schiit up from time to time. I just like to do it 90% of it...

BTW, Zombie just got a One... hit em up to add em...

The E12 (or any audiophile amp/dac that I know of) don't tend to retain the mic channel. You'll need a headset splitter cable... one that plugs from your V2 and splits the audio and mic channel. Then you'll need ANOTHER adapter to rejoin them (once you added the E12 to the audio mix). Your Mixamp may have come with the latter.

Wasn't aware the V2 needed the additional amping.



The Green side plugs to the E12. from the E12's line out, it will go to the green female adapter shown below.

The Pink side plugs to the pink female side of this adapter:



This adapter will then plug into the mixamp.

If it sounds like more trouble than it's worth, that's because it is. This is why I personally don't use headphones/headsets that need amping if I'm chatting with others. It's cumbersome. I prefer just sticking the headset directly to the Mixamp. I mainly use amps between my headphone and Mixamp if I'm not voice chatting/using hard to drive headphones.


Again, the reason to have both these adapters is to be able to introduce an amp between your headphone and the Mixamp, while retaining voice chat capabilities.