pbirkett
Headphoneus Supremus
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....At least properly amped, and with a half decent source, even fairly cheap headphones can sound bloody excellent IMO. I've spent the last couple of weeks listening to my Beyer DT531, which are just £60, out of my X-Can v3 and Terratec soundcard, and they sound much more than their pricetag suggests.
Sure they arent as revealing or clear as say the CD3000's, but are unpretentious, unfatiguing, and just plain boogie like hell. They are very forgiving of my bad stuff, and when the good stuff comes, they still sound bloomin excellent. They are lighter, look cheaper and more plasticy than high end cans, but they are soo comfortable.
So whats the point to this thread? Well, just to tell people that they should not rule out cheaper cans just because they are cheaper, when given a good signal they can still sound amazing, and because of the compromises in neutrality found in lower end cans, can even sound a lot more fun than most of the high end stuff.
I still havent found any headphone yet that boogies like the DT531 given a decent signal...
Sure they arent as revealing or clear as say the CD3000's, but are unpretentious, unfatiguing, and just plain boogie like hell. They are very forgiving of my bad stuff, and when the good stuff comes, they still sound bloomin excellent. They are lighter, look cheaper and more plasticy than high end cans, but they are soo comfortable.
So whats the point to this thread? Well, just to tell people that they should not rule out cheaper cans just because they are cheaper, when given a good signal they can still sound amazing, and because of the compromises in neutrality found in lower end cans, can even sound a lot more fun than most of the high end stuff.
I still havent found any headphone yet that boogies like the DT531 given a decent signal...