blackmouse78
New Head-Fier
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Hello Everyone! I've introduced myself in the beginners forum, but I thought I might as well check in here, since I'm a happy HD598SE user!
I've got mine a few weeks ago and have been loving them since.
I haven't got into the language to be able to describe properly, but hey.... they sound great to me!
I lurked around here for a while and then decided to go ahead and get them, I think it was a good choice. I had listened to some grados before (sr80, sr125, 225, 325) but did not really like the sound signature, while I liked the 598s from the very first moment!
As I started listening I quickly realized that the output from my phone (a lumia 1020) was waaay better than the output of my laptop and desktop PCs... or maybe I should just say that both the PC and the laptop's audio out were rubbish!
The first thing I did was turn off all the ridiculous "enhancements" that you normally find on onboard soundcards, it improved things a little but still my phone was better!
I thought that maybe all the talks about DACs and amps made some sense in the end... and so I've got myself a nice Audioengine D1 and immediately heard quite a substantial difference!
I've left the whole system on overnight and for a full day while I was out (it says on the D1 manual that 40-50 hours of break-in are advisable), and on my return I was so happy to hear that the difference was real, and pretty impressive!
The sense of "space" got much better, the sound was a lot more dynamic and clear, just so nice!
Now of course I think I've got the upgrade bug... so I'm looking into higher end cans and amps... I've got an O2+ODAC combo on its way because I'd like to hear if there's any audible difference on the 598s and also I'd like to keep it for future headphones that might require more juice from the amp than the D1 can provide in order to work properly.
I could return my D1 but I think I'll keep it because I really like the fact it's small and USB powered so I can take it with me on trips and plug it in easily into other PCs or my laptop...
anyway... happy listening everyone!
I've got mine a few weeks ago and have been loving them since.
I haven't got into the language to be able to describe properly, but hey.... they sound great to me!
I lurked around here for a while and then decided to go ahead and get them, I think it was a good choice. I had listened to some grados before (sr80, sr125, 225, 325) but did not really like the sound signature, while I liked the 598s from the very first moment!
As I started listening I quickly realized that the output from my phone (a lumia 1020) was waaay better than the output of my laptop and desktop PCs... or maybe I should just say that both the PC and the laptop's audio out were rubbish!
The first thing I did was turn off all the ridiculous "enhancements" that you normally find on onboard soundcards, it improved things a little but still my phone was better!
I thought that maybe all the talks about DACs and amps made some sense in the end... and so I've got myself a nice Audioengine D1 and immediately heard quite a substantial difference!
I've left the whole system on overnight and for a full day while I was out (it says on the D1 manual that 40-50 hours of break-in are advisable), and on my return I was so happy to hear that the difference was real, and pretty impressive!
The sense of "space" got much better, the sound was a lot more dynamic and clear, just so nice!
Now of course I think I've got the upgrade bug... so I'm looking into higher end cans and amps... I've got an O2+ODAC combo on its way because I'd like to hear if there's any audible difference on the 598s and also I'd like to keep it for future headphones that might require more juice from the amp than the D1 can provide in order to work properly.
I could return my D1 but I think I'll keep it because I really like the fact it's small and USB powered so I can take it with me on trips and plug it in easily into other PCs or my laptop...
anyway... happy listening everyone!