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How do you set your headphone budget?

post #1 of 16
7/30/11 at 2:39pm
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I guess i could spend around 500$ on a new pair of headphones but i cant find a reason to spend more than 200$

How do you set your limits?

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post #2 of 16
7/30/11 at 2:41pm

Limits? How much can you get for your kidneys? Thats your limit

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post #3 of 16
7/30/11 at 3:01pm

I buy frist and make my numbers later...

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post #4 of 16
7/30/11 at 3:07pm

Buy from Headroom or used from this forum and you can figure it out as you go. Think a $200 headphone is worth it but not a $500 one? Return/resell the $500 one.

 

That's why I waited through a torturous two weeks to get my LCD-2, because Headroom was out of stock. Then I get it and turns out it's worth it. Oh well, at least I saved on the shipping cost redface.gif

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post #5 of 16
7/30/11 at 4:49pm
Figure out what you want first. What kind of music do you listen to?

Pick something that fits your tastes. There should be a hesdphone that fits your music at any price range. Also keep in mind that spme headphones need an amp.
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post #6 of 16
7/30/11 at 5:01pm
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I listen to ac\dc, offspring, guns and roses, gorillaz, manu chao, 

I like strong bass, but it has to be punchy

From what i understand i should get the DT990's

Currently i have grado sr80 and i seriously doubt that this upgrade is worth the 300$.

The grados are great but lacking bass quantity.

To make things more complicated there is a cheaper pro version of the DT990, but with import taxes and delivery costs the difference isnt that big

I am very hesitant at spending 300$ on a pair of headphones. 

I spent 100$ on turbines and around 150$ on the grados and it was worth the money.

I didnt have any full headphones at the time, and my cx300 broke, so i had a perfect exuse

but 300$? when i already have portable and full-sized cans :|

Thats why i asked where do you set your limits

When do you say to yourself, i am satisfied with what i have and any further investment will be a waste of money

the grados really impressed me in terms of clarity, i doubt anything can sound much better

If if the DT990 will impress me , god forbid, i will have to buy amps and dacs and what not

this is scary

 

TLDR:

expensive headphones

if headphones bad - i am dissapoint

if headphones good - buy moar gear

lose-lose situation

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post #7 of 16
7/30/11 at 5:39pm

Headroom website does have a guide for which headphones are decent without amps and if it has a good bass. They usually write up a description for the major headphone brands, even the budget ones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #8 of 16
7/30/11 at 5:56pm
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Originally Posted by Costia View Post

 

I didnt have any full headphones at the time, and my cx300 broke, so i had a perfect exuse

but 300$? when i already have portable and full-sized cans :|

Thats why i asked where do you set your limits

 

 

For me I wanted to get a nice rig and I saved up for a couple years. A couple years like 2 to 4 may seem like a lot but in the big picture, it's not. Time flies quick. Think of it as going to a community college. Once you graduate, you have a kick ass rig and you can officially rock out.
 

 

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post #9 of 16
7/30/11 at 7:45pm

I spend all me dosh on the headphones. And then I worry about the rest when it becomes a problem.

 

Don't do that tongue.gif

 

Try and listen to something before you can buy it, you'll figure it out quickly whether or not it's worth the money for you. But if you can't audition something, try buy it used to you can resell it easily without losing too much.

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post #10 of 16
7/31/11 at 9:42am

If I want it, if I think it's worth the money/a sensible purchase and I can afford it then I'll buy it. I don't have a price ceiling based on principle or anything like that (or maybe I do, it's just the amount of disposable income I have doesn't allow me to reach it!).

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post #11 of 16
7/31/11 at 9:57am

Only spend what you're comfortable spending.  You're likely to become more and more comfortable with having less in your wallet if you hang around here too long though.  tongue.gif

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post #12 of 16
8/1/11 at 1:57am

However much a HD800 will cost you.  beerchug.gif

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post #13 of 16
8/1/11 at 2:02am

Amen to that. The pain from your wallet will ease away when you start listening to them. Then the pain comes back when you buy the gears for them. Then they ease away againwink.gif
 

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However much a HD800 will cost you.  beerchug.gif



 

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post #14 of 16
8/3/11 at 10:09pm

My girlfriend. I like snu snu a lot more than audio bliss.

 

edit: she knows I'm on this forum so if I buy anything she'll find out XD

edit2: just realized OP has a Futurama avatar...


Edited by lazuline - 8/3/11 at 10:12pm
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post #15 of 16
8/3/11 at 10:13pm
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Originally Posted by lazuline View Post

My girlfriend. I like snu snu a lot more than audio bliss.

 

edit: she knows I'm on this forum so if I buy anything she'll find out XD


What is wrong with you?  eek.gif

 

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