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post #4891 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:09pm

hey guys i just sold my he-400 a friend is selling me his beats what is a good amp for beats???

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post #4892 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:22pm
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Consider yourself spanked!! ^^

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post #4893 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:26pm
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Consider yourself spanked!! ^^

Even if the Beats are heavily modded? With, let's say, T50Rp drivers? :p

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post #4894 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:27pm
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Yes still..rolleyes.gif

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post #4895 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:41pm
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hey guys i just sold my he-400 a friend is selling me his beats what is a good amp for beats???


the beats don't need an amp. They have special technology developed by Dr. Dre himself which allows them to be incredibly efficient.  Their sound is on par or exceeding that of many electrostats, while requiring less than a fraction of the power.  They are that good.

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post #4896 of 10731
1/13/13 at 1:49pm
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the beats don't need an amp. They have special technology developed by Dr. Dre himself which allows them to be incredibly efficient.  Their sound is on par or exceeding that of many electrostats, while requiring less than a fraction of the power.  They are that good.

 

That special technology you mention are just little fairies sitting in the driver sprinkling glitter into your ears when you listen to them.

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post #4897 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:07pm

Has anyone else had the urge to take a portable amp to a store and try blowing up the beats drivers? 

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post #4898 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:24pm
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hey guys i just sold my he-400 a friend is selling me his beats what is a good amp for b**ts???

 

With those *things* you don't need an amp.  You just have to remember to periodically change the batteries, or your B**ts will sound like they've gotten a flat tire.  tongue.gif

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post #4899 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:27pm
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the b**ts don't need an amp. They have special technology developed by Dr. Dre himself which allows them to be incredibly efficient.  Their sound is on par or exceeding that of many electrostats, while requiring less than a fraction of the power.  They are that good.

 

Actually, didn't Dr. Dre leave the B**ts scene and Monster is marketing them without him?  He probably made enough royalties to keep himself stocked with chronic for the rest of his life, so he's all set.

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post #4900 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:31pm
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The sad part is, I'm hearing the hissing on a lot of modern indie stuff (like Beach House, for example.  All my Beach House stuff now sounds like bad cassette tapes).  It's not a major problem, but I would be lying if I said that I didn't want the hissing gone.

 

I'm looking at the Aune T1 now.  Partly because I'm interested in the tube sound, and partly to see how it fares against the E17 and the M&M stack in the sub-$200 DAC/Amp arena.


If the recording/mastering is sub-par, then a revealing setup will not help.  For less than stellar recorded/mastered tracks I use the Beyer Dynamic HD770s - studio headphones that get to the heart of the music without overly revealing what's going on and spoiling the fun.

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post #4901 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:42pm
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the beats don't need an amp. They have special technology developed by Dr. Dre himself which allows them to be incredibly efficient.  Their sound is on par or exceeding that of many electrostats, while requiring less than a fraction of the power.  They are that good.
I guess his doctorate comes in handy once in while
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post #4902 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:46pm
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Actually, didn't Dr. Dre leave the B**ts scene and Monster is marketing them without him?  He probably made enough royalties to keep himself stocked with chronic for the rest of his life, so he's all set.

I read an article the other day. He made $330 million dollars off the whole beats thing.

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post #4903 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:50pm
Give me 300 million dollars, I'd hype lesser headphones. ph34r.gif

On topic, going back to the HE-400s, and that bass and imaging is something I'm not ready to give up.

This song highlights both. It's rap if you ain't into that...don't watch. I'm not, but the song is sick anyways.

The K702 is clearly better at everything else (mids, treble, soundstage, tonality), but there are many times when I listen to bass heavy music, which the Annie can't stack up to.
Edited by Mad Lust Envy - 1/13/13 at 2:55pm
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post #4904 of 10731
1/13/13 at 2:58pm
I knew you'd be back.
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post #4905 of 10731
1/13/13 at 3:00pm
I never left... well, except for selling that first HE400, lol.
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