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plz recommend headphone+amp+dac with $1,000 budgets.

post #1 of 10
9/8/12 at 8:14pm
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Hi,

 

I've never used headphones before.

 

only i used IEMs, then, i'd like to buy headphones.

 

but, i don't have any knowledge for it.

 

so plz feel free to recommend.

 

and i liked UE triple.fi 10 pro.

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post #2 of 10
9/8/12 at 9:16pm

Call J&R.com and try to talk a salesman into giving you some denon ah-d7000 phones for $550.  Spend the rest on an audio gd compass or something like that.
 

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post #3 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:15pm

I've had meny different set ups over the last 20 years. The one I have now is by far the best I've owned.

 

Schiit Valhalla = $300.(bStock)

Schiit Bifrost = $300.(bStock)

Sennheiser HD650 = $400.

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post #4 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:44pm
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Originally Posted by lja1125 View Post

 

 

I've never used headphones before.

Only I used IEMs, then, I'd like to buy headphones.

But, I don't have any knowledge for it.

So plz feel free to recommend.

And i liked UE triple.fi 10 pro.

Does it matter if the headphones are open or closed?

What source(s) are you getting audio from?

Is this for music? movies? gaming?

 

Might I suggest you can spend less then $1,000 and still get some good audio.

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post #5 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:44pm
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Thanks, brando. 

 

but, i'd like to get opened headphone, so d7000 won't be my list.

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post #6 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:46pm
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Mr.Tom,

 

how could i get bStock?? and what is difference between regular model and bStock??

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post #7 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:48pm
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i like to get closed, and it'll be connected pc.

 

and 70% music, and 30% movies.

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post #8 of 10
9/8/12 at 10:58pm
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i like to get closed, and it'll be connected pc.

 

and 70% music, and 30% movies.

Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card (Dolby Headphone surround sound), $175

Beyerdynamic T70 250-Ohm headphones, used $371, sold on Amazon.

Foobar2000 (free) for playing audio files.

Media Player Classic (free) for playing video files (at Codecguide).

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post #9 of 10
9/8/12 at 11:10pm
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before i tried beyer t5p, but t5p is uncomfortable, and sound wasn't good enough price.

 

I just used t5p with ipad, and iphone4s.

 

Do you think that asus Xonar + t70 would be better sound than t5p???

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post #10 of 10
9/8/12 at 11:45pm
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Before I tried Beyer t5p, but t5p is uncomfortable, and sound wasn't good enough price.

 

I just used T5p with iPad, and iPhone4s.

 

Do you think that Asus Xonar + T70 would be better sound than T5p???

I really know nothing about the Beyer T5 (or T5p) or how they compare to the T70.

Apple products come with decent audio support, but a separate dedicated DAC and headphone amplifier might have made the T5ps sound better (guessing).

I own 6 Beyer headphones and I find them all comfortable.

Currently I'm using my Essence STX with my T70s, using foobar and listening to Christopher Cross Sail Away, sounds sweet.

Another option is getting a (used $50) Xonar DX or D1 sound card and a Audio GD NFB-12.1 (dual DACs), connect them using S/PDIF Toslink optical.

The DX/D1 provide Dolby Headphone surround sound and using an external DAC can provide protection from a computer's internal electrical noise.

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