300 dollar budget
Dec 22, 2012 at 6:09 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 25
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I want to get some new gear for my rig. My current set up is the fiio e7+e9 combo along with denon d5000, AKG K702 and grado sr60s. I want a headphone that is basically a combination of the K702 and Denon. Which would be a can with a decent soundstage and bass. However I recently realized that it might also be time to upgrade my amp and DAC as well. What should I buy? A headphone, amp. DAC?

Thanks in advance

Edit: I'm getting the schiit m&m stack. Headphone suggestions under 300 would be appreciated
 
Dec 22, 2012 at 9:48 PM Post #4 of 25
Equalize the headphones you currently have and spend 300 dollars on music.
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Dec 23, 2012 at 12:09 AM Post #8 of 25
Sennheiser HD598.
 
Dec 23, 2012 at 12:24 AM Post #9 of 25
I would look into the hifiman he-400s if you can stretch your budget and bit. I believe you can get them for 350 from headphones.com if you call them.
 
Dec 23, 2012 at 12:27 AM Post #10 of 25
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jwusoccer said:
I would look into the hifiman he-400s if you can stretch your budget and bit. I believe you can get them for 350 from headphones.com if you call them.
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+1 if you can. Or get them used.
 
Dec 23, 2012 at 12:33 AM Post #11 of 25
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dgiant said:
I want to get some new gear for my rig. My current set up is the fiio e7+e9 combo along with denon d5000, AKG K702 and grado sr60s. I want a headphone that is basically a combination of the K702 and Denon. Which would be a can with a decent soundstage and bass. However I recently realized that it might also be time to upgrade my amp and DAC as well. What should I buy? A headphone, amp. DAC?
Thanks in advance
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Sounds like the HE-400, but the budget is a problem. If you want to try something new, these would slot pretty nicely in between the Denons and the AKGs. The E7+E9 can easily drive the HiFiMANs. If you're really limited by the budget, best you upgrade the stack as you see fit, then upgrade cans later on. 
 
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dgiant said:
I tried the hd 650 and the veil hurts so no
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Wow. That might be the ironic complaint I've heard about the veil (not in a bad way, funny-ha-ha rather than sarcastic-funny)

 
Dec 23, 2012 at 12:04 PM Post #14 of 25
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dgiant said:
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wolfetan44 said:
+1 if you can. Or get them used.
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Hmmm sounds interesting, it might be a bit out of my budget though. How's the build quality? Are the blue cups metal or plastic?
Anyways I was also looking into the beyerdynamic DT990 or DR880, how do they compare? Thanks for your input
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Not sure about the Hifiman metal or plastic. But the DT880 is balanced and the DT990 is bassy.
 
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