anderwold1
New Head-Fier
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Just bought a laptop recently and am planning to travel a lot more in the future. I was looking for a good pair of headphones for my laptop and was doing some research. Originally, I planned to buy a ~$200 pair of headphones. However, I found that headphones of that price range almost always required an AMP and a DAC to work as intended. With that in mind, I thought to myself that I could get a ~$100 pair of cans and a ~$100 AMP and DAC combo. However, further research found that noise-cancelling headphones don't require amps at all!
My question now is: should I get a ~$200 pair of noise cancelling headphones or should I get a normal headphone + AMP and DAC combo? Which one would give better sound quality? Which would give me the best bang for my buck? Feel free to recommend brands while you're at it since I have not yet decided exactly what pair of cans and which AMP and DAC I'll buy; keep in mind that anything over $200-$250 is a bit pushing it for my budget.
My question now is: should I get a ~$200 pair of noise cancelling headphones or should I get a normal headphone + AMP and DAC combo? Which one would give better sound quality? Which would give me the best bang for my buck? Feel free to recommend brands while you're at it since I have not yet decided exactly what pair of cans and which AMP and DAC I'll buy; keep in mind that anything over $200-$250 is a bit pushing it for my budget.