Mid/High End Headphones with STX Amping
Jun 11, 2016 at 11:55 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 4
marlonc98

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Hello reader,
I'm searching for a headphone with impactful controlled bass, ample soundstaging, great imaging, and decent bright qualities. I've compressed my search to the HD650/HD700. Although excellent qualities, such is demonstrated with powerful amping that I'm doubtful my Xonar Essence STX can provide. Should I take such caution or my amp is decent quality to power either headphone? Furthermore, if any other headphone with similar characteristics that I described initially whose price is less than 500, or is worthy of 550~, should be recommended would be great contribution to my final decision. If it helps, I listen to a lot of alternative music such as M83. Besides that, rock/metal songs compromise most of my listening (Red Hot Chili Peppers or System of a Down), and downtempo (EDM but just "chill" like Kygo)
  Thank you for investing your time by providing aid to my search, have a good day.
 
Jun 12, 2016 at 5:01 AM Post #2 of 4
marlonc98 said:
  Hello reader,
I'm searching for a headphone with impactful controlled bass, ample soundstaging, great imaging, and decent bright qualities. I've compressed my search to the HD650/HD700. Although excellent qualities, such is demonstrated with powerful amping that I'm doubtful my Xonar Essence STX can provide. Should I take such caution or my amp is decent quality to power either headphone? Furthermore, if any other headphone with similar characteristics that I described initially whose price is less than 500, or is worthy of 550~, should be recommended would be great contribution to my final decision. If it helps, I listen to a lot of alternative music such as M83. Besides that, rock/metal songs compromise most of my listening (Red Hot Chili Peppers or System of a Down), and downtempo (EDM but just "chill" like Kygo)
  Thank you for investing your time by providing aid to my search, have a good day.
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Have you considered HD600 and HE-400i? It seems one of those could work for you, too.
 
Jun 12, 2016 at 9:55 AM Post #3 of 4
I've considered the HD600 but dropped such from my search after determining they may not be sufficiently impact full in regards to the bass. Is that a false statement or should the HD600 work significantly better on my system?
 
Jun 12, 2016 at 11:02 AM Post #4 of 4
marlonc98 said:
  Hello reader,
I'm searching for a headphone with impactful controlled bass, ample sound staging, great imaging, and decent bright qualities. I've compressed my search to the HD650/HD700. Although excellent qualities, such is demonstrated with powerful amping that I'm doubtful my Xonar Essence STX can provide. Should I take such caution or my amp is decent quality to power either headphone? Furthermore, if any other headphone with similar characteristics that I described initially whose price is less than 500, or is worthy of 550~, should be recommended would be great contribution to my final decision. If it helps, I listen to a lot of alternative music such as M83. Besides that, rock/metal songs compromise most of my listening (Red Hot Chili Peppers or System of a Down), and downtempo (EDM but just "chill" like Kygo)
Thank you for investing your time by providing aid to my search, have a good day.
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You can always plug headphones directly into the STX's headphone jack, for now.
But later on get an external headphone amplifier and connect it to the STX's line-output (RCA) jacks.
Like a Crackhead w/speed ball.
Sometimes Massdrop offers the Darkvoice 336 for a good price.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dark-voice-366se
The STX's can not send it's Dolby Headphone surround sound thru the RCA jacks, but you have no need for surround sound for music audio.
 
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