Ramtha604
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Hey there!
I'm looking for headphones for home use (using my sony earbuds with my md recorder) and a portable amp that will drive them (both) well. My total budget is around $300, $350 being pretty much the absolute maximum for now.
I'm using a Sony MZ-R70 MD Recorder for outside and a Hercules FortissimoII Soundcard in my PC (with a JVC XL-E34 CD Player plugged into it's line in), both delivering rather small output signals... (I think the md recorder is the weakest device I've ever witnessed...)
I mainly listen to psychedelic trance, which is very demanding throughout the whole sound spectrum (from the very lows to the very highs) and often very complex not rarely having dozens of sounds at once playing (echoing/swirling around from left to right and back...), so a clear sound stage with good sound seperation is very important and of course I'd like to get the most detailed sound while still being able to hear several hours straight without fatigue.
On the other hand I also love listening to chill out (often) and occasionally drum and bass which both tend to _especially_ stress the ~30 to 80 hz range.
As you've probably guessed the three models listed in the subject are those I've taken into closer consideration (still being open for suggestions of course) after doing some hours of internet research on various sites.
Today I had the chance to listen to the akg 501 (sadly not the 401) and hd-590 and I've got to say, that while I was rather disappointed by the akg 501 (maybe because they weren't amped and very poorly driven) I liked the hd-590 (which I had to try on a different, my guess would be considerably stronger system) very much (also unamped), not to say I was astonished, probably because I've never listened to anything above maybe $60 headphone wise.
So what I'd kindly be asking for is a amp+phone setup (portable amp + headphones for homeuse) roughly meeting my preferences under the outlined circumstances.
Thanks a lot for any help, =)
Roland
I'm looking for headphones for home use (using my sony earbuds with my md recorder) and a portable amp that will drive them (both) well. My total budget is around $300, $350 being pretty much the absolute maximum for now.
I'm using a Sony MZ-R70 MD Recorder for outside and a Hercules FortissimoII Soundcard in my PC (with a JVC XL-E34 CD Player plugged into it's line in), both delivering rather small output signals... (I think the md recorder is the weakest device I've ever witnessed...)
I mainly listen to psychedelic trance, which is very demanding throughout the whole sound spectrum (from the very lows to the very highs) and often very complex not rarely having dozens of sounds at once playing (echoing/swirling around from left to right and back...), so a clear sound stage with good sound seperation is very important and of course I'd like to get the most detailed sound while still being able to hear several hours straight without fatigue.
On the other hand I also love listening to chill out (often) and occasionally drum and bass which both tend to _especially_ stress the ~30 to 80 hz range.
As you've probably guessed the three models listed in the subject are those I've taken into closer consideration (still being open for suggestions of course) after doing some hours of internet research on various sites.
Today I had the chance to listen to the akg 501 (sadly not the 401) and hd-590 and I've got to say, that while I was rather disappointed by the akg 501 (maybe because they weren't amped and very poorly driven) I liked the hd-590 (which I had to try on a different, my guess would be considerably stronger system) very much (also unamped), not to say I was astonished, probably because I've never listened to anything above maybe $60 headphone wise.
So what I'd kindly be asking for is a amp+phone setup (portable amp + headphones for homeuse) roughly meeting my preferences under the outlined circumstances.
Thanks a lot for any help, =)
Roland
