Hi!
I’m in the market for some headphones and possibly an amp. Budget is about USD$300 give or take.
I mostly listen to nu-metal bands like Slipknot, Kittie, Mudvayne, Static-X, Coal Chamber on the heavy end of my spectrum, Nirvana, Seether etc in the middle and folky stuff like Iron and Wine, Pernice Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, even The Beatles when the mood strikes, but it’s mostly the metal stuff I want to sound even better.
I mostly listen on Google Play on the computer and have some Bose desktop speakers I thought may work adequately as an amp.
I’ve never owned a set of headphones worth more than 30 bucks and, living in rural Thailand probably won’t get the chance to try before I buy unfortunately.
I think what I mostly want more of is really thick, detailed, distorted guitar and rich clear vocals. I don’t listen to dance music, or rap music.
Top of my list at the moment after reading and reviewing are DT 770 Pro 250ohm but I’m worried (perhaps unnecessarily) about sibilance and harshness of the high end and whether my desktop speakers would drive them adequately.
Anyhow, thanks for all the great information on this forum and if you have any recommendations I’d love to hear them!
Cheers,
Matt
I’m in the market for some headphones and possibly an amp. Budget is about USD$300 give or take.
I mostly listen to nu-metal bands like Slipknot, Kittie, Mudvayne, Static-X, Coal Chamber on the heavy end of my spectrum, Nirvana, Seether etc in the middle and folky stuff like Iron and Wine, Pernice Brothers, Simon and Garfunkel, even The Beatles when the mood strikes, but it’s mostly the metal stuff I want to sound even better.
I mostly listen on Google Play on the computer and have some Bose desktop speakers I thought may work adequately as an amp.
I’ve never owned a set of headphones worth more than 30 bucks and, living in rural Thailand probably won’t get the chance to try before I buy unfortunately.
I think what I mostly want more of is really thick, detailed, distorted guitar and rich clear vocals. I don’t listen to dance music, or rap music.
Top of my list at the moment after reading and reviewing are DT 770 Pro 250ohm but I’m worried (perhaps unnecessarily) about sibilance and harshness of the high end and whether my desktop speakers would drive them adequately.
Anyhow, thanks for all the great information on this forum and if you have any recommendations I’d love to hear them!
Cheers,
Matt