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Buy a used Turtle Beach DSS.
Btw, chicolom... is an Astro amp worth going for if I want something for movies? I don't really care about top quality audio or even surround sound for that use, it's mostly that I need something not too expensive with an optical input and just enough power to drive full size cans.
Yeah, a used DSS v.1 for ~$25 is a good way to go. A mixamp is overpriced if your not going to be using it for its best feature (mixing voice chat and game audio.)
I assume your optical source is doing Dolby Digital 5.1 so you can take advantage of the Dolby Headphone surround?
I saw the new price at amazon.co.uk and ordered last night.
I'll have to wait until around next weekend though, since I had enough gift card balance for the phones but had to go for super saver since this month's budget is too tight to justify adding £8 for shipping across Europe.
I guess that means that this is the point where I no longer can deny I'm an audio junkie.
I'm buying these unheard, but I have gotten a really good feeling as the reviews have accumulated.
I've listened to a few analytical/reference phones and I like the full sound but tend to find them dry and a bit fatiguing in the long run. Musical phones have worked better, but they are of course musical in different ways and usually end up being confining in some way.
But from what I'm reading it seems Philips has somehow managed to start with the reference qualities but have warmed it up just right to end up somewhere in-between.
Sound about right to those who have had time to listen?
I would agree with what you should expect of the Philips. But I don't find the Audeze LCD-3s in any way fatiguing for long listens. In fact its the only headphone I own where I keep going for one more track before taking them off. I look forward to your feedback on the Philips once you get them.
They were even cheaper a week ago (178) which is when I grabbed it....but its only a few pounds difference. Hope you like them!
Today was the first day I plugged my X1 into my sansa clip and played some FLACs. All I have to say is I was very impressed how these cans perform without any amplification. I wasn't as much impressed with X1 when played through Aune T1 (as compared to K702 anniversaries) but now it seems they sound almost as good without any amp whatsoever. Definitely sweeter more musical than, let's say, my K550. I don't think anyone needs more than E17 or equivalent with X1 if they even want amp at all.