Chris J
Headphoneus Supremus
+1000.
This is the reason, I went to HE500 as my 2nd purchase after the Q701 which I still have and use daily. Q701 is really great for the price.
I am still curious about how much better HD800 is in comparison to Q701. I will find out soon at the next meet.
Another comparison you may find useful, assuming someone at the meet has a Stax SRS-2170, is to compare a pair of Q701 to a pair of entry level Stax SRS-2170.
in 10 words or less: music thru a Q701 sounds like it's coming to you via a mechanical device, the Stax are just more natural and pure sounding, the sibilance is gone.
Unfortunately, you can't get away with using the headphone jack on an iPod, the iPod just sounds really lacklustre.
i dont consider my self as a "high end" audiophile, but i do like perfection in sound for the cost and value.
in israel i think that the V is around 230-240V so the "europe nation" electricity adapter should work just fine, however i dunno if for more then 100$ i will benefit more then buying dunno... something else. also i dont know if "DAC" is needed since i want to use the headphones for PC Games as well and im not sure dac support all the "fency" gaming serround headphone sound and stuff.
i just finished my degree and im not loaded with money i would like to get an honest opinion from someone who had simple amp and then bought something like what you guys recommended for me and tell me if the quality changed dramatically.. and well worth the 100$ (think about it from my POV since i am not a super duper audiophile, a small change will not justify this purchase for me)
again thanks a lot for all the help
still considering jimmers "
E7 Black bird SR-71A XP4" but i cant find any review on this product online
When I get you some time I'll send you a link for a comparison I made between a FiiO E12 and a Matrix M Stage.