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i recently picked up a pair of polk rti 38's for a song of $50 in near brand new shape and need something to juice them up. im more of a headphone person so im not the most educated on speaker wattage. theyre listed as accepting between 20W and 150W but idk if thats per speaker unit or for the...

Thanks for all the help and advice guys, I'll give you all a heads up when I've made a decision and purchase. I'm sure my wallet will eventually recover

So far the Sennheiser hd650's are sounding like the way to go, unless there's some other open back headphone that can compete at its price point. there are some good open back planar magnetic headphones, but I've heard mixed feelings about them... now all that's left is to pick an amp... the...

That bit about distortion makes perfect sense. For now im leaning toward forgoing an external DAC, ive definitely heard the external dac worshipers out there but I have faith that the hd650s will be able to handle them self with a decent amp. A large sound stage sounds pretty nice as well.

Thanks, the more you know right. Like I said, im pretty new to dacs and amps so that little crash course is nice :P. So would an external dac provide more clarity or what? still a bit confused on what the overall effect a dac has on the sound of a pair of headphones.

As a general nudge to the P7's and the pm-3's... both being closed back, how does the sound stage and signature vary in comparison to the hd650s? Im okay with a pretty neutral sound sig, but emphasis on certain areas isn't unwelcome.

I'm kinda new to dacs and amps, so do you need to pair the vali 1 with a dac as well or can you go straight analog with the vali 1 and have no dac middle man? Digital and analog sound don't make a huge difference to me, so i was wondering if i could skip out on a dac for now and use just the...

That hd650 dac+amp combo sounds pretty nice, always liked sennheiser. Having a hard time finding a new vali 1 but I can find the modi 2. Don't know if the magni 2 would be a good substitute maybe? I don't have a ton of knowledge in the world of digital analog converters and amplifiers so I'm...

Thanks guys, ill definitely give those a look. ive definitely heard of the HE400s and the p3's. I wouldn't be too hesitant to get an amp but it would be nice to not have to dish out a wallet breaking sum to drive some headphones. I know the 650's are high ohm but i just figured id throw them in...

I wouldn't necessarily consider myself an audiophile since I am pretty young. Just for the sake of background, I own a pair of audiotechnica ath-m50s for over ear headphones, and a pair of RHA-T20s for in ear buds. I did some money saving and am looking to get a new set of over ear cans... I do...