Quote: OK, do you think putting the CD to your computer is as good as your CDP? I don't think they will be the same level in the same condition (using the same DAC and amp). And the fact is that, yes, the CDP is much better the computer one.   If you want to talk about the scheme of...

Quote: Well, you don't get my point. Do you know what's the difference between your BD player and, for instance, a $1000 Marantz CDP? The problem is never in how you rip the file. If the quality in the CDP has already been bad, there is no way to recover this.     For the second...

  Quote: My friend uses a Sony CDP, which has stopped selling (hope that my memory is right ). As I said, I use a DAC now, you can think of it as my sound card. I know the ASUS STX pretty well, since both ASUS and me are from Taiwan, and I had lots of chance to hear it when I was in...

Quote: I guess that you misunderstand my goal. I just want to even upgrade my system, because my computer system is almost perfect.   I have DAC, which is mainly DIY'ed by my friend. So I can't convince you how good it is, all what I can say is that it completely beats all DAC that I...

  Quote: Let me apologize for the wording, I probably should say that the CDP in computer is "not as good as" the musical CDP.   I use the Pioneer DVD/CD burner in my computer, and running Win7. I tried both way, just putting the disc and ripping in WAV. It seems that using a...

Basically, I have a pretty satisfactory computer headphone system, including the DAC, amp, and a few headphones now. But the CD play in the computer is awful, so I am going to find a good CD player. I would like the CDP has the following,   1. I want to use the way as CDP-->DAC-->amp, so it...

Quote: Interesting to me. I knew and bought this headphone at roughly two years ago, and then I am impressed in the fact that the announcers in ESPN used this headphone with mic.

Quote: Senn HD25-1II is the best to your needs in this price range out of any question. Closed, no sound leak, and correct sounds. I never heard any headphone which can do better then it in monitoring in this price range.

Quote:   Hmm...., I think I have heard A700s a few times, and I don't like it in classical... Probably, I need to hear it again to make sure if it's good for classical or not. I agree that W1000 is very bad for classical, possibly the worst headphone that I have heard for more than...

  Quote:   My way of run in is run 8hrs and take a rest for 1hr, typically you can run around 20hrs a day. Then you can enjoy it after 2~3 weeks. When you use it, it's just a process of run in. When you sleep, you can use some run in discs (if you have this), or just the music you...

Quote: I think it should be ok without amp. Notice that, if you want to get a T50p, it needs probably around 400hrs run in. The sound at beginning is awful.

What's your budget? If it's around 150$, get a pair of Senn HD25-1II, just beware that if you wear glasses, it might be hurt near your ear after using this HP for a few hours. If you have 300$, then get a T50p. I never heard B&W p5, many people don't like it, but you can try it in some stores to...

Quote:   I guess you mean SR-225(i).  

Just curious that why you include T1 by your budget? I don't think a well-functioned T1 can be bought by lower than 400$ now.

Quote:   If I have seen this thread earlier, I should have suggested you the Senn HD25-1II. But since you have bought M50, enjoy your music!

I am surprised that no one mentioned Senn HD25-1II (or I missed). It cost half of DT48, but in monitoring use, it's good enough. Probably one of the best headphones in monitoring use under 150$. If you don't want to use amp, then it's best.

  Quote:   I think the problem of channel imbalance is in the variable resistor, this is a quite common problem in many amps. If you can change the variable resistor by yourself, then it should be fine. But a very good variable resistor is also very expensive, so another way is to lower...

Quote: What's your DAC and amp? I own both HD650 and DT880pro/990pro, I don't think Beyers are anywhere picky, they actually can fit to most types of music. The problem is usually that if you well drive them or not. The only exception is DT48E, it is too special for general users.

I listen to almost every kind of music, like classical, Jazz, J-pop, and so on.

I don't suggest the ATH headphones to anyone who hears lots of classical. I had heard all AD series and W series of ATH, all of them have very incorrect sound if you compare it with real instruments. Even Denon is better than ATH in classical musics. For classical music, I think Europe and...

Quote: Yeah. I am surprised that many people don't believe that Philips did good headphones. Although they doesn't produce super good headphones like HD800 or T1, they actually do great and relatively cheap headphone in their price range.

If you really concern about the appearance of the headphone, then ATH would be good. Otherwise, since you don't want to use it with an amp, Denon should be ok (e.g. your D1001).

Quote: Owning many headphones doesn't means anything, enjoying your music is more important.

Quote: The sound of HD25 is absolutely good. But if you wear glasses and use it for a few hours, it will be very hurt near your ear. If you don't wear glasses, then HD25 is probably one of the best headphone of your need.

If you are in EU, why not get a pair of Philips SHP9000? It's 32ohm and I think you can use it without an amp. Philips did some awesome headphones with relatively cheap price, but SHP9000 is hard to buy in US. That's why I get it in Japan.