I have ath-m50 with a fiio e10. the e10 is pretty loud even at about volume 4 out of 8. my friend used my computer and somehow put the volume on 8 and heard some music. my question is, can it hurt the headphones themselves? and another thing, what is burn-in?

i don't need a portable dac\amp, it will only be used on a PC. as for the soundcard, someone here told me that for music needs a dac\amp is better than a soundcard. is it really true? because i don't have a problem of adding a soundcard. did you mean to add a sound card  AND an amp\dac, or...

i bought the m50 a week ago, but since my source is a PC with an on-board audio card, i need an amp\dac combo, under 110$. i listen mostly to rock and funk. any suggestions?

sorry for bumping an old thread, but is there an amp\dac that would have a line-in for recording a bass guitar, if this is possible in the same price range of th e10 or a bit above... thanks!

Ok, thanks for all the help, I will probalby go on the m50 and the e10 combo:)

i can get the e10, is it better than a soundcard?

so to sumurize it all, i will go on the m50, all that left is a decent sound card. the sound card that the guy here recommended is not available for me, but the creative sound blaster x-fi is available. good one?

my options besides the audio technica m50 are akg k240 studio audio technica ath-ad500x akg k171 mkII akg k271 mkII

first of all, thanks for all the help, you are awsome! second, i just now did i research about getting the Beyerdynamic all the way to israel, and i realized that it's impossible under the price of 300$... so for now my only choice is the sudio technica, plus a soundcard or dac\amp combo...

is the schiit magni itself not enough? if not, i will go on a soundcard

a problem with the schiit combo, it's 200$, and the aune is 190$ and my budget is 100$... isn't there an amp that can drive the beyerdyanamic under 100$?

beyerdyanamic DT 770 250ohms

for now, my choice is between the Beyerdynamics and the audio technica, i will hear them both and decide. in case that i will choose the Beyerdynamics, what amp up to 100$ will do?  and if it is possible, that the amp will have line in for recordings.

the akg's are not really available in my area, are there any more choices besides the Beyerdynamics and the audio technica? and about the amp, it doesn't need to be portable at all, the headphones will only be at home, so first of all how do i know if i need an amp or a sound card? and if it...

actually, i don't really know about dacs and amps so if that is more recommended so let's go with that:) i will check those headphones, but how about the headphones i mentioned above? are they not what i'm looking for?

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I came to desicion to upgrade my sound experience on my computer as a starter. First, i would like to make a desicion about what headphones will i buy. the options that i found so far were the sennheiser hd 518\558\598 and the audio technica ath-m50. I am a basshead, and a bassist, so these...