[cifani090]

I have just bought some $600 Denon Ah-5000 headphones and i am thinking that my Logitech Z-2300 speakers sound better than my Denon's. Do others feel this way. I have the J$ pads with them, do i need an amp to make them sound better or what. I think i need a speaker sounding headphone, such as a Stax or so. Maby even the Sennheiser HD800?

 

[winma]

I love how headphones sound...The denons you have require some burn in, how many hours of use do they have? And regarding amplification, they require a good source to sound good. A high quality amp. 

 

[12thgear]

I think that most good headphones should be able to outperform that speaker set. Maybe you're accustomed to the sound of the Z-2300. Try listening exclusively to your headphones for a week or so, then revisit your speakers before making any more big changes. 
 
I had a pair of Denon AH-D2000 and really liked them, even directly out of my iPhone. They sounded best out of a desktop headphone amp or my receiver, which happens to have reasonable power behind its headphone output. 

 

[iamthecheese]

I used to have z2300s and ditched them when I got my  k601s in favor of a smaller speaker set. Maybe you just like the bass your whole body can feel?

 

[cifani090]

They have about 150 hours on them, i do like feeling the energy from the singers voice, and feeling the emotions of the singer.

 

[Consequences]

You probably need a high quality amp to make them sound their best.

 

[winma]

Yeah....your headphones need more power, and you can get the most of them. 

 

[Omega17TheTrue]

 
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I have just bought some $600 Denon Ah-5000 headphones and i am thinking that my Logitech Z-2300 speakers sound better than my Denon's. Do others feel this way. I have the J$ pads with them, do i need an amp to make them sound better or what. I think i need a speaker sounding headphone, such as a Stax or so. Maby even the Sennheiser HD800?

What do you mean by "better" ? Of course a speaker will sound more natural by its nature against headphones but cans have their own advantages also.
 
Higher price do not mean "better".

 

[Ruffle]

Speakers and headphones just sound different.  I don't think they are very equivalent.  Push to shove though, speakers win by a humongous, giant, HUUUGE margin.

 

[classicalaud1o]

I have a $1300 pair of bowers&wilkins speakers and my $165 headphones sound about the same with its pros and cons so i highly doubt your headphones are worse then those speakers

 

[niranhopper]

The only reason why i prefer headphones is because they are easy to buy and sell. Also headphones like Grado gives you a unique pleasurable listening experience which cannot be easily equalled by speakers.

 

[MuuMuu]

As is the case with a lot of those cheaper PC speakers w/subwoofer, you've probably been hearing a lot of music with an overemphasized midbass -- I know this was a case w/ my Promedia 2.1 and Ultra 5.1.  It makes the music/whatever seem a lot more involving than it really is, and if you've been used to that, will make whatever's coming out of somewhat more accurate speakers/headphones seem downright anemic.
 
Once you get used to your headphones, you'll appreciate hearing music closer to how it was intended, noticing subtleties that were masked by the overpowering bloat -- with the unfortunate side effect of realizing your speakers aren't all that great.  If you stick to your speakers for a while again you'll realize it can also be 'fun' to listen to something with that bass hump, though at that point your headphones might sound a little lacking again.
 
My solution?  I got speakers with similar sound signatures to my favorite set of headphones (HD650) -- no more confusing the heck out of my ears, and I can enjoy listening regardless of how I choose to connect.

 

[tdogzthmn]

If your source is 128 kbs MP3s you are not going to head a big difference in SQ.  If you are using a lossless source and a good DAC and amp and still prefer the speakers, then I would suggest you sell them.

 

[Sambones]

OP, I think you really need to qualify what you mean by "better." There are a lot of things that are different between speakers and headphones, and it would help to know what you're noticing. Until you specify that, we can't really answer your question.

 

[cifani090]

Yes, around 60% of my library is 320kbps and than mostly 256 after that. I do understand that they are very. very different