Austerlitz
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Hi!
I've been lurking on head-fi for a few months and I'll start off by saying that I really appreciate the forum and the amount of sound (pun intended) advice that is provided for a relative audiophile rookie such as myself.
I've always been picky about sound quality in general, but I've never spent big bucks on audiophile equipment. My current listening setup is very basic, I own a pair of Grado SR60 and a pair of AKG K242HD which I listen to through my Apogee One. I'm pretty happy with the quality of my setup, but having listened to a pair of Grado GS1000 and other high end headphones a couple of years back I know I'm missing out and I've always fancied getting myself a nicer setup.
As of right now I have roughly $1500 to spend on a rig and my initial plan was to get the Sennheiser HD650 and a decent amp and dac to go with them. Having spent a fair amount of time on this site, however, It's hard not to get sucked in by the LCD-2 hype.
Being somewhat geographically challenged, I have to travel a fair distance to be able to listen to/buy these headphones and I figure that I might as well gather as much info and advice as possible before I go shopping.
My question is whether you, if you were in my position, would go for the LCD-2's and save the balance with the intention of getting an amp and dac for them at a later date or go for the HD650 and a nice amp (Asgard? Burson?) and dac straight away?
Would the difference in quality between the two headphones be at all appreciable on my current meagre setup, or would I need to save up money to be able to get an amp and a dac at the same time as the LCD-2's to be able to hear any real difference?
Lastly, would settling for the dac in my Apogee One and investing in, say, a Burson HA160 be an option?
Sorry for the long winded post and my cluelessness, and thanks in advance
I've been lurking on head-fi for a few months and I'll start off by saying that I really appreciate the forum and the amount of sound (pun intended) advice that is provided for a relative audiophile rookie such as myself.
I've always been picky about sound quality in general, but I've never spent big bucks on audiophile equipment. My current listening setup is very basic, I own a pair of Grado SR60 and a pair of AKG K242HD which I listen to through my Apogee One. I'm pretty happy with the quality of my setup, but having listened to a pair of Grado GS1000 and other high end headphones a couple of years back I know I'm missing out and I've always fancied getting myself a nicer setup.
As of right now I have roughly $1500 to spend on a rig and my initial plan was to get the Sennheiser HD650 and a decent amp and dac to go with them. Having spent a fair amount of time on this site, however, It's hard not to get sucked in by the LCD-2 hype.
Being somewhat geographically challenged, I have to travel a fair distance to be able to listen to/buy these headphones and I figure that I might as well gather as much info and advice as possible before I go shopping.
My question is whether you, if you were in my position, would go for the LCD-2's and save the balance with the intention of getting an amp and dac for them at a later date or go for the HD650 and a nice amp (Asgard? Burson?) and dac straight away?
Would the difference in quality between the two headphones be at all appreciable on my current meagre setup, or would I need to save up money to be able to get an amp and a dac at the same time as the LCD-2's to be able to hear any real difference?
Lastly, would settling for the dac in my Apogee One and investing in, say, a Burson HA160 be an option?
Sorry for the long winded post and my cluelessness, and thanks in advance