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New Head-Fier
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I just got a decent deal on some AKG 702s. I will be using them at work, running the music off a computer with only onboard sound. ATM the music is mostly MP3's but I am thinking about starting to replace my digital music library to a higher quality format, probably Flac.
I was wondering what would be the best bang for my buck to get the most out of my phones. From what I hear these headphones take more power then some and certain amps will mess up the clean sound they produce.
A sample of music I listen to
The Ramones
Paul Simon
Simple Minds
Soldat Louis
Hugh Masakela
Bob Marley
The Spoons
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
50's and 60's Doo Wop
The Beach Boys
Buddy Holly
Neil Diamond
As far as bass goes when I bought the headphones the guy selling them had a little pa2v2 amp and I am perfectly happy with the amount of bass. What I would mostly be shooting for is a overall richer and cleaner sound throughout the frequencies and the phones getting ample power so that I do not need to have the volume maxxed out.
So, my questions, is a DAC worth getting or is the extra money better spent on a better amp?
Can anyone suggest where best can I put $300 and get the most improvement? And is it possible to spend more like $100 or $150 and get 90% of the improvement that the $300 would net?
I was wondering what would be the best bang for my buck to get the most out of my phones. From what I hear these headphones take more power then some and certain amps will mess up the clean sound they produce.
A sample of music I listen to
The Ramones
Paul Simon
Simple Minds
Soldat Louis
Hugh Masakela
Bob Marley
The Spoons
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
50's and 60's Doo Wop
The Beach Boys
Buddy Holly
Neil Diamond
As far as bass goes when I bought the headphones the guy selling them had a little pa2v2 amp and I am perfectly happy with the amount of bass. What I would mostly be shooting for is a overall richer and cleaner sound throughout the frequencies and the phones getting ample power so that I do not need to have the volume maxxed out.
So, my questions, is a DAC worth getting or is the extra money better spent on a better amp?
Can anyone suggest where best can I put $300 and get the most improvement? And is it possible to spend more like $100 or $150 and get 90% of the improvement that the $300 would net?