$600+- on Headphones and amp recommendation

[papermasterarumi]

I've been browsing the forums and i would like some recommendations on a set of headphones and an amp. no supra-aural please

I listen to mostly alternative, rock, and acoustical.
I need the amp to be portable
Needs to have bass (not a bass head but want a full bodied sound)
Needs to be comfortable for many hours.

any recommendations would be helpful

 

[Ingo]

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Originally Posted by papermasterarumi /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've been browsing the forums and i would like some recommendations on a set of headphones and an amp. no circumaural pleas I listen to mostly alternative, rock, and acoustical. I need the amp to be portable Needs to have bass (not a bass head but want a full bodied sound) Needs to be comfortable for many hours. any recommendations would be helpful

What's your source?


Right off the bat I would say...

Possibly something like a GoVibe and an Alessandro MS-2i if you're going to be listening in quiet areas where you're not going to disturb anyone.

If you're not going to use this at home at all and you're open to IEMs I would say either the Triple.fis or the Shure E500s + a Tomahawk would be schweeet.

 

[Mrvile]

RS2 and Govibe maybe? Or a Supermini/micro?

 

[papermasterarumi]

aren't the grados and alessandros circumaural.........

 

[Televator]

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Originally Posted by papermasterarumi /img/forum/go_quote.gif aren't the grados and alessandros circumaural.........

no they are supra-aural (they sit on top of your ears)... even though they are somewhat circumaural (rest/put pressure around the ear) for ppl with smaller ears

perhaps you just mixed up your concepts, as very little ppl like supra-aural and a lot search for circumaural

 

[papermasterarumi]

arggg.....I messed up the terms....i meant that i didn't want supra-aural
circumaural is fine (i was rushed =/)
I was thinking of the dt990 + some kind of portable amp combo but...any suggestions would be nice (with the correction)

 

[appar111]

RSA Hornet ($350) + Beyerdynamic DT150 ($170) = $520. You'll even have $ left over for interconnects & some new tunes

Full bodied? check.

Good bass? check.

Is the amp portable? check.

But the DT150's are circumaural (they rest around the ear, not on the ear). Are you sure you don't mean "not supraaural"?

 

[papermasterarumi]

dt150 looks ok but i'm really leaning towards an open phone.....

 

[papermasterarumi]

bump

 

[MaloS]

Hornet + hd600?

 

[Mrvile]

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Originally Posted by MaloS /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hornet + hd600?

Or...Hornet + HD580 for a lot less

 

[Corrupt^]

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Originally Posted by Mrvile /img/forum/go_quote.gif Or...Hornet + HD580 for a lot less

+ HD650 cable and HD600 grills?

 

[MaloS]

well if we go there - its ksc75 all the way xD

 

[F107plus5]

My HD600s sound great even out of an old Onkyo receiver!

 

[Davesrose]

Hey, if you want more bass, it's worth it to splurg on the HD650!