simplethings
New Head-Fier
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I've spent the last week or so trawling this delightful place along with any other information that I can Google and I think I've finally decided on my first step into the world of headphone-amps. I think.
I've had my Senn HD-497's for a good few years now and they've served me pretty well for casual listening on my 3rd gen iPod and more recently my X-Fi Extreme Audio. I do find them to be lacking depth and sound rather 'smooth' (flat?) for want of a better word. I wonder if that's partly due to the sources I'm driving them from.
So, I'm considering buying a Bithead. The USB DAC would be useful for work from my laptop (I'm guessing the DAC in the Bithead is more accurate than the iPod DAC) and the analogue input for the iPod when I'm on the move.
My questions are these:
- Would the HD-497's benefit from a Bithead, or should I be consider better 'phones first?
- I've been considering the Grado SR80 which seem to fit my music taste (electronic, rock, industrial, acoustic) better than Sennheisers. Would that be a step up generally speaking from the HD-497s? Or should I consider something else?
- Would the Bithead via the USB DAC provide a higher quality sound that the iPod line out+Amp?
Thanks for your time.
I've had my Senn HD-497's for a good few years now and they've served me pretty well for casual listening on my 3rd gen iPod and more recently my X-Fi Extreme Audio. I do find them to be lacking depth and sound rather 'smooth' (flat?) for want of a better word. I wonder if that's partly due to the sources I'm driving them from.
So, I'm considering buying a Bithead. The USB DAC would be useful for work from my laptop (I'm guessing the DAC in the Bithead is more accurate than the iPod DAC) and the analogue input for the iPod when I'm on the move.
My questions are these:
- Would the HD-497's benefit from a Bithead, or should I be consider better 'phones first?
- I've been considering the Grado SR80 which seem to fit my music taste (electronic, rock, industrial, acoustic) better than Sennheisers. Would that be a step up generally speaking from the HD-497s? Or should I consider something else?
- Would the Bithead via the USB DAC provide a higher quality sound that the iPod line out+Amp?
Thanks for your time.