Amp for Sennheiser HD650

[bambin2k1]

Hey ,

I got the sennheiser's 650 couple months ago but was never able to use them on my computer to listen to music or anything due to lack of power from my onboard sound.

I was wondering if you guys could suggest me what amp i should buy for those headphones. I dont not want to spend 150-200$ maximum. I just want to have a decent sound and not pay too much.

Thanks fellas!

 

[randerson3024]

Creek should work.

 

[bambin2k1]

Oh , i'd like to also know if a creative xi-fi extreme music sound card would drive them. If not , which soundcard would.

 

[Mindless]

For that pricerange, I'm sure the Creek will do. Seems really hard to recommend anything "good" in thoes priceranges though. Hell, portable amps cost more.

 

[Rise To The Top]

Why get the HD650 if you are not willing to get a decent amp? Do you plan on getting a high quality amp in the future?

 

[bambin2k1]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif Why get the HD650 if you are not willing to get a decent amp? Do you plan on getting a high quality amp in the future?

i got the headphones for free. i dont really know anything about amps and thats why im posting in here. I got a dumb question , will i be able to hook up that amp on my computer and have a decent sound?

and my other question is , for the hd650 , if i didnt have a price range , what would you suggest then?

 

[Mindless]

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Originally Posted by bambin2k1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i got the headphones for free. i dont really know anything about amps and thats why im posting in here. I got a dumb question , will i be able to hook up that amp on my computer and have a decent sound? and my other question is , for the hd650 , if i didnt have a price range , what would you suggest then?

You would need a pair of RCA-out connectors on the soundcard, or use a RCA-mini converter and plug it in. Obviously, sound quality would be compromised when using a converter, but not greatly.

If you didn't have a pricerange? Well, a reasonable suggestion would be the X-Can V3. Best bang for the buck amp for HD650 in my opinion.

 

[Rise To The Top]

Well, I'm looking into the Stello HP100, $600. There are many others out there that have good synergy with the HD650 (well, not that many). The HD650 is a 'picky' headphone.

 

[decur]

any headroom amps!!!

 

[Rise To The Top]

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Originally Posted by decur /img/forum/go_quote.gif any headroom amps!!!

HeadRoom makes 650s sound too round, speaker like. HD650 is a warm headphone as it is, and a HR amp will make it even warmer.

 

[Agent Kang]

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Originally Posted by Rise To The Top /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well, I'm looking into the Stello HP100, $600. There are many others out there that have good synergy with the HD650 (well, not that many). The HD650 is a 'picky' headphone.

I didn't find them all that 'picky'. These phones sound pretty darn good even out of my laptop's headphone jack. Better amp will logically make the sound better, but good headphones will sound good regardless.

 

[Rise To The Top]

Its not to make them sound decent, its to make them sound like they are supposed to sound that makes them picky.

 

[Agent Kang]

Who said anything about them sounding decent. "darn good" is better than decent in my books.

 

[randerson3024]

If you can squeeze it into your budget; a Cardas, or other after-market cable makes for a dramatic improvement. A very good system can be built around the HD-650's.

 

[Rise To The Top]

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Originally Posted by randerson3024 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you can squeeze it into your budget; a Cardas, or other after-market cable makes for a dramatic improvement. A very good system can be built around the HD-650's.

Cables are usually last in line when it comes to building a system, and dont have as much as an impact as a new source would have.

1 - Headphone
2 - Amp + Source
3 - Cables