SoundFox
New Head-Fier
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- Jul 6, 2011
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Hi guys, I'm new to the forums and looking through all the articles here it seems the rabbit hole is much deeper than I ever thought. I'm still fuzzy on what an amp does. I thought it makes the music louder, but that is not always the case. Then there is the source of music, is that only from musical equipment and vinyl records? Is it common to connect a computer or ipod to an amp? I have searched these questions, and I just keep getting more questions as I learn more about all this stuff. Anyone know a book i can buy, like sound for dummies or something? lol
Now on to my real issue. I want to invest in some headphone for games and my ipod, so my main concern is cosmetics and be-able to make good sound plugged directly into the sound card or my ipod. I do understand that an amp will make the sound that much better, but I'm not willing to spend money into one at this point in time. The head phones I am looking at are the presonus HD7 http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=61 which I found for sell at $59 dollars on amazon. Will these be a good choice for what i want to do, or are there better options in the same price bracket? I also noticed they are 32 ohms, is that too high to be used without an amp? I have searched and I'm still searching, but I'm not getting anywhere close to finding solid answers.
Also, what is this surround sound stuff that the headphones aimed at the gaming community keep talking about. Why don't any of the higher end ($400+) headphones mention this feature? Is this a marketing term, would one headphone mimic surround sound just as well as the next?
Thanks for reading
Now on to my real issue. I want to invest in some headphone for games and my ipod, so my main concern is cosmetics and be-able to make good sound plugged directly into the sound card or my ipod. I do understand that an amp will make the sound that much better, but I'm not willing to spend money into one at this point in time. The head phones I am looking at are the presonus HD7 http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=61 which I found for sell at $59 dollars on amazon. Will these be a good choice for what i want to do, or are there better options in the same price bracket? I also noticed they are 32 ohms, is that too high to be used without an amp? I have searched and I'm still searching, but I'm not getting anywhere close to finding solid answers.
Also, what is this surround sound stuff that the headphones aimed at the gaming community keep talking about. Why don't any of the higher end ($400+) headphones mention this feature? Is this a marketing term, would one headphone mimic surround sound just as well as the next?
Thanks for reading