BeatsByConrail
New Head-Fier
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For the past couple of weeks I've been looking for sub-$200 'phones to finally decommission a five-year old repaired/modded headphone as it is obscenely unsuitable for outside use other than home and listening to some Aslan Faction and Combichrist at lunch (think of electrical tape securing broken headband and driver housing unit, and more electrical tape on the cables themselves; butchered a JVC earbud just to get the 3.5mm jack working again). I know they are past due, and they have done a great service for their sub-$50 cost they have, but they're not the "sharpest knives in the drawer" they used to be. I have been leaning HEAVILY to the Triports for a while (coworker had one, seems ok but not enough kick for the songs I listen to), and then found a possible candidate: Beyerdynamic DT770. Said to have very good bass, good build quality for a closed headphone. Don't like people hearing my stuff when I crank it. Original budget was around $150 so as not to drain my meager budget but adding $30 more won't hurt a bit. Guess it might last 5+ years on me and by the time I want to retire it, I have enough money to acquire another one (having recouped the $180 cost on Amazon for the 250 ohm version).
There are some things I need to point out:
-Any words for Bose's Triport if songs are heavily re-EQ'd so as to get more bass out in exchange for muddy mids/trebles; or am I better off getting the DT770?
-Are there any comparable cans out there that can match its performance but cost less (I aint no audiophile but see a lot of recommendations for the m50's, a dozen Sennheisers and probably the MDR-V6 if on a totally hamstrung budget for your rivethead needs)
-Opinions on portability: You know, use them on the commute and stuff like that. Some say that sucker's a bit big, but I am not sure of it unless I have it in person.
-I dont mind using an unamped DT770 if it will play loud enough (Zune 80gb), but not real loud. Just ENOUGH to shut out outside ambience (except aviation and heavy industrial equipment). Speaking of unamped 250-ohm 'phones - has anyone here done a breadboard cmoy amp with enough juice to power 250+ohm headphones? I have been looking at jdslabs and tangentsoft's altoid cmoy plans (and mini^3 too) but not sure if they are up to the job. Fiio's E11 is said to work well with it, but I want to know if they will work well with the e5/e6 series. Their specs say they can run up to 300 ohms, but I want head-fi's opinions on breadboard amps vs consumer-ready ones.
-Servicability. Has anyone done soldering work on headphones here? I have done a bit of fixing headphones and boy those real-thin wires are really telling me to stop drinking coffee.
I might edit and re-edit this post to add more stuff, but this should be enough for now.
There are some things I need to point out:
-Any words for Bose's Triport if songs are heavily re-EQ'd so as to get more bass out in exchange for muddy mids/trebles; or am I better off getting the DT770?
-Are there any comparable cans out there that can match its performance but cost less (I aint no audiophile but see a lot of recommendations for the m50's, a dozen Sennheisers and probably the MDR-V6 if on a totally hamstrung budget for your rivethead needs)
-Opinions on portability: You know, use them on the commute and stuff like that. Some say that sucker's a bit big, but I am not sure of it unless I have it in person.
[size=10pt]-I can't use earbuds nor IEM's regularly anymore. Developed hearing loss due to using stock Zune (and iPod and cheapo Walmart) buds/IEMS at elevated volumes.[/size]
-I dont mind using an unamped DT770 if it will play loud enough (Zune 80gb), but not real loud. Just ENOUGH to shut out outside ambience (except aviation and heavy industrial equipment). Speaking of unamped 250-ohm 'phones - has anyone here done a breadboard cmoy amp with enough juice to power 250+ohm headphones? I have been looking at jdslabs and tangentsoft's altoid cmoy plans (and mini^3 too) but not sure if they are up to the job. Fiio's E11 is said to work well with it, but I want to know if they will work well with the e5/e6 series. Their specs say they can run up to 300 ohms, but I want head-fi's opinions on breadboard amps vs consumer-ready ones.
-Servicability. Has anyone done soldering work on headphones here? I have done a bit of fixing headphones and boy those real-thin wires are really telling me to stop drinking coffee.
I might edit and re-edit this post to add more stuff, but this should be enough for now.