[FatMom]

Last month I bought these cans as a well as a new soundcard (claro halo) I downloaded the free NIN ablum the slip in both lossless uncompressed wave and 192kbps mp3, the problem is, shouldnt I head I difference between both?

Yes I am a newb to all this stuff, I bought this for gaming, took the claro halo for the amp and dolby headphone, and the dt150 because they are suposed to be a good bang for you buck set, but really, I cant even tell the difference even between the dt150 and my little porable akg headset

what i am missing here?

 

[1Time]

source material + source equipment + amp + headphones = X

Some headphones require burn in before sounding better. Did you burn in your DT150? That may be it right there. And then, headphones often sound worse or much better depending on what source and amp are used. The claro halo "may" not be up to the task.

 

[FatMom]

I didnt burned them and really cant tell about the quality of that amp either ;/

 

[fjrabon]

First of all, the little portable AKG is actually a pretty good set, if they're the 414's. Really a nice bang for the buck portable.

Second of all, the DT150's, FWIR, really need a powerful, dedicated headphone amp. I am not really familiar with the claro halo, but my guess is that is part of the equation. The thing that really makes the DT150's shine is powerful bass, and powerful bass needs a lot of power to do right.

 

[FatMom]

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Originally Posted by fjrabon /img/forum/go_quote.gif First of all, the little portable AKG is actually a pretty good set, if they're the 414's. Really a nice bang for the buck portable. Second of all, the DT150's, FWIR, really need a powerful, dedicated headphone amp. I am not really familiar with the claro halo, but my guess is that is part of the equation. The thing that really makes the DT150's shine is powerful bass, and powerful bass needs a lot of power to do right.

they are the k26p.

HT omega also claim that the sound card can output up to 600ohm while the dt150 require 250 , heres the link http://www.htomega.com/clarohalo.html

 

[fjrabon]

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Originally Posted by FatMom /img/forum/go_quote.gif they are the k26p. HT omega also clain that the sound card can output up to 600ohm while the dt150 require 250

Yeah, those are pretty solid too, FWIR.

Hmm, I don't think its the amp then.

I'd guess its mostly that, in all honesty, the difference between solid intro level headphones (which is basically what the AKGs you have are) is very subtle. It takes a pretty trained ear to hear the difference. The difference between, say skullcandy and the DT150's is noticeable to just about anybody, but the AKG's you have and the DT150's? It's pretty subtle, in all honesty.

If you really can't tell a difference, sell them on the For Sale forum on here, and consider yourself lucky.

 

[REB]

Speaking from experience, you really need an amp with enough juice to do the DT150s justice. I only found out their true potential when I got a Graham Slee Solo amp, which is specifically designed to satisfy powerhungry beasts such as the HD6x0s.