Cans for Home Theater...

[shelbuh]

Hey All,

I'm setting up a pretty small dedicated listening room (source/passive preamp/monoblocks/monitors and sub) and am looking to also install a video source and screen of sorts to do a little late night movie watching after the kids are in bed (can't watch movies like the Matrix at hush, hush levels ya know).

Are there cans out there that people have found particularly good for HT use? I'll be probably be running a marantz 7600 universal into (maybe)surround processor of sorts... and then into a a CIAudio headphone amp.

It seems that the DT880's would be great for HT... with exception to the bass "quality" (being more toward accurate {which I like} as opposed to other cans which have more umph).

Has anyone succesfully involved a subwoofer to augment the bass just enough to "feel" it, but not enough to shake the house?

I'd be interested in thoughts on this.

Thanks,
Shelbuh

 

[Audiofiler]

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Originally Posted by shelbuh :Has anyone succesfully involved a subwoofer to augment the bass just enough to "feel" it, but not enough to shake the house?

Yes I have, the bass takes a split second delay when playing through the Sub, and is only slightly off. But the cans will provide the resolution in real time, and the bass impact from the sub will be delayed in sound and sense of touch but not by much.

BTW, the GS1000 make the most excellent Movie Cans I have heard period..you can watch all three of the LOTR extended editions, and your butt will be tired by the end of the long trilogy, not your ears from the fatigue.

Also with the GS1's, you do not need to provide any additional stimulis in the way of bass oomph, as the GS1's already do a realistic and superb job of this...which includes explosions, sound effects, background nuances, and most importantly "Home theatre" bass effect.. the only thing missing will be the waves of motion that the user experiences when watching/listening to a home theatre sub...but the sounds and vibrations around the head the senses are tricked convincingly, and is quite enjoyable...hope this helps, and is not too far OT, PM me if you have a question or something further to add on!
AF

 

[kryss]

I found hd580 good enough for HT.

 

[Carl]

Don't assume that you'll need huge flabby bass for HT use, unless you know for certain you're a basshead.

The most important thing for me when picking headphones for HT is the sense of air and the quality (not necessarily size) of soundstage projection. Having something that isn't too layed back sounding is good, too.

Little devices from the likes of JVC and Creative that do Dolby Headphone processing can work wonders for late night film watching.

 

[stewgriff]

The Senn 555/595 is touted by the company for its "home theater spatial sound". I can vouch for that myself, although I haven't heard more expensive headphones; it's also a lot cheaper than GS1000+GS-1

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[utarch00]

I have also heard the 595s are good for this.

Those of you that are doing this. Are you running you headphones from your reciever or through a headphone amp?

Shelbuh, you just can't stop can you.

 

[manchau]

I told it before and I repeat that if you don't heard vocals of LOTR extended edition's with A900LTD then you don't know how vocals should sound. Whether you heard at theater OR with costliest HT.

 

[LTUCCI1924]

I use the Sennheiser 555 for my TV Movie listening and music also. They cost 111.00 shipped new. They are very comfortable and not heavy in weight.

 

[shelbuh]

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Originally Posted by utarch00 I have also heard the 595s are good for this. Those of you that are doing this. Are you running you headphones from your reciever or through a headphone amp? Shelbuh, you just can't stop can you.

You started this, you know... the head-fi thing...

Now it's like a disease. A good one though

 

[vesalius]

I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Grado SR 80's for HT use for my wife and I. It's hard to watch movies with an 8 month old around. How would they sound for HT?

also, any issues using a splitter off the main audio out from my panasonic SA-HE 200 amp?

thanks,

dg

 

[DevilDog]

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Originally Posted by vesalius I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Grado SR 80's for HT use for my wife and I. It's hard to watch movies with an 8 month old around. How would they sound for HT? also, any issues using a splitter off the main audio out from my panasonic SA-HE 200 amp? thanks, dg

I wouldn't recommend them for HT use. They're just too thin and don't have enough soundstage.
shelbuh, I'd also recommend the HD-595. They're what I use over my HD-650s and RS-1s. They're a bit more forward than the 650s and bring out the vocals more.
I have not heard the AT900LTDs or the GS-1000s, although I'd like to very much.
As to the splitter, there was a very good thread about this recently but I forget which forum it was in. It got very technical and was very informative. Do a search, it'll be worth it.

 

[wicked1]

My home theatre receiver went out today.

I had just ordered a sennheiser dsp pro and got it yesterday. I am running it thru my dvd players rca jacks then to a pa2v2 and then a set of sennheiser eh-150. It sounds great with the simulated surround out of the headphones. Much better than I thought it would sound. That sennheiser dsp pro makes a world of difference on movies. You might look into getting one of them on the cheap side. Makes a great surround image would go great with one of the good soundstage headphones people are reccomending I have never heard. I ordered some grado 60's yesterday. I will let you know how they sound with the dsp processor as well. Food for thought.

 

[F107plus5]

Well guys; as per the original question.

Has anyone tried the new DT880s with HT?

....or the K701s!

 

[brn80]

I haven't heard the DT880, but I can say that the K701 were decent for movies, nice soundstage but a bit too laid back IMHO. The AD series from audio technica might be something to check out if you like having a surround type of soundstage. Of all the cans I've tried, it does this the best. Although I don't think the bass would be boomy enough for movies esp with lots of action etc.

The best cans I've tried so far (for movies) that have a nice soundstage, slightly forward, are comfy for long sessions and have that nice bass are the Sennheiser HD590.

 

[dieselzaf]

I have the HD595 and tried the HD555 without auditioning any other higher end headphone. I've got to say the HD595 is very good with movies especially with the vocals, everything is very clear. I plan on getting an amp which will make it sound even better. Maybe the DT880 or K701 will probably sound better, I was contemplating on getting one of those too. Hope this helps.