[DanPrior]

I find some cheaper headphone for computer use. What´s better, AKG K44, K55, or K66?

 

[socrates63]

You have a particular reason for wanting to go with the AKG line-up?

 

[Soymilk]

ksc75

 

[mektarus]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Soymilk ksc75

x2

 

[Wid]

x3

 

[creyc]

How about some Sennheiser HD 201s or, if you can swing it, some Senn PX100s?

 

[ddjc]

computer soundcards cant push much without an expensive headphone amp...


my suggestion.... something that is very efficient, and EASILY powered.

The rest is up to you to find out.

I know that px100 are easier driven than KSC75,

but when amped, KSC75 sounds better than PX100.


Both sound pretty bad out of a computer.

 

[feh1325]

why not get a tbaam?

 

[Ferbose]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ddjc computer soundcards cant push much without an expensive headphone amp... my suggestion.... something that is very efficient, and EASILY powered. The rest is up to you to find out. I know that px100 are easier driven than KSC75, but when amped, KSC75 sounds better than PX100. Both sound pretty bad out of a computer.

I disagree.
Both KSC75 and PX100 are easy enough to drive, so any headphone jack will have enough power to drive them.
PX100 has smoother treble and stronger bass, KSC75 has clearer mids.
When amped, PX100 actually sounds better more refined than KSC75.
On my laptop, PX100 sounds better because the treble harshness is smoothed out.
On my table top radio, KSC75 sounds better, because it adds more clarity to the mids (FM already has smoothed out treble).
Even out of a laptop, PX100 does not sound bad.
Sure it can't compete with the big boys I keep at home, but it is still enjoyable and balanced.
KSC75's quality is unbeatable fot its price, so you can't possibly go wrong by purchasing it.

 

[penguindude]

Yes, computer's headphone jack is more than enough to drive the KSC75. KSC75 is a price-sq ratio you cant beat.

 

[F107plus5]

One of the things I like about my KSC75s for computer stuff is when the wife or kids get to really bugging me, I can simply remove the housing on the side that they are on and continue to listen to the computer with the other side.

It ain't a perfect solution, but it ain't bad!

 

[lini]

DP: I wouldn't recommend any of the AKGs you've listed. I'd rather recommend the Creative HQ-1300 (open) or the Philips SBC-HP200 (closed).

Greetings from Munich!

Manfred / lini

 

[Trogdor]

Run to Radio Shack, buy KSC75's...can't go wrong...

 

[MaZa]

Quote:

computer soundcards cant push much without an expensive headphone amp...

Depends on soundcard. Some have opamp chips that can drive surprisingly powerhungry headphones.

 

[facelvega]

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaZa Depends on soundcard. Some have opamp chips that can drive surprisingly powerhungry headphones.

certainly true, but at the same time others have noisy outputs where you'll here electrical noise like fan motor hum and screen scrolling on such low-impedance headphones, in which case you're better off at least just grabbing a usb sound adapter like a TBAAM or one of its generic imitators, which will eliminate such niggling problems, and be able to drive less sensitive headphones. After that, you can start thinking of getting an amp to improve the SQ further.