[Hisoundfi]

My interview after winning the lottery... "So what do you plan on doing with all that money?"  Me - "Well I think I will let all my head-fi friends and myself order 1 set of phones per day for life"

I love you man, please win the lottery.

 

[knives]

I never noticed a change in sound when burning armature drivers. Isn't the dn2k a triple BA?

DN-2000 is hybrid

 

[rb3412]

Hey guys, I am in the market for canned headphones and been looking for few days and have come across few different types of asian brand headphones. I am mainly going to be using them for gaming and music/movies and I am not an audiophile "freak" meaning i just use whatever is there and these will be my first "decent" headphones. So far I have come across Superlux HD681 evo, takstar HI 2050, pro 80 and HD 6000. These are almost around the same price with HD 6000 prob being 10-15 dollars more expensive shipped to canada from ebay/aliexpress. Any thought to which one of these would be best for comfort and decent sound? I don't mind semi-open/open incase there are other suggestion that are better than these. 

 

[Hisoundfi]

Audio technica ath m50 ($130)

Or, if you wanna go cheaper...

Monoprice mhp-839 ($30)

 

[rb3412]

Audio technica ath m50 ($130)

Or, if you wanna go cheaper...

Monoprice mhp-839 ($30)

Yeah i was looking into ATH-M50 but they are currently out of my price range so figured only one of these asian brand headphones might be the affordable ones atm.

 

[mochill]

Martin Logan mikros90

 

[DJScope]

  Hey guys, I am in the market for canned headphones and been looking for few days and have come across few different types of asian brand headphones. I am mainly going to be using them for gaming and music/movies and I am not an audiophile "freak" meaning i just use whatever is there and these will be my first "decent" headphones. So far I have come across Superlux HD681 evo, takstar HI 2050, pro 80 and HD 6000. These are almost around the same price with HD 6000 prob being 10-15 dollars more expensive shipped to canada from ebay/aliexpress. Any thought to which one of these would be best for comfort and decent sound? I don't mind semi-open/open incase there are other suggestion that are better than these. 

 
I personally use the Takstar Pro 80 for gaming and it is perfect. If you want something with a larger soundstage (good for FPS games) then get the HI 2050 which is just an open design of the Pro 80. But, as the HI 2050 is an open can, this means that it leaks a lot of the sound, so not so good for a portable can.

 

[rb3412]

   
I personally use the Takstar Pro 80 for gaming and it is perfect. If you want something with a larger soundstage (good for FPS games) then get the HI 2050 which is just an open design of the Pro 80. But, as the HI 2050 is an open can, this means that it leaks a lot of the sound, so not so good for a portable can.

Thank you for your response. I am mostly using these headphones at home so not worried about portability.  And I am using them mainly for fps gaming and movies therefore, should h82050 reccomended over pro-80 for comfort?and better for gaming?

 

[DJScope]

  Thank you for your response. I am mostly using these headphones at home so not worried about portability.  And I am using them mainly for fps gaming and movies therefore, should h82050 reccomended over pro-80 for comfort?and better for gaming?

 
Like I said, they're identical except for the open/closed backs, so the comfort is exactly the same, which is actually quite nice, though the main difference is that the HI 2050 comes with "velour" pads and the Pro 80 comes with "leather" pads, that's up to personal preference which one you'd prefer. They're easy to drive so no need for an amp but they sound much more controlled when amplified. And the build is absolutely solid! The head band is super flexible and strong. I always seem to play with it to test it's durability, it still amazes me how premium they feel.

 

[Charliemotta]

  Yeah i was looking into ATH-M50 but they are currently out of my price range so figured only one of these asian brand headphones might be the affordable ones atm.

There is the Pioneer SE-A1000 for $65 or the Audio Technica ATH-TAD400 for $66 both on Amazon.  Just sayin

 

[Hal Rockwell]

Listened to TTPOD T1 for a couple of hours now and I can say that I love them very much. They are by no means very resolving or analytical like the HAVI nor they are too warm. They are somewhere in the middle and IMHO make a great IEM for fun and casual listening. Plus, they look great. I have them in transparent blue and they have a very unique look. They have a great quality cable,a little thicker and stiffer than most of the IEM's in this price range which makes it less prone to tangling.

 

[Charliemotta]

  Listened to TTPOD T1 for a couple of hours now and I can say that I love them very much. They are by no means very resolving or analytical like the HAVI nor they are too warm. They are somewhere in the middle and IMHO make a great IEM for fun and casual listening. Plus, they look great. I have them in transparent blue and they have a very unique look. They have a great quality cable,a little thicker and stiffer than most of the IEM's in this price range which makes it less prone to tangling.

They are on my wish list just waiting for positive feedback... Where did you get yours Hal?

 

[Hal Rockwell]

  They are on my wish list just waiting for positive feedback... Where did you get yours Hal?

From Penon Audio

 

[Baycode]

Recently ttpod introduced the enhanced version of t1. Supposed to be a better performer. Info from their facebook page. FYI

 

[Charliemotta]

Recently ttpod introduced the enhanced version of t1. Supposed to be a better performer. Info from their facebook page. FYI

Thanks Bay for the info.