t3hggnore
New Head-Fier
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Newbie here.
So I've been lurking around in this forum for a while now. I'm not sure exactly which forum to put this in, because it encompasses so many different aspects.
This summer I've got a job that pays around $2400 by the time I'm out of here. I've been interested in experiencing REAL high-end audio...not the mass-market idea of "hi-fi." Unfortunately, I haven't a clue where to get started, as I have never bought anything of this kind before.
Having searched a bit through the headphones forum, read a couple of reviews, that kind of stuff, I thought I might take a leap of faith and go for the AKG K701...I've had experience with AKG related products (like their cheaper repackaged headphones) and I have a bit of brand name loyalty here. But now that I think about it, I'm having second thoughts, especially with all the other options (sennheiser, beyerdynamic, etc.). Plus, unless if I am willing to mail large packages around, it's going to be pretty difficult to sell the components I'm buying when moving up the line, so I'm not too comfortable with the idea of buying cheaper headphones just to swap them later.
But then there's the deal with buying everything else. So for a budget of $2400, is it even worth getting a K701 or something and get decent sound out of with the other components? I'm probably going to use the computer as a source, meaning I'll need a DAC, and maybe my creative zen (less likely).
Any recommendations? Please enlighten me
So I've been lurking around in this forum for a while now. I'm not sure exactly which forum to put this in, because it encompasses so many different aspects.
This summer I've got a job that pays around $2400 by the time I'm out of here. I've been interested in experiencing REAL high-end audio...not the mass-market idea of "hi-fi." Unfortunately, I haven't a clue where to get started, as I have never bought anything of this kind before.
Having searched a bit through the headphones forum, read a couple of reviews, that kind of stuff, I thought I might take a leap of faith and go for the AKG K701...I've had experience with AKG related products (like their cheaper repackaged headphones) and I have a bit of brand name loyalty here. But now that I think about it, I'm having second thoughts, especially with all the other options (sennheiser, beyerdynamic, etc.). Plus, unless if I am willing to mail large packages around, it's going to be pretty difficult to sell the components I'm buying when moving up the line, so I'm not too comfortable with the idea of buying cheaper headphones just to swap them later.
But then there's the deal with buying everything else. So for a budget of $2400, is it even worth getting a K701 or something and get decent sound out of with the other components? I'm probably going to use the computer as a source, meaning I'll need a DAC, and maybe my creative zen (less likely).
Any recommendations? Please enlighten me