preolt
New Head-Fier
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Hey Head-Fi forum goers,
Well i have bee stalking the forums for a while now and decided to finally post so please be kind, I will take direction with posts just let me know constructively.
Any way I have read through multiple posts on the forums about different headphones for different price ranges, different amps, and basically every thing under the sun. Currently my head is spinning with all of the new found information. Here is what i have to work with.
Budget: 100-250 US dollars
Musical interest: Jazz, classical, rock (Pink Floyd, Greatful Dead, bands of this nature) with minor interest in other musics types.
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Uses: I am looking to use it mainly in my dorm room but it would be nice to be able to maybe take it to the library when I study for a few hours at a time. Besides this the system will be completely stationary in my room. Hope that helps
Headphone type: I have been looking at the over ear style, I have tried on ear and find that after long periods of time pass they grow tiresome on the ears (but this might just be the ones I have tried personally)
Beyond this point I am lost. I have a collection of over 230 CD's and even more digital music to boot. I use an iPhone currently, which I know is awful whenever asking about listening to music of higher quality. I have been looking at getting a portable amplifier to power whatever Head phones I purchase. I hear about DAC's and you need this amp to power this or that wont work well with those types of phones etc.
The headphones I have looked at are the Audio Technica ATH-A700 headphones, the AKG Q701, and the Sennheiser HD 598. I know their are countless numbers of other headphones, these are just some of the ones I am looking into. I dont have much faith in local places because the last audio store I went to tried to sell me Beats for 450$ which didnt sound much better then the Sony MDR-V6s I currently have. So what do you guys recommend? I have been trying to read as much as I can but I have hit the point where sorting through all of the information had just become overwhelming. Thanks for any and all input.
-Preolt
Well i have bee stalking the forums for a while now and decided to finally post so please be kind, I will take direction with posts just let me know constructively.
Any way I have read through multiple posts on the forums about different headphones for different price ranges, different amps, and basically every thing under the sun. Currently my head is spinning with all of the new found information. Here is what i have to work with.
Budget: 100-250 US dollars
Musical interest: Jazz, classical, rock (Pink Floyd, Greatful Dead, bands of this nature) with minor interest in other musics types.
Edit*
Uses: I am looking to use it mainly in my dorm room but it would be nice to be able to maybe take it to the library when I study for a few hours at a time. Besides this the system will be completely stationary in my room. Hope that helps
Headphone type: I have been looking at the over ear style, I have tried on ear and find that after long periods of time pass they grow tiresome on the ears (but this might just be the ones I have tried personally)
Beyond this point I am lost. I have a collection of over 230 CD's and even more digital music to boot. I use an iPhone currently, which I know is awful whenever asking about listening to music of higher quality. I have been looking at getting a portable amplifier to power whatever Head phones I purchase. I hear about DAC's and you need this amp to power this or that wont work well with those types of phones etc.
The headphones I have looked at are the Audio Technica ATH-A700 headphones, the AKG Q701, and the Sennheiser HD 598. I know their are countless numbers of other headphones, these are just some of the ones I am looking into. I dont have much faith in local places because the last audio store I went to tried to sell me Beats for 450$ which didnt sound much better then the Sony MDR-V6s I currently have. So what do you guys recommend? I have been trying to read as much as I can but I have hit the point where sorting through all of the information had just become overwhelming. Thanks for any and all input.
-Preolt