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Thanks for the reply Surruk, I will look for a store that carries high end headphones and try some out, if I go with the Denon D2000 who has the best price on them I checked Amazon and they are $350 little more than I wanted to spend. I had a Denon receiver for 7 years which sounded great so I know they make good stuff. Is there a big difference in Ohm's looks like they run from 25-600, all I really know is the higher ohm you need a amp to drive them. Would one at 600ohm with the E9 sound better than one at 50 with the same amp, it does get a little overwhelming with all the choices out there. Thanks again
No problem man, as you can probably tell by my post count i am fairly new to all this too.
Little story for you. I took the plunge and bought the K702s before i did any real research. I live in Australia, and things are crazy expensive over here. (K702s often retail here for 800-1000 USD). so when i saw a that a top (or at least very high) tier headphone was available for $230 i jumped at those AKGs like there was no tomorrow despite not knowing anything about hi-fi. Only after i bought them, and was waiting for them in the mail (i hate USPS BTW, they seriously suck) did i read about how they needed amplification etc and that different headphones have seriously different sounds. Luckily i really like the K702s, i tried out several other high end cans at a local Hi-Fi shop after i get the 702s. tried things like like the D2000s and HD 650s and i ended up liking 702 as much, if not more than any of them for the music i "actively" listen to. but imagine how crap i would feel if i had of found out that i didn't like their sound Sig at all >_>
I was dam lucky, but i have made it my job to point out to people that finding the headphone that is right for them is SO much more important that grabbing something you think looks cool and costs a lto. try and hold off buying something until you find something you really like. past $150 or so its largely a game of taste rather than something being good or bad, so don't dismiss things below your optimal budget either or you might miss out on your own personal "perfect" phone. for example I have a set of $50 TDKs. i have had them since year dot, WAY before i even thought about high end audio. They are far from brilliant by any stretch of the imagination, but i love them to bits for the easy going sound they make and what it does to my hip hop and folk music. I assume the HD 201s are a far superior head phone, but i much prefer these to the sens as they fit my tastes.
Anyway, getting back to business. The Denons can be had for 250 or there abouts on ebay i think, or second hand on here for a bit more than $200 which would be a great price. someone is selling some at the moment, but i might be buying those
also, if you do get the D2000s there are a set of Jmoney ear pads that apparently vastly improve the D2000s, something to keep in mind.
As for impedance, i will leave that to someone else to explain. I have a rudimentary working knowledge, of the basics but i don't have enough experience of knowledge to give a 100% solid answer and i don't want to lead you astray and look like a tard if i end up being wrong