jpowermacg4
New Head-Fier
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So I heard the Beats Pro by Dre at a BrandsMart USA, and at the time, thought they sounded much better then anything I've ever heard. I've only been using cheap headphones all this time, but NOW, I'm looking to become an Audiophile and get some really good Headphones. I know everyone hear says the Beats Pros are overpriced and doesn't really have great sound quality. But I did like the Bass on them a lot.
I've been listening to a lot of Dubstep, Hardstyle, DnB, and other Electronica genres lately. And I would like a really good headphone that will deliver good bass, midrange, and treble.
Some headphones that caught my attention while browsing this site, that would have bass similar to, if not better then the Beats Pro, were the Denon 2000/5000 and Ultrasone HFI-580 and Pro 900s. But everyone seems to say that they have recessed mids, and or needs to be modified to get a good sound from them. I'm not really looking forward to really have to deal with any problems like that, that I may not be aware of. If only I could hear them myself perhaps.
So what I'm for is:
1) Sound Quality - (Needs good frequency response with good controlled Bass for any Electronica style music)
2) Should also sound good with other styles of music like Metal if possible as I'll probable be using these for everything. (Good Sound stage??)
3) Comfort - (Should be able to wear them for hours at a time)
4) Low Noise Leakage
5) Should be efficient enough to run from a iPhone 4 without a AMP like the Pro Beats were. Or if NOT... please recommend a amp to run it with.
6) Don't have any budget. But would like to keep it no more then $500 for my first good set of headphones.
Speaking of #5 there... would a Fiio E5 be enough power for more headphone options?
Also would I need a amp for my PC also? It's got RealTek ALC892 Audio at the moment
If you can provide links on where to buy for cheapest price. Please include them. I live in the US. Amazon.com is the only place I really know of.
Okay, since my original post. I've just been finding more and more headphones and getting more and more confused on which one will be the best one for me to get. As i said, I will be listening to a lot of bass heavy electronica musical genres with this headphones. But would also like something that is a good all rounder for other genres of music.
Headphones that are on my list that have sparked some interest to me are:
Sorted by order I've looked them up in.
1) Denon 2000
2) Denon 5000
3) Ultrasone Pro 900
4) Ultrasone HFI-580
5) Beyerdynamic DT 990
6) AKG K701
7) Beyerdynamic DT 770
8) Beyerdynamic DT 880
9) Ultrasone HFI-780
10) Audio Techinica ath-m50
11) Sony MDR-XB1000
I think that's all of them. Maybe there are some others I should look up also that I'm missing?
Anyways, as you can see... my list is getting bigger and bigger the more I browse this website. I only looked up the Beyerdynamics since yesterday, and everything afterwards. I must say tho, that a lot of what I read about the Beyerdynamics did interest me a lot, besides the fact they having overly high treble.
I'll repost my list here of what I'm looking for:
1) Sound Quality - (Nice tight & controlled Bass, with good and balanced mids, and highs, or slightly recessed, but good mids)
2) Should be a good all-rounder as I'll be using them for everything.
3) Comfort - (Should be able to wear them for hours at a time)
4) Low Noise Leakage preferred, but would prefer best clarity also.
5) Should be efficient enough to run without a AMP. 32 Ohms or Less. If not, what amp to use with them?
6) No budget. But would like to keep it no more then $500 for my first good set of headphones.
7) Should be durable enough to last a long time. Metal > Plastic
8) Should also be able to play this sample without flubbing, tight, controlled, and clear.
Feel free to recommend something even if it's not on my list.
Also should I be aiming to run 32 Ohms or less? I hear most portable amps like E7 can't power 250 Ohms that well? And I noticed the specs say 1W at 32 Ohms, and 18 mW at 300 Ohms. Looks like output power drops rapidly as Ohms increase.