[gazzington]

I should use my Porta Pros more?

If you like metal I certainly highly recommend them. They go very well with both the Sony daps that you own

 

[Redcarmoose]

 

[gazzington]

Listening to some old ulver albums on them now. Brilliant

 

[Nostoi]

Listening to some old ulver albums on them now. Brilliant

Good choice. Love the early trilogy.

 

[gazzington]

Good choice. Love the early trilogy.

The early trilogy are some of my favourite albums ever. I own most their stuff and even when doing electronic stuff the atmosphere is awesome

 

[Nostoi]

The early trilogy are some of my favourite albums ever. I own most their stuff and even when doing electronic stuff the atmosphere is awesome

Yep, I saw them live when the first started doing the ambient stuff. It was very good, though I lost track of their later stuff. Loved the earlier EPs, "Quick Fix of Melancholy, " and all that.

 

[oh my goose]

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'm most likely going to go for the audio technica MSR7B. I don't have any amps or anything, can those be driven okay without them? I don't listen to lossless music anyway, I use apple nusic.

 

[Nostoi]

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'm most likely going to go for the audio technica MSR7B. I don't have any amps or anything, can those be driven okay without them? I don't listen to lossless music anyway, I use apple nusic.

Yes, easily driven from a phone. Really great headphones, superb clarity. They also come with a 4.4mm balanced cable if you get a dap later on (I.e., the Ibasso DX160).

 

[oh my goose]

Yes, easily driven from a phone. Really great headphones, superb clarity. They also come with a 4.4mm balanced cable if you get a dap later on (I.e., the Ibasso DX160).

Since I primarily (read: exclusively) use apple music a dap is a no-go. The funny thing is, I have a pixelbook go and an android phone, but apple music is -- by far -- the best streaming service so I stuck with them.

What about those cheap usb-c dongles/dac things. do those acrtually improve sound?

 

[gazzington]

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I'm most likely going to go for the audio technica MSR7B. I don't have any amps or anything, can those be driven okay without them? I don't listen to lossless music anyway, I use apple nusic.

Great headphones. I have them too

 

[MatW]

Since I primarily (read: exclusively) use apple music a dap is a no-go. The funny thing is, I have a pixelbook go and an android phone, but apple music is -- by far -- the best streaming service so I stuck with them.

What about those cheap usb-c dongles/dac things. do those acrtually improve sound?

I think a dragonfly is a huge step up in sound quality. Not cheap though, same price as the headphones you are looking at.

 

[Mhog55]

I think the Sennheiser 58X is a pretty good choice myself. The Msr7b is definitely an upgrade to the M50x, but I can't picture myself listening to long sessions of death metal with them. I'd feel like my head was going to explode. The 99 Classics / Noir are a little darker in nature, which is generally a good thing with this type of music imo. This would be my pick unless I wanted open backs, which I would choose the 58X.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Listening to some old ulver albums on them now. Brilliant

 

[Nostoi]

The album that launched an entire sub-genre of black metal. What a classic.

 

[Redcarmoose]

Does it make a difference if it's headphones or iems? Where do you keep your dap when you're on the move??

Yes, I remember hearing it in this?

Stormblast has that vibe too, maybe?