Fryguy8
100+ Head-Fier
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I've had a pair of grado sr225s for a while now (maybe 2 years?), connected to a denon receiver strictly for home use. Now that I've had them for a while, I'm beginning to get a bit bored with them. They sound great to me, but I'm always pursuing better. A few things about my listening habits
1. I listen to ALL SORTS of content, mostly computer content though, either very high bitrate mp3s or flac. And when I saw all sorts of music, I mean ALL sorts, from classical, to classic rock, to heavy metal, to techno, to rap, and beyond.
2. I almost always listen at low volume levels, sometimes moderate. Going by ear, since I can't exactly stick an spl meter by the headphones to get an accurate reading, I'd say 65db on average, 85db when I feel like going loud. This is relative to spl readings from my speaker setup. Like I said, I don't listen to headphones loudly.
3. I feel that my denon receiver drives these headphones fine at the levels I listen at. I'm not so sure an amp would benefit me.
With this said, what type of options do I have for a better headphone experience? C-Pads, get an amp anyway even though I don't think I need one, or new phones? I'm pretty happy with the sound of these phones, and don't think I'd want to shell out another $300ish for some higher end headphones.
Any thoughts/opinions?
1. I listen to ALL SORTS of content, mostly computer content though, either very high bitrate mp3s or flac. And when I saw all sorts of music, I mean ALL sorts, from classical, to classic rock, to heavy metal, to techno, to rap, and beyond.
2. I almost always listen at low volume levels, sometimes moderate. Going by ear, since I can't exactly stick an spl meter by the headphones to get an accurate reading, I'd say 65db on average, 85db when I feel like going loud. This is relative to spl readings from my speaker setup. Like I said, I don't listen to headphones loudly.
3. I feel that my denon receiver drives these headphones fine at the levels I listen at. I'm not so sure an amp would benefit me.
With this said, what type of options do I have for a better headphone experience? C-Pads, get an amp anyway even though I don't think I need one, or new phones? I'm pretty happy with the sound of these phones, and don't think I'd want to shell out another $300ish for some higher end headphones.
Any thoughts/opinions?