[kukrisna]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davesrose /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey, if you wait long enough.....Sennheiser will introduce the HD700, so that will drive the HD600 down to $130

remember folks - that's only a 100 HD difference in sound quality for such a huge difference in price!

speaking of which why is my shipment taking so long - booooo

 

[Kipper]

such a nice deal, but todd is selling it for the same price if its your first order from him. I ordered my HD580 on monday (first time purchase so 10$ off), but OOS until Friday D=. All the canucks miss out on this one cuz amazon.com doesn't like canadians.

 

[Mrvile]

Quote:

Originally Posted by kukrisna /img/forum/go_quote.gif remember folks - that's only a 100 HD difference in sound quality for such a huge difference in price!

Let's see, the HD650 is 70HD points above the HD580, yet costs 2.5x as much. If the HD700 is introduced at $300, the HD600 would drop to $85!!

 

[Gil Schwartzman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tyleroni /img/forum/go_quote.gif X-mas special! WOOHOO!

Heh... I just checked it out, and thought to myself, $135 seems nice, lets see what the real price is when I use the "send me the TTVJ price" thing.

Lo and behold... "Our best price is: $179.00".

Made me laugh

 

[Gil Schwartzman]

Just ordered 600 Grills. Lady told me they should ship first week of Jan. Hopefully she is right.

 

[lyramax]

How does one remove the cushions off the ear pieces on the HD580?

 

[Mindspin311]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil Schwartzman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just ordered 600 Grills. Lady told me they should ship first week of Jan. Hopefully she is right.

How much did they cost you?

 

[Davesrose]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gil Schwartzman /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just ordered 600 Grills. Lady told me they should ship first week of Jan. Hopefully she is right.

nah.....whenever I call, they always tell be it's going to ship in 2 weeks. It's been 2 months! I've read similar threads where it can be anywhere from a week to 3 months before people get the grills. Just depends on when they get them in stock.

 

[Hayduke]

Thanks for the heads up!

I've been researching a headphone purchase for a few days now, and I finally bought these today

My only concern is that I'm heading down an expensive road

I'm gonna be listening to these at work, will I need an amp? Or will the sound card in my PC be enough? What if I want to use them with my iPod?

Now I have to start researching amps I guess

 

[sonic_rage]

If you want to listen to it thru your ipod then you will need an amp. Your sound card will probably have sufficient power, but wont be able to blast. If youre using an onboard motherboard soundcard i can suggest you a great sounding and very cheap USB sound card cuz onboard cards don't do the HD580/HD600/HD650 any justice.

I cant wait to try out my HD580s thru my D-33 and Go Vibe 5 next week!

 

[Mindspin311]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic_rage /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want to listen to it thru your ipod then you will need an amp. Your sound card will probably have sufficient power, but wont be able to blast. If youre using an onboard motherboard soundcard i can suggest you a great sounding and very cheap USB sound card cuz onboard cards don't do the HD580/HD600/HD650 any justice. I cant wait to try out my HD580s thru my D-33 and Go Vibe 5 next week!

What USB sound card do you recommend?

 

[sonic_rage]

Something's wrong with ebay at the moment so i couldnt choose an auction with the best price, but just type in 'usb sound card' and many of these will show up.

http://cgi.ebay.com/USB-2-0-3D-Sound...QQcmdZViewItem

It's a great step up if youre coming from onboard sound.
They use the C-media chipset and sound almost the same as a Turtle Beach Audio Advantage USB sound card, which also uses C-media.
These things also have a lot of power, but not nearly as much power as the Audio Advantage.

 

[Hayduke]

Quote:

Originally Posted by sonic_rage /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you want to listen to it thru your ipod then you will need an amp. Your sound card will probably have sufficient power, but wont be able to blast. If youre using an onboard motherboard soundcard i can suggest you a great sounding and very cheap USB sound card cuz onboard cards don't do the HD580/HD600/HD650 any justice. I cant wait to try out my HD580s thru my D-33 and Go Vibe 5 next week!

SO a nice PCI card won't do well? hmmmm.. then what is the USB card I should look at?

Any suggestions for the iPod?

I'm gonna start reading the other forums a bit to get a feel for sources

Thanks for the help.

 

[sonic_rage]

A nice PCI card will do well...just suggesting a pretty decent sounding usb card that's 10 bucks.

Many people recommend a Little Dot Micro + amp or Go Vibes when it comes to portable amps.

 

[465]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayduke /img/forum/go_quote.gif Thanks for the heads up! I've been researching a headphone purchase for a few days now, and I finally bought these today My only concern is that I'm heading down an expensive road I'm gonna be listening to these at work, will I need an amp? Or will the sound card in my PC be enough? What if I want to use them with my iPod? Now I have to start researching amps I guess

Try them first, and see how you like it. I really didn't think that an amp improves the can that much better. The amp just refines the sound a little bit. I just got myself that 580, original master amp, and the emu1212m. I don't mind the improvement from motherboard soundcard, and amp-less, but I would've been satisfied with unamped 580.

I think I need to try unamped akg701 now.