shinmoo
New Head-Fier
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**note, I posted this elsewhere and discovered I did it in the wrong place - my double posting is completely accidental and thoroughly apologized for**
I came here a while back seeking your help in deciding upon my first set of quality headphones, and was surprised you find every last one of you astoundingly helpful and friendly, not to mention utterly devoid of the hauteur which befalls the knowledgable in nearly every field. I eventually set upon the Sennheiser HD-555s, though my wallet sternly refused to let me purchase it at the time (I settled for these).
I just ordered the HD-555s for $94, which is either impressively cheap or just much less than they were selling for when reccomended to me. I'm curious now as to what else might be required to get the most out of these phones (out of these phones, mind you, not the best sound conceivable.)
My listening is split fairly evenly between a set of Denon 151 turntables and my laptop (which, it appears, will soon sport an Echo Indigo IO to replace my current Realtek AC97).
Here's (hopefully) where you guys come in: I'm considering purchasing a headphone amp, but have my limit at $100, willing to stretch concievably (but very bitterly) to $120. Would an amp at this cost give enough of a sound difference in my HD-555s to justify paying it? What amp would you reccomend?
I came here a while back seeking your help in deciding upon my first set of quality headphones, and was surprised you find every last one of you astoundingly helpful and friendly, not to mention utterly devoid of the hauteur which befalls the knowledgable in nearly every field. I eventually set upon the Sennheiser HD-555s, though my wallet sternly refused to let me purchase it at the time (I settled for these).
I just ordered the HD-555s for $94, which is either impressively cheap or just much less than they were selling for when reccomended to me. I'm curious now as to what else might be required to get the most out of these phones (out of these phones, mind you, not the best sound conceivable.)
My listening is split fairly evenly between a set of Denon 151 turntables and my laptop (which, it appears, will soon sport an Echo Indigo IO to replace my current Realtek AC97).
Here's (hopefully) where you guys come in: I'm considering purchasing a headphone amp, but have my limit at $100, willing to stretch concievably (but very bitterly) to $120. Would an amp at this cost give enough of a sound difference in my HD-555s to justify paying it? What amp would you reccomend?