weejua
New Head-Fier
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Hello all of you!
Let me introduce myself, I'm Yorran, a 25 year old entry level audio enthousiast from the Netherlands. After reading a lot on these forums (now and in the passed) I found this the right place to ask for proper advice. I am no audiophile by any means but I do enjoy high quality sound.
ATM I'm using a Asus Xonar Essence STX combined with a pair of Alesis M1 Active MK2 monitors and a Sennheiser PC360. I am more than satisfied with the Alesis monitors combined with the SXT so I dont plan on upgrading the STX in any short term but I do feel like upgrading my current headset.
As everyone knows a proper headphone will out perform any gaming headset, so I started to look for a good headphone wich I can combine with a clip/mod-mic. As I dont know a lot about headphones I started to look for brand I know people appriciate a lot(Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic), from the research I did online (I havent actually heard anything) I sort of deceited to go for the DT 770/880.
After looking for a as-high-as-possible impedance version my STX would amp I started to Google again - many said the STX only amp's up to 7volt which is in no case enough to amp the DT770/880 -600 in any way, in fact I've read the STX does a "poor" job on amping higher impedance headphones and it would be best off amping a 32 ohm headphone.
Now my question is, what of all this ^ is true and what would your advice be? If the STX really does a better job at 32 Ohm headphones, would I be better of buyng the Beyerdynamic MMX300 (DT770+condenser mic) or does it make more sense to buy a DT 770/880 - 250/600Ohm?
In short: I have an Asus Essence STX amp which I am not going to upgrade - what impedance headphone is recommended (32/250/600)?
This is my first post on head-fi so i'm really looking forward to any advice!
Kind regards and sorry for the grammer
Let me introduce myself, I'm Yorran, a 25 year old entry level audio enthousiast from the Netherlands. After reading a lot on these forums (now and in the passed) I found this the right place to ask for proper advice. I am no audiophile by any means but I do enjoy high quality sound.
ATM I'm using a Asus Xonar Essence STX combined with a pair of Alesis M1 Active MK2 monitors and a Sennheiser PC360. I am more than satisfied with the Alesis monitors combined with the SXT so I dont plan on upgrading the STX in any short term but I do feel like upgrading my current headset.
As everyone knows a proper headphone will out perform any gaming headset, so I started to look for a good headphone wich I can combine with a clip/mod-mic. As I dont know a lot about headphones I started to look for brand I know people appriciate a lot(Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic), from the research I did online (I havent actually heard anything) I sort of deceited to go for the DT 770/880.
After looking for a as-high-as-possible impedance version my STX would amp I started to Google again - many said the STX only amp's up to 7volt which is in no case enough to amp the DT770/880 -600 in any way, in fact I've read the STX does a "poor" job on amping higher impedance headphones and it would be best off amping a 32 ohm headphone.
Now my question is, what of all this ^ is true and what would your advice be? If the STX really does a better job at 32 Ohm headphones, would I be better of buyng the Beyerdynamic MMX300 (DT770+condenser mic) or does it make more sense to buy a DT 770/880 - 250/600Ohm?
In short: I have an Asus Essence STX amp which I am not going to upgrade - what impedance headphone is recommended (32/250/600)?
This is my first post on head-fi so i'm really looking forward to any advice!
Kind regards and sorry for the grammer