DeadlySpoon
100+ Head-Fier
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Hello everyone,
It's been a while since I dropped by here. I foolishly thought I'd be forever content with my ATH-SJ5's. They're still fantastic, and I love them, but...
I need something new. Something MORE.
This all started when I debated getting myself a set of 5.1 speakers for my laptop. I then realised I didn't want to have anything too loud, because I'd be mainly listening to music in the dead of night or while studying. So naturally I ditched the idea and decided to come back to good ol' Head-Fi.
Lots has changed since I was last here, including a shiny new raise, a massive tax return that should get here soon, and the loss of the girlfriend. So now, I can afford to upgrade my pitiful home setup, and won't get yelled at for it.
Right now, at home, it sucks, audio-wise. I have a little iHome alarm clock / iPod dock, but other than that, just the stock speakers for my laptop. And the headphone jack for my iHome doesn't even work. Sooooo I need / would like to get the following:
-Laptop sound card (there's a couple of PCI slots or something like that on my laptop, so, y'know, something to take advantage of those would be nice)
-Headphone amp
-Some good cans, better than my SJ5's, open or closed doesn't really matter because I'll just be listening to them from my room. Comfort is a major issue for those, because I tend to have extensive listening sessions.
-IEMs, to use as my biking/workout/summer 'phones (the pleather pads get hot on the SJ5's, which is great in the winter, not so much for the summer)
Any suggestions? My budget is around 600 USD, probably split up with 200+ for the home headphones, 100 for the IEM's, and the rest between the amp and the soundcard. Of course all this is flexible, if I could get stuff for less than that it's be great (what with the student budget and what not), I just want suggestions because I have no clue where to start.
Cheerio,
DeadlySpoon
It's been a while since I dropped by here. I foolishly thought I'd be forever content with my ATH-SJ5's. They're still fantastic, and I love them, but...
I need something new. Something MORE.
This all started when I debated getting myself a set of 5.1 speakers for my laptop. I then realised I didn't want to have anything too loud, because I'd be mainly listening to music in the dead of night or while studying. So naturally I ditched the idea and decided to come back to good ol' Head-Fi.
Lots has changed since I was last here, including a shiny new raise, a massive tax return that should get here soon, and the loss of the girlfriend. So now, I can afford to upgrade my pitiful home setup, and won't get yelled at for it.
Right now, at home, it sucks, audio-wise. I have a little iHome alarm clock / iPod dock, but other than that, just the stock speakers for my laptop. And the headphone jack for my iHome doesn't even work. Sooooo I need / would like to get the following:
-Laptop sound card (there's a couple of PCI slots or something like that on my laptop, so, y'know, something to take advantage of those would be nice)
-Headphone amp
-Some good cans, better than my SJ5's, open or closed doesn't really matter because I'll just be listening to them from my room. Comfort is a major issue for those, because I tend to have extensive listening sessions.
-IEMs, to use as my biking/workout/summer 'phones (the pleather pads get hot on the SJ5's, which is great in the winter, not so much for the summer)
Any suggestions? My budget is around 600 USD, probably split up with 200+ for the home headphones, 100 for the IEM's, and the rest between the amp and the soundcard. Of course all this is flexible, if I could get stuff for less than that it's be great (what with the student budget and what not), I just want suggestions because I have no clue where to start.
Cheerio,
DeadlySpoon
