guy3134
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The Modi is a USB-powered DAC. I used the Modi for nearly a year and it worked pretty well.
The Modi is a USB-powered DAC. I used the Modi for nearly a year and it worked pretty well.
100-150$
and i don't want usb dac, i want it to have power source
Whats the cheapest amp and dac i could get away with using? Im starting from scratch, and never knew about amps to begin with, especially for demanding cans
From the sounds of it the magni isnt quite powerful enough, but is the modi good enough as a starter dac?
Just read another dozen reviews on the HE-500, and I'm starting to wonder if I really want it. People seem to be pinning it as a neutral, or bright headphone, and although I'm fine with neutrality (go Canada!) I still want the bass to be right there, powerful, textured, and exact. However, reviewers say the bass is fantastic on these cans, but by fantastic, they seem to mean detailed, quick, and accurate. All aspects that I want, but is the bass as present as, lets's say, the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro? Treble and midrage look fantastic on the charts, and I keep hearing about how amazing the midrange on orthodynamic cans can be, but I want to be sure I'm getting the headphones that'll work the best.
I'm trying to find my end-game cans, but would the more pronounced bass of the HE-400's be more in the direction I want to go? Lastly, if I get the HE-500, should I expect $900 sound from them, since that was their original price?
Read my review. These sound like exactly what you want. Theyre a different beast than the 400s. They certainly will deliver the sound of a $1000 especially with a pad upgrade not to mention, note that the 560 is out, you can pick these guys up for a steal! They are regularly priced under $500 if you don't mind secondhand.
I've seen multiple pairs on the head-fi classifieds for right at $400 as well as the Amazon marketplace. To my ears the pads improved the imaging and soundstage a bit but otherwise no huge improvement.
As far as cables go, I do think they can clean up a headphones sound a bit but certainly not turn it into a different animal. For this case though, a $60 would be worth it to not have to deal with the ridiculous microphonics of the stock cable. Head-fier wje makes really nice cables that are sleeved in paracord that would be exactly what you need.
Yeah, I was thinking about getting em from here.
The Focus Pads are about $40, and I'm seeing cable prices all over the place in the mess of the sale forums, so I think I might make those a separate purchase in the future. Also, I checked on wje and can't find any threads of his related to selling cables. I'm still terrible at the internet.
Just read another dozen reviews on the HE-500, and I'm starting to wonder if I really want it. People seem to be pinning it as a neutral, or bright headphone, and although I'm fine with neutrality (go Canada!) I still want the bass to be right there, powerful, textured, and exact. However, reviewers say the bass is fantastic on these cans, but by fantastic, they seem to mean detailed, quick, and accurate. All aspects that I want, but is the bass as present as, lets's say, the Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro? Treble and midrage look fantastic on the charts, and I keep hearing about how amazing the midrange on orthodynamic cans can be, but I want to be sure I'm getting the headphones that'll work the best.
I'm trying to find my end-game cans, but would the more pronounced bass of the HE-400's be more in the direction I want to go? Lastly, if I get the HE-500, should I expect $900 sound from them, since that was their original price?
No,dont expect $900 sound from it
When driven properly it bested my hd800 on most amps so $900 is too low