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New Head-Fier
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I'm currently looking for a new setup for my PC, as I've been long running the NAD Viso HP50 + Fiio E10k. However, as the NAD Viso HP50 has been hurting my head from times to times and as I find the Sony MDR-1000X more comfortable than the HP50's, I figured it was time to make a change.
So currently, I'm looking at a new DAC/AMP + New headphones. Speaking of the headphones, I'm going to use them mainly for music and games. When I listen where I mostly listen to metal/metalcore/post-hardcore but also some electronic and J-Rock. So I feel that the headphones needs to be versatile while still be able to be good for competitive games (e.g. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, etc.), so I feel that a larger sound stage and a good sense of positioning (if that makes sense) would be nice to have. I've noticed that I usually prefer a warmer, more pleasing sounding headphone than natural sounding ones, but perhaps that just comes from bad experience. Also, they need to be comfortable to wear for long periods of times, which I don't find in the NAD Viso HP50 or the Sony MDR-1000X.
My price range is around 349$ (even if that is stretching it a bit) for my DAC/AMP and around 300-400$ for my headphones. An option would be to get the headphones first and use the Fiio E10k while I wait for my new DAC/AMP.
The DAC/AMP I have narrowed down to the following:
Thanks!
So currently, I'm looking at a new DAC/AMP + New headphones. Speaking of the headphones, I'm going to use them mainly for music and games. When I listen where I mostly listen to metal/metalcore/post-hardcore but also some electronic and J-Rock. So I feel that the headphones needs to be versatile while still be able to be good for competitive games (e.g. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, etc.), so I feel that a larger sound stage and a good sense of positioning (if that makes sense) would be nice to have. I've noticed that I usually prefer a warmer, more pleasing sounding headphone than natural sounding ones, but perhaps that just comes from bad experience. Also, they need to be comfortable to wear for long periods of times, which I don't find in the NAD Viso HP50 or the Sony MDR-1000X.
My price range is around 349$ (even if that is stretching it a bit) for my DAC/AMP and around 300-400$ for my headphones. An option would be to get the headphones first and use the Fiio E10k while I wait for my new DAC/AMP.
The DAC/AMP I have narrowed down to the following:
- JDS Labs The Element (349$ + Shipping to Sweden)
- JDS Labs Objective2 + ODAC (279$ + Shipping to Sweden)
- Schitt Stack (Magni 2 + Modi 2, 200$ + Shipping to Sweden)
- AKG K712 Pro (~271$ in Sweden)
Thanks!
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