Mad Lust Envy's Headphone Gaming Guide: (8/18/2022: iFi GO Blu Review Added)

[chicolom]

My X2 will be here Tuesday. Hype commencing in 3....2...

 

 
Hype has already been commenced, but let's hope they're a worthy successor...

 

[stevendom]

Mad Lust Envy would you say the ath-ad900x's have about equal soundstage to the ath-ad700's?
what rating would you give the ath-ad900x's?

 

[chicolom]

Just randomly checked ebay looking at X1 prices and was surprised and confused to see that MY pair was for sale....
 

 

[chicolom]

  Mad Lust Envy would you say the ath-ad900x's have about equal soundstage to the ath-ad700's?
what rating would you give the ath-ad900x's?

 
Haven't heard the AD900x, but speaking in terms of AD900 and AD700, the AD700 has a slightly superior soundstage,  The positioning is a tad more diffuse and less precise on the AD900 in comparison. 
 
FWIR those traits may carry over with the AD900X as well.

 

[Yethal]

My X2 will be here Tuesday. Hype commencing in 3....2...

Sgt. MLE! We expect a full report on these!
 
For anybody curious, this is what the Mixamp and A40 look like when disassembled:
 
http://www.overclock.net/t/731358/video-guide-astro-a40-headset-and-mixamp-disassembly
 
There is a website printed on the back of the Mixamp's PCB
 
http://www.etherdigital.com.cn/
 
Looks like they're chinese company making cheap audio products. I'm browsing the page right now, I'll post if I find anything useful in there.

 

[stevendom]

   
Haven't heard the AD900x, but speaking in terms of AD900 and AD700, the AD700 has a slightly superior soundstage,  The positioning is a tad more diffuse and less precise on the AD900 in comparison. 
 
FWIR those traits may carry over with the AD900X as well.

I'm looking to game and listen to music, mostly rap. what headphones would you recommend?
I was deciding between athad900x, ath-ad700x, and hd598, but I'm open to suggestions.

 

[chicolom]

  I'm looking to game and listen to music, mostly rap. what headphones would you recommend?
I was deciding between athad900x, ath-ad700x, and hd598, but I'm open to suggestions.

 
Oh.  Stay away from either ADx00 then.  They're called the "Air" series for a reason, and it's NOT for having good bass.
HD598 doesn't have too much bass either.
 
I used sub $200 pair of X1s would be good if you could swing it, as they've got bass and also are excellent for gaming (hard to do both simultaneously as they can be contradictory).

 

[AxelCloris]

For any of you AKG fans it seems that I can finally talk openly about Massdrop's newest announcement, the AKG K7xx headphone.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/743280/new-release-the-k7xx-massdrop-first-edition-an-exclusive-from-massdrop-and-akg
 
It's based on the K702 Anniversary and it's only going to set you back $200. Hells yeah. Depending on funds I'll either be getting a set in the first or second wave.

 

[Evshrug]

Sgt. MLE! We expect a full report on these!

For anybody curious, this is what the Mixamp and A40 look like when disassembled:

http://www.overclock.net/t/731358/video-guide-astro-a40-headset-and-mixamp-disassembly

There is a website printed on the back of the Mixamp's PCB

http://www.etherdigital.com.cn/

Looks like they're chinese company making cheap audio products. I'm browsing the page right now, I'll post if I find anything useful in there.

Interesting, looks like they have what's basically a mixamp 5.8 (but the receiver looks like an enlarged iPod Shuffle). Can't find a consumer product store to buy these things though.

 

[stevendom]

   
Oh.  Stay away from either ADx00 then.  They're called the "Air" series for a reason, and it's NOT for having good bass.
HD598 doesn't have too much bass either.
 
I used sub $200 pair of X1s would be good if you could swing it, as they've got bass and also are excellent for gaming (hard to do both simultaneously as they can be contradictory).

that's a little more than I wanted to spend. Any recommendations below $200?

 

[Stillhart]

  For any of you AKG fans it seems that I can finally talk openly about Massdrop's newest announcement, the AKG K7xx headphone.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/743280/new-release-the-k7xx-massdrop-first-edition-an-exclusive-from-massdrop-and-akg
 
It's based on the K702 Anniversary and it's only going to set you back $200. Hells yeah. Depending on funds I'll either be getting a set in the first or second wave.

 
These days, my Q is basically just on console duty.  I doubt upgrading will be worth the money.  But I'll wait for the first drop to see what others think.

 

[chicolom]

  For any of you AKG fans it seems that I can finally talk openly about Massdrop's newest announcement, the AKG K7xx headphone.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/743280/new-release-the-k7xx-massdrop-first-edition-an-exclusive-from-massdrop-and-akg
 
It's based on the K702 Anniversary and it's only going to set you back $200. Hells yeah. Depending on funds I'll either be getting a set in the first or second wave.

 
 
"K7XX"?? 
 
Ha, is that an inside joke as there's been so many different K7xx headphones?
 
Looks in the pics like it's using the Anniversaries slightly less plump ear pads.
 
Still $200 is quite good.  Makes the K612 less appealing.

 

[chicolom]

  that's a little more than I wanted to spend. Any recommendations below $200?

 
They HyperX Cloud are pretty decent, and would work OK for rap.  The soundstage isn't going to be on par with the open headphones over 100, but it's good for a sub 100 closed can.

 

[hi2chris]

what amp is typically recommended with the AKG K712?
I was going to buy this with a Mixamp but seems that an amp is still required so thinking i may just buy the headphones now and look at the X7 in the new year. As the X7 will be able to act as both the Mixamp and an amp then it won't cost that much more

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

"K7XX"?? 

Ha, is that an inside joke as there's been so many different K7xx headphones?

Looks in the pics like it's using the Anniversaries slightly less plump ear pads.

Still $200 is quite good.  Makes the K612 less appealing.

Depends though. The K612 is definitely more neutrally balanced.

As for the ear pads.... they look like OG Annie pads before they were changed to use the K712 pads. I actually prefer the sound of the OG pads, as they were a tad bit warmer, and more intimate sounding. Perhaps that's where the stock went, the further differentiate the models.

Before anyone asks... OG = shorthand for original generation, sigh.