l00l
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Just get a Mixamp or DSS2 and have fun.
Well maybe I am just making things too complicated
Just get a Mixamp or DSS2 and have fun.
For the purpose of gaming and movies, that is all you need.
In other news,
So it seems that Dreamworks Blu-Rays (like Puss N Boots), use Dolby True HD, so Dolby Headphone devices WILL work properly on those. I'm watching that movie now with my D7000/Mixamp, and it sounds AWESOME. Just like a movie theater.
1) Sennheiser HD598
+ doesn't really need a separate amp to be driven
+ remains comfortable, also after a long time
+ very nice / pleasant all round sound
- might have a little too little bass for hip hop / action movies
3) BeyerDynamic DT990
+/- strong bass (some even say too strange as it gives them a headache when listening too long)
- hard to drive, needs extra amp
- less comfortable when wearing longtime
- too much treble for some
Now my questions:
1) When using an open headphone at a loud, but still comfortable, volume, how strong is the bass then compared to satellite speakers at low volume? My neighbours are sleeping behind the wall where my TV, computer and Keff Satellite speakers stand and apparently the bass goes through the wall pretty easy... I know these open headphones don't isolate much sound, but I still don't have a clue if there is any risk they could even hear my headphones through the wall...
About the mixamp~
Comparing the original to the new one, it seems to be a more powerful headphone amp. Its driving my 770's to levels that the original did not. There is also less of a veil, but compared to my bifrost holy ssssssssssssssssssssssssssibilance when it comes to music.
Obviously thats what I have the bifrost for, music and 2.0 home theater. But besides the sibilance issues its still not a huge degradation, long as the vocals have no sssssssssssssssssss.
I've starting looking into these headphones since I got a bit too much complaints from the neighbours
I will be using the headphones for gaming / music / cinema (all using my PC) with Dolby Headphone or CMSS 3D Headphone.
I don't do competitive gaming, but I do play FPS (so a little accuracy is welcome )
I listen to hip hop / jazz / blues / funk / soul / other old music / minimal techno / various other kinds of non-commercial electronic music
I watch most genres of movies (as long as they're good)
I'm not sure yet how I will drive these headphones.
My initial plan was to buy a decent receiver (like the Onkyo TX-NR609/709) and use my ATI Radeon HD5870 to send all sound bit streamed over HDMI. This ideal for movies with Dolby TrueHD and stuff, but apparently hardly any receiver supports Dolby Headphone.
So I still need to figure that part out later... (I do prefer not having to buy a separate amp, as I'll already spend enough money on an amp for my surround speakers )
Back to the headphones, these are the possible candidates I had in my mind:
1) Sennheiser HD598
+ doesn't really need a separate amp to be driven
+ remains comfortable, also after a long time
+ very nice / pleasant all round sound
- might have a little too little bass for hip hop / action movies
2) BeyerDynamic DT880
+ doesn't have too little bass or too much treble
- hard to drive, needs extra amp
- bad positioning from behind
- not cheap
? couldn't find how comfortable these are in long term
3) BeyerDynamic DT990
+/- strong bass (some even say too strong, as it gives them a headache when listening too long)
- hard to drive, needs extra amp
- less comfortable when wearing longtime
- too much treble for some
4) AKG Q701
+ doesn't have too little bass or too much treble
? I'm not sure if these really need an extra amp or not
- less comfortable when wearing longtime (could be fixable by a mod)
- expensive
Now my questions:
1) When using an open headphone at a loud, but still comfortable, volume, how strong is the bass then compared to satellite speakers at low volume? My neighbours are sleeping behind the wall where my TV, computer and Keff Satellite speakers stand and apparently the bass goes through the wall pretty easy... I know these open headphones don't isolate much sound, but I still don't have a clue if there is any risk they could even hear my headphones through the wall...
2) The Sennheiser HD598 seems like the safest buy to me. The only possible downside is the bass. I was wondering, if the low bass appears to be a problem for me, is it possible to fix this issue by using a software or hardware equalizer? Or will using an equalizer lessen other qualities of this headphone and perhaps make the bass overwhelm the high and mid tones? Is there a difference in outcome between a software or hardware equalizer?
Thanks for the tip on Silent Cinema.
I didn't find this back in Nameless PFG's thread (which I completely read 2 days ago - I know... crazy...)
Is this Silent Cinema a "real" surround or a "made-up" surround? (I mean: if an opponent comes from behind you, do you hear him from behind? or does it just "randomly" positions sounds?)
Does it work well with a PC? Does it need a DTS or other specific surround standard as input to the receiver? Or does it work as well with a 5.1 PCM input without any Dolby stuff?
(Maybe I'm asking the wrong questions here, but I still need to investigate more on this aspect and actually wanted to have this conversation in NamelessPFGs thread at a later point in time... but if you already have answers on this, they are off course more than welcome )