Hello Everyone!
I'll just post a little intro so you all can understand where I'm coming from...
So I used to massively be into Car Audio for years and years till I heard a proper Home Audio setup at an expo not that long ago, i.e. pre-amp, amp, towers etc. and It just blew my mind with the level of overall SQ that they had compared to my car's setup & even when compared to much higher-end car audio setups I had heard. In my vehicle I have as setup, A Pioneer 80PRS source, Zapco Z-150.4 LX Amplifier, Morel Elate drivers and everything setup as fully active, which sounds lovely but my god after the presentation at that expo 0_0. I was then told that Headphones are capable of delivering as good or even better SQ(I say SQ in a nutshell) for a fraction of the cost of a full fat home-audio setup. So here I am : )...
I like the 'sound signature' I get in my vehicle and would like to retain the same basic sound in my future headphone setup at home. I'll try and best describe my taste in sound so ya'll can guide me best:
-I would like a sound where the vocals are ‘butter smooth’ and I think this is what people refer to as as warm, music where the vocals sound ‘soothing’ is very very important to me.
-I would also like it where the highs are clearly audible, NOT bright but just not muted & clearly distinguishable. I really dislike bright highs.
-The music should also have both the sub and mid-bass ‘kick’ If you will. It doesn’t have to be something that will shake my ears and become overbearing not at all, but bass presence should be felt.
If any further information is needed on my musical tastes to help you help me, do let me know.
In total I have a $1,000 budget set aside for the DAC, Headphone Amplifier and the Headphones themselves. I can stretch +/- $200.
Thank you for your time.
I'll just post a little intro so you all can understand where I'm coming from...
So I used to massively be into Car Audio for years and years till I heard a proper Home Audio setup at an expo not that long ago, i.e. pre-amp, amp, towers etc. and It just blew my mind with the level of overall SQ that they had compared to my car's setup & even when compared to much higher-end car audio setups I had heard. In my vehicle I have as setup, A Pioneer 80PRS source, Zapco Z-150.4 LX Amplifier, Morel Elate drivers and everything setup as fully active, which sounds lovely but my god after the presentation at that expo 0_0. I was then told that Headphones are capable of delivering as good or even better SQ(I say SQ in a nutshell) for a fraction of the cost of a full fat home-audio setup. So here I am : )...
I like the 'sound signature' I get in my vehicle and would like to retain the same basic sound in my future headphone setup at home. I'll try and best describe my taste in sound so ya'll can guide me best:
-I would like a sound where the vocals are ‘butter smooth’ and I think this is what people refer to as as warm, music where the vocals sound ‘soothing’ is very very important to me.
-I would also like it where the highs are clearly audible, NOT bright but just not muted & clearly distinguishable. I really dislike bright highs.
-The music should also have both the sub and mid-bass ‘kick’ If you will. It doesn’t have to be something that will shake my ears and become overbearing not at all, but bass presence should be felt.
If any further information is needed on my musical tastes to help you help me, do let me know.
In total I have a $1,000 budget set aside for the DAC, Headphone Amplifier and the Headphones themselves. I can stretch +/- $200.
Thank you for your time.