[or231]

I want to buy headphones at 200-300 dollars, I hear, pop ,rock ,electronic mainly.
I thought DT 990 Pro with Amplifier or AKG K550 will fit me and I want to know what you recommend.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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I want to buy headphones at 200-300 dollars, I hear, pop ,rock ,electronic mainly.
I thought DT 990 Pro with Amplifier or AKG K550 will fit me and I want to know what you recommend.

What source(s), like dac & amp. are you plugging the headphones into?

 

[or231]

Now I have Audio Card ASUS XONAR D1 but If I buy DT 990 Pro I will buy amp at 100-120 dollar
how is the AKG K550.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Now I have Audio Card ASUS XONAR D1 but If I buy DT 990 Pro I will buy amp at 100-120 dollar
how is the AKG K550.

For $50, you can get a Muse single tube headphone amplifier, on Amazon, to drive the DT990 Pro 250-Ohm.
Never used the K550 myself, but i would guess the vocals are better on the K550.

 

[or231]

The akg k550 dont need amp ,right?
There are other headphones that you can recommend in this price range

 

[PurpleAngel]

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The akg k550 dont need amp ,right?
There are other headphones that you can recommend in this price range

The Xonar D1 does not come with a headphome amplifier and the line-out/Headphone jack has a high impedance, not great for low Ohm headphones like the K550 (32-Ohm).
So you would need to get a headphone amplifier with a low impedance for the K550.
The Fiio E11 ($65) portable headphone amplifier is about as cheap as it gets.
http://www.amazon.com/FiiO-Portable-Headphone-Amplifier-Accessory/dp/B004QVPGXK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1345259933&sr=8-2&keywords=fiio+e11