stewgriff
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Sorry to ressurrect an old thread, but I've decided on one of two setups:
1) HD-595 (50 Ohm version)-$190-210, if prices don't increase
2) HD-580 -> PA2V2 or good CMOY-$210-235 (Is an Airhead worth a ~$100 price increase?)
*Sorry to the Grado fans, but I just don't listen to that much rock.
It's heresy, but I don't see myself coming in with good enough cash or ears to further this hobby (my parents are skeptical enough about my...new spending habits--had to promise them this would be the last setup for a long while and that I would try to save money), and I'll have enough time finding better-encoded MP3's/CD's to realize the quality of these headphones. With that in mind, which one is the more balanced and forgiving of a setup? And how would you describe the jump in sound quality compared to, say, iBuds to Shure E2C's or Shures to HD 497's?
1) HD-595 (50 Ohm version)-$190-210, if prices don't increase
2) HD-580 -> PA2V2 or good CMOY-$210-235 (Is an Airhead worth a ~$100 price increase?)
*Sorry to the Grado fans, but I just don't listen to that much rock.
It's heresy, but I don't see myself coming in with good enough cash or ears to further this hobby (my parents are skeptical enough about my...new spending habits--had to promise them this would be the last setup for a long while and that I would try to save money), and I'll have enough time finding better-encoded MP3's/CD's to realize the quality of these headphones. With that in mind, which one is the more balanced and forgiving of a setup? And how would you describe the jump in sound quality compared to, say, iBuds to Shure E2C's or Shures to HD 497's?