psycheoffrogs
New Head-Fier
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I'm a violinist with over 10 years of classical training, so I recently decided to get involved in the audiophile world for the sake of good sound. After my apple earbuds, the cheapest phones I've bought are the Koss KSC75, which have been a huge improvement over the buds, especially when considering the price point. I decided I wanted to get in deeper, so over the course of a few years, I bought the ATH-M50s, the Grado SR225i, the Sennheiser PX 200II and the Creative Aurvana Live phones (I no longer have the PX 200II or the CALs), all on the recommendations of the people on this forum. And despite my years of honing my ears from violin, I just can't see a big enough difference between the KSC75s and the more expensive headphones to warrant the huge price difference. Everyone heaps so much praise on all these more expensive headphones, but I just don't get it, even when I'm listening to lossless. I really want these headphones to sound great to my ears after spending so much money on them, but I think any difference I'm hearing is just a placebo effect. Can anyone explain to me what I should listen for or how to train my ears so I can learn to hear what's different? Maybe I need an amp or something? I'd really rather not spend more money for little changes, though.