Kenneth Skog
New Head-Fier
Hi,
I´ve been going through old posts on this fine forum without getting any smarter when it comes to my case.
I´m looking for a over-ear closed can that atleast in the beginning can be driven by my
internal Creative SoundblasterX A-5 soundcard.. https://en.creative.com/p/sound-cards/sound-blasterx-ae-5.
It´s supposed to be their first sound card with dedicated X-amp for cans. It is also supposed to have no problems working with 1 Ohm output impendance and drive cans with 16-600 ohm impedance without any problems.
Problem today is that i am sitting with a cheap RIG 500 headset as my main music and gaming headset, and as you probably understand its not up to the job with a clear but harsh sound which is lacking bass.
So, now i´m looking for an upgrade and since i am listening to music 99% when im in front of the computer, i´m going for a pair of dedicated cans instead of a new headset.
I listen to Spotify/Tidal and my music taste is very diverse with everything from 80:s to rock/metal and dance/techno.
Throw in a lot of ambient music and some Enya and you see the it is going to be able to handle a broad range of music.
What i´m looking for is a can with a nice bass foundation and that´s not to bright. I like B&W loudspeakers so maybe i should go for a pair of B&W P7? Or maybe a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 2? Or even a pair of secondhand HD600/650? I don´t want the sound to get to boring either, so what am i looking for?
Maximum budget is about $200-250 and i am no stranger to buy on the secondhand market.
Been reading like crazy but i´m getting nowhere so i´m hoping for you guys to send me in the right direction.
Pardon the bad english, im Swedish.
I´ve been going through old posts on this fine forum without getting any smarter when it comes to my case.
I´m looking for a over-ear closed can that atleast in the beginning can be driven by my
internal Creative SoundblasterX A-5 soundcard.. https://en.creative.com/p/sound-cards/sound-blasterx-ae-5.
It´s supposed to be their first sound card with dedicated X-amp for cans. It is also supposed to have no problems working with 1 Ohm output impendance and drive cans with 16-600 ohm impedance without any problems.
Problem today is that i am sitting with a cheap RIG 500 headset as my main music and gaming headset, and as you probably understand its not up to the job with a clear but harsh sound which is lacking bass.
So, now i´m looking for an upgrade and since i am listening to music 99% when im in front of the computer, i´m going for a pair of dedicated cans instead of a new headset.
I listen to Spotify/Tidal and my music taste is very diverse with everything from 80:s to rock/metal and dance/techno.
Throw in a lot of ambient music and some Enya and you see the it is going to be able to handle a broad range of music.
What i´m looking for is a can with a nice bass foundation and that´s not to bright. I like B&W loudspeakers so maybe i should go for a pair of B&W P7? Or maybe a pair of Sennheiser Momentum 2? Or even a pair of secondhand HD600/650? I don´t want the sound to get to boring either, so what am i looking for?
Maximum budget is about $200-250 and i am no stranger to buy on the secondhand market.
Been reading like crazy but i´m getting nowhere so i´m hoping for you guys to send me in the right direction.
Pardon the bad english, im Swedish.