Rizumu
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Hey all,
I'm new to Head-Fi and trying to find out the best PDCP for the new headphones I'm looking into getting. First though I have some real newbie questions...
What exactly is a "line out", and how is it different from the headphone jack? What difference does it make in connecting a headphone amp to the line out or the jack?
I currently own a Panasonic SL-SW880, and have heard some disparaging things about their sound quality. Hey, they looked cool and had "BrainShaker" phones, right? 180 bucks can't go wrong right?
The Brainshaker phones broke - damn those things were uncomfortable. They were like a vice on your head, and your ears hurt if you listened for very long with the VMSS. I've used run-of-the-mill Sony earbuds since then. The player's served me well and lasted longer than any of my other PCDPs. I broke one of the front latches when I dropped it from a height of ~4 feet though
. Not on a soft carpet mind you, but a hard tile floor...my old Sony would've been dead before it hit the ground
Anyway, here's a quote from amazon.com for the SL-SW895 (same thing, different colors as far as I can tell) that disturbed me: "The main problem with the sound however, comes from the headphone jack itself. Basically, the headphone jack on this model seems to have a somewhat poor power output and it distorts the sound very easily, even at low volumes. Compared to other panasonic portable cd-players, the sound output is really quite poor. Even with the use of a headphone amp the sound still distorts very easily."
I'm looking to get the Ultrasone HFI-650 along with a Porta Corda amp. Can my current PCDP drive these? Or would it be a lot better to get a new one?
If so, I'm willing to sacrifice features for sound quality...hopefully there's one out there that's durable enough though. I tend to be hard on things. My experience with Panasonic has been astronomically better than that with Sony, so are there any older models out there with great SQ? I've heard most newer models, well, leave a lot to be desired. HeadRoom recommends the SL-CT470/570, but I was recommended against them on the Headphones board due to "grainyness".
Whew. I'm done. Sorry for being so damn long-winded. I like to write a lot. If I had a webpage I'd be good at rants. I'll sit back and take in the wisdom of all you experts out there...
I'm new to Head-Fi and trying to find out the best PDCP for the new headphones I'm looking into getting. First though I have some real newbie questions...
What exactly is a "line out", and how is it different from the headphone jack? What difference does it make in connecting a headphone amp to the line out or the jack?
I currently own a Panasonic SL-SW880, and have heard some disparaging things about their sound quality. Hey, they looked cool and had "BrainShaker" phones, right? 180 bucks can't go wrong right?
The Brainshaker phones broke - damn those things were uncomfortable. They were like a vice on your head, and your ears hurt if you listened for very long with the VMSS. I've used run-of-the-mill Sony earbuds since then. The player's served me well and lasted longer than any of my other PCDPs. I broke one of the front latches when I dropped it from a height of ~4 feet though
Anyway, here's a quote from amazon.com for the SL-SW895 (same thing, different colors as far as I can tell) that disturbed me: "The main problem with the sound however, comes from the headphone jack itself. Basically, the headphone jack on this model seems to have a somewhat poor power output and it distorts the sound very easily, even at low volumes. Compared to other panasonic portable cd-players, the sound output is really quite poor. Even with the use of a headphone amp the sound still distorts very easily."
I'm looking to get the Ultrasone HFI-650 along with a Porta Corda amp. Can my current PCDP drive these? Or would it be a lot better to get a new one?
If so, I'm willing to sacrifice features for sound quality...hopefully there's one out there that's durable enough though. I tend to be hard on things. My experience with Panasonic has been astronomically better than that with Sony, so are there any older models out there with great SQ? I've heard most newer models, well, leave a lot to be desired. HeadRoom recommends the SL-CT470/570, but I was recommended against them on the Headphones board due to "grainyness".
Whew. I'm done. Sorry for being so damn long-winded. I like to write a lot. If I had a webpage I'd be good at rants. I'll sit back and take in the wisdom of all you experts out there...