plz recommend headphone+amp+dac with $1,000 budgets.

[lja1125]

Hi,
 
I've never used headphones before.
 
only i used IEMs, then, i'd like to buy headphones.
 
but, i don't have any knowledge for it.
 
so plz feel free to recommend.
 
and i liked UE triple.fi 10 pro.

 

[Brando]

Call J&R.com and try to talk a salesman into giving you some denon ah-d7000 phones for $550.  Spend the rest on an audio gd compass or something like that.
 

 

[Mr.Tom]

I've had meny different set ups over the last 20 years. The one I have now is by far the best I've owned.
 
Schiit Valhalla = $300.(bStock)
Schiit Bifrost = $300.(bStock)
Sennheiser HD650 = $400.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Quote:

 
 
I've never used headphones before.
Only I used IEMs, then, I'd like to buy headphones.
But, I don't have any knowledge for it.
So plz feel free to recommend.
And i liked UE triple.fi 10 pro.

Does it matter if the headphones are open or closed?
What source(s) are you getting audio from?
Is this for music? movies? gaming?
 
Might I suggest you can spend less then $1,000 and still get some good audio.

 

[lja1125]

Thanks, brando. 
 
but, i'd like to get opened headphone, so d7000 won't be my list.

 

[lja1125]

Mr.Tom,
 
how could i get bStock?? and what is difference between regular model and bStock??

 

[lja1125]

i like to get closed, and it'll be connected pc.
 
and 70% music, and 30% movies.

 

[PurpleAngel]

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i like to get closed, and it'll be connected pc.
 
and 70% music, and 30% movies.

Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card (Dolby Headphone surround sound), $175
Beyerdynamic T70 250-Ohm headphones, used $371, sold on Amazon.
Foobar2000 (free) for playing audio files.
Media Player Classic (free) for playing video files (at Codecguide).

 

[lja1125]

before i tried beyer t5p, but t5p is uncomfortable, and sound wasn't good enough price.
 
I just used t5p with ipad, and iphone4s.
 
Do you think that asus Xonar + t70 would be better sound than t5p???

 

[PurpleAngel]

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Before I tried Beyer t5p, but t5p is uncomfortable, and sound wasn't good enough price.
 
I just used T5p with iPad, and iPhone4s.
 
Do you think that Asus Xonar + T70 would be better sound than T5p???

I really know nothing about the Beyer T5 (or T5p) or how they compare to the T70.
Apple products come with decent audio support, but a separate dedicated DAC and headphone amplifier might have made the T5ps sound better (guessing).
I own 6 Beyer headphones and I find them all comfortable.
Currently I'm using my Essence STX with my T70s, using foobar and listening to Christopher Cross Sail Away, sounds sweet.
Another option is getting a (used $50) Xonar DX or D1 sound card and a Audio GD NFB-12.1 (dual DACs), connect them using S/PDIF Toslink optical.
The DX/D1 provide Dolby Headphone surround sound and using an external DAC can provide protection from a computer's internal electrical noise.