sirmasterboy
New Head-Fier
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First of all, I'm looking to spend around $200 for my first pair of audiophile headphones.
I've always been an avid music lover, I've played the trombone for almost 10 years now and listen to a very wide variety of music. My main source for audio is my Desktop PC which has an X-Fi in it and I use Winamp with the ASIO plug-in.
For the last 4 or so years, my main headphones have been the dreaded Bose TriPort headphones which were a gift. I know they are crap, am at these forums am I not?
Anyways, I feel that I have gotten too used to them and don't want to have trouble adjusting to REAL headphones. I know that for true sound you need to go open air. I am a little bit afraid of the other drawbacks of open phones but I am open to go ahead and get a pair.
At this point I would like to get a set that do not need to be amped, however, would I be better off plugging them into my X-Fi via analog? Or going digital from my X-Fi to my Logitech Z-5500 and using that to amp my headphones when I use them. That is essentially amping them isn't it?
The 3 pairs that I have found to be options from browsing around these forums are the HD595, the AD-700, and AD-900. I am leaning toward getting a great condition used pair of AD-900's for $175. I am however, afraid of the "weak bass" that I have heard mentioned several times around these forums. I like to listen to rock music that really punches and also listen to my share of trance/techno so strong bass is somewhat important to me. I do also enjoy crisp highs, and mids are what are the least important to me from what I know.
What recommendations or info can any of you gurus of sound give to an audiophile newcomer?
In short, I want an overall well-rounded headphone that will blow my old crappy Bose TriPorts out of the water in every aspect.
I've always been an avid music lover, I've played the trombone for almost 10 years now and listen to a very wide variety of music. My main source for audio is my Desktop PC which has an X-Fi in it and I use Winamp with the ASIO plug-in.
For the last 4 or so years, my main headphones have been the dreaded Bose TriPort headphones which were a gift. I know they are crap, am at these forums am I not?
Anyways, I feel that I have gotten too used to them and don't want to have trouble adjusting to REAL headphones. I know that for true sound you need to go open air. I am a little bit afraid of the other drawbacks of open phones but I am open to go ahead and get a pair.
At this point I would like to get a set that do not need to be amped, however, would I be better off plugging them into my X-Fi via analog? Or going digital from my X-Fi to my Logitech Z-5500 and using that to amp my headphones when I use them. That is essentially amping them isn't it?
The 3 pairs that I have found to be options from browsing around these forums are the HD595, the AD-700, and AD-900. I am leaning toward getting a great condition used pair of AD-900's for $175. I am however, afraid of the "weak bass" that I have heard mentioned several times around these forums. I like to listen to rock music that really punches and also listen to my share of trance/techno so strong bass is somewhat important to me. I do also enjoy crisp highs, and mids are what are the least important to me from what I know.
What recommendations or info can any of you gurus of sound give to an audiophile newcomer?
In short, I want an overall well-rounded headphone that will blow my old crappy Bose TriPorts out of the water in every aspect.