[skopje]

Hi i am new to this forum, and would really appreciate some advice.

I am a musician and have just made the jump to recording on computer. I have sold my mixing desk and now have no headphone output.

I have also just bought a pair of HD600 headphones to join my HD 25s and beyerdynamic DT300s.

My aim is to get an acurate picture of the songs that i am mixing. I was a little dissapointed listening to the HD600s into my Marantz CD5000. On some CDs i had to have the volume up almost full and it distorted. Is it me or are the HD600s bass light?

Anyway yesterday i recieved a rega ear. I plugged in my HD600s expecting the world to ignite, now that the headphones were being driven properly. And it does sound slightly better than the marantz, but i was expecting a bit more clarity.

I am now looking into the creek headphone amps. Are they better than the rega ear?

many thanks in advance

stephen

 

[BennyBoy]

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Originally Posted by skopje Hi i am new to this forum, and would really appreciate some advice. I am a musician and have just made the jump to recording on computer. I have sold my mixing desk and now have no headphone output. I have also just bought a pair of HD600 headphones to join my HD 25s and beyerdynamic DT300s. My aim is to get an acurate picture of the songs that i am mixing. I was a little dissapointed listening to the HD600s into my Marantz CD5000. On some CDs i had to have the volume up almost full and it distorted. Is it me or are the HD600s bass light? Anyway yesterday i recieved a rega ear. I plugged in my HD600s expecting the world to ignite, now that the headphones were being driven properly. And it does sound slightly better than the marantz, but i was expecting a bit more clarity. I am now looking into the creek headphone amps. Are they better than the rega ear? many thanks in advance stephen

Get one of these and look no further!

Benny.

 

[Zorander]

My Creek OBH-21 works fine across all the headphones I have come to possess. They work beautifully with the HD-650.

 

[skopje]

Is there much difference in sound vetween the creek 22 and the 11?

Has anyone ever listened to rega ear and creek back to back, or owned both? I don't really have the budget to go above £150. I have read some great things about the xcans though


stephen

 

[Zorander]

The OBH-11 is tube-based, I believe. The OBH-21/SE is entirely solid-state and is not to be associated with the bad rep its older sibling suffers from.

 

[skopje]

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Originally Posted by Zorander The OBH-11 is tube-based, I believe. The OBH-21/SE is entirely solid-state and is not to be associated with the bad rep its older sibling suffers from.

Cheers for that i really appreciate it

stephen

 

[tom hankins]

Neither are tube based. The 21 is the upgraded 11. Supposed to have better parts and two headphone jacks. Might come with the better power supply also. I have owned the Rega and Creek at the same time with the HD600 and preffered the rega. The Creek had a bit of a hard edge in my system that the Rega didnt have so I sold the creek.

 

[Zorander]

Which Creek did you own?

 

[tom hankins]

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Originally Posted by Zorander Which Creek did you own?

The OBH 11.

 

[mrarroyo]

Go to the tweaks or forums in Rock Grotto for a lot of information on this amp.

http://www.rock-grotto.co.uk/index2.htm

 

[maarek99]

If you won't hear a difference with the Rega then you won't hear a difference with any other amplifier. The Rega sings with the 580/600/650 models and it definitely opens them up and has its own sound signature which happens to suit them very well.