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I sure do understand. It is difficult to buy audio on faith. I looked back a little and couldn't seem to find what headphones you are using? Please tell me that.
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Oh right yeah - Grado RS-1 (recent purchase - all I can say is WOW, by the way
), currently running off a Total Bithead. Don't know yet if it's the phones, lack of break-in, or the Bithead that's the problem (don't know if you/anyone're familair with it/might know how it compares to any of the amps mentioned here...), but most importantly I'm looking to match the 'phones with something with bigger bass (by the sounds of it, noise, my other issue with the bithead, isn't going to be a problem with any of these choices...)
Case in point - I did a back-to-back listening test with some Senn HD600 at a friend's house a couple of weeks ago (different amp - internal to a DJ mixer thingy - forget which now, but a good one/recent model) and the Grado was nicer in absolutely every way, except the bass which was so much fuller ('fatter'!) on the Senns; and as I say I listen to a lot of electronica where this kind of quality contributes majorly to the overall enjoyment
Oh, I also have some Shure e5c and E500 PTH that I'll be using with it from time to time (now you see why I'm trying my level best to buy ONLY ONE nice amp!! ...let's face it, probably going to fail hehe/oh man...
), and a pair of slightly-buzzy-in-the-right-channel-at-certain-frequencies HD580 I don't really use much any more kicking around under the bed... (my first proper headphones - served me
so well, especially since they cost only £75 many many years (and several replacement cables
) ago, but think they're just kinda broken now
)