KSIXephos938
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Hi guys,
I currently own a pair of IE80's but I'm looking for a new pair of open back headphones. With the IE80's being my first pair of audiophile headphones, I've grown accustomed to the 'Sennheiser veil'. I've experienced extremely harsh highs with the majority of other brands; ATH-M50, SRH840, DT990.
I'm leaning towards the HD598's with its wide soundstage being a positive for gaming/movies which I'll mainly be using it for. My only concern is that it will be sonically worse than my IE80's. Does anyone have experience with both? I want them to be sonically on par, or even better than my IEMs.
The DAC I use is a FiiO E07K, a $100 DAC with a recommended impedance of 16-150ohms. Also interested in the HD650's as they are clear cut, better than the IE80's, but I might have trouble driving them with such a weak amp.
I'm not an audiophile, and have little to no knowledge on these subjects so any input would be greatly appreciated.
I currently own a pair of IE80's but I'm looking for a new pair of open back headphones. With the IE80's being my first pair of audiophile headphones, I've grown accustomed to the 'Sennheiser veil'. I've experienced extremely harsh highs with the majority of other brands; ATH-M50, SRH840, DT990.
I'm leaning towards the HD598's with its wide soundstage being a positive for gaming/movies which I'll mainly be using it for. My only concern is that it will be sonically worse than my IE80's. Does anyone have experience with both? I want them to be sonically on par, or even better than my IEMs.
The DAC I use is a FiiO E07K, a $100 DAC with a recommended impedance of 16-150ohms. Also interested in the HD650's as they are clear cut, better than the IE80's, but I might have trouble driving them with such a weak amp.
I'm not an audiophile, and have little to no knowledge on these subjects so any input would be greatly appreciated.