[AllenH]

Hi, ive been lurking this board for some months now and finally decided after reading and reading to buy the shure e2c's, i got them from headroom and they arrived a few days ago, so far they are fantastic and fit fine, i do notice the lack of visceral bass but i never wanted it in the first place so its a win win situtation

One thing i noticed is that when i plugged them into my sound card or TV there is a humming sound, is that attributed to lack of amp?

Which leads to my next question, ive searched around the forum and from what i understand the cmoy is the "starter" amp, how much does it usually cost to make and about how much knowledge would one need to go about building one? This would be coming from someone with complete lack of knowledge in building these types of things (although i belive im good at following directions)

Should i just buy the total airhead or Xin?

I plan on using the headphones with a creative nomad zen and ipod, would they be sufficient enough to power the headphones and get "good"-"high" quality sound?

Thanks and sorry for being such a blatant newbie in these things

 

[erikzen]

There's a total airhead in the Gear For Sale forum, right now.

The Supermini (I have version 4) is hard to beat also for the price.

 

[Uncledan]

Since you have so many question, I will try to answer it one by one:

1. lack of visceral bass
Headphones/earphones don't the same kind of BASS as speaker, therefore you may feel they are lack of bass.

2. I noticed is that when i plugged them into my sound card or TV there is a humming sound
Mostly, humming sound is coming from the source (such as: sound card), maybe you should try more other source. Does the amp help to avoid humming sound? I don't think so.

3. Cmoy is the "starter" amp, how much does it usually cost to make and about how much knowledge would one need to go about building one?
The price is vary, from $60 to $200 (someone correct me if I am wrong). Since Cmoy is a DIY amp, so you can change all parts inside the amp. You can buidl one by yourself or ask someone build it for you, such as: JMT.

4. Which portable amp good for your need?
If you have more money, you can get better amp. I believe META42 will be a good amp you should consider.

Anyway, I hope this help.

P.S: Welcome to Head-Fi

 

[MadDog5145]

Forget the talk about an amp when you are only using Shure E2c. An amp will only slightly increase the sound quality on the Shure E2c, but that difference for me is not worth the extra $75 for a decent amp. When you upgrade to better headphones, you should then consider a headphone amp.

 

[williamgoody]

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Originally posted by MadDog5145 Forget the talk about an amp when you are only using Shure E2c. An amp will only slightly increase the sound quality on the Shure E2c, but that difference for me is not worth the extra $75 for a decent amp. When you upgrade to better headphones, you should then consider a headphone amp.

Not to me. The highs open up quite a bit with an amp. However, they still sound pretty good without an amp. It all depends on your situation and what you're willing to use in a given situation.