plakat
Headphoneus Supremus
Welcome to head-fi... and sorry for your wallet I guess
Don't get too hung up with the rubber bands, I don't think they are that much of a problem (i.e. will fail that soon) and can be repaired in case they eventually become loose.
I'm definitely no basshead, but I love many variations of EDM and did not find the K702AE lacking bass. Yes, the TH900 does much more in that regard, but the AE is not letting one down with electronic genres. If one is coming from more bass-enhanced headphones it might take a bit of time to become accustomed to the AKG, but the newer models in the 7-series do just fine in my opinion.
Hey guys, have a couple of questions here:
Price aside, would you either get the K712 or the K7XX?
The latter comes at about $253 for me, including tax and shipping, when I can get the former for just under $300 where I live.
I should say that it didn't stop me from biting the bullet, #217 on the drop
Second question is regarding amplification and setup:
O2/ODAC, Magni/Modi or Audio-gd nfb-15? Should I consider basing my choice on having the option for optical connection?
Speaking of which, I've heard that optical, as opposed to USB, does not bypass the audio card, which can have the benefit
of having the option for surround sound, but can introduce other issues (http://www.head-fi.org/t/732646/usb-vs-optical-dac),
but it begs the (ignorant) question: if it does not bypass the sound card, then what's the point? Isn't the signal going to be
affected by it? Finally, if I am planning on getting the HD800 eventually, should I perhaps consider going for something, say,
with a balanced connection?
I apologize for those noobish questions, that probably have already been answered (hopefully). I do admit that I'm a newbie
and have a lot of ground to cover on this forum, but what I also am is very curious, so any links or tips are very welcome.
Hey guys, have a couple of questions here:
Price aside, would you either get the K712 or the K7XX?
The latter comes at about $253 for me, including tax and shipping, when I can get the former for just under $300 where I live.
I should say that it didn't stop me from biting the bullet, #217 on the drop
Second question is regarding amplification and setup:
O2/ODAC, Magni/Modi or Audio-gd nfb-15? Should I consider basing my choice on having the option for optical connection?
Speaking of which, I've heard that optical, as opposed to USB, does not bypass the audio card, which can have the benefit
of having the option for surround sound, but can introduce other issues (http://www.head-fi.org/t/732646/usb-vs-optical-dac),
but it begs the (ignorant) question: if it does not bypass the sound card, then what's the point? Isn't the signal going to be
affected by it? Finally, if I am planning on getting the HD800 eventually, should I perhaps consider going for something, say,
with a balanced connection?
I apologize for those noobish questions, that probably have already been answered (hopefully). I do admit that I'm a newbie
and have a lot of ground to cover on this forum, but what I also am is very curious, so any links or tips are very welcome.