animemaniac
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EDIT on 02/01/11
Getting a pair of cans for music and gaming, both equally important!
Ok I purchase a Asus Xonar Essence STX.
Audition the following headphones and need your opinions on what I should be listening for when auditioning these headphones, or what materials I should use.
Currently I auditioned all the headphones below with a Cowon D2+ with no eq or jet effect settings. Though these cans will most likely be for home use with my Essence STX.
Materials were rock, alternative and at V0. Ingame footage made by me of Black Ops ~Vorcuta~ and Mass Effect 2 ~Shadow Broker's Base~
ATH-A700 : Tested it against the AD700 and thought it didn't fair well. Axed.
ATH-M50 : Tested it against the AD700, preferred the AD700. Sounded better than the ATH-A700. Axed.
ATH-AD700 : Like the sound stage. Overall sounds good but I notice that in vocals, especially in the 's' in "us", "soldiers", "brothers", "Russian's" all have sibilance, have exaggerated "s" or "sh". Also the vocals were edgy and raspy compared to the HD558 and the HD598.
Senn HD558 : Could not tell the difference compared to HD598. Sounded similar to the AD700. Was more transparent than the AD700. Seem more laid-back compared to the AD700. (Need more time with it or use with an amp at the shop)
Senn HD598 : Could not tell the difference compared to HD558. Sounded similar to the AD700. Was more transparent than the AD700. Seem more laid-back compared to the AD700. (Need more time with it or use with an amp at the shop)
I would also like to know how are the HD555/595 compare to the HD558/598. I could not try HD555/595 as locally it has been faced out. Are the differences huge? Worth the extra cash? Cause if it is not, getting the HD595's at the amazon promo price seems more worthwhile.
So now I have narrowed down to these few which I'm considering and will audition. Hope you guys can help me narrow down my first pair of cans!
EDIT on 04/01/11
I have so far audition the following, ATH-A700 / AD700 / AD900 / M50, Shure SRH840, Senn HD558 / 598, Beyer DT 770 / 880 (600ohm) / 880 Pro (600ohm) / 880 Pro (250ohm) / 990 (600ohm).
On the list is the HD 598 and the Beyer DT 880 (600 ohm version)
Here is the problem I was about to make my purchase but the price difference between the Pro and non-Pro version of the DT 880 600ohm version, made me take a step back.
I check with the salesman and he said that there is hardly any difference in audio quality, the Pro's were cheaper because they were made for studios, musicians etc while the non-Pro was made for consumers who had the extra cash to spend.
So I need you guys to help me here, the thread I read written by "Zombie_X" didn't help much when it cam to comparing the Pro and non-Pro versions.
To me there was an obvious difference, the non-Pro DT880 600ohm version sounded better, but the salesman said that was due to the "burn-in" which I could not dismiss, as the non-Pro 880's were their demo set while the Pro 880's was a new set they took out of a box to let me try.
Getting a pair of cans for music and gaming, both equally important!
Ok I purchase a Asus Xonar Essence STX.
Audition the following headphones and need your opinions on what I should be listening for when auditioning these headphones, or what materials I should use.
Currently I auditioned all the headphones below with a Cowon D2+ with no eq or jet effect settings. Though these cans will most likely be for home use with my Essence STX.
Materials were rock, alternative and at V0. Ingame footage made by me of Black Ops ~Vorcuta~ and Mass Effect 2 ~Shadow Broker's Base~
Senn HD598 : Could not tell the difference compared to HD558. Sounded similar to the AD700. Was more transparent than the AD700. Seem more laid-back compared to the AD700. (Need more time with it or use with an amp at the shop)
I would also like to know how are the HD555/595 compare to the HD558/598. I could not try HD555/595 as locally it has been faced out. Are the differences huge? Worth the extra cash? Cause if it is not, getting the HD595's at the amazon promo price seems more worthwhile.
So now I have narrowed down to these few which I'm considering and will audition. Hope you guys can help me narrow down my first pair of cans!
EDIT on 04/01/11
I have so far audition the following, ATH-A700 / AD700 / AD900 / M50, Shure SRH840, Senn HD558 / 598, Beyer DT 770 / 880 (600ohm) / 880 Pro (600ohm) / 880 Pro (250ohm) / 990 (600ohm).
On the list is the HD 598 and the Beyer DT 880 (600 ohm version)
Here is the problem I was about to make my purchase but the price difference between the Pro and non-Pro version of the DT 880 600ohm version, made me take a step back.
I check with the salesman and he said that there is hardly any difference in audio quality, the Pro's were cheaper because they were made for studios, musicians etc while the non-Pro was made for consumers who had the extra cash to spend.
So I need you guys to help me here, the thread I read written by "Zombie_X" didn't help much when it cam to comparing the Pro and non-Pro versions.
To me there was an obvious difference, the non-Pro DT880 600ohm version sounded better, but the salesman said that was due to the "burn-in" which I could not dismiss, as the non-Pro 880's were their demo set while the Pro 880's was a new set they took out of a box to let me try.
