reedzkee
New Head-Fier
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Been lurking for a while, finally time to post!
So I tripped over the chord of my 5 year old HD595's the other day so the cable needs to be replaced. They were already in pretty bad shape having been dropped many times (the right side can is cracked), so I'm going to send them to Sennheiser for repair and I'm guessing they will just replace them. The situation has sparked some interest in upgrading.
In addition to the repair, I would either like to get a dedicated headphone amp, or a whole new set of cans, probably the HD600's.
Right now, I power the HD595's with an old Kenwood KC-105 Pre-Amp that goes to a portable PA2V2 headphone amp. It gets plenty loud, but the sound quality is merely adequate. I used to use the matching Kenwood Amp, and before that a Marantz Receiver from the 70's, but both have bit the dust. I occasionally listen to them in my bedroom with a Denon AVR-1909 Receiver and this is considerably better.
I have between 200-300 bucks to spend. Do you think upgrading my amp would yield a bigger performance gain versus getting a new set of cans, like the HD600's, or maybe ATH-AD900's ?
I'm leaning towards a dedicated headphone amp for the repaired HD595's, such as the Little Dot Mk III. I'm pretty fed up with using receivers and amps I find in my parents attic.
I'm switching my major to Sound Design (SCAD), and will need something highly accurate down the line, which is the main reason I want something like the HD600's. As for music listening at home, I mainly listen to electronic music like Daft Punk and Massive Attack or Indie Rock like Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, and Beach House.
So I tripped over the chord of my 5 year old HD595's the other day so the cable needs to be replaced. They were already in pretty bad shape having been dropped many times (the right side can is cracked), so I'm going to send them to Sennheiser for repair and I'm guessing they will just replace them. The situation has sparked some interest in upgrading.
In addition to the repair, I would either like to get a dedicated headphone amp, or a whole new set of cans, probably the HD600's.
Right now, I power the HD595's with an old Kenwood KC-105 Pre-Amp that goes to a portable PA2V2 headphone amp. It gets plenty loud, but the sound quality is merely adequate. I used to use the matching Kenwood Amp, and before that a Marantz Receiver from the 70's, but both have bit the dust. I occasionally listen to them in my bedroom with a Denon AVR-1909 Receiver and this is considerably better.
I have between 200-300 bucks to spend. Do you think upgrading my amp would yield a bigger performance gain versus getting a new set of cans, like the HD600's, or maybe ATH-AD900's ?
I'm leaning towards a dedicated headphone amp for the repaired HD595's, such as the Little Dot Mk III. I'm pretty fed up with using receivers and amps I find in my parents attic.
I'm switching my major to Sound Design (SCAD), and will need something highly accurate down the line, which is the main reason I want something like the HD600's. As for music listening at home, I mainly listen to electronic music like Daft Punk and Massive Attack or Indie Rock like Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, and Beach House.
