zhopudey
Head-Fier
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I welcome myself to head-fi without taking permission from my wallet
Where do I start? Well here's my rig - I use my computer as source, playing mainly FLACs, or at least high bitrate mp3s, through my EMU 0404 PCI.
I stay in India, where the few available brands like Senns are exorbhitantly priced. So now that I have a friend who's coming down from the US, I decided to plonk down all my savings and jump right in
Since my source is good enough, (at least to begin with), I'll get the headphones and Amp right now. I have a very rigid upper limit of $500 for both. (but would really really appreciate a lower cost).
My friend can only get the headphones, so I'm thinking of going DIY for the amp. While I couldn't even solder a resistor to save my life, I'll find someone to build it for me.
I mainly listen to rock. Springsteen, RHCP, metallica, Floyd (ohh lots of floyd), Dave Matthews, Massive Attack, Led Zep, Bryan Adams, Dido, Corrs.....some Sade, some Ray Charles, a little Steely Dan, and even Prodigy and Sepultura if I'm feeling too sleepy. Along with plenty of Indian film music, which doesn't have the best recording quality, but the singers are very easily amongst the best in the world.
So, Vocals are very important, as is bass for all the rock. I don't really understand most of the audiophile terms, but I want something that'll get my feet tapping.
I have been going thru all the threads for the last two weeks, and progressively getting more and more confused. According to my budget ( about $300 for the cans), I narrowed down to HD650 / HD600 / K701 / DT880 / DT990 / SR325i. Of these, I've almost rejected the Grados cause the reports of shrill highs frighten me. Plus, I need the cans to be really comfortable for a few hours at least.
Of the others, the Senns are too veiled, the AKG too sterile and analytical, and I could form any conclusion about the Beyers
For the amp, how is PPAv2 ?
Help me out here please
Thanks in advance.
Where do I start? Well here's my rig - I use my computer as source, playing mainly FLACs, or at least high bitrate mp3s, through my EMU 0404 PCI.
I stay in India, where the few available brands like Senns are exorbhitantly priced. So now that I have a friend who's coming down from the US, I decided to plonk down all my savings and jump right in
My friend can only get the headphones, so I'm thinking of going DIY for the amp. While I couldn't even solder a resistor to save my life, I'll find someone to build it for me.
I mainly listen to rock. Springsteen, RHCP, metallica, Floyd (ohh lots of floyd), Dave Matthews, Massive Attack, Led Zep, Bryan Adams, Dido, Corrs.....some Sade, some Ray Charles, a little Steely Dan, and even Prodigy and Sepultura if I'm feeling too sleepy. Along with plenty of Indian film music, which doesn't have the best recording quality, but the singers are very easily amongst the best in the world.
So, Vocals are very important, as is bass for all the rock. I don't really understand most of the audiophile terms, but I want something that'll get my feet tapping.
Of the others, the Senns are too veiled, the AKG too sterile and analytical, and I could form any conclusion about the Beyers
For the amp, how is PPAv2 ?
Help me out here please