lazysleepyboi
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Hey every1, new to the forums, not really an audiophile but want some really beast headphones. I almost brought myself some beats pro's, but then I stumbled upon this forum and saw the unanimous hate for them lol.. So i started fishing for some alternatives and as of right now i'm loving the idea of having these. I need some help from u audio gurus to decide whether they're right for me.
There's a few things that have me apprehensive about buying them, firstly i'm not planning on amping them (was just gonna rely on my ipod to drive them - i know i'm a noob ) and was wondering how they would sound. I take that they'll still sound better that un-amped beats? Secondly, all my music is bought from Itunes at 256kbps AAC are these headphones too detailed (i.e. unforgiving) for my music collection? Lastly, not a major issue though, I was wondering if the detachable cable was just a straight forward jack on both ends.
Thanks any help would be appreciated.
P.S as aforementioned i'm not too experienced with headphones and hardly an audiophile of any sort, so i'm fairly confident the sound will blow me away
I'll help you there =] welcome to the head-fi community, but i would stray away after this purchase if you want to save your wallet from becoming empty (i kid, not really). Anyways, your iPod should do fine with powering these headphones. Everyone here has different setups, and the Pro 900s work, but amps really open it up more. No matter what headphones you have, an amp will refine the sound and make it better. I would say get the Pro 900s first, and if you feel like getting an amp, get one later when you have some money to spare. These really do benefit from an amp, as do most headphones, but you don't have to power them with an amp if you don't want to.
At first they may not sound as good as beats, but give them time. These headphones really require a lot of patience because they benefit from burn-in time. When you get these, just attach them to your computer and play a track over and over for 200 hours to let them burn-in adaquately. I've had these headphones for over a week, and i believe that i have 50 or so hours on them and I'm pretty amazed by the sound. At 20-30 hours you really begin to appreciate the sound, at least i did, and they really open up quiet a bit from there. Some users have said that they open up after 200 hours, but i'm pretty impatient (i know i'm a hypocrite -.-).
Since you bought your music off itunes, it should be fine. iTunes music is usually good quality, so you should be fine. If anything, you can always upconvert your itunes music to 320kps or FLAC. But in all honesty, you should be fine with what you got if you really do buy all your music, i know for some of us who can't really do that, we download our music and it varies a lot with quality when you blindly download.
The Pro 900s come with two cords. One is the 3.55mm jack (straight) to 3.55 (straight). The second one is 3.55 (straight) to 1/4 (straight). One side is the side you plug into the headphones and the other you plug into your source. The side that you plug into your headphones is a screw type of jack. You have to screw it in and if you don't screw it in properly, then the audio really sounds weird. Some people here have has problems with that, but i haven't. If you have anymore questions i'll be glad to answer what i can =] welcome to head-fi