Zotar
New Head-Fier
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Hello. I have recently got the urge to upgrade my audio. After all, I listen to music all day from my computer almost so I think it was about time. I've been using Koss Porta Pro for several years and really enjoy their warm sound signature and laid back treble. I've always been sensitive to high frequency sounds. I use my creative E5 soundcard/amp to drive the headphones.
Recently I've been and tried some headphones;
Sennheiser HD650: Found them to sound ok but a bit boring, maybe it's because of the amp, Bass was lacking in my opinion. Never brought home, only spent an hour with them.
Fidelio X2: Sibilant, seemed like there was something wrong with the treble. Returned to store. Great soundstage and bass though. Too bad.
HE-400i: I bought these but I may return them in a few days due to a spike somewhere around 4 and 8khz which causes them to be sibilant on some songs and I find the treble just sharp in general so I reach for the EQ alot of the time. It's great for rock and metal with mostly male vocalists but if I listen to some female vocalist with a high pitched voice the treble will hurt my ears. If they didn't have that spike around 4 and 8khz these would be almost perfect in my opinion.
I've been looking through frequency response charts of so many headphones now and it seems most hifiman have this spike in the treble. It seems like what I am really looking for is either the Oppo-pm2 or the Audeze LCD-2. They are really expensive. I can save up, the question is, is it worth it? Are there any cheaper options that would fit me just as good? Do I need to spend 500$ more on an amp to actually make them sound good? I seem to like the planar magnetic sound, the bass goes deep, which I really like.
Help me make a decision, should I return the He-400i and look to buy an Audeze LCD-2 instead? From reading it seems like Audeze has the sound signature that I am looking for. But for the price I could keep the hifiman and get a good pair of IEMs and possibly another pair of headphones as well...
I listen to all kinds of music really except some weird subgenres of electronic music. Mostly rock/metal/electronic and pop are what dominates my playlists.
Recently I've been and tried some headphones;
Sennheiser HD650: Found them to sound ok but a bit boring, maybe it's because of the amp, Bass was lacking in my opinion. Never brought home, only spent an hour with them.
Fidelio X2: Sibilant, seemed like there was something wrong with the treble. Returned to store. Great soundstage and bass though. Too bad.
HE-400i: I bought these but I may return them in a few days due to a spike somewhere around 4 and 8khz which causes them to be sibilant on some songs and I find the treble just sharp in general so I reach for the EQ alot of the time. It's great for rock and metal with mostly male vocalists but if I listen to some female vocalist with a high pitched voice the treble will hurt my ears. If they didn't have that spike around 4 and 8khz these would be almost perfect in my opinion.
I've been looking through frequency response charts of so many headphones now and it seems most hifiman have this spike in the treble. It seems like what I am really looking for is either the Oppo-pm2 or the Audeze LCD-2. They are really expensive. I can save up, the question is, is it worth it? Are there any cheaper options that would fit me just as good? Do I need to spend 500$ more on an amp to actually make them sound good? I seem to like the planar magnetic sound, the bass goes deep, which I really like.
Help me make a decision, should I return the He-400i and look to buy an Audeze LCD-2 instead? From reading it seems like Audeze has the sound signature that I am looking for. But for the price I could keep the hifiman and get a good pair of IEMs and possibly another pair of headphones as well...
I listen to all kinds of music really except some weird subgenres of electronic music. Mostly rock/metal/electronic and pop are what dominates my playlists.