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Originally Posted by nick20 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Rob, isn't there a limited amount of tube amps for Stax? From what I've read, if you really want the tube sound minus the really high price, use a tube preamp and a normal SS amp at the end... While they may sound exceptional, there's a few dynamic contenders, at least in the budget (SR-303 and down) sector. I've also quickly read that it takes a lot of time/money to find the right synergy as well. More so, than what it takes with dynamic phones. Furthermore, I quickly read the budget Stax sometimes lack the bass of dynamic phones. If.. ..some of what I've said is true, from my brief reading, then I will likely rule out the Stax, and to boot they are extremely ugly, and must be stored after each use. I can't let anyone see these things. I need the bass.. at least a good amount of it, without spending $2,000 on a pair of Stax. While I feel and respect everyone's opinion, this, however, is mine. -Nick |
Originally Posted by nick20 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Rob, isn't there a limited amount of tube amps for Stax? From what I've read, if you really want the tube sound minus the really high price, use a tube preamp and a normal SS amp at the end... While they may sound exceptional, there's a few dynamic contenders, at least in the budget (SR-303 and down) sector. I've also quickly read that it takes a lot of time/money to find the right synergy as well. More so, than what it takes with dynamic phones. Furthermore, I quickly read the budget Stax sometimes lack the bass of dynamic phones. If.. ..some of what I've said is true, from my brief reading, then I will likely rule out the Stax, and to boot they are extremely ugly, and must be stored after each use. I can't let anyone see these things. I need the bass.. at least a good amount of it, without spending $2,000 on a pair of Stax. While I feel and respect everyone's opinion, this, however, is mine. -Nick |
Originally Posted by nick20 /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you can help me further, if you had to put the Stax bass amount, quality and detail to a dynamic phone, what would it be? |
Originally Posted by scompton /img/forum/go_quote.gif I'd put my SR-Gammas slightly ahead of my DT880 in all 3 and about equal in impact. Using test tones to test extension, I set the volume at 1KHz, drop down to 100Hz and go down by 1Hz until the bass drops off significantly. With the DT880, I just have a little rumble at 36Hz. With the Gammas, I get the same at 28Hz. The Gamma is driven with an SRD-7 hooked up to a NAD 3155 integrated amp. My other Stax, SR-3 and SR-5, aren't close to the DT880. The DT880 is plugged into the NAD's headphone jack. |
Originally Posted by jtwn /img/forum/go_quote.gif How about something outside the box...how about a Taket H2? :] |
Originally Posted by nick20 /img/forum/go_quote.gif But isn't the bass on the 880's "light" compared to other headphones? ... Do you have any other dynamic headphone to compare to, other than the DT880's, scompton? |
Originally Posted by scompton /img/forum/go_quote.gif That's why I said in another post that my bass requirements are probably not the same as yours. I've never owned any headphones with more bass than the DT880. The K601 is about the same. The only headphones I own with more bass are stats and orthos. If you want a bass hump, neither of these headphones, nor the SR-Gamma are for you. They are pretty flat. They both play back what's in the recording. They don't add more bass than is there. They both extend below where most recordings have sound. My amp has a 6dB bass boost at 30Hz. I've yet to find a recording that goes low enough to hear it. |