Sennheiser HD 595 or ?????

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dhirukholia said:
^^ pro-music and gaming....esi juli@....it has a gud dac

how come?

esi juli is not even EAX 1 compatible IIRC ...
It may be good for music though.
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k..ll make it clear...."pro gaming and music" as in good for gaming and ok for music..."pro music and gaming" as in good for music and ok for gaming...
 
Vandal said:
At 300 ohms it'd need much more than the EMU0404 soundcard I can assure you. Dedicated amp...around 300$ US is a good place to start
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jith77 said:
mm...the recomm one is emu0404 usb...which i believe is different from just emu0404...usually u can do without an amp...
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hey, i suggested that as the source alone. from what i hear (from the gurus) all PCI based 'sources' need an external amp anyway. just that a good source matters a LOT too, when u wanna play music on the comp n listen on the cans :D

@ Chaos:
Vandal said:
You have your first order right here...
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TechHead said:
^Customer no.2 here, Chaos. LMK...
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'zero'th order right here :P
 
Chaos said:
Well the difference between the EMU 0404 USB and PCI is marginal. The only useful thing in the USB is that it has balanced outs. The 650 deserves a better source than the EMU... way way better. Also of what I heard, i'd rate the HD650 as being significantly better than the HD600. Yes its darker, yes its even more revealing but it just sounds so much more nicer than the HD600 which basically sounds quite similar to my old HD580. Infact, I'd have a hard time distinguishing between the 580 and 600 in an ABX.

The external DAC I use is significantly better than a 0404 when given the right SPDIF source and the headphone is bottlenecked even by that. I tried the headphone with a friend's Bluenote Stibbert CD player and it just completely blew me away. This was with a cheapo home built amp.

I'm currently building a better amp based on the Cavalli Kumisa 3 design with Raghunandan's help and hopefully it should be a lot lot better. IMHO, buying headphone amps for hundreds of dollars is a waste of money. If it turns out all well, I don't mind building a few extra ones for TE members.
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so that solves things..its either that or the free amp:ohyeah:
 
Well I have a home amp currently & I have a Creative Audigy 4 card. I doubt I will be able to buy a new card now.

If the home amp I have currently wont do the trick, then I will be No 4 in the list for the home amp !
 
Ok got the prices -

HD 650 ~ 16k

HD 600 ~ 14k

AKG 701 ~ 17.5k

What do you guys suggest ? I feel I should go for the HD 600 only because I dont have a hi-end sound card or a good amp. Plus I can always get a decent $250 amp later on which will match the HD 600 easily.

While if I get the HD 650, I wont be able to use the full potential since I dont have an expensive sound card or amp to match the headphones.

P.S. I dont mind spending 17k for the AKG 701.
 
LOL 600 and 650 have the same damn impedance and nearly same sensitivity. If your source can't drive the 650, then it can't drive the 600 either. Even that AKG needs an amp. If you are dreaming of running any of them unamped, you are better off investing in something cheaper.
 
not a bad idea....i would do the same if i wanted something badly...plus u got an home amp...but i still say i dont kwon how it will sound on one...

plus u dont hav to go that high end on day one...it can be the case that something suiting your taste(or your dads)might be found in something in a lower priced one...
 
I WILL buy an amp or get my dad to make one from online specs, but after 3 - 4 months. Let my bank balance improve a bit ! But for the time being will my dad be able to listen to (he listens on a rather low volume btw) songs using my Creative Audigy 4.

I dont mind using my home amp, but I tried to use another pair of headphones and there was a bit of hiss coming through. Would that hiss be there if I use the HD 650 or AKG 701 ?
 
BF1983 said:
I WILL buy an amp or get my dad to make one from online specs, but after 3 - 4 months. Let my bank balance improve a bit ! But for the time being will my dad be able to listen to (he listens on a rather low volume btw) songs using my Creative Audigy 4.

I dont mind using my home amp, but I tried to use another pair of headphones and there was a bit of hiss coming through. Would that hiss be there if I use the HD 650 or AKG 701 ?
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3-4 months isnt a lot time...one can wait that long fore an amp..it is good idea to wait for the amp...u will have a better idea as to which amp would suit ur taste

in that case there wld b the hiss......with any headphone u choose.....
 
I dont want to wait too long since my dads birthday is coming up and I want to get it a few weeks tops after that. Also I have the money now to buy the headphones, 4 - 5 months down the line I may not.

So I would like to take my chances and get the headphones now and an amp later. Plus Chaos has the same headphones (HD 650), so I can get whatever amp he is using (provided it doesnt cost an arm and a leg !)

Plus the amp can be built by my dad, since he already has many components that could be used to build an amp.

Also about the hiss, I found out that occurred when my dvd player was connected. When I connected my ipod, there was no hiss. So my cabling is bad.
 
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