nice... would maybe get that.... but prefer headphones... suggestions?

AKG K99

u sure this price can get HD518? 2nd hand is it?

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Added on November 30, 2011, 1:06 pmbetter than SRH750? try ATH M50/AD700/A500, Sennheiser HD518/HD558, Beyerdynamic DT770

This post has been edited by MrAvatar: Nov 30 2011, 01:06 PM

Close canned ah bro , Currently have an eye on aiaiai-tma1...what do you think about it?..

This post has been edited by D-Frog: Nov 30 2011, 03:02 PM

About Tma-1, it has Solo HD feel..which means it has strong bass..suitable for rock and dubstep..for vocal i dont think it is a good idea..maybe u can look at fanny wang 1001, quite same price but more balance than tma1

Rig - Xonar DG, supports up to 150ohm
Usage - Mostly games, some movies/series and music as well
File format - For music, mp3
Genre - Music - all types, from jazz to electronic to rap etc. Games - currently, BF3, Witcher2, MW3 soon along with Skyrim. Loads of racing games too like SHIFT and DiRT.
Type - I want big, comfortable circumaurals that won't touch my ears. Must also be closed.

Budget about S$200+. Right now my main choice and almost decided are the DT770Pro/80 which are just slightly over budget. But when I tried these on in Jaben, I liked the sound and especially the comfort.

Anyway, the main point of my questions is, for my budget, are there other headphones suitable for my needs which I should consider?

FYI, my current headphones are the SHP2700, so although I'm no audiophile, pretty much anything else is gonna sound like an upgrade lol.

This post has been edited by evilnickwong: Nov 30 2011, 03:45 PM

headphones at that price point, i'm not too familiar.

Can try shures srh-240 and AT - A300. If you are in Singapore, can try out German Mastero at Stereo, can't remember which model though. but if you can, the beyers dt770/80 is your best bet.

Oh..Okay..I shal go to jaben and give it a try..thanks

you guys are dam good

last time i started with Philips. Then went to Sennheiser HD280pro, now HD380. i became a sort of Sennheiser loyalist.
just now i was recommended by you guys to get the AKG 240mkII

and for the source, at first i just used my Acer laptop, then i went for a Soundblaster USB 5.1. now i am recommended an Fii0 E10.

I read the reviews and i can't wait to get these babies!!!!

but i'm wondering, what if money is not an issue? what is the ultimate combination?

For me,should be akg k550 (haven't release) with a fiio e11 amp My source should be ipad..since it has the best sound on the market.. But me no expert..ask those sifu's on top

This post has been edited by D-Frog: Nov 30 2011, 05:59 PM

Currently using FiiO E7/E9 combo to drive AKG Q701. Waiting for the new E17 to replace the E7

havent tried srh-240, but tried the srh-840 for kicks. didn't find them as comfy as beyers and altho the srh-840 were more pricey, i found the dt770 more to my liking

a300s are open it seems, so i'll not consider those.

ultimate combination? you want a USD10K + setup?

since you seem to prefer Senn, a possible setup will be:

Audio-GD DAC Ref 7.1 USD1900 http://www.audio-gd.com/PriceList.htm
Liquid Fire Amplifer USD3250 http://www.cavalliaudio.com/products/liquid-fire-amp/
Senn HD800 USD 1499 http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD800-Ove...e/dp/B001OTZ8DA
HD800 Upgrade Cable USD3000 http://doublehelixcables.com/store/index.p...&products_id=49

this is still exclusive of shipping costs and tuning / tweaks that can be done.

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Added on November 30, 2011, 7:39 pmthe AD-300 are open, A-300 are closed.


This post has been edited by hongrui: Nov 30 2011, 07:39 PM

hey i don't mind that
but tuning / tweaks? i'm no expert, so maybe it will be a waste on me

maybe even without tweaks it will make ur ears go OMG leh

I guess you should remove both the HD800 and amplifier out of it. The Ultimate combo currently needs to have Stax SR009 and third party electrostatic Amp that can match their performance. If you want to take it even further, you have to get the Take T H-2+ headphone and their transformer box and a good speaker amp. Yes, you read it right, they requires a speaker amplifier feed to their transformer box to power the headphones. Some said Take T H2 is one of the best headphone currently have aside from the Sennheiser legendary Orpheus, and they have a physicality in it that is so good that it even exceed the level of Stax. Try to imagine that.

Take T h2: http://www.taket.jp/h2/h2.html

This post has been edited by Akuma no Hana: Dec 1 2011, 02:22 AM

HD 518 - 85 euro / HD 558 - 116 euro

Stax SR009, Impedance: 145k Ohms. Really? wow.

T h2. mmmmmm...... ugly

By placing games in front of your usage do you mean it will be mainly used for gaming? Anyway, I think your choice was spot on for the DT770 because it suits your needs very well. The sound stage is quite decent for a closed can and is actually a bass heavy headphones (at least for me). It should perform very well for gaming/movies.

I couldn't think of any other headphones at that budget that suits you better because you are fussy very firm on your requirements Well most importantly, you tried the DT770 80ohm and you like it and the other headphones at that range are either open/have smaller earcups/possess different sound signature/simply doesn't perform as good as the 770 pro.

By this do you mean you are buying in EU or you got the price from the Internet then converted them into RM, thinking that they would be around that price too in Malaysia?

Stax Signature isn't for everyone. i tried a pretty good SR007 setup before, but it wasn't to my liking. anyway, it was just a theoretical exercise just to show how far along you can really go, if you want to spend. for me personally, if you give me that particular setup i proposed, i still would have sold away the HD800 in favor of a T1 or LCD-3.

each to his own poison, as i like to say.