Wow 100% that sure is loud for me even with a 250ohm headphone. Don't worry too much about amp first. They will still run fine without one with the bad effect that I have written for HD668B in my previous post. With a proper amplifier/ desktop amp they are not just only bringing a bit of potential, they might actually bring out their full potential depending on the match between the amp and the headphone. Try to avoid portable or battery power amp instead. If you do I find the minimum standard will be JDSLabs CMOY BB stock configuration for a high ohm headphone.

Try not to listen too loud especially from a headphone out from your pc. You might damage your ear instead. I've been living for about a year +- without a proper/ using portable, battery power amp for my 250ohm headphone and I find it to damage a bit of my hearing already. Try to listen softer and only blast them after you get an amplifier. I hope here you can find a bit information about the amplification. There are some information might have mistakes because it is too hard to find a proper and correct information in an audiophile world. Too much misconception that I'm trying to correct. Here's the link http://audioreviews-akuma.blogspot.com/201...-headphone.html

Basically headphone amp is unlike most speaker amp/ budget speaker amp, their main purpose is not to increase the volume though increased volume is one of the side effect you get from proper amplification. They are meant for improving the controls on the drivers/speaker instead thus increasing the amount of details, bass punch and certain matching can increase the speed/PRAT as well. In other words, headphone amp helps you reduce the your listening volume instead because you are hearing more details than not having a proper amplifier.

Sorry for bringing this old post from previous thread. But I think this is something that is important and should take note of.

oh , so if i wanna get a HD660 i dun need to get an amp first , since u mentioned its needs power supply somemore , must be expensive keke .
And i dun think i can hear the difference just yet hehe .
btw sifu , pls help advise , thanks ! from previous post.

Ya HD660 requires amplifier but you can get it later on. They are not necessary that expensive at all. On the lower end you can even get a dac amp combo from the fiio E10. On the mid range you have uber muzik TTD, audinst hud mx1 and many more.
It is hard to match the performance of superlux because they are probably one of the best budget performer out there. They don't put much money on looks or smoothing out the design. Most of their money went to sound improvement and speaker design. Yes they looks like cheap chinese stuffs, but their plastic is much harder than those known brand and can withstand more torture than most headphone.
You can go pasar road intrasco to test them out. But for purchase I think finding Trio is better as they are a bit cheaper.

Probably M50 is clearer. But for your genre I think TMA-1 is more suitable

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

Ya, the funny think is that many high end stuffs looks ugly. Maybe they said Audiophiles prefer sound quality over fashion are true.

Ya of course. He did said assuming that budget is of no constraint what is the Ultimate Combo. Aside from sound preference the stax should be one of the few ultimate combo currently have to offered. Anyway man now you prefer your T1 more or LCD2?

Of course sound preference also plays another role. Whats ur current setup and whats ur home setup?

Seems like your source is quite well done. That's why you dare to buy so many high end stuffs. If you were to choose, you think which is your most restricting thing right now?

Those two also can be considered. So it falls into your sound preferences. The superlux surely will have a technical level / sound quality that is hard to be beaten by most mid range headphone. The only part they loose is the smoothness part.

This post has been edited by Akuma no Hana: Dec 2 2011, 10:49 AM

Logitech does not own Ultimate Ears when the Triple fi was produced. It was the product of the era before the company was sold to Logitech by our famous Jerry Harvey. Ultimate ears higher ends still hold up well. It is the lower ends that you should worry about, the RM69 one and those around the cheaper price range.
Just be careful, It might be fake or the warranty is not exactly one year. Many people have bought the triple fi on the black friday to be resold to the market again. Basically they still earn a lot from it. However try to buy from shop that come with genuine warranty. Plus, Jaben can help you settle your warranty both to and return free of charge. So paying a little extra give you a peace of mind.

Information is already available on their uk website. Launch date not sure yet. But the price is far more expensive than their current shure srh940. The two should be their new flagship.

Try to avoid ath t series including t500 when it come to sound quality. Look into ad and a series instead. I've tested T500 and they sound terrible.

You can try the Hisoundaudio PoPo which I just got. The bass is really extreme. They don't only boom, they can even rumble. The only thing you won't get is the air blowing your body and your body shaking. I think it is more suited for basshead than natural bass users. Electronica and dubstep user should try it out. Trance and rock user should back up. And the price is just $60-$90 only. Tested with Fiio E5 no problem. Try this and see if your headphone is fast enough and good enough to handle them or not.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUGzY-ihqWc&feature=related

By the way the 24ohm doesn't mean it is easy to drive. Sometime spec can be deceiving or won't act as it should be due to other factors.

Denon D2000. 1st it got bass. 2nd I've tested Q701 and although they are rated at low impedance, they are much harder to drive than my DT880 250 ohm. If you are buying directly from amazon.com maybe you can help support my site by purchasing through the amazon link. You just click the link, find your products and buy like usual and I'll get paid. My site URL http://www.geeksreviews.net/

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Added on March 9, 2012, 3:17 amI think you are over concerned about BA vs Dynamic. More BA doesn't mean it is better or at least beats a single dynamics. I've been using JH16PRO with 8 drivers for months now and I still doesn't feel it is in anyway superior than a dynamic. Of course it is still worth the price tag, but they still have some issue related to BA and multi BA and even hybrid also will show.

Try to find a good company that have good reputation in their BA lineup and not just buy any randoms brand BA. They may use the same drivers model but they may not share the same designs, implementation and tuning.

This post has been edited by Akuma no Hana: Mar 9 2012, 03:17 AM

Most likely the TDK BA200 will follow the sony, creative and sonic gear where they are marketed towards the mainstream market. So I don't believe that they will sound that good but still will have their own value in the mainstream market.

Judging from what you are searching, I believe you are looking for a clear, detailed and clean sounding IEM and hence you are looking for BA instead of dynamic. Try to narrow down your search to audiophile brands and find the one that suits your music preference and taste. Just give any audiophile IEM a try to get the taste how good music should sound like. If you find that you don't like it you can resell it or keep it and buy another mass market products. There is nothing wrong with not owning an audiophile products. Sometime I find that mass market product has their unique taste that the audiophile brand don't have.

This post has been edited by Akuma no Hana: Mar 9 2012, 02:23 PM

If you hear no difference then no difference it is.

On audiophile term, the difference is that you will be getting better refinement, details and resolution, smoother sound, ability to show more instruments at the same time in each note, and many more.

It is not about how much you pay but the target market. You should look at audiophile brand instead of expensive products such as beats. Try go Jaben and try the beats studio and other headphone that cost lesser and you will know what I mean.

Its sad that hisoundaudio popo is not available in malaysia if not u can give it a try as well. If u try it in jaben dont forget to give crossroads woody 2 a try as well. The simplest explanation to woody 2 is that it sounds like a hifi.