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post Nov 30 2011, 08:48 AM

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QUOTE(Calvin789 @ Nov 29 2011, 01:00 AM)
Hi guys,, im back tongue.gif
i am very happy with mr.avatars ifrogz nervepipes.. using them nao happy.gif

im now looking for over ear headphones...(those that cover the whole ear)
or IEM's
budget 100-150
songs that i listen...high bass, techno... and heavy metal...

THX agn tongue.gif
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DUNU Trident.

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post Nov 30 2011, 04:13 PM

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QUOTE(Calvin789 @ Nov 30 2011, 11:34 AM)
nice... would maybe get that.... but prefer headphones... suggestions?
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headphones at that price point, i'm not too familiar.

QUOTE(evilnickwong @ Nov 30 2011, 03:44 PM)
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.
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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.

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post Nov 30 2011, 07:38 PM

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QUOTE(bumfart @ Nov 30 2011, 05:40 PM)
but i'm wondering, what if money is not an issue? what is the ultimate combination?
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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.


Added on November 30, 2011, 7:39 pm
QUOTE(evilnickwong @ Nov 30 2011, 07:36 PM)
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. smile.gif
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the AD-300 are open, A-300 are closed.


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post Dec 1 2011, 01:24 PM

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QUOTE(Akuma no Hana @ Dec 1 2011, 02:21 AM)
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
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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.
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post Dec 1 2011, 08:15 PM

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QUOTE(Akuma no Hana @ Dec 1 2011, 02:25 PM)
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?
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money no constrain i also wouldn't recommend Stax. Unless you tried and really liked the signature. i had friends who tried to go Stax, spent and sold and finally came back to Dynamics, while others stay on with Stax.

T1 vs LCD-2 i've got no opinion yet. i'm just burning in the LCD-2 now, slight changes here and there but gotta wait till the xmas weekend when i get back home to my home rig and spend some quality time with them both together.
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post Dec 1 2011, 09:50 PM

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right now i'm running a burning in farm on my floor and using the LCD-2 as speakers.

source - Ipod Classic into Hp-P1

1. HP-P1 Headphone out into DUNU Hades
2. HP-P1 line out into predator amp into se530x6 with prototype cable
3. HP-P1 line out into TTD, into DUNU EX150 and LCD-2 rev2.

home setup

laptop -> Audio-Gd DI / Blu ray player -> NFB2 -> Uber Muzik Big Tube amp -> T1 / LCD-2 rev2
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post Dec 2 2011, 12:19 AM

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QUOTE(Akuma no Hana @ Dec 1 2011, 11:42 PM)
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?
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biggest issue i'm facing now is the ICs and power which i'm getting and sorting out via ICs, power cond + power cords. will not be getting tweaks such as footers and stuff as i'm expecting to move next year. Might be getting a turn table in mid of next year as a source upgrade if finances allow. don't think i'm getting other headphones as nothing much available currently / in the near future is interesting, except maybe for the Fostex TH900.

my portable setup is pretty much maxed out, while my home rig can be pushed further, i do not think its worthwhile to do so. if i do move into my own place next year, will most definitely be investing and setting up speakers with a cdp and tt.
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post Dec 2 2011, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(RitzyHoke @ Dec 2 2011, 10:07 PM)
Oh ... one last thing. I see most headphone reviews talk about high, mids and lows. Though I can imagine what they mean ... but I don't really know for sure. Any explanation or a good article for me to read up would be good biggrin.gif
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the M50s are not really flat monitoring headphones, they do pack a good bass punch.

nothing beats sitting down and actually listening to iems and headphones. go to jaben or a meet where you can meet and listen to other headphones and you will get an idea of what are the mids, highs and lows.

a good all rounder musical iem would be the DUNU Trident, but its slightly over your budget.

QUOTE(skyahmad12 @ Dec 2 2011, 10:46 PM)
My Rig: iPhone 4/PC/lappie
- Type of usage: music/video 
- File format: mp3/4
- Music genre: every gendre that exists
- Budget: <200
- Headphone/ earphone type: earphone.
- Other requirements (if any): light, durable, last long, super quality, tahan lama, nice to listen. comfy smile.gif
Do guide me sifus smile.gif
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DUNU Trident.

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post Dec 3 2011, 11:42 AM

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QUOTE(8u8u @ Dec 3 2011, 02:20 AM)
budget : -
your rig: iphone 4, laptop
type of usage:music
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no budget? you're looking for iem / headphones? what kind of music do you listen to?
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post Dec 3 2011, 04:36 PM

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QUOTE(8u8u @ Dec 3 2011, 02:42 PM)
i still haven decide how much i can fork out...but i wana noe what are the good headphones...
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Less than 500, less than 1000, more than 1000, more than 3000? Good comes in at many different price point.

QUOTE(shah93 @ Dec 3 2011, 04:01 PM)
- My Rig: Laptop,Galaxy Tab
- Type of usage: mp3,gaming,movie
- Music genre: hip hop,pop,metal
- Budget: dont care
- Headphone/ earphone type: headphone
- Other requirements (if any):  guys im buying new headphone..read many review and still confuse getting go for Solo HD or Fanny Wang 1001..anyone have these model and can help me..thanks a lot  notworthy.gif

from review..ppl said dr dre qiality is bad (easily break) is it true?  shocking.gif
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if you really don't care for your budget, then there are alot better choices beyond Fanny Wong 1001. AT-M50, Beyer DT770/32 etc

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post Dec 4 2011, 10:18 PM

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QUOTE(joscmh90 @ Dec 4 2011, 08:35 PM)
- My Rig:iPhone / Laptop
- Type of usage: Gaming/Casual portable listening
- File format:ALAC/FLAC/mP3
- Music genre:Pop and instrumental
- Budget:Less than RM300
- Headphone/ earphone type:In-ear earphones
- Other requirements (if any): Practically to replace my Apple earphones ; and wanna hear the differences between ALAC/FLAC and Mp3.
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If you like a bit more bass => DUNU Trident. If you're more into vocals => DUNU Ares.
DUNU Hephades is slightly over your budget but is great for instrumentals and is more balanced than trident & ares.
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post Dec 5 2011, 09:54 AM

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QUOTE(joscmh90 @ Dec 5 2011, 12:07 AM)
I'm confused ; but am gonna add more details

- My Rig:iPhone / Laptop
- Type of usage: Gaming/Casual portable listening
- File format:ALAC/FLAC/mP3
- Music genre:Pop (Kpop) - would consist of various genres , OSTs and instrumentals (Usually soft , slow - ex River Flows in You)
- Budget: <RM300
- Headphone/ earphone type:In-ear earphones (Unless someone can convince me to get a headphone instead)
- Other requirements (if any): The cables doesn't tangle much - easier to handle. Durable ; am seeing Brainwavz M4 so far.
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Since its k-pop, DUNU Trident is a great starting point.
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post Dec 6 2011, 02:19 PM

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QUOTE(arslow @ Dec 6 2011, 11:47 AM)
now using sony edi,wanna try something else smile.gif

actually now my requirement is heavy bass,but WITH treble.If i wan just bass,my current sony does that so well that if i put in any more bass my brain can turn upside down edi lol tongue.gif

beats is shakehead.gif

so this simple iems should be able to work properly on itouch;sony walkman right? hmm.gif
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the DUNU Trident is slightly bass heavy, with treble. but nothing like DDM or Atrios. if you really want deep tight bass, the Atrios is better than DDM.

however the trident, atrios and ddm are all dynamic iems and will require more power behind them to sound their best.

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post Dec 6 2011, 10:20 PM

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DUNU hephades if you want a more balanced sound, trident if you want a touch more bass emphasis.
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post Dec 6 2011, 10:48 PM

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the price list is in my signature.

if you like the se315, you will probably like the Hephades.

The TF10 is a triple BA, with sparkling highs and good bass punch, but mids are recessed, slightly aggressive(?).

Hephades is a dynamic driver, more balanced across the entire spectrum, with slightly warm mids.

Trident has got more bass emphasis, fun signature but a little bit smallish stage
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QUOTE(kilazilla @ Dec 6 2011, 11:30 PM)
Hi guys, need some recommendation.

My Rig: cube c30, pc
- Type of usage: music
- File format: mp3
- Music genre: amost everything except heavy metal
- Budget: less than rm200
- Headphone/ earphone type: preferably iem, don't really mind headphone if fit the budget
- Other requirements (if any): i had a bijou 3, liked it but it spoilt then a woody 2, but got some problem with the fit. i would prefer something durable especially the cables.  i need something portable
anything fits my requirements? how about ajays 1?
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post Dec 8 2011, 08:36 AM

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Open or closed cans?

your budget of USD250-300 puts you close to the DT880/HD650 range of cans already.

If you like the beyer kind of sound, you can consider the German Mastero headphones, GMP400 & GMP450 series.
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post Dec 8 2011, 09:48 AM

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hahaha not really got holes lah. you can google for images of Senn HD650, Beyer DT880 & Beyer DT990 to have a look. Beyer DT770, Audio Technica A700 & A900 are all closed headphones
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QUOTE(Boomeraangkid @ Dec 8 2011, 09:58 AM)
hmmm i dont like AD's design. HD650 looks sleek. how much is it in malaysia? i see online its around RM1.1K but in LYN the DaViS guy selling 1.7k..
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HD650 is open headphones. pricing wise best to check with jaben.
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post Dec 8 2011, 12:11 PM

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if you can, audition the cans before making a decision. while looks play a part, they each have different signatures with different amplifier requirements

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