thank you thank you..
was already sweating like mad lorrr..
just because i bought a good headphone..
all of a sudden, things like soundcard and amp come up.
im not prepared to spend more than rm500 on music only.
huhu....
still on scholarship maaa...

hurmm..this is exactly what i wanted to know..
but PSC805 is rm210...add another rm12 get a pav2v...

hehe...
duno how long must wait till i save enuf money on that..

i was considering another possiblities which will be :
Significant improvement : buy a USB soundcard (PSC805)
So-so improvement : buy a headamp


if she bought an headamp, she still powering it on AC97 (notebook soundcard) so it will make sound loud only, as the output by ac97 is already quite low quality.
i still thinking, if she using her HP1000 with PC805, it might sound better as pc805 have enough power to push it.

Second the PcWork's "significant improvement"

agree

hmmm.... so these ar the opinions given by the sifus here... think about it after ur exam la... haha...

hey guys, need your opinions!

own a shp805 now, and do you guys think it is wise to upgrade it to a shp895?

or should i aim higher? like grado sr60 or even senheiser hd555?

owners please advice! anyways i posted my one week old shp805 for sale in garage already, hehehe.

This post has been edited by coolfella: Jun 6 2006, 09:11 PM

i think someone said in the PSC805 thread tat the headphone out is crappy. was it u?

if use the line out at the back panel, it is unamped rite?

it actually depends on ur needs. not everyone can sense the difference.

if u ar an audiophiler, yes. u should aim quite high. a decent soundcard and an amp is a must

hehe well ok, maybe PSC805 has better DAC to play with, but it'll still be somewhat flat without a headamp. To me, the transition of sound card isn't really bringing as much improvement to my ears. If you have a laptop with integrated sound card and PSC805, you can compare and let me know how you think too.

I am not a pro, so it's just my subjective opinion. Don't flame ya?

Actually if you really want to know the difference, I am still selling my HP895. I will PM you later for price and details, it's basically not heavily used even though it's around 2 months old. You will like it

Whoah. That's a heck of a lot of information there. I'm assuming that I should apply all these eventhough it's only an 895?

I'm gonna be getting my amp soon, and wld be using it primarily with a fourth gen iPod when I'm out and about (probably with my portapro/75's- you guys think I should get an SR60 instead?)

And if not, I'd be hooked on to my lappie - which only has an integrated soundcard.

So y'all think that a soundcard would make a really big impact? Or wld an amp only suffice. I don't think I'm at the audiophile level...Merely slightly above the average person.

for me, i definately sell HP805 and get 895. that's my choise lah
(my gadget of HP800 really have different yo HP890) u consider loh. i will keep HP890 + koss ksc75

Ijan said that. but for me, it's above average already. =)

i owned headamp + pc805. for me
playing pc805 + 890 shows improvement a lot. it's more detail, less muffle.
playing it with AC97 have heavy and muffled bass.
and pc805 + basic cmoy + hp890 don't really shows different with PC805 + HP890
i guess pc805 is either :
1. has built in amp chip,
2. powerful enough to drive it.
and about the flat things... amp won't really kacau the sound flat or not, as it is not EQ. amp will only push those things such as bass/high treble nicer, as most player are not powerful enough to drive. if the player /soundcard is powerful enough, then it's has less/no problems on driving those things. so basicly with soundcard, it just push the sound more detail.
i got amp + pc805 + optoplay + hp890 (check my siggy) u can come over my place to test it.
and above statement were made according to my ear, my song, my gadget, and my "feeling" to the song.
=) enjoy ur music pals.
it's most important.
sometime, AC97 + she9500 still make me shake my head as i loved the music.

if those song crap, u give me senheiser HE90 also i won't enjoy lah.

and trust me, i set all my EQ off, all effect all, everythings OFF in listening to my song. =)
sort of enjoy the vocal also.


This post has been edited by PcWork: Jun 6 2006, 10:36 PM

oh.. sorry tai ko, I said flat means bass and treble I am not very familiar with all audiophile terms so what I said might mean something else to you

=P
for me pc805 already "not that flat"
if u compare to emu1212... u amp kau kau also flat lagi
hahah

That's what audiophile wants, flatness and neutral ~~~ replay the original with no spices added

It might just be the 595 itself being pretty flat

In that case, anyone that owns a Grado or something similar shouldnt be an audiophile?

flatness in equipment ie frequency response...yes..but flatness in music/sound?...i don't think any audiophile wants that

still prefer my amp having the tone control to cure some bad recordings..

Cheers

if u have enough budget go for better lo
alot complaining clamp force of the 895

get philips hp1000
i luv it
very comforttable
jz i still dun hv money to buy a better amp to amp it well

can come aye?
=)
testing testing first then only i can decide.
=)

i agreed with you man, it the life of audiophiler.

It a good external sound card, It my recommended external sound card for playback music.