Look for a second hand pair of Ibasso Boa/Viper. They'd probably be your best around that price range.

Budget? Everything is relative in audio.. xD

Check on this link. Seems to be that the seller couldn't sell off his pair of headphones for quite some time though, talk with him abit.
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=777016&hl=


Hmmm.. The AD air series is pretty cold sounding btw, just to let him know. It's very bass shy (coming out from me who isn't used to heavy bass btw), however, it generally possess a very airy presentation to it. If you don't mind the bass-shyness you may give it a hit.

Hi Black Bear Blades, welcome to Lowyat.net.
Feel free to browse around more as to understand how we tend to post around here.


Should you wanna try out more budget Headphones/Earphones, we have a short thread regarding it too over here.
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/934491

Have fun!

As usual, what will your budget be?

@+3kk!


Make sure to give yourself a good justification on why you wanna further spend money on purchases already when you already have such at setup at home.

Buy first, think later?

AD700 can be abit bass anemic. I haveta say I was once a person who doesn't like the overwhelming presence of bass in my music (mind ya I still don't!), but seriously, I find the AD700 presentation abit strange due to the lack of bass. Doesn't gives you a good view/presentation of the lower range of the spectrum. Especially if you're listening to genres like pop, rock, and the such the lack-of-solidness in the lower range might turn you off a little, though I haveta say it sounds pretty nice with vocals and orchestra.


Sadly, haven't gotten the chance to try the DT440 yet so I can't comment on it. >_< But I advise you to actually give the DT440 a try. Hmmm... Either way, both choices are actually very good headphones for your money.

This post has been edited by Enigmatic: Jun 26 2009, 09:22 PM

I am sure Ace jiejie won't mind the weight! ^^ She has a strong neck! Hehe.

Do you already have a pair of amp? Headphones that price range are better off with a good pair of amplifier for its full potential.

O.O


Rich! >_<


What type of songs you listen to? Haha. RM2k for headphone+amp.. I am aiming for that budget for my far in the future loudspeaking setup. :S

Actually he can easily grab HD600 + Secret Amp combo, straight from Walabies/yuheng dy.
If he can topup to RM2.3k around there, HD650 not impossible.



Oh wait, forgot to ask. What soundcard/source are you (sieg_wahrheit) using at the moment there?

Yup. Well, what songs do you listen to though? Hmmm.. Some seniors here may be able to give more appropriate suggestions based on your listening types.


Wa. In Japan ah? Studying? When coming back wor?
ESI Maya44 should serve well enough as a DAC I guess. Just hook on an amp. Hmmm..



ADD: OR, you could get a DAC/Amp combo for your laptop also. Quite a number of choices for you la. You could cut back on your headphone cost first, work on your source (DAC, Amp) then only work on your headphones. A good, solid, clean source ensures better listening pleasures. Haha.

This post has been edited by Enigmatic: Jun 29 2009, 12:35 AM

Hmmm.. Rock and metal eh..
I have a suggestion. You could set back your budget to RM1k first. Tweak out your setup to have your preferred type of source with an Alessandro MS-1. The Secret Amp is really an amp you can hardly go wrong with (paired it up with MS-1, most of Philips' full sized can ranges, HD580 -> HD650, KSC75, some Mylar IEMs and some earbuds).


If you really want to spend big money on this, I would highly recommend you to go around, listen, audit then only think if your RM2000 is worth investing in whatever is mentioned. Heeey, enjoy life, right?





Hmmmmm.. Can I ask you to help me buy something from Japan? Pleaaasee? *makes cute looking pleading face* Ahahahahahaha.

This post has been edited by Enigmatic: Jun 29 2009, 12:45 AM

Check out the DT231. Or some IEMs.

Apart from the audio technicas, you can also try out the Philips SHP2700. Retails about below RM100. (Sri Comp used to sell em for RM75.. But.. Ain't too fancy of that shop)

This post has been edited by Enigmatic: Jul 29 2009, 02:54 PM

Even right now, I still think SHP2700 has the best sound quality among all sub RM100 price range headphones I've tested (especially the fact that you can get it for RM75 in Sri Comp last time I checked)

Would you like to give IEMs a try with that budget?