Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone
I did but this one is for my laptop, when I'm on vacation mostly.
Thinking of getting AKG K272HD to pair with it. Thoughts?
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Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

It's the biggest number, what can go wrong?

No seriously, with good brands, the biggest number always works as long as you have the cash.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

It's the biggest number, what can go wrong?

No seriously, with good brands, the biggest number always works as long as you have the cash.
They aren't very expensive compared to other cans-126€ is what I would pay in my favorite headphone selling store (HD600s were 200€)
I want something different to try out, they should give me a lot of detail since these are studio cans
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DonFck
Hibernator
+3,227|7015|Finland

https://img253.imageshack.us/img253/157/350055l.jpg

For, umm.. ..horticulture.
I need around tree fiddy.
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

It's the biggest number, what can go wrong?

No seriously, with good brands, the biggest number always works as long as you have the cash.
They aren't very expensive compared to other cans-126€ is what I would pay in my favorite headphone selling store (HD600s were 200€)
I want something different to try out, they should give me a lot of detail since these are studio cans
126€ certainly isn't bad if they live up to what the site says.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Banksey
Banksey Says: Chew, don't choke :)
+12|5869|Ireland
Today I finally got my Hercules-375, its a 375=399MW laser. (I have a thing with lasers)
Rod Foxx
Warblgarbl
+78|6367|Perth, Australia
Not technically today but i couldn't find my digital camera.

Couple of things i bought for myself. Sound quality out of the AD400's is so much better then what i got from my 5 year old HD497's.
https://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr241/Hogulous/IMG_2160.jpg

Some cheap crap i bought to build someones computer with. I really couldn't be bothered to invest any time so i basically went with what fit the price and what i could find easily.
https://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr241/Hogulous/IMG_2163.jpg
https://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr241/Hogulous/IMG_2166.jpg
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

Rod Foxx wrote:

Not technically today but i couldn't find my digital camera.

Couple of things i bought for myself. Sound quality out of the AD400's is so much better then what i got from my 5 year old HD497's.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2160.jpg

Some cheap crap i bought to build someones computer with. I really couldn't be bothered to invest any time so i basically went with what fit the price and what i could find easily.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2163.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2166.jpg
Xonar DX ftw.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
Rod Foxx
Warblgarbl
+78|6367|Perth, Australia

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Rod Foxx wrote:

Not technically today but i couldn't find my digital camera.

Couple of things i bought for myself. Sound quality out of the AD400's is so much better then what i got from my 5 year old HD497's.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2160.jpg

Some cheap crap i bought to build someones computer with. I really couldn't be bothered to invest any time so i basically went with what fit the price and what i could find easily.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2163.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2166.jpg
Xonar DX ftw.
No doubt. Irony being that i've come down with an inner ear problem so i can barely hear out of my right ear

When that gets fixed i'll be in business though.
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6172|Catherine Black
Gawd, guys, I was just being pedantic.. didn't even mean it.
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GCFC
Davide Santon
+45|6313|NY/CT

Banksey wrote:

Today I finally got my Hercules-375, its a 375=399MW laser. (I have a thing with lasers)
must've costed alot?
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

Finray wrote:

Gawd, guys, I was just being pedantic.. didn't even mean it.
Your humour isn't appreciated.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Rod Foxx wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Rod Foxx wrote:

Not technically today but i couldn't find my digital camera.

Couple of things i bought for myself. Sound quality out of the AD400's is so much better then what i got from my 5 year old HD497's.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2160.jpg

Some cheap crap i bought to build someones computer with. I really couldn't be bothered to invest any time so i basically went with what fit the price and what i could find easily.
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2163.jpg
http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr24 … G_2166.jpg
Xonar DX ftw.
No doubt. Irony being that i've come down with an inner ear problem so i can barely hear out of my right ear

When that gets fixed i'll be in business though.
Does sonar DX have a headamp?
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
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.Sup wrote:

Rod Foxx wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:


Xonar DX ftw.
No doubt. Irony being that i've come down with an inner ear problem so i can barely hear out of my right ear

When that gets fixed i'll be in business though.
Does sonar DX have a headamp?
2x77mW into 16. Nothing to brag about, but good enough for lighter phones.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Rod Foxx wrote:


No doubt. Irony being that i've come down with an inner ear problem so i can barely hear out of my right ear

When that gets fixed i'll be in business though.
Does sonar DX have a headamp?
2x77mW into 16. Nothing to brag about, but good enough for lighter phones.
I'm asking cos theres a Xonar card out which has a headamp but not sure exactly which model
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Freezer7Pro
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Essence STX.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Essence STX.
Then its a shame he didn't get that instead. Even the earphones sound better with a standalone amp.
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Freezer7Pro
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+1,447|6581|Winland

.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Essence STX.
Then its a shame he didn't get that instead. Even the earphones sound better with a standalone amp.
Now you're just being picky. The DX gives about 2x40mW into 32Ω, which is more than enough for normal listening levels. The hardware in the DX is good enough to keep sound quality decent without any distortion even on max. volume.

And the Essence STX costs four times as much as the DX, which I doubt is in his price range.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2009-04-24 13:50:59)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

Essence STX.
Then its a shame he didn't get that instead. Even the earphones sound better with a standalone amp.
Now you're just being picky. The DX gives about 2x40mW into 32Ω, which is more than enough for normal listening levels. The hardware in the DX is good enough to keep sound quality decent without any distortion even on max. volume.
additional amplification is never about volume... I thought you knew that...
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Freezer7Pro
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.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Then its a shame he didn't get that instead. Even the earphones sound better with a standalone amp.
Now you're just being picky. The DX gives about 2x40mW into 32Ω, which is more than enough for normal listening levels. The hardware in the DX is good enough to keep sound quality decent without any distortion even on max. volume.
additional amplification is never about volume... I thought you knew that...
Amplified crap is still crap, you know. If he's listening from the computer, I'm quite certain he can obtain whatever colouration X amp would produce through software. The Xonar is more than capable of outputting a completely flat wave from 5Hz to 30k. What more could you want?

And how can amplification not be about amplifying something?

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2009-04-24 13:58:47)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:


Now you're just being picky. The DX gives about 2x40mW into 32Ω, which is more than enough for normal listening levels. The hardware in the DX is good enough to keep sound quality decent without any distortion even on max. volume.
additional amplification is never about volume... I thought you knew that...
Amplified crap is still crap, you know. If he's listening from the computer, I'm quite certain he can obtain whatever colouration X amp would produce through software.
So you're saying Essence is crap? And I'm pretty sure those cans require more than 35 ohms to get the most out of them (check specs to be sure)
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6837|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:

And how can amplification not be about amplifying something?
Heh. You think I buy amps cos I'm deaf? Its all about the quality of an amp. Good amp->good sound. Theres also gain. A good amp will sound great on low volume.
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DUnlimited
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+1,160|6847|cuntshitlake

Remember http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=124128

Last edited by DeathUnlimited (2009-04-24 14:02:36)

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Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6581|Winland

.Sup wrote:

Freezer7Pro wrote:

.Sup wrote:


additional amplification is never about volume... I thought you knew that...
Amplified crap is still crap, you know. If he's listening from the computer, I'm quite certain he can obtain whatever colouration X amp would produce through software.
So you're saying Essence is crap? And I'm pretty sure those cans require more than 35 ohms to get the most out of them (check specs to be sure)
I'm not saying the Essence STX is crap, I'm saying it's made for heavier phones. His new phones are 32Ω, and thus quite light to drive.

And I'm saying that if you won't get much better output than you get input. If you have a rollercoaster of a frequency curve in and 10% distortion, an amp won't magically fix that. If you've got (like with the Xonar) a completely flat curve with 0.006% THD, an amp will only add noise and colouration to it.

And what the hell do you mean by "I'm pretty sure those cans require more than 35 ohms to get the most out of them"? That doesn't even make any sense.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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