Good advice! No need to shell out extra dollars if you don't need them. If you do decide to get an external DAC, you'll need an amp as well to send the processed signal too so, once you decide to take the plunge on a DAC, you'll need an amp, whether its built into the DAC you choose or separate.
Jriver, Foobar, and Media Monkey are probably the most popular Windows media players.
Hard to argue with the Fulla at that price. I've been damn impressed with the Geek Out but I'm not sure if it offers much (DSD support?) that the Fulla lacks. Can't wait to read some comparisons between the Fulla and other offerings of that ilk.
I had the modi 1 and thought it was great. I now have the bifrost uber and think it’s a leeetle bit better. (but honestly not sure if it’s worth 400 more…
imo, get the modi 2 (or modi 2 uber if the extra 50 bucks is no big deal for ya and you don’t mind an extra power cable)
and the modi was very nice.I'd consider a tube amp to give the Mad Dogs just a touch more warmth... Maybe the Little Dot MK2
I don't think true burn in exists, it's just brain burn in
A friend of mine happens to have a pair. They were really similar to the Grados in how...I'm not sure how to put it? I wanted to try out a different sound, can't say I'm disappointed but the difference is going to take some getting used to.
$90-150, at least for me.
With voice chat is the caveat just get that skullcrusher or whatever the hell you were talking about
If that is the one with the battery powered subwoofer in each cup they are fucking awful. I gave mine away a few years ago.
I don't think this is true as a rule. Go to head-fi or another audiophile forum and hear the praise for older recordings. I think the trouble with a lot of stuff in the late 70's into the 80's was the move from vinyl to CD and the havoc it played in the production process with studios not understanding or misunderstanding the differences between the formats and the changes that needed to be made when producing for one format versus the other.
Can anyone recommend some good in-ear headphones, up to around the £200 mark? I currently have Bose in-ear - which I like because they're incredibly stable and well built (both qualities that are important to me) - but I've always found the sound lacked punch.
After several years of abuse, they're starting to show their age.
So I'd like:
I'm not an audiophile, but I likes nice things so I'd like to get as much as I can for the money.
- Around £200 (I can go over)
- Ideally possible to get them before Christmas in the UK, but not a show stopper
- Good build quality
- Stable in ear
- Sound isolating, ideally (for my benefit, and others)
- In-line remote
- A little punch in the delivery
Thanks for the suggestions. The remote on the Phonak doesn't have a volume control, but the others look pretty decent.
Klipsch X11i is another good option, but I'd put the build quality behind the RHAs
What is your budget? What is your source material? Where will you be using the headphones? Why wireless? Tell us more and you will get a better response.
Yeah, I tried Klipsch a few years back and they seemed to lack the ability to withstand what I'd throw at them.
But that praise isn't for the immaculate noise floor. It's for the dynamics and natural mixing.
Then I think HiResDes is the man for you. I don't think you need an amp and it seems you won't be using hi res audio. You need something with a 3.5mm jack as well and none of my phones have them.
