headphones + amp for $400

freaksavior · Oct 3, 2012

Fourstaff said:
Grado 325

This

edit: did not read the last pages. Im sure i failed and you decided already.

NinkobEi · Oct 3, 2012

m1dg3t said:
Lol Did I hurted some feelings? I prolly spent more on cables than your headphones! It's all a waste mostly. Diminishing returns... Diminishing returns

my point about the iphone was, if people spend $650 on one, why not spend $800 on a pmp. i wouldn't mind hearing your comparison on the dx100 vs your $150 setup :toast:

Easy Rhino · Oct 3, 2012

ZenZimZaliben said:
Didn't see anyone mention these. Maybe because they are rather expensive.

http://www.astrogaming.com/a40-audio-system-astro-edition

http://gaming-headsets-review.toptenreviews.com/

[url}http://gaming-headsets-review.toptenreviews.com/astro-a40-review.html[/url]

I use the a40 with Mixamp. Uses spdif connection for sound and a seperate mic cable for voice. Very, very good audio and an awesome comfortable headset.

Mix Amp is nice as it supports external mixing, so you can plug an external audio source in and mix it. Great for replacing game audio tracks without having to have another program running in the back ground and worry about conflicts.

I actually have a set of those with the mixamp and a case. Great for gaming but too bulky to carry around.

i have not decided yet and probably won't until next month. it seems i have a good amount of option for $400. I would love to justify spending the cash on something like an iBasso but i just cannot at this point. i think im going to start with a decent set of IEMs and a mid range amp. i will need to start ripping my CD collection to FLAC. (yes i do own CDs. I have hundreds and hundreds of them!)

m1dg3t · Oct 3, 2012

I have hundreds of CDs too! Welcome to the new milenium!

Easy Rhino · Oct 3, 2012

m1dg3t said:
I have hundreds of CDs too! Welcome to the new milenium!

you misspelled millennium.

speaking of CDs, do retailers like AMAZON and ITUNES sell FLAC audio files?

m1dg3t · Oct 3, 2012

So did you :eek:

I'm posting from my fone, be glad I even made it that far lol

Pretty sure they both do. I don't waste $$$ on that stuff :eek:

Easy Rhino · Oct 3, 2012

m1dg3t said:
So did you

apparently you spell millennium differently in canada?

m1dg3t · Oct 3, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
apparently you spell millennium differently in canada?

Really? You want to troll me on spelling? :laugh:

What is this place coming to :confused:

Thanks for another post! :rolleyes:

I was supposed to be out of this thread 3 posts ago! :nutkick:

Bye! Bye!

Easy Rhino · Oct 3, 2012

m1dg3t said:
Really? You want to troll me on spelling?

What is this place coming to

Thanks for another post!

I was supposed to be out of this thread 3 posts ago!

Bye! Bye!

huh? not trolling. you said i spelled the word wrong and then i corrected you. it doesn't matter either way. but judging by your other posts in this thread it is you that is trolling.

anyway, back on topic!

NinkobEi · Oct 3, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
huh? not trolling. you said i spelled the word wrong and then i corrected you. it doesn't matter either way. but judging by your other posts in this thread it is you that is trolling.

anyway, back on topic!

I think he's trying to see how blatantly he can troll before people start to pick up on it... at first it was kind of subtle but the last few posts, you can tell he's upped his game :roll:

erocker · Oct 3, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
apparently you spell millennium differently in canada?

Well, your grammar sucks.

Get back on topic everyone.

Thanks. :toast:

Fourstaff · Oct 3, 2012

iTunes sells ALAC, which is loseless. You will be able to convert it to another loseless like FLAC.

http://www.head-fi.org/t/595777/alac-to-flac-conversion-no-loss-of-quality

Amazon still uses shitty lossy

Easy Rhino · Oct 5, 2012

ok, what about mp3 rippers? apparently the droid phone I have only supports mp3,wma,eacc+, and wav. should I rip to a high bit rate mp3 or just copy the wav files over?

Frederik S · Oct 5, 2012

The highest quality MP3 is probably enough only minor artifacts from the compression. You can rip/convert to WMA lossless if you have FLAC/ALAC/WAV source.

Fourstaff · Oct 5, 2012

Easy Rhino said:
ok, what about mp3 rippers? apparently the droid phone I have only supports mp3,wma,eacc+, and wav. should I rip to a high bit rate mp3 or just copy the wav files over?

You will be extremely hard pressed to differentiate between a high bitrate MP3 and a lossless, so I wouldn't be bothered and just enjoy the music. Of course if you can hear the difference its time to get a lossless music player.

Easy Rhino · Oct 5, 2012

Frederik S said:
The highest quality MP3 is probably enough only minor artifacts from the compression. You can rip/convert to WMA lossless if you have FLAC/ALAC/WAV source.

yes, but what software do I need to do that?

m1dg3t · Oct 5, 2012

All digital is lossy. Period. Sound is NOT digital, it is analogue. Hence your ADC/DAC. Lol

Windows media player & your favorite muzic app that supports your files is all you need. It is that easy!

Frederik S · Oct 5, 2012

You can use EAC, dbpoweramp or windows media player for WMA rips from CD.

Easy Rhino · Oct 5, 2012

Fourstaff said:
You will be extremely hard pressed to differentiate between a high bitrate MP3 and a lossless, so I wouldn't be bothered and just enjoy the music. Of course if you can hear the difference its time to get a lossless music player.

Good to know. I doubt on a pair of $150 IEMs I will be able to hear the difference. The music needs to be clear and crisp and I think a high bit rate mp3 and a descent portable amp will provide for that.

Frederik S said:
You can use EAC, dbpoweramp or windows media player for WMA rips from CD.

ah yes, eac. i will go with that. what blows is that i have hundreds of CDs ripped using itunes lossless audio codec on my wife's desktop. it is great for partys and also great because i can play music from anywhere in the house to other systems in the house. very neat tech that is easy to use. my phone though doesn't play M4A so now i have to rip a bunch of cds all over again :banghead:

Frederik S · Oct 5, 2012

You can just recode them to WMA lossless (or any other format) via dbpoweramp or other program. ALAC is open source now so I expect that there are other programs that can do it as well.

MT Alex · Oct 5, 2012

I don't know about eac, but db is nice because it uses all your cores at once.

NinkobEi · Oct 5, 2012

Foobar2k will rip/convert to FLAC if you have FLAC installed. Pretty painless..

Frederik S · Oct 5, 2012

Foobar can also convert if you have the correct things installed.

Easy Rhino · Oct 5, 2012

Frederik S said:
Foobar can also convert if you have the correct things installed.

yea id rather not waste my time. the built in tools by dbpoweramp should be enough.

3870x2 · Oct 11, 2012

Has anyone tried tube amplifiers?

What can I expect when using a tube amplifier?

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