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ethanchan
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Oct 23, 2018
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If you could give a bit more information such as budget, current rig if any, types of headphones preferred if any, space available and usage... gaming, music, movies, or all of the above, we could probably give you some really good suggestions as to what direction to look in.
Oct 23, 2018
ezseattle
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Oct 23, 2018
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ethanchani have some B&O Bluetooth headset, music is my jam, i have the nuraphone, i also have a pair of sennheiser hd 58 x jubilee headphones. i don't understand the small boxes (amps?) that I see and how to integrate that and what it provides. sorry, i'm pretty newbie at this. but love music and want to see what i can do. i can't afford anything top end for sure.
Oct 23, 2018
ethanchan
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Oct 23, 2018
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ezseattleezseattle, welcome to the audiophile rabbit hole. Not to be crass but first thing is coming up with a budget. As I am sure you have noticed, gear can run quite the financial gambit so figuring out what your starting budget is going to be is the best place to begin. I can recommend plenty of gear but it will not do you any good if it is outside of your starter budget. As for what you will need, it depends on what you are going to connect it to. For example, my DAC has USB, Digital coax, Fiber optic, RCA and blue tooth inputs. That works well for me because I can connect my computer, phone, and gaming console. The next thing to know is the ohm rating for you headphones (150 ohm for the jubilee) so that you can make sure you can drive it with what you have chosen. There are a lot of other things to learn about when it comes to specs and types but that is more of a slower progression. lastly, just like any other sound system, you will have to decide if you want a DAC AMP combo or if you want to go with seperate units as well as figuring out if you prefer balanced or unbalanced (a much longer conversation). For now, come up with a budget and I am sure we can come up with some suggestions based on the headphones you have and, hopefully leaving you some room to grow because as many of us can attest to, it never stops at one set of headphones... lol
Oct 23, 2018
ezseattle
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Oct 23, 2018
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ethanchanthank you so much for the info. it gives me a good start. i'll come up with a budget. hopefully enough to get the mid-range a least. i have to learn the lingo to like DAC :)
Oct 23, 2018
ethanchan
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Oct 23, 2018
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ezseattleanytime, if you have any questions just reply to me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. I know how confusing it can be when first starting out so if I can do anything to help just let me know. Consider it my way of paying forward all the help I got when I first started. Also, before you make any purchases, please be smarter than I was and ask around about the products. I made the mistake of not doing that and wound up with a lot of gear that was not only not needed but extremely over priced and useless for what I wanted to do. Good luck and happy listening.
Oct 23, 2018
ElectronicVices
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Oct 23, 2018
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ezseattleTo start the Bluetooth Headset and Nuraphone won't get much benefit from additional gear as both are primarily self powered headphones. The Sennheiser is not particularly difficult to drive but may benefit from a cleaner source. I give every new enthusiast the same advice, start with a small investment as everyone's ears are different. Some of my friends are happy with a <$100 DAC/AMP usb stick... others can appreciate my UD-501 and Cayin Combo at >$1000. To save typing it out again here is my response to a similar post https://www.massdrop.com/talk/7800/hd-6-xx-vs-akg-7-xx-also-question-about-dac-and-amp/2080779
Oct 23, 2018
ezseattle
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Oct 28, 2018
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ethanchanRight now at home use Google stream on a Google max speaker and have uploaded my 38k songs to the locker. I also have a Sonos play 5. I have a pair of B&o that I use off my phone as well as a nura which I am kinda digging
Oct 28, 2018
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