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VRacer111
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Dec 20, 2017
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Well, what kind of sound profile or music do you like to listen to would be helpful information. I will say, I was pretty impressed with the Sennheiser HD6XX I had the chance to listen to for a couple of days (coworker let me borrow his). It was demoed with my modded Gustard H10 amp and X20U DAC though, which is not within the budget. The HD6XX are very nice all around cans and would be a very safe bet to start off with, and the better DAC/amp setup you have the more you get out of them. They pair very well with a warm leaning, high power amp with a lot of detail and clarity and as good a DAC as you can afford. $200 for the HD6XX and $300 for the best DAC/amp combo would be money very well spent.
Dec 20, 2017
danimeisteR
Dec 20, 2017
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VRacer111And which DAC/amp combo would you recomend? I listen to many different genres, but mainly electronic, hip hop, rock, classical and chill out.
Dec 20, 2017
VRacer111
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Dec 21, 2017
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danimeisteRActually, since Massdrop just announced the HD58X and looking at advanced reviews of it versus the HD6XX, I would revise my suggestion and say Sennheiser HD58X ($150) + JDS Labs The Element DAC/amp ($350). Not going to get any high current, warm leaning Class A amp in a $500 budget that also includes DAC and hedaphones. The JDS Labs The Element is nice in performance and form factor for $350 though and has okay/decent power at 150ohms.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-sennheiser-hd-58x-jubilee-headphones?mode=guest_open
https://www.jdslabs.com/mobile/products/151/the-element/
Oh and the HD6XX is not a medium range headphone, it a full on awesome excellent headphone, on par with my modded TH-X00PH in the mids, slightly better in the highs for detail, and while not having the sub-bass impact or bass presence of the Fostex (few headphones can compare with the Fostex biodyna drivers for bass presence), still just as extending and detailed in the bass. I thoroughly enjoyed it with zero bass EQ needed.
Dec 21, 2017
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