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In Reply to: RE: headphones all the way posted by mbnx01 on November 24, 2010 at 08:37:23
Thanks for the answers so far.
I'm hoping that I could fine tune the sound with better power supply or power cables. Hopefully my local hifi shop will let me test some.
Changing the speakers is maybe the most logical suggestion. But one that I like to avoid :D (I just bought these monitor audio's ...).
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On the other hand, if you can borrow or buy (with money back, or used and then resell) different speaker cables, that will hopefully bring your speakers details a little closer to headphones.
There are perennial modestly priced favorites like Anticables, Signal (silver), Clear Day and so on.
The headphones I am using to compare the sound are Audio Technica's ATH-M50's. They're good, but also very analytical. The RX2 are more exciting to listen to.
I'll try out the tips posted here (easiest ones first of course ;)) and post my experiences here.
People have kind of beat around the bush on this question so far, but, keep in mind that the one advantage headphones have over speakers: there are no room acoustics issues to consider.
Any speaker you use will always have room reflections and resonances included in the sound that arrives at your ears.
Room issues vary widely from user to user, which is one reason (out of many) why there can be so many differing opinions as to which speaker is "best". Rooms acoustics can be treated in a variety of ways that may help your goal, but just remember it is a complex issue.
And, also keep in mind that headphones and speakers are simply different experiences and one will never exactly duplicate the other. I use headphones for certain tasks, but ultimately find them a less natural experience than speakers.
You got that right. I have two dedicated systems - one for headphones and one for loudspeakers. This is the best way to get at the truth in recordings. Loudspeakers tell us one part of the story, while headphones tell us that part of the story that loudspeakers have some trouble telling. Headphones and speakers TOGETHER give us the clues we need to decipher recordings. When people say that they want to hear "live" sound from their systems, I say that no single system can give it to them. Headphone systems and loudspeaker systems each hold one part of truth.
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