Headphone Heights

My budget: maybe US$400 for the 'phones ...

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Feanor

In Reply to: RE: Refocusing on h/p listening: planar OR dynamic? posted by Feanor on July 30, 2019 at 11:57:06

Maybe the same for the amp.

Headphones are never really likely to be my main listening, but I plan to do more in consideration of other family members. Not over a grand for both 'phones and amp seems fair on my finances.

I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...

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RE: My budget: maybe US$400 for the 'phones ... - Dawnrazor 19:56:53 08/02/19 (7)
I would have said the m1060s but hey I am a planar guy.

But now I am going to recommend an amp. Get the Hafler HA75 and don't look back.

Especially with the Senns you will appreciate the VOX options it has and the impedence options.

Just got mine and have been listening for the last few hours and out of the box its a winner and lets you tailor things a ton.

Reviews are of the old version and the new version replaces the feedback option with the impedence control up to 400ohms so you should be great with the 300ohm sens..

Plus the focus options to make it sound more like monitors than phones.

Tube too if you like rolling...

Only $649.

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- Thanks for the amp suggestion ... - Feanor 05:36:32 08/03/19 (6)
  The Hafler HA75 looks great but it is a bit above my budget.
  
  I have settled on an interim option plus am considering a longer term possibility -- see my latest post.
  
  I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...
  - RE: Thanks for the amp suggestion ... - Dawnrazor 07:36:09 08/03/19 (5)
    Oh i thought you said $1k for the cans and amp. $200 plus $649 is under 1k but maybe I missed something. My bad
    
    Cutting razor sounding violins
    - Lowest price I saw for the HA75 was $1000 - Feanor 07:45:00 08/03/19 (4)
      If it's available somewhere for $650, that would make some difference.
      In any case I can afford to write off the JDS Atom at $100 if it's not good enough.
      
      I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...
      
      Edits: 08/03/19
      - RE: Lowest price I saw for the HA75 was $1000 - Dawnrazor 10:53:14 08/03/19 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Lowest price I saw for the HA75 was $1000 posted by Feanor on August 03, 2019 at 07:45:00
        
        Weird man I bought mine last week for $650
        
        I bought mine from them on Amazon, but the price directly is the same too:
        
        https://www.recordingstore.com/proddetail.php?prod=HA75
        
        Cutting razor sounding violins
        
        OK, glad to see it. Thanks - Feanor 11:10:45 08/03/19 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Lowest price I saw for the HA75 was $1000 posted by Dawnrazor on August 03, 2019 at 10:53:14
        
        US$650 is lower that I was able to find without searching very hard, but I can't argue with this evidence. FWIW, I'm in Canada and the best in-country price I could find was C$1300.
        
        Anyway $650 is stretching my US$400 budget though I did spend a little less on the 'phones than I might have.
        
        Ultimately I'm not the keen on a tube amp.
        
        I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...
        
        RE: OK, glad to see it. Thanks - Dawnrazor 11:30:16 08/03/19 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: OK, glad to see it. Thanks posted by Feanor on August 03, 2019 at 11:10:45
        
        Fair enough, I just recall the Senns reacting well to tubes. The Ha75 just has a tube input, its not exactly full tube.
        
        They do have the cheaper and pure Solid state HA15 IIRC.
        
        Oh and for some reason I thought you had a budget of 1k, and spent $200 on the headphones. Guess I missed it.
        
        FWIW I have 4 headphone amps now and 2 in dacs. The mistake I made was not just paying for a solid one in the 1st place. Had I not wasted dough on the $100 amps, I could have spent $1k on the headphone amp (but would have spend the $650 on this one instead and saved $300)
        
        EMotiva makes an inexpensive amp that can power everything including the senheisers.
        
        Cutting razor sounding violins
        
        It can be tricky optimizing on a budget - Feanor 16:31:43 08/03/19 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: OK, glad to see it. Thanks posted by Dawnrazor on August 03, 2019 at 11:30:16
        
        And a bad-luck choice can set you back for a while.
        
        I just ordered a new DAC to use with the 'phones, a Topping D50.
        
        I love the music of Dmitri Shostakovich ...

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