Topic: The All Purpose Advice Thread (Read 139949 times)

AustinValentine · « **Reply #790 on:** December 06, 2014, 02:31:09 AM »

General Request: does anyone have a recommendation for a quality, budget friendly, short HD600 cable? By budget friendly, I mean $50-60 or less; by short, I mean no longer than 4.5'.

I've been using the HD650 cable with my 600's but it's crazy cumbersome for moving about the house with my laptop and GO450. It sucks even worse for using the GO450 > Note 4 via USB-OTG. Just way too much cable.

cizx · « **Reply #791 on:** December 06, 2014, 02:39:57 AM »

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/sennheiser-zy-cable/talk + scissors + solder?

zerodeefex · « **Reply #792 on:** December 06, 2014, 02:46:58 AM »

Pass on the dynalo. Have a Gilmore lite + dps and it was a bad match with my old th900s. The ZDSE was a good match.

Claritas · « **Reply #793 on:** December 06, 2014, 03:06:36 AM »

Quote from: AustinValentine on December 06, 2014, 02:31:09 AM

General Request: does anyone have a recommendation for a quality, budget friendly, short HD600 cable? By budget friendly, I mean $50-60 or less; by short, I mean no longer than 4.5'.

I use a twist tie or velcro (probably not much help in this case) but the HD650 is a good deal thicker so you might want to pick up an HD600 cable if you want to do that.

You could try asking Caspar if he could make you one: http://www.head-fi.org/u/348881/ccasper-tfg. He does superb-looking work.

manatworks · « **Reply #794 on:** December 06, 2014, 07:21:41 AM »

Alright, get to demo th900 today for 2 hours.
It's pretty damn awesome but i do feel that the treble is a bit too sharp for me so the search will continue........
Actually , if i like tenore a lot , what fullsize i should go and try them?
Budget wise, i can go as far as lcd3 , the amp can be purchase later btw, i am still shop around for new fz to build new system on it.
Current list now is
Hd650
He560
Lcd-3 (if i can find pre-fazor at cheaper than full price)
Pandora vi

lm4der · « **Reply #795 on:** December 07, 2014, 04:08:11 AM »

Ok, I need help. I know, I know, I have a therapist, but she can't help here. I am looking to upgrade to a new set of headphones for xmas.

I specifically want an open back set in the ~$500 range. I'll be ordering from Amazon, so as far as price/performance is concerned those are the prices I'm dealing with, for better or worse. That's just how I roll. I believe I have narrowed it down to either an HD600/650 or the HE-500, but willing to consider others (he-400i, he-560?, etc).

I currently use and enjoy the Shure srh840 for closed cans, and the he-400 for open. I find the Shures have a nice upper mid range. OTOH, although I really like the he-400s, I have to eq them by bumping the 2k-5k range a couple db, and dropping the 10k range a couple db, otherwise they don't sound right to me. Also, the he-400s manifest a low noise/crackle on some music that I believe is caused by harmonic distortion (mostly noticed on heavy metal). As for music, classical music is the most important genre for me, but rock/metal and others matter.

For amp/dac, I hope to not upgrade that for awhile. At my disposal I have a Centrance Dacport 1 ohm, and a Fiio e07k + e09k. Will these be up for the task?

So - HD650 or HE-500? Or other? help!

AustinValentine · « **Reply #796 on:** December 07, 2014, 04:42:01 PM »

Adorama has a sale on HD650's for $315 right now. For that price, you can't go wrong.

Also: Is that a Dacport or a Dacport LX? I like the DAC in the Dacport, but amp section is more or less the weak spot. If it's an LX, pick up the HD650 from that sale and use the rest of the headphone budget to pick up a Vali to use with the Centrance. If it's not, pick up the HD650 and consider using the rest of the budget for a GO450.

zerodeefex · « **Reply #797 on:** December 07, 2014, 05:09:42 PM »

The dacport with the 1 ohm mod is actually pretty decent. I'd rock it with an HD6XX

lm4der · « **Reply #798 on:** December 07, 2014, 05:23:44 PM »

@AustinValentine, Thanks for the tip on the Adorama site. Will check that out. I don't have the DacportLX, mine is the regular amped dacport. If I'm reading your ideas correctly, it sounds like you recommend a better amp in either case (hd650 or he500), and due to that, you favor finding a hd650 at a good price to allow for some budget room to get the Go450. Sounds reasonable. Is the GO450 really any better than the Dacport? They're both USB powered, and the Dacport touts its class A amp as the shiznit for this price range and type.

@zerodeefex Thanks for your input. Also thanks for your opinion on the dacport. I understand that it's limited by being only USB powered, but within that restriction was under the impression that it did well.

Interesting, so far that's two votes for the HD650.

I really appreciate all of your help. Any other takers? HD650 or HE-500 (see my first post a little bit above)

Anaxilus · « **Reply #799 on:** December 07, 2014, 06:51:14 PM »

The problem with the DACPort is the crappy pot, not the output-z unless you are using sensitive IEMS with crossovers. Should be a non issue with HD6xx.

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