dac/amp and headphone combo's

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Hello guys,

I'm looking for two setups one for me and the other for my son

I'm well past competition fps lol

I was thinking a g6 and some dt990's for me

and a g6 and some akg 701's for my son

anybody got a better suggestion, I've been through a few of the threads and a fair bit of kit is no longer available, the budget for me isn't an issue, for my son about £400

thanks in advance for your advice
 
I have heard good things about then Sundara's but not in any overclocker threads to be fair. I think i have an inherent mistrust of online reviews I think quite a lot get paid to put their product in the top 10
 
I'm still undecided, thanks for your advice everyone, I've setup the G6, and plugged my Bowers & Wilkins PX's into them (I use them when travelling, which I do a lot with work) pretty impressed with the sound compared to my Logitechs.
 
I've been away for a few days working and thought i'd give my brain a rest from the torture of such a variety of headphones, reading back it seems clear I never said what my usage wou8ld be, primarily games followed by music.
I'm not doing anything competitive game wise (Too old I'm 55 in April, sick of having me arse handed to me by 12 yr olds :( )
but would like a pair that coud do that job, as my son pops round and hijacks the computer now and again. so yeah for me fun factor is definetly a more favoured choice,
also my budget really has no limits, but don't want to go into £1000 unless there is something ultra special then i might consider it.
short list i think is
HD560s
HE-5xx can't find these but imagine the xx is a variable on model number?
Sundara - nobody has mentioned the ananda, any opinions
BeyerDynamic Amiron or 1990

as you can see my head is a bit hurting as i'm thinking any of these will do the job I think, sorry to be a pain my learned friends, any further comments are appreciated
many thanks
 
Might be worth getting to a shop to demo when they're open as you're spending a good amount. Buy your G6 or whatever before, borrow a laptop or device that supports the G6 and take it with you.

You could pick any of the above headphones randomly and be none the wiser to what's better for you. Untill you spend some time on a few headphones it's difficult to pinpoint what you prefer sound wise.

You might even find that headphone comfort trumps sound!
Fair Point, hmm waiting or availability localy might be the issue there though but thanks for the reply
 
I've auditioned various headphones in Richer Sounds Newcastle (Upon Tyne) before, as @The_Arbiter mentioned they're pretty easy going.

It's on Clayton street over the road from the Academy.
cheers mate, you know what it's like I'm just itching for some new cans lol, I wanted them for me birthday which is April the 6th and I don't think any of them shops will be open by then. but you are both being very sensible of course
 
Can you disable noise cancelling and use cable on those PX's you have?
Paired with a new DAC might keep you going for a bit.
Sadly i've been quite loose with my money in the past on audio equipment, so i'm not that sensible :p
yeah i can and have they sound decent actually. lol i know what you mean it's very easy to get the bug and go stupid.
 
Hi ,
thanks everyone for your advice, I bought a pair of 560s, there cheap enough and though so what...... actually most of the evaluations on here were very good, the sound stage , and mids etc are very good, the bass is controlled, and i'm not 100% sure they dont deliver guts, as some games and music it provides,
playing with the eq etc, i found created a pulse type issue , the drivers did not cope well at all. but for the money good build, my yoda type ears fin inside fine and comfortabe, the are getting better the more i use them. They are a stop gap to my Birthday present. I am looking at the hd800, or maybe something else, but definetly not dissappointed at all
 
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