Is the Speedlink Medusa amp useful?

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Hi guys,

Just dumped my Medusas in the bin as I was getting annoyed with them and looking to upgrade anyway.

I was wondering if the actual amp that came with it could be useful for anything?

TIA

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
TBH, the Amp is pretty much the weakest link. I have one of the older medusa sets that can be switched between stereo and 5.1 modes. They sound vastly superior (for music anyway) in stereo mode plugged into my Sony hi-fi amp. Many of the medusa's problems, like interference from Wi-fi / mobile phones disappear too.

I'd be far more likely to bin the amp and keep the headset.
 
generally a horrible product from start to finish. Horrible sound quality phones, tacky surround sound, and that amp is a thing of nightmares. Just a gimmic to make people think they can have this great 3d spacial awareness in their headphones.

I went straight back to my HD600 phones the day I received my medusa's a couple of years ago. All you need are good quality stereo phones, and use them in the conventional stereo mode for everything.
 
Burn it then feed the charred remains to your enemy.

Then get some proper headphones and live in aural bliss :D
 
Well I do have a second related question regards this. I thought I could use the medusa amp as some kind of normal hi-fi amp :p..

I am actually looking for some new headphones (not headset as Ive picked up one of those lapel mics to do the job) but I want to get the best I can get without getting an amp.

Im thinking HD595s - anything better would need an amp AFAIK...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
Don't use the Medusa amp, it'll probably cripple the HD595's, direct connection or to a separate headphone amp, which I don't think the 595's really need, I don't use my CMoy with them that much at all.
 
As I said - the medusa amp actually makes the Medusas sound worse (5.1 apart). Don't do it!
 
OK Ill throw them in the bin :). Need to order some 595s then - whats the best price for them? £90 is the cheapest Ive found from Jersey...

Also are open headphone better than closed ones?

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
ps3ud0 said:
OK Ill throw them in the bin :). Need to order some 595s then - whats the best price for them? £90 is the cheapest Ive found from Jersey...

Also are open headphone better than closed ones?

ps3ud0 :cool:
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yes, at the same price point, open headphones are generally considerably better than closed counterparts. Start thinking about spending a couple of hundred pounds and above if you want genuine quality closed back headphones. This is the kind of stuff that matters to audiophiles like myself though. If your primary use is gaming, and if you don't have experience climbing the ladder of audiophile headphones, you won't really notice the difference. So there is nothing wrong with going for closed.
 
More worried about sound leakage than anything - will pick some up in the next couple of weeks...

P.S. Wierd question - Could you have them on and actually lie on a pillow? I like listening to music/TV before going to sleep and regularly crawl into bed and listen to a few tracks...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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Woot just ordered my HD 595s for £85 - werent in stock so gonna have a little wait...

Cant wait - hope they are all they are cracked up to be and my ears can notice the difference :D

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
You will be impressed by the Hd595's, I have had HD25SP's,HD580 precision's and now have 600's for my hifi and 595's for my pc(picked them both up cheap from a local store closing down), the differance is very slight after close listening.
 
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yes, at the same price point, open headphones are generally considerably better than closed counterparts. Start thinking about spending a couple of hundred pounds and above if you want genuine quality closed back headphones. This is the kind of stuff that matters to audiophiles like myself though. If your primary use is gaming, and if you don't have experience climbing the ladder of audiophile headphones, you won't really notice the difference. So there is nothing wrong with going for closed.
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I'd say the Beyerdynamic DT770 and Audio Technica A900 are quality closed phones for about £100.

The Denon D2000s (I think that's their name) are the next step up before you hit the wall of very expensive Audio Technica Wxxx series for better closed 'phones.
 
Sorry for the thread hijack but i have the speedlinks as well and the main reason i'm keeping them is that i use the amp as a splitter for my speakers to run off.

I want to get rid of the speedlinks and get some HD 555's but wouldn't these need an amp to run off to get a good volume? Added to that i want something that will let me split the connection for my speakers like the speedlink amp does so i don't have to swap cables around all the time. /noob
 
Just been enjoying some old school Beck and I love these headphones - the sound just feels bigger/fuller like if its not being squeezed into a little space/box and thrown at you. The sound also seems quite warm but no way bassy or over the top - just like if someones put cinnamon over it (dno if youll get that). Definitely not clinical IMO..

In honesty I cant tell if they are worth ~£90 as Ive got nothing to compare them with (other than earphones :p) but Im really glad I got them since I think Ill grow into them (do these get better with age or something?!?) - dont care if they are open as theres not that much sound leakage. Ive spent a LOAD of money on my recent acquisitions and this is one of the better picks...

Ive got it connected to the headphone socket of a set of Z5500s whom are connected to my PC via analogue - is that ok? Need to get my Prelude in ASAP though! Dont think Ill ever AMP them though - perhaps I need to get used to this sound quality to be standard and take it from there :)

Thanks a lot guys - owe you one...

ps3ud0 :cool:
 
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