Ryan's Headphone Review Thread

gamerkurisu · 24 Jan 2019 at 04:06

Marsman said:
Creative Aurvana Live! for £55 are a good buy.

Thanks for the recommendation mate, is it worth paying that little extra for the AKG K701?

Marsman · 24 Jan 2019 at 16:11

If the K701 can be had for a bit more, then yes. I don't what they sell for now, but the K702 are double what the CAL! cost.

AKG's are somewhat insensitive headphones and are harder to drive than the Creative's, but the SB Z should do a decent job unless you like seriously loud volume.

gamerkurisu · 25 Jan 2019 at 23:27

Hmmm, AKG K702's going for £75 in some places currently

EDIT - that was refrurbed one's

Marsman · 26 Jan 2019 at 12:22

Well, I'd go for the AKG's if you can. For gaming, particularly locating sounds, K701/702 is up there with the best.

CAL's are still good headphones though, but they have gone up a bit; not long ago they were a bargain £40.

TwsT · 9 Jan 2020 at 19:12

Late reply but CALs are £41.99 on google shopping atm.

The_Arbiter · 16 Jan 2020 at 18:12

The K702s for less than £100 is a bargain. They have a removable cable and are decent quality. Imo, you'll want a decent soundcard/external DAC though. But if sound locations being precise is definitely wanted, the decent soundcard is a must. (which is just read, GKurisu you do have, so ignore me there)

This is also a very nice thread. After listening to some HE400 and 500s a while ago, i must say i do love them. But my heart is with the Beyer sound.

Psycho Sonny · 21 Jan 2020 at 17:24

The_Arbiter said:
The K702s for less than £100 is a bargain. They have a removable cable and are decent quality. Imo, you'll want a decent soundcard/external DAC though. But if sound locations being precise is definitely wanted, the decent soundcard is a must. (which is just read, GKurisu you do have, so ignore me there)

This is also a very nice thread. After listening to some HE400 and 500s a while ago, i must say i do love them. But my heart is with the Beyer sound.

less than £94 new on amazon

hardyxd · 6 May 2020 at 10:18

Any chance of adding DT 990 pro/edition?

EsaT · 6 May 2020 at 12:02

hardyxd said:
Any chance of adding DT 990 pro/edition?

If you want "balanced" sound for gaming with good fun above neutral bass punch and without drowning too much details they're one of the top choises.
Of course bass neutral AKG K701/K702 and ATH-AD500/700 beat them for competitive gaming in details, but those are again really thin on "fun factor".
Also good old manually adjustable headband works better than AKG's "automatically" adjusting one and doesn't rely also on pressure to keep cups positioned.
(+replacement ear pads reasonably priced)

Of course caveats of open design apply: Open design isn't good for lowest "rumbling" bass and you'll hear noisy keyboards etc.

Minstadave · 6 May 2020 at 12:05

Marsman said:
Creative Aurvana Live! for £55 are a good buy.

I've got these and was unimpressed, relegated to my work desk.

Ryanr1987 · 24 May 2020 at 20:03

hardyxd said:
Any chance of adding DT 990 pro/edition?

There's loads I've gotta add but it's been years since I've had a DT990. Sharp peaks, not the most clean bass, okay resolution for it's price range. At this point I don't recommend them as there's loads of phones that perform better thanks to places like massdrop giving massive selections.

magpie1966 · 6 Mar 2021 at 11:03

I've been looking around quite a lot of the desirable stuff on your reviews are not available, is this a covid thing? or are they end of line now ?

Rroff · 6 Mar 2021 at 11:21

Bit of both - some of the classic notable headphones have sadly gone EOL without necessarily a direct replacement and the current situation is impacting supply.

magpie1966 · 7 Mar 2021 at 11:11

Also the amp is rocking horse, any other amp's you would recommend?

Ryanr1987 · 10 Mar 2021 at 00:24

magpie1966 said:
Also the amp is rocking horse, any other amp's you would recommend?

I really like the Asgard 3 it has gobs of power and is future proof.