Thinking of upgrading my 595's to......

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 01:20

............Sen 650's ?

£265 does seem steep but im sure they will pay off with the many years i will be using them for.

They will be driven by an Asus xonar essence.

What I suppose im asking you lot is what else should i be considering? In this price/performance cat.

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 02:19

Is there anything bad you can say about them?

I can't decide between;

HD650 @ £265

AKG K702 @ £193

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 12:57

I don't mind the performance in gaming as most of my attention is going at the screen.

I didn't fancy the AKG's as i don't like jumping camp after my love for the 595's and i feel the same way to the Denon's.
Apparantly the D2000's are faster and have better bass.
Would you say they would be better for drum n bass music?

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 13:42

Ideally id like something suited to vocals with a tight punchy bass.

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 16:31

titaniumx3 said:
I'm planning to get a good desktop amp at some point, but I'm in no rush.

Anything you have in mind?

I won't be purchasing an amp unless i really am dissapointed with the performance from the essence, but will the price bump be worth it?

Speedy Pete · 17 Oct 2011 at 17:24

HD650=£265 + Matrix M-Stage=£170

Total = £435

For that kind of money there has to be an easier driven headphone that would stomp the HD650?

Speedy Pete · 18 Oct 2011 at 16:18

I would rather keep my 595's then spend another £200 ontop the the price of the HD650's

Speedy Pete · 18 Oct 2011 at 16:37

Will do.

Cheers

Speedy Pete · 20 Oct 2011 at 18:17

I haven't bought the HD650's yet as i dont have the funds.
( should do at the end of the month )

Can anybody recommend any other headphones, i know someone said the Denon D2000's were good.

Speedy Pete · 20 Oct 2011 at 18:55

Im starting to lean towards those Denon D2000 as i do mainly listen to electronic music.

edit: But.. I dont need closed cans and the open cans are normally the preferred choice in a quiet environment right?

Speedy Pete · 21 Oct 2011 at 00:33

after reading this..........

http://www.head-fi.org/t/531496/d2000-vs-hd650-comparison-review

I will be going for the more laid back 650.

Speedy Pete · 21 Oct 2011 at 19:21

Does anybody know of a good place to get the HD650 ?

Was going to get it from a very big online store but they've bumped it from 265 to 285

Speedy Pete · 21 Oct 2011 at 22:38

yeah found that site too i think.

I can't get the 600's, ill be thinking to myslef dam these sound good how much better are the 650's !

Speedy Pete · 23 Oct 2011 at 16:54

I won't be looking for used as i'd like the warranty.

Speedy Pete · 25 Oct 2011 at 18:19

Ok ive had a search around for some op-amps for the Essence.

And gawd dam its a minefield!

LME49860 or LME49990 ?

I think my main problem is which version of them do i go for?

Theres a LME???MA or LME???NA or LME????MAX, anyone know the differences? XD

Speedy Pete · 25 Oct 2011 at 19:00

Well if anyone wants to know... the NA is the one to get as the MA needs an adaptor not sure what the MAX is about though.

Im just about to get the LME49860NA, cant seem to find a LME49990NA only the MA and MAX