Board 8 > My new headphone setup is going to cost around $1100

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Do I have a problem?

For reference I'm getting the Hifiman HE-400 headphones, the Schiit Lyr tube amp, and then a DAC, possibly the Bifrost but more-than likely I'll go a cheaper option for that right now.

I'm sure many of you don't understand that but YAY HEADPHONES

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That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

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That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

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From: foolm0ron | #002
That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds
Smart investment, I say!

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From: MZero11 | #004
From: foolm0ron | #002
That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

You could donate 220 pair of headphones to poor children

YOU SELFISH PIECE OF ****
I get the impression Digi firmly believes it would be better in the long run for those poor children to go without music than to hear it in such subhuman form.

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From: Jeff Zero | #006
From: MZero11 | #004
From: foolm0ron | #002
That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

You could donate 220 pair of headphones to poor children

YOU SELFISH PIECE OF ****
I get the impression Digi firmly believes it would be better in the long run for those poor children to go without music than to hear it in such subhuman form.
Well it depends on which Sony buds he's talking about ... good earbuds (or IEMs, I imagine) can be had for $5 ... not great, mind you ... and those poor children certainly could do better ...

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Decent Headphones For Children Fund
because deafness is preferable to abrasiveness

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From: Jeff Zero | #008
Decent Headphones For Children Fund
because deafness is preferable to abrasiveness
True. I'd prefer they go without music than listen to, say, Beats.

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man. you must hate me then with my $10-20 Senheisser HD202 headphones

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From: Wanglicious | #010
man. you must hate me then with my $10-20 Senheisser HD202 headphones
Why? Those aren't poor headphones. They perform above their price bracket. Cheap headphones are not an issue. Bad headphones are.

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foolm0ron posted...

That's like 220 $5 sony earbuds

The 8-10 dollar blue Sony buds are GREAT! Never fall out and good sound quality.

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oh. well good then!
i basically don't buy headphones more than $30-40, so to me this sort of rig is ridiculous. i mean i prefer ear clips but for some reason those are the hardest ones to find. everyone is either with full headphones or earbuds (terrible) so i get stuck with the former, but some high quality cliips are, alas, a mystery.

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As someone who doesn't mind spending a little bit more than average on headphones I'd say $1100 is a bit much. But that's only because my ears aren't all that great and I'm sure most of that equipment would be wasted on me.

I'm sure you're going to love the hell out of it though.

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digi headphone topic

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But that's only because my ears aren't all that great and I'm sure most of that equipment would be wasted on me.

my ears are great and my headphones cost $5

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From: Wanglicious | #013
oh. well good then!
i basically don't buy headphones more than $30-40, so to me this sort of rig is ridiculous. i mean i prefer ear clips but for some reason those are the hardest ones to find. everyone is either with full headphones or earbuds (terrible) so i get stuck with the former, but some high quality cliips are, alas, a mystery.
I agree earbuds are terrible. Earbuds are the things thing are really wide and sit outside of the ear canal. IEMs, however, with above-average tips (like foam) are extremely good.

That being said, some excellent clip-on headphones are the Audio Technica ATH-EM7 http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-EM7-GM-Adjustable-Headphones/dp/B0009GWXAK?tag=duckduckgo-d-20 and the Audio Technica ATH-EW9 - http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-EW9-Lightweight-Clip-Headphones/dp/B000CMTV3I/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_0

The biggest jump in headphone performance, in my mind, is the jump from $20ish headphones to $100-$250ish headphones.

From: thundersheep | #014
As someone who doesn't mind spending a little bit more than average on headphones I'd say $1100 is a bit much. But that's only because my ears aren't all that great and I'm sure most of that equipment would be wasted on me.

I'm sure you're going to love the hell out of it though.
Well do keep in mind that more than half of the rig is amping and the like. And I don't have the obsession with amps - I don't want to buy multiple amps, test 'em out, etc like I do with headphones. So it's more of a one-time cost that will work with all of my present and future headphones, you know?

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From: DigitalIncision | Posted: 6/9/2012 3:37:28 PM | #009

From: Jeff Zero | #008
Decent Headphones For Children Fund
because deafness is preferable to abrasiveness
True. I'd prefer they go without music than listen to, say, Beats.

My brother has a pair of Beats, I'm not a big fan of them.

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i'll keep these headphones in mind, thanks. i don't understand why clipons never caught on because they really are a perfect middle - all the portability of buds, most of the sound of the bigger ones. and more importantly, none of the will-be damage that earbuds will cause.

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From: RayDyn | #019
From: DigitalIncision | Posted: 6/9/2012 3:37:28 PM | #009

From: Jeff Zero | #008
Decent Headphones For Children Fund
because deafness is preferable to abrasiveness
True. I'd prefer they go without music than listen to, say, Beats.

My brother has a pair of Beats, I'm not a big fan of them.
Your brother hates his ears.

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From: Wanglicious | #020
i'll keep these headphones in mind, thanks. i don't understand why clipons never caught on because they really are a perfect middle - all the portability of buds, most of the sound of the bigger ones. and more importantly, none of the will-be damage that earbuds will cause.
There are some portable headphones that are on ear that are great but yeah, I do like clip-ons a lot. I can personally vouch for the EW9 ... they sound so smooth, and now I think I'm going to buy another pair of them. I think I traded mine a couple years back for another pair, but I did like them a lot if you ever decide to make that "jump." Not everybody needs to spend $1100 to make the jump into excellent sound!

I don't think earbuds (IEMs) really cause damage, but what do I know? I also can't speak much to comfort since my main pair are custom molded for my ears.

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Hey Digi remember that topic you made a couple months ago about those good earbuds that were on sale for cheap? I bought a pair, and within five minutes of opening the box, they broke when I tried to remove the foam bud from the ear piece. I blame you.

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From: DigitalIncision | Posted: 6/9/2012 4:52:32 PM | #021

Your brother hates his ears.

He sells them, so I don't think he paid anything for the pair, but still.

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From: CalvinbalI | #023
Hey Digi remember that topic you made a couple months ago about those good earbuds that were on sale for cheap? I bought a pair, and within five minutes of opening the box, they broke when I tried to remove the foam bud from the ear piece. I blame you.
The Betas? How did they break? There's excellent warranties through MP4 Nation and I think I did note in the topic that they weren't the most durable earbuds! Especially for $13, but I have never had mine break personally. I've had a pair stolen though. I'd shoot them an email.

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From: RayDyn | #024
From: DigitalIncision | Posted: 6/9/2012 4:52:32 PM | #021

Your brother hates his ears.

He sells them, so I don't think he paid anything for the pair, but still.

I suppose that's a little better ...

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This is how they broke



The foam bud really didn't want to come off. The plastic housing snapped at the seal in my attempts to remove it.

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Although as the image indicates, I did eventually get the foam bud off!

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you used to talk up Beats, what happen!

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From: neonreap | #029
you used to talk up Beats, what happen!

I NEVER talked up the Beats. I used to defend Monster because they've always made good audio equipment (with terribly overpriced cables) but never the Beats specifically. That's where they started going downhill. I'm just afraid they're going to stop producing great IEMs, or as folks seem keen on calling them, earbuds.

From: CalvinbalI | #027
This is how they broke



The foam bud really didn't want to come off. The plastic housing snapped at the seal in my attempts to remove it.

Looking over the thread on HeadFi, that does seem to be the biggest issue with them. You have a warranty, though!

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of all the things you could do with $1100

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With 1100 bucks I could pay my tuition fees.

Atm I'm not even sure I'll be able to afford college.

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From: metaIslugg | #031
of all the things you could do with $1100

Like?

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DigitalIncision posted...

From: metaIslugg | #031
of all the things you could do with $1100

Like?

Like buy some sick-ass headphones! You be you girl!

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With 1k I'd probably get myself an awesome TV or a new computer.

Or maybe a trip with a bro.

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From: Ayuyu | #035
With 1k I'd probably get myself an awesome TV or a new computer.

Or maybe a trip with a bro.

I've already got my computer build set! It comes in at $1200 and personally I don't like huge TVs. I have a nice 27'' Samsung full-HD. My new computer build includes a nice Asus 23'' TV.

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DigitalIncision posted...

From: metaIslugg | #031
of all the things you could do with $1100

Like?

Like buy some sick-ass headphones! You be you girl!

Thanks bb

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I dunno man, you could buy a new computer with that sort of money, for one. You could literally go on a trip across the Atlantic and spend a few days in (probably) any country.

Course I'm not one to say what one should do with their money. It just bothered me a little.

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From: DigitalIncision | #018

That being said, some excellent clip-on headphones are the Audio Technica ATH-EM7 http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATH-EM7-GM-Adjustable-Headphones/dp/B0009GWXAK?tag=duckduckgo-d-20

I only want these so I can pretend I'm in Persona 3

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From: SantaRPG | #038

if I had 1000k....


I'd probably just use it to cover first and last months rent on my new apartment

and it wouldn't be enough

man what a depressing topic

Wow, 1000K won't cover 2 months of rent? Where the hell do you live?

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From: SantaRPG | #038
Wow, 1000K won't cover 2 months of rent? Where the hell do you live?

Obviously by K he meant kroner, danish kroner.

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From: metaIslugg | #037
I dunno man, you could buy a new computer with that sort of money, for one. You could literally go on a trip across the Atlantic and spend a few days in (probably) any country.

Course I'm not one to say what one should do with their money. It just bothered me a little.

Why would it bother you? How is a trip any more valuable than headphones? How is a computer? It's a hobby, a passion of mine. Plus I was in the UK and Italy for over two months last year. I'm all traveled out. I'm not spending $1000 to say I did. I'm spending $1000 so I can get hundreds of hours of these things. Thousands, even. I don't get how it can "bother" someone. I mean, the tubes on the amp are rated for 5000 hours apiece.

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I had these earbuds that made my body shiver when listening to it, like listening to nails on a chalkboard.

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then there's another guy who used to make $headphones$ topics I guess? the old mind is slipping

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From: neonreap | #048
then there's another guy who used to make $headphones$ topics I guess? the old mind is slipping

I've only started making headphone topics in the last couple months

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i have beat solos and they are actually really nice

i mean i got them for free but i really enjoy them

sound quality is good and they are super comfortable on my ears

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