|
Post by spiug31 on Mar 10, 2008 14:25:07 GMT
headphones have an advantage over speakers? for me yes, as I like the isolation my semi-closed / closed headphones give me and I've not yet heard a speaker rig that gives the same intense tones and vibrancy as my modded K340's seem capable of. It is also a plus that they are portable and don't disturb others.
|
|
cosmopragma
Team Cosmoid
vorsprung deutsch audio technic uber burgermeiester
Posts: 78
|
Post by cosmopragma on Mar 10, 2008 15:05:06 GMT
the k340 is ranked very high among the high end headphone u have, this is a strange headphone , i read various impression about people saying how good they are and also impression about how strange they sound. i am the later case, i wonder what amp do u used to drive the headphone and what mod had u done to it? I did own several K340s.They are quite easy to get here.They are growing on trees in Germany. There are several varieties of these cans. Different passive membranes, different crossovers and I guess different stage of deterioration of the electret drivers. I did own 7 (and I've kept the best 3). They all sound different although the ones I've kept are quite similar. Two were pretty much unlistenable no matter how much effort for modding. My favorite amps all do have lots of oomph. Single ended I used to utilize the Audiovalve RKV (an old fashined tube hybrid), but nowadays I prefer the Audio Technica HA2002.That's my favorite headphone amp for most of my dynamic headphones (except the K1000).I just happen to like the specific signature. My (balanced) speaker amp is also very good.A bit more transparent and a bit less euphonic.It's an CEC Amp3300 and due to the high impedance and low sensitivity there's no need for additional resistors in the way.
|
|
|
Post by dc on Mar 10, 2008 15:26:15 GMT
well in my system my headphones sound 100x better than speakers
granted, the speakers + amp cost under $200 for the two
and due to my living circumstances i can't justify spending any more considering how little they'd be used...
that and i have no money =(
|
|
rickcr42
Fully Modded
Rest in peace my good friend.
Posts: 4,514
|
Post by rickcr42 on Mar 10, 2008 16:35:20 GMT
well in my system my headphones sound 100x better than speakers that is the draw of headphones for many.You can build a very high quality headphone based system for FAR LESS than a speaker based system of equal quality and even then you have the room itself to deal with-no small thing which headphones totally eliminate as an issue
|
|