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If you can find the VSonic GR07, they would probably be the best sounding buds for that price. Not sure where you can get them nowadays, but if you look around you can probably find them.

Everyone has told you multiple times that the e10k will be more than enough power for what you want, and has a built in dac. Just buy it already. The only people disputing this haven't actually tried the e10 with any headphones, so just listen to those of us who have, and get the e10k.

the 250 ohm, DT990 pro version.

I've been using a fiio e10 (the original, less powerful version) with a pair of dt990 pros for 2 years, and you will never need to go above 60% volume on low gain. I guarantee it. Listen to ssl he knows what he's on about.

For comfort you cannot go wrong with any of the options you have asked about. I have worn both the dt990pro and k702 for 10+ hours at a time with 0 discomfort, it helps that they just made the k702's headband flat with no bumps, I wouldn't factor comfort into the equation with your choices as they are all great in that department. Essentially, with either choice you will be perfectly happy, so just see which features you 'need' to have, so for me I wanted a removable cable, which the k702 had, but the dt990 didnt, and that's how I decided. Good luck!

Of course I agree, but because of what he says below, it is a little confusing.

Yeah pretty much. Although, I found a pair of alpha dogs within my price range, and I'm seriously considering it. Looking on headfi could be a good idea... I'll probably try to get an o2 at some point, since I'll be upgrading eventually, but for now I'll just save till summit-fi haha. Thanks,

The thing is, the op says 'I'm looking for a set of cans that will be good for fps "sound whoring" and vr immersion', which tells me they shouldn't take into account their musical preferences? And for those applications I'd argue the dt990's would be the better fit. Thanks,

The gel pads are extremely expensive. For a pair of 2 from thomann.de it's like 110 euro which is insane. It's not that big of a difference to be honest. Regarding 'flat' and 'analytical' headphones, unless you're listening to well produced music in high bitrate files you won't really notice, especially once you adapt to it. In games and other media a v-shaped (or as you would call it 'fun) headphone would be more suitable.

I have used both the dt770, dt990pro and k702 (very similar to k701) for extensive periods of time, and the best solution would be the dt990 pro. I would pair it with a fiio e10k if you could, although it would be fine on a pc's default sound to be honest. I don't really like the dt770 much, the bass sounds pretty muddy and the mid range is pretty sheltered. Of course it will still be much better than some 5 quid pair, but still. Please take into account my bias towards open headphones, which may make me sound particularly harsh about the dt770. dt990 pro fit all your conditions, although if you think you need an amp for the dt990's and not for the k701's, I would be careful about that, because although the impedance is low (like 62 or something ohms?), the sensitivity is also very low, meaning you do need some power to get volume out of them - they are definitely harder to power than the dt990's. For your genres of music I'd probably shy away from the k701's and go more towards the dt990's, although the dt770's would probably fufill your needs also. Thanks,

So basically, there's no point to side grade or get an amp for the sake of it. Got that sorted! Now although I'd love a pair of he-500's, I wear my headphones for long period of time so I'd probably want to go for the HE-560's for the headband along, but at that point it gets a bit too expensive for me... If you include amp and headphones into the cost, what do you think would be the best upgrade for max like 4-500 GBP? Thanks for the input,

Ok, just in the future try to provide slightly more diagnosis than 'it doesn't work'. If you could provide what you've tried, what you found out, etc, it would be useful if you want someone to help you with your problem.

Have you tried this?

For 300-350$, if you can give up the wireless I would highly recommend using a mod mic and a good set of open ear headphones. Regarding 7.1, it's completely pointless. We have two ears, and a stereo headphone will give you the same amount of imaging (listen to this with headphones on for an example). If you do choose this route, I would probably recommend the k702 (bumpless headband model) or the dt990 pro. Thanks,

Having a 'neutral' sound signature doesn't make a headphone sound any 'better'... I'm basically asking if a different flavour of headphone (dark vs bright) would provide a more noticeable difference than buying an o2. Thanks,

I have experience with the k701, k702, k712 and dt990 and I can say it is extremely subjective. Although you have heard the soundstage on the k702 is wider than the dt990 (which it noticeably is), you will have no trouble what so ever with positional tracking, and in game will feel more immersive due to the sound signature they have (more v like or 'fun'). The difference between the k712 and the k702 is the earcups. The k712 use 'gel' earpads that enable them to have a slightly more pronounced bass, but I personally can't justify the extra cost. k701 vs k702 is very similar, I didn't notice a difference over an o2/odac while (attempting) to a/b. For immersion and games, dt990 would be my choice (in addition to a very wide range of music). As a bonus, easiest to drive so you could just buy something like a fiio e10k, and it would drive it more than sufficiently. This is coming from someone who owns and currently usee the k702 (bumpless) as his daily driver and loves them to bits. My only problem with recommending them is that for your use case, and i think you would be dissapointed with the sound signature (because although 'natural' sound and a 'flat' response may sound good, for certain listening (such as your use case), the sound signature of the dt990 would be much more suitable and enjoyable. Thanks,

I currently use an external dac/amp with a modmic connected to one of these: Works pretty well.

So I've been using the k702's paired with a fiio e10 for a fair while now and have decided I'd like to invest into my audio a little bit more. If I get an o2, I'd be using the e10's line out for it's dac so that's taken care of. I'm just wondering if it's worth getting the o2, or if buying different headphones (such as the hd600/650 which would only cost me about 30% more than the amp) would be a better idea. My source is a computer 99% of the time. Any input would be great. Thanks,

I love that screen <3

Ok, so im thinking of getting like 2 banana stands and 2-3 risers, then adding antistatic stuff to the banana stand ends, and hanging the gpu's up? Then have it open air. Sound good?

Heya guys, i'v decided I want to mine some coins, mainly skrypt based, and have come up with a system, however, I have a few problems. 4gb cheapo ram. sempron 145 4 x HD6950 (will unlock shaders). some relatively cheap 970 motherboard with 4 pcie slots. case - might have to custom build, probably just get a cheap one though. PSU - What. I have no idea what to get for psu. Would a dual psu setup be viable? Or is it better to get some super expensive 1200w? Unsure about this. I'd love suggestions, No idea what PSU to get, how i'm going to put the 6950's into a cheap case, or how i'm going to put them into the motherboard without burning my house down. Thanks,

I'd probably go for 4670k instead of 4770k. Huge increase in cost with little performance benefit (for your usage)

Foobar/CMUS.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/beyerdynamic_dt990pro.htm they also sell the DT770. Will end up at 180 euro/240$ when posted to Norway. Get a Fiio E10 later on if you'd like

Wowowowowo, hold it shearme How can the DT990's not be on the comfort list?! I don't think i'v ever felt any discomfort.