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  1. flare4000
    My pc is running almost 24/7 because it's running plex for my family so idle temps kind of matter, performance honestly is fine just looking to decrease temps and I was thinking that more efficient parts would help with that as ventilation cannot be improved. At load gpu runs around mid to high 80s cpu probs peaks around 65-70 at load, If I do go with the new build I will still be using the same storage and psu.
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    So I am currently running on a i7 930 with a hd 7970. As you can tell the computer runs really hot due to the power it requires. I wondering if upgrading my computer to more efficient components would help with the heat. My cpu currently idles at 50 degrees and my gpu idles at around 40 degrees, both components are currently stock or underclocked. Planned build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/gNgxHN
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    Favourite thing about the z2 is the micro sd port and dBrand are awesome because their skins are made so well.
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    I always like to see brushed aluminum exteriors.
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    Favourite thing about it is the bezels.
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    The best thing about the ONE series is dat sexy unibody
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    Well I was looking into DACs and I saw this little thing, on headfi it seems well regarded as a cheap dac that performs similar to the oDac as it uses the same chip, yes I know that doesn't mean it will perform the same. But I was wondering if anyone has ever heard of it before. Here is a link to some headfi reviews http://www.head-fi.org/products/hifimediy-sabre-usb-dac
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    I've heard that the M-100 is extremely good for music with a bass preference, plus they look really nice. Since your budget seems to be $200 or more since the M-100 cost a bit maybe look at the SRH840, if you try the 440 in a store it will not sound its best as most people would recommend using 840 pads on it. I was able to find a store near my house that had the srh440m, 840, the m50, as well as some other nice headphones and I do not regret buying the 840. You may also want to look at the dt770 as it seems people really like it as well for music with a bass preference.
  9. flare4000

    Modmic for HD380 Pro

    flare4000 replied to Marx's topic in Audio

    http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?item_id=007166 Amazon is not always the cheapest in Canada
  10. flare4000
    +1 for the shures, don't go for the 380 or 280 pro unless you want really flat, neutral headphones. If you can get a amp with a pair of bt770 that would be pretty good as well. Also the v-moda m80 and m100 might be you cup of tea although they might be out of your price range.
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    I second the srh440 with 840 pads or the srh840 if you are willing to pay more they are on sale for $164 on ncix I currently have them. I tried the m50 at my local music store I didn't like the bass it was slightly tight but there was too much. If you live in Ontario there might a long-mcquade music store near you, they will allow you to return your headphones if you don't like it plus they priced match with ncix. At the store near my home they had a really nice demo with headphones from audio-techinicas, shures, and akg. And what is your music preference? Currently people are just listing headphones but since we don't know your preference these might all be bad headphones to your ear.
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    But do they have a nice warm sound?
  13. flare4000
    Well holy buttocks the v-moda crossfade lp is only $79.99 now but how do they sound?
  14. flare4000
    When it comes to open and closed my xb500 leak quiet and I can hear my very loud asian family so... ya how bad could going open be? But ya I know the Grados are bad for portable use since they really leak.
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    I don't mind open but the price of grados are over $150 not the usual $100 over there in America.
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    How are the hd 518 i heard that they have more bass than the hd 588 and they are only $80. Sadly in Canada the difference is not that much on amazon and the local music store in my city doesn't carry the normal K240 everything in Canada is expensive, plus there are very few places to try out headphones.
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    How come the regular K240 and not the mkii, I heard that the velor ear pads help a lot, and the K271 is better? I was under the impression that the more open headphones would sound better. Ya hard to find anything more comfortable than my xb500 they are like a pillow I had these for 4 years and not once did they make my ears hurt.
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    Forgot to mention that I would use these as both my portable cans and home cans, if I remembered correctly the hd5xx series have a wierd adapter for 3.5mm right? If so a new cable would be roughly $20 so all products are equally price if I factor that in.
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    Well after a week with the hd 380 pro I returned them because they were just to plain, so now I am looking for some headphones that are $150 - $200, I live in Canada. The thing that I liked about the 380 was that it was more crisp and not muddy like my xb500 but the xb500 have this nice warm tone that I love. I'm looking the the akg k240 MKII $180, sennheiser hd 558 $149, ath m50 $180, akg k271 mkII $190. If you could recommend a different pair that is better for the money or can help narrow down my list that would help a lot. My prefered genres are jazz, pop, and some classical music.
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    Thank you everyone for your recommendations I will go with the 380 and if I don't like I will just return them to bestbuy, as for the mic, I found another ghetto way lol, ya instead of having a mic around my neck, my old rockband mic is on my desk...
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    The LP are $200 in Can, so I will most likely go for the 380 and for mic I still haven't made up my mind, currently I am using some rocketfish headset made for the ps3 and it is a very ghetto setup... so my options for mics are the snowflake which is $53, the snowball ice $50, the snowball $70. If anyone can tell me the pros/cons of these mics it would be greatly appreciated.
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    Well my family would hate me if I went open lol, so are the hd 380 pro pretty good? The three headphones I am looking at are the ath-m50, custom one pro, and the hd 380. The COPs and m50 would cost me roughly $200 and the hd 380 would cost only $120 since I have a bestbuy gift card.
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    They seem like good headphones but the coiled cable worries me as they tend to be heavy. Question, how bad would open headphones leak? I am looking at the Sennheiser's 558s
  24. flare4000
    Thanks for all of the recommendations so far, the custom one pros seems good, @ShearMe Closed headphones, relatively flat signature, current headphones are sony mdr-xb500.
  25. flare4000
    So my current headphones are still fine but I kinda want new ones so my budget is around $150. I would like to get a mic and my budget for that is $40 or less. If you could recommend me anything that would be great, the one thing I want with the headphone is to have a cable that is short enough for mobile use so the ATH-M50 are out of the question. Forgot to mention that I live in Canada...
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