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Sennheiser HD800 Amp/dac

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My friend has money coming out every extremity and wants to buy a pair of HD800's because.... why not. We were both curious as to their quality but we'd need a kickass amp/dac combo. What would be the best one considering price that wouldn't bottleneck these?

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Would you be open to something less suck then HD800's? 

 

 

Schiit has some good AMP/DACs. O2 is also a very good choice. Also maybe just get the HE500i?

He is pretty stuck onto buying the HD800's

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bottleneck

 

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I'd rather get headphones that don't cost an arm and a leg, when they could've cost just a nipple, they're at an amazingly low value. There are headphones that sound almost as good (if not better in your opinions) for much less ca$h. 

 

Such as HiFiMAN HE-500. or Sennheiser HD650 or 600 if you wanna go Sennheiser. or if you don't want to spend a lot, Pioneer SE-A1000 supposedly sound just as good as HD650's, and they're like 50$ on amazon at the moment. I have some on the way actually, excited to test them. And if you want / need a dac and amp, one of the best solutions out there is the ODAC and o2 amp. 

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hmmm try the beta22 and mod the shit out of it to suit your taste of sound

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I'd rather get headphones that don't cost an arm and a leg, when they could've cost just a nipple, they're at an amazingly low value. There are headphones that sound almost as good (if not better in your opinions) for much less ca$h. 

 

Such as HiFiMAN HE-500. or Sennheiser HD650 or 600 if you wanna go Sennheiser. or if you don't want to spend a lot, Pioneer SE-A1000 supposedly sound just as good as HD650's, and they're like 50$ on amazon at the moment. I have some on the way actually, excited to test them. And if you want / need a dac and amp, one of the best solutions out there is the ODAC and o2 amp. 

He has the HD650 and, like I said, has money spewing out his anus. Sorry for the late response, I had to write an essay after I posted it :P.

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He has the HD650 and, like I said, has money spewing out his anus. Sorry for the late response, I had to write an essay after I posted it :P.

I hate friends like that....(Tell him to get LCD-X's then, similar price and not as poorly priced, and most importantly, not hateful to use and listen too. 

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I hate friends like that....(Tell him to get LCD-X's then, similar price and not as poorly priced, and most importantly, not hateful to use and listen too. 

He tried pulling the plug on a pair of hd800's on ebay ( think they were used) but he lost the bid but still recienved this http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-MCE86-S-II-Condenser-Hypercardioid-Microphone/dp/B005BQLGAG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393616560&sr=8-2&keywords=Beyerdynamic+MCE+86+S+II from the seller anyways. I think imma buy it from him anyways but he still is going to get the hd800s....

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He tried pulling the plug on a pair of hd800's on ebay ( think they were used) but he lost the bid but still recienved this http://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-MCE86-S-II-Condenser-Hypercardioid-Microphone/dp/B005BQLGAG/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1393616560&sr=8-2&keywords=Beyerdynamic+MCE+86+S+II from the seller anyways. I think imma buy it from him anyways but he still is going to get the hd800s....

Ouch.....

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Ouch.....

Its not a bad mic and considering he's willing to sell it for $200 to me I might as well hop on it. I will probably need one like that at some point in my filming career.

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I hate friends like that....(Tell him to get LCD-X's then, similar price and not as poorly priced, and most importantly, not hateful to use and listen too. 

 

Tell him to get the HE-500s and that the HD800s are treble heavy and poorly constructed for $1500.  If he's gotta have fancy looking stuff, LCD-2 or X or something like that.

"Pardon my French but this is just about the most ignorant blanket statement I've ever read. And though this is the internet, I'm not even exaggerating."

 

 

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Well, if he have the money to spend, why not go for the Sennheiser HDVD 800 (the DAC/AMP made for the headphones).

If he is truly serious he should get the balanced cable as well (Sennheiser CH800 XLR-cable).

 

Wait what, this post is from 2014. How'd i get here...

Anyway, did he buy the HD800s?

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Well, if he have the money to spend, why not go for the Sennheiser HDVD 800 (the DAC/AMP made for the headphones).

If he is truly serious he should get the balanced cable as well (Sennheiser CH800 XLR-cable).

Thread necro much?

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