Need help choosing a headphones.

[The Sloth]

I am looking for somthing thats under 200$ cad and sounds good.

It will be used for gaming and music. 

[Tigerleon]

1 hour ago, The Sloth said:

I am looking for somthing thats under 200$ cad and sounds good.

It will be used for gaming and music. 

DT 770 pro 80ohm with a modmic 4 uni (These headphones will require a pretty good mobo amp or external/internal amp/DAC soundcard). Or Sennheiser HD559 with a modmic 4 uni. the HD559 are open back and are more flat and clear sounding.

[ElementHD]

Steelseries ARCTIS 3 7.1 SURROUND

 

Under $100 and will do everything thing you want and quality is right up there. 

[Tigerleon]

7 minutes ago, ElementHD said:

Steelseries ARCTIS 3 7.1 SURROUND

 

Under $100 and will do everything thing you want and quality is right up there. 

No it is definitely not. First off. These are marketed as "gaming" headsets which means they focus mostly on the design, RGB, and the badly implemented USB soundcard which will most likely begin to crackle after a couple of months. The sound quality is horrendous. It is muddy and not clear at all. 

[ElementHD]

8 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:

No it is definitely not. First off. These are marketed as "gaming" headsets which means they focus mostly on the design, RGB, and the badly implemented USB soundcard which will most likely begin to crackle after a couple of months. The sound quality is horrendous. It is muddy and not clear at all. 

I get where you are coming from, As an audiophile myself he wants something for $200 not $600.  

 

I disagree on the Muddiness but sound is relative to the person. 

[ElementHD]

FYI These are not poor stats at all..

 

Neodymium Drivers

40 mm

Headphone Frequency Response

20–22000 Hz

Headphone Sensitivity

98 db

Headphone Impedance

32 Ohm

Headphone Total Harmonic Distortion

< 3%

Headphone Volume Control

On Ear Cup

[Radioactive Snowman]

1 hour ago, Tigerleon said:

DT 770 pro 80ohm with a modmic 4 uni (These headphones will require a pretty good mobo amp or external/internal amp/DAC soundcard). Or Sennheiser HD559 with a modmic 4 uni. the HD559 are open back and are more flat and clear sounding.

Would there be much difference between the 80ohm and the 250ohm in terms of overall sound quality?

[Tigerleon]

6 hours ago, ElementHD said:

FYI These are not poor stats at all..

 

Neodymium Drivers

40 mm

Headphone Frequency Response

20–22000 Hz

Headphone Sensitivity

98 db

Headphone Impedance

32 Ohm

Headphone Total Harmonic Distortion

< 3%

Headphone Volume Control

On Ear Cup

That is kinda bad. Also stats don't really matter you know that right.

[Tigerleon]

6 hours ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Would there be much difference between the 80ohm and the 250ohm in terms of overall sound quality?

80ohm are a bit louder and wont be as hard to drive. You will definitely need an amp for the 250ohm version. But in terms of sound quality. Literally almost no difference. Maybe the 250ohm are more refined but you wouldn't really notice.

[The Sloth]

10 hours ago, Tigerleon said:

DT 770 pro 80ohm with a modmic 4 uni (These headphones will require a pretty good mobo amp or external/internal amp/DAC soundcard). Or Sennheiser HD559 with a modmic 4 uni. the HD559 are open back and are more flat and clear sounding.

What DAC would you suggest? if i go for DT 770 pro. My mobo can handle it, but i want an alternative. 

 

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Sennheiser HD559

would this be better overall? compared to something like Sennheiser HD 569. 

 

 

 

Thank you for your help, really appreciate it. 

[Tigerleon]

15 minutes ago, The Sloth said:

What DAC would you suggest? if i go for DT 770 pro. My mobo can handle it, but i want an alternative. 

 

would this be better overall? compared to something like Sennheiser HD 569. 

 

 

 

Thank you for your help, really appreciate it. 

The 569's are closed back. Meaning they block out sounds. Open back are better for a more enjoyable listening experience overall. But you don't need an amp/DAC for the 559's. Also do you need a mic on them?

[The Sloth]

1 minute ago, Tigerleon said:

Also do you need a mic on them?

Nope. 

 

2 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:

The 569's are closed back. Meaning they block out sounds. Open back are better for a more enjoyable listening experience overall.

Would it be worth the sacrifice? i am thinking about an all around headphone, don't want to annoy people around me. 

[Tigerleon]

9 minutes ago, The Sloth said:

Nope. 

 

Would it be worth the sacrifice? i am thinking about an all around headphone, don't want to annoy people around me. 

True. Then the 569's will be perfect.

[Radioactive Snowman]

3 hours ago, Tigerleon said:

80ohm are a bit louder and wont be as hard to drive. You will definitely need an amp for the 250ohm version. But in terms of sound quality. Literally almost no difference. Maybe the 250ohm are more refined but you wouldn't really notice.

Id have paired them with a schiit magni heresy, so apart from being harder to drive theres no real noticeable difference? Hmmm interesting! 

 

Thanks for that

[The Sloth]

32 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:

True. Then the 569's will be perfect.

Thank you. 

[rice guru]

14 hours ago, The Sloth said:

I am looking for somthing thats under 200$ cad and sounds good.

It will be used for gaming and music. 

What kind of music do you listen to?

[Tigerleon]

1 hour ago, Radioactive Snowman said:

Id have paired them with a schiit magni heresy, so apart from being harder to drive theres no real noticeable difference? Hmmm interesting! 

 

Thanks for that

Well there is some. Some frequencies wont "reveal" themselves when not amped. Since beyers headphones are harder to drive than for example some sennheiser headphones.

[The Sloth]

10 hours ago, rice guru said:

What kind of music do you listen to?

Rock, metal, POP, Rap, bit of classic From heavy metal to pop. Don't like country. 

 

Ex

 

Metal- disturbed- Awaken 

 

Rock- SOLI- Halo

 

Jap rock- One Ok rock- Jibun rock

 

POP/ old pop - Maroon 5- Move like jagger, mr blue sky, my sweet lord

 

Rap- juice world- wishing well 

 

Classic- violin- I play the violin for fun, so need to listern to a lot of other people play the violin. 

 

 

Thank you 

 

[rice guru]

Slightly above budget my reccomendation is the HD 58x.

Straight from Amazon to try out. One more triple driver over ears, akg k371, and takstar pro 82

[The Sloth]

7 hours ago, rice guru said:

Slightly above budget my reccomendation is the HD 58x.

Straight from Amazon to try out. One more triple driver over ears, akg k371, and takstar pro 82

I think i will go for the SENNHEISER HD 58X, i want to pay a bit more for the brand name.