ATH-M50x DAC

[reystar]

Hey guys

 

I want to upgrade my headphones, i currently use a razer headset that i want to replace...i am looking at the ATH M50x...

My pc has an onboard sound card so i am looking for a DAC too...which one would you recommend?

 

I also use speakers, so i need kinda a switch interface that i can switch from headphones to speakers and the other way around!

[Aytex]

Whats your budget for headphones?

[reystar]

I am looking to spend around 200-300 euro tops (in total)

[Aytex]

8 minutes ago, reystar said:

I am looking to spend around 200-300 euro tops (in total)

you can get DT 770's or 990s (990 is openback)

They have much better sound quality, I think the 770's the 80 ohm edition you won't need a DAC but the 250 ohm's one you should

[reystar]

Hmm...what about the DAC, which one shall i go for?

[SSL]

6 minutes ago, reystar said:

Hmm...what about the DAC, which one shall i go for?

 

How about your motherboard?

[Unhelpful]

6 minutes ago, reystar said:

Hmm...what about the DAC, which one shall i go for?

What motherboard do you have? It's probably more than fine.

[xtroria]

Forget M50x and dac, just get fidelio x2

[reystar]

i have Z77 UD3H from Gigabyte

 

I have the Senheiser HD25-ii when i plug them to my Macbook they sound louder and crisper than when i plug them to my Desktop..

[SSL]

9 minutes ago, reystar said:

i have Z77 UD3H from Gigabyte

 

I have the Senheiser HD25-ii when i plug them to my Macbook they sound louder and crisper than when i plug them to my Desktop..

 

Indeed? I have this exact motherboard and it sounds identical to my Macbook and Fiio E10K; even the Schiit Magni 2U sounds about the same.

 

All this is with the Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro. No idea if the story would change with the more difficult to drive Hifiman HE-560.

[SuicideAnomaly]

1 hour ago, reystar said:

i have Z77 UD3H from Gigabyte

 

I have the Senheiser HD25-ii when i plug them to my Macbook they sound louder and crisper than when i plug them to my Desktop..

If you have those, why are the M50x's even a consideration?

 

Also, perhaps something is awry with your audio drivers on your desktop.

[reystar]

i want something better than the HD25, they are kinda muddy, they are fine for djing but they are not very very crisp /sound rich

[reystar]

i checked those headphones too:

AKG K 551SLV

BeyerDynamic Custom One Pro Plus

or what about the vmodas? they are dj headphones but i've seen many ppl use them on studio too

[Dackzy]

6 hours ago, reystar said:

i checked those headphones too:

AKG K 551SLV

BeyerDynamic Custom One Pro Plus

or what about the vmodas? they are dj headphones but i've seen many ppl use them on studio too

vmoda= bass, they are basshead headphones, I really hope that no studio uses them for anything important. The custom one pro, can be basshead headphone, but also more "neutral(ish)". What kind of signature do you like? Because all of the headphones you just found their have very different signatures.

[Ridska]

Better alternative to the M50X : The shure SRH840.

I own a piar of the M50X but the SRH IS a better over all upgreade to the M50x's.

[reystar]

So guys back to my thing!

 

I read a lot that the Sen's HD 598 dont have a punchy bass, which is bad for my taste, i kinda like bass, a lot actually (i use beats a lot on the gym)...

what about the 558? 558 vs 770 or maybe 880? what i am looking is perfectly clear sound with rich highs/mids and deep punchy bass

[Dackzy]

19 minutes ago, reystar said:

So guys back to my thing!

 

I read a lot that the Sen's HD 598 dont have a punchy bass, which is bad for my taste, i kinda like bass, a lot actually (i use beats a lot on the gym)...

what about the 558? 558 vs 770 or maybe 880? what i am looking is perfectly clear sound with rich highs/mids and deep punchy bass

The HD 558 sounds 100% the same as the 598 and the bass is tight.

The dt 770 are the ones with the most bass.

[Pomfinator]

2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

The HD 558 sounds 100% the same as the 598 and the bass is tight.

The dt 770 are the ones with the most bass.

They're not 100% the same, Sennheiser aren't retards.  And the budget greatly exceeds the cost of the 598s anyway, no need to save money for an amp that won't be needed

[Dackzy]

38 minutes ago, Pomfinator said:

They're not 100% the same, Sennheiser aren't retards.  And the budget greatly exceeds the cost of the 598s anyway, no need to save money for an amp that won't be needed

okay they are what 97% the same....

OP could get the HE 400s if he really likes bass

[Pomfinator]

6 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

okay they are what 97% the same....

OP could get the HE 400s if he really likes bass

You wanna kill our poor man with sibilance?

[Dackzy]

Just now, Pomfinator said:

You wanna kill our poor man with sibilance?

Ssshh he will smile when he dies from sibilance  

Some people says that the Brainwavz Angled Memory Foam Earpad helps the headphones. It's not easy to find bass focused headphones with rich highs/mids, I would say the HD 650 but they cost 325€ on sale, maybe the Philips X2 Fidelio.

[reystar]

Daymn, HD 650 those are some ugly headset

 

The DT 770 are not good? or the 880?

 

 

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, reystar said:

Daymn, HD 650 those are some ugly headset

 

The DT 770 are not good? or the 880?

 

 

But the 650 are realyl really good, why does looks matter?

The DT 770 have more bass than the DT 880, but the DT 880 has a bigger soundstage.

[reystar]

Any other recommendation except 650?  i dont like the double cables coming from the caps

[reystar]

what about the vmodas m100? they are not as good when it comes for quality soundstage?