Which should I choose?

[Meme Man]

Hello everyone!

 

So recently I've saved up some money (Around 320$) and I've been debating over what I should buy, and since I'm currently moving from Razer Kraken headphones to some more expensive headphones, I'm not really sure what to buy.

 

I've been looking at the V-Moda M100 headphones, and pair them with the SMSL A2 Stereo amp.

 

My other option was to buy some Beyerdynamic DT990 and pair them with the SMSL A2 Stereo amp ( https://www.massdrop.com/buy/smsl-a2-stereo-amplifier ). 

 

Which would be the better option and why, also price wise, both come out the same, I'm most likely gonna go for the v-moda m100's, but I just wanna hear some other people's opinions first.

 

Oh and, pairing the headphones and amp with my PC wouldn't be a problem right? I have the MSI Z170A Pro motherboard, and quite alot of usb ports and such, so that should be all good right?

 

Thank you for your answers

 

PS : I'd be spending around 220$ on the vmoda headphones, so any good amp recommendations for 100$ or below?

 

[TFMRealm]

7 minutes ago, Meme Man said:

Hello everyone!

 

So recently I've saved up some money (Around 320$) and I've been debating over what I should buy, and since I'm currently moving from Razer Kraken headphones to some more expensive headphones, I'm not really sure what to buy.

 

I've been looking at the V-Moda M100 headphones, and pair them with the SMSL A2 Stereo amp.

 

My other option was to buy some Beyerdynamic DT990 and pair them with the SMSL A2 Stereo amp ( https://www.massdrop.com/buy/smsl-a2-stereo-amplifier ). 

 

Which would be the better option and why, also price wise, both come out the same, I'm most likely gonna go for the v-moda m100's, but I just wanna hear some other people's opinions first.

 

Oh and, pairing the headphones and amp with my PC wouldn't be a problem right? I have the MSI Z170A Pro motherboard, and quite alot of usb ports and such, so that should be all good right?

 

Thank you for your answers

 

PS : I'd be spending around 220$ on the vmoda headphones, so any good amp recommendations for 100$ or below?

 

I personally use the Sennheiser hd 598 with the amp built into my mobo. After a year of daily use I still love them.

[Dackzy]

1 hour ago, Meme Man said:

SNIP

why are you even thinking about a amp? Also the  SMSL A2 is a speaker amp, no output for headphones, so no you cannot use that with your headphones.

What kind of sound are you looking for? Boosted bass? boosted mids? boosted treble? A mix?

[Meme Man]

13 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

why are you even thinking about a amp? Also the  SMSL A2 is a speaker amp, no output for headphones, so no you cannot use that with your headphones.

What kind of sound are you looking for? Boosted bass? boosted mids? boosted treble? A mix?

Oh, well I didn't know that its a speaker amp, as I've said before I don't know much about audio and what's best. Do you perhaps have any amps that you would prefer around 100$~ or would it be better to just buy the M100's alone and plug them straight into my PC? I've heard that amp's really do make a diffrence tho, but I'm not willing to blow 400$ on an amp alone, and when it comes to what I'd like is a mix.

[Dackzy]

Just now, Meme Man said:

SNIP

You do know that the M100 are really basshead headphones right?

just use onboard, onboard today is generally pretty damn good.

1 minute ago, Meme Man said:

 I've heard that amp's really do make a diffrence tho

only if you cannot power your headphones, but if they get loud enough for you, then you can power your headphones, it is basically that simple.

 

I have a pinned post where I talk about very basic things with amps and DACs, maybe give it a read if you want to get a basic understanding of them. A amp just makes the signal from a DAC stronger..

 

[Meme Man]

30 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

You do know that the M100 are really basshead headphones right?

just use onboard, onboard today is generally pretty damn good.

only if you cannot power your headphones, but if they get loud enough for you, then you can power your headphones, it is basically that simple.

 

I have a pinned post where I talk about very basic things with amps and DACs, maybe give it a read if you want to get a basic understanding of them. A amp just makes the signal from a DAC stronger..

 

Alright, well I've read trough most of it, and I've decided that I'll order the m100's and try onboard, and if there's any issues I'll save up a bit and buy a decent amp. Thanks

[Dackzy]

Just now, Meme Man said:

Alright, well I've read trough most of it, and I've decided that I'll order the m100's and try onboard, and if there's any issues I'll save up a bit and buy a decent amp. Thanks

well if there is a need for a amp which there shouldn't, then just get a schiit Magni 2

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