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In Reply to: RE: Over-Ear Headphones under $3000? posted by ggking7 on June 20, 2014 at 18:50:48
Ther might be several "Kings" out there for you. Kingship might depend on which hill(s) you want to rule...Some suggestions:
A good used pair of Stax 009s, remembering that they won't sound their best without a top notch, expensive amp such as the "Blue Hawaii".
A good used pair of AKG K1000s. There was a minty pair of AKG K-1000s for sale over at Audiogon yesterday (selling for top dollar, of course), but sadly, they are gone today. They need a decent 10 - 20 watt loudspeaker amp.
Audeze LCD-X, LCD XC, or LCD-3, with the caveat that these are heavy cans. If you don't like the feeling of weight and mass atop your cranium, these may not be the best choice for you.
There certainly are others to consider but these would be my top picks if money was not a concern.
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'A good used pair of Stax 009s, remembering that they won't sound their best without a top notch, expensive amp such as the "Blue Hawaii".'That statement is far more true for Stax Omega II than SR009, which is way easier to drive than OII. I own both Omega II and SR009, and yes something like Blue Hawaii SE would be needed to "properly" drive the OII, but SR009's amplification challenge is not about heroic voltage and current requirements but copacetic matching in the tonal and frequency response realm IME.
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Thanks for the clarifications, although I'm not sure that I would want to spend less than $4000 - $5000 on a top notch amp like the Blue Hawaii when the headphones themselves cost upwards of $5000. It would seem shameful to do otherwise with such wonderful headphones...I usually try to spend at least as much on amplification as I do on speakers or headphones, as it usually does make a noticeable difference. Sure, I might save $2000 or more by buying an inferior amp or a Chinese one but I prefer to not go down that road whenever possible.
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Still love the HD800's driven by the Bottlehead Crack. But there are lots of competing products these days so listen.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
I'm sure that there are lots of headphones and amps that I could fall in love with. I've heard some pretty good ones in my own system and in systems close to where I live but I'd really like to attend more of the Can Jams. Too bad that the Denver area is over 500 miles away from me, I really hate driving that far.
I should have mentioned that I'll be connecting these headphones to a Wavelength Proton USB DAC. It has a 1/8" output jack and volume control.
It sounds like the Audeze LCD-X or LCD-3 might be the way to go? Should they be OK connected to the Proton?
I have no idea how the Audeze headphones would sound with your Wavelength DAC.
Your best bet might be to post this question over at Headfi where it seems that the headgeeks have tried most everything...
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