16 replies to this topic

[duelistgamer]

I know its a weird question.

But what would you do in this case?

Headphones+Amplifier

Audio Technica PRO700MK2 with Schiit Asgard Headphones Amplifier
SSD:

Undecided atm but two 60GB ones at RAID 0. Hopefully two Vertex 3s or Force 3s.

[.Chris]

What is your current headphone setup?

[duelistgamer]

I have a modded HD 558. I want a new headphones for a different sound signature, and both will be used for different purposes/songs. Also, the 558s are not portable. The PRO700MK2 is a bass monster (more than even sony XB).

I also need an amp because my CrapPod touch (pre iphone 4S) cannot drive it to the fullest.

[mihapiha]

It's impossible for me to answer the question because I'm not that into audio nor into SSDs.
SSDs are nice but not really necessary as far as I'm concerned. Larry is going to reject that opinion of mine, but that's how I feel...

I'd save the money or get a bigger monitor or something. You have a very fast setup, you could go with something different...

[Derbixrace]

i'd have to say SSD, man i bought a Crucial m4 128GB and it made a veeery big difference to me, everything is so much faster. i could never EVER go back to using a normal HDD again!

[Luke]

The signal to the amp would be a line out from an ipod?

The LOD's for the ipod give a decent signal :shrug: Which amp are you looking at? What is the driver impedance on those senn's?

[duelistgamer]

My headphones have a 50 ohm impedence. There is some distortion in the highs even with wav 16bit 48kHz rips.

Edited by duelistgamer, 21 October 2011 - 12:17 AM.

[Righthooks]

I do not fully understand the headphone configuration you are looking to accomplish, but if you do not require Solid State Drives and you are satisfied with your current read/write performance...I see no need to invest in that direction. Essentially it comes down to the area that is lacking, and what you will benefit the most from personally. Solid State configurations are in most scenarios a luxury, and should be viewed as a way to "complete" a build. They do add unparallelled performance, but as I stated there are far more significant pieces of hardware to save for. I would think about what do you NEED, not what do you WANT. Of course at the end of the day, we all WANT more than NEED...so who am I to say anything. I live in excess in the PC realm. Performance always comes first for me.

-Hooks

[Luke]

duelistgamer, on 21 October 2011 - 12:10 AM, said:

There is some distortion in the highs even with wav 16bit 48kHz rips.

Senn's have never been particularly bright though... Try saying the same about grado's.

[duelistgamer]

The new 500 series audiophile models are noted for a slightly neutral to bright sound signature.

My 558s do not show that distortion in my old HiFi setup, which does not dock a crapPod to it.

Hooks, I want the Audio Technica phones for their portability(closed cans) and unparalleled bass power. The amp is to improve the sound on my Sennheisers.

Edited by duelistgamer, 21 October 2011 - 06:49 AM.

[Luke]

duelistgamer, on 21 October 2011 - 06:46 AM, said:

The amp is to improve the sound on my Sennheisers.

But just via the ipod? Do you use any other sources?

[duelistgamer]

My cellphone, PC the old hifi system are the other sources.

This one is intended for long term use and even comes with a 5 year warranty.

EDIT: I'd like to add- dont just vote guys but also state your reasons.

Edited by duelistgamer, 21 October 2011 - 12:48 PM.

[duelistgamer]

Looks like for me SSD wins.

[Challenger]

Lol adding that sort of headphone setup to an iPod is like trying to polish a turd. The DAC inside the iPod is where the issue stands... It sucks.

The HD 558's are really nice an the improvement with the amp will be minor.

I'd say get the SSDs as you'll actually be able to feel a difference. Once you've gone SSD you'll never want to go back. Every main machine I have bar one has atleast one SSD in

Tbh you could just get one SSD and buy some new headphones as well

[duelistgamer]

Lol, I'd like to keep it at double or nothing. Lol.

[duelistgamer]

Guys I've ordered for two of these : http://www.amazon.co...x_ya_os_product

OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 SATA III 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive MAX IOPS 6.0 Gb-s VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G

[dirtylarryuk]

duelistgamer, on 23 October 2011 - 10:59 AM, said:

Guys I've ordered for two of these : http://www.amazon.co...x_ya_os_product

OCZ 120 GB Vertex 3 SATA III 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive MAX IOPS 6.0 Gb-s VTX3MI-25SAT3-120G

They are very fast the key thing is enough room for your OS and some games, the benefit of SSD is most felt on MMO's and the OS and any games which streams data (RAGE being a massive example). Now raid-revo etc is all fab but the key thing is size as game are getting big so my best advice is something super fast for the OS (and only the OS) as the Os does all the wear and tear as well! So I still recommend a vertex 2 or better 60GB for Win7 only and then 120-480 GB of SSD of apps and games and everything else you can always add a 1-2TB HDD for storage for media.

With stuff like Steam on a revo or raid SSD's and not the os, it makes changing your OS or even a reinstall a 15 min job if you have it on a seperate SSD. Also buy having a single drive power the OS this lets TRIM work very well or garbage collection on most SSD's work best then on the larger raid or revo drives as well as the single drive.

A 60GB ssd for OS and 120-240GB SSD or SSD's for apps and games often costs less than a high end GPU.

Note: quite a few of my SSD are 2 years old, (I have 12 SSD drives) not one at home has failed and all are as fast as the day I bought them. Letting TRIM run windows and garbage collection control Raid has done me alot of favours using sandforce drives.

Edited by dirtylarryuk, 23 October 2011 - 02:04 PM.