Ch@pS
10-22-2009, 12:22 PM
Hi there
Seemed like the right place to ask this sort of question so here goes. :)
Some background info before I get started:
I have a Panasonic SA-HT70 plugged into my onboard sound. The system remains stock except for the sub, which has been replaced with 2 x Rockford Fosgate Series 1 12 inch car subs from the mid 90s. Not perfect but much better than the weak little sub that comes with the system as stock. This serves as my PC sound(will be upgraded by Christmas so look forward to another thread asking for advice then :P). However, at night I'm restricted to headphones(neighbours like to sleep for some reason :D). So I have my Sennheiser HD415s plugged into the SA-HT70 after 9pm at night. I'm usually up until 1am so I need a new set of headphones that sound great, and will remain comfy for about 4 hours of use.
I need the headphones for gaming, movies and most importantly music! I'm a classic/modern rock lover, by also have the occasional jazz/house/classical track on, the headphones need to handle all of these things well.
Here in South Africa we're limited in our choice of high end brands, so I'm stuck with Sennheiser for now(not a bad thing mind you).
I've currently got a pair of HD415s and love them to bits, but I'm looking at upgrading to either the HD485s, HD515s or the HD555s. The price difference between the 485s and 515s is $19, and between the 515s and 555s is like $28 which isn't much, is the little extra worth it? The HD595s look really good but are a little steep for my budget.
Then I'm looking at getting a sound card for to pair with my new headphones, my current onboard sound on a Gigabyte EP45T-EXTREME leaves me wanting more.
Any suggestions? And will I be better off running my headphones directly off the sound card, or through the SA-HT70 which runs off the soun dcard? At the moment the headphones sound better through the SA-HT70 with the mode set to clear.
Any advice will be apprciated. :D
Seemed like the right place to ask this sort of question so here goes. :)
Some background info before I get started:
I have a Panasonic SA-HT70 plugged into my onboard sound. The system remains stock except for the sub, which has been replaced with 2 x Rockford Fosgate Series 1 12 inch car subs from the mid 90s. Not perfect but much better than the weak little sub that comes with the system as stock. This serves as my PC sound(will be upgraded by Christmas so look forward to another thread asking for advice then :P). However, at night I'm restricted to headphones(neighbours like to sleep for some reason :D). So I have my Sennheiser HD415s plugged into the SA-HT70 after 9pm at night. I'm usually up until 1am so I need a new set of headphones that sound great, and will remain comfy for about 4 hours of use.
I need the headphones for gaming, movies and most importantly music! I'm a classic/modern rock lover, by also have the occasional jazz/house/classical track on, the headphones need to handle all of these things well.
Here in South Africa we're limited in our choice of high end brands, so I'm stuck with Sennheiser for now(not a bad thing mind you).
I've currently got a pair of HD415s and love them to bits, but I'm looking at upgrading to either the HD485s, HD515s or the HD555s. The price difference between the 485s and 515s is $19, and between the 515s and 555s is like $28 which isn't much, is the little extra worth it? The HD595s look really good but are a little steep for my budget.
Then I'm looking at getting a sound card for to pair with my new headphones, my current onboard sound on a Gigabyte EP45T-EXTREME leaves me wanting more.
Any suggestions? And will I be better off running my headphones directly off the sound card, or through the SA-HT70 which runs off the soun dcard? At the moment the headphones sound better through the SA-HT70 with the mode set to clear.
Any advice will be apprciated. :D