Maxis
Head-Fier
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Hello
I have been on this website for quite a while mostly in lurker status or usually to purchase IEMS or get advice on them. Right now i think its time to get my feet wet with a decent pair of full sized headphones.
So heres the deal
Presently my equipment is
Ultimate Ears Triple Fi 10 Pro
Zune HD
Denon AVR 391 (Plan to use the full size mostly on the Denon and the PC)
PC using a Creative Labs X-fi Extreme Music Card
I was hoping i can get a headphone that provides clarity, detail and texture... large soundstage, good separation and good quality (Not boomy or muddy) bass. Im assuming that the headphones would at least have decent mids.
My music preferences are long and varied.. which may be a problem but here are the genres and some artist examples:
Chill out Electronic : Air, Goldfrapp, Zero 7, 4Hero, Blue Six, Massive Attack, Morcheeba, Sia, Hotel Costes series etc
Jazz: Cassandra Wilson, Grover Washington Jr, Randy Crawford, Quincy Jones, Roy Ayers, Candy Dulfer
Pop: Adele, K.D. Lang, Elton John, Seal, Phil Collins, Sebastien Tellier, Simply Red etc
R&B/Soul: Phyllis Hyman, Anita Baker, Chrisette Michelle, Angella Bofil, Minnie Riperton, Erykah Badu, Leon Ware... and alot more.
I also listen to some classical but not as much anymore so they dont factor too much into this purchase if considering that genre will negatively affect the others.
My budget would be at around 100-150 right now (Just getting my feet wet) but at the same time i want to know its the best i can get for that price point. It would be nice to know what would be the next step up at the 200 to 250 price point.
Considering the equipment i now own ..and the fact that i know that the zune HD is seriously weaksauce in driving power.. (I demoed it to a sony and it was night and day in driving the full size i was auditioning) I would like to know what would be the most cost effective way to amp the cans recommended.. For the amp im going the broke student route.. and the fiio line seems to fit that. I could go long term plan and get an E7 and then upgrade to E9 a month later. or if that doesn' t make any sense let me know.
Essentially i have a decent amount of knowledge in the IEM segment ... im totally lost in the full size/ amp department and i want to go to the next level.
Help !!
Thanks