29-11-2012, 05:44 PM
I'm afraid I will be hated in this thread... Skullcandy are wank, 5.1 headphones are wank, if you want loud headphones you want closed back headphones, which are shaped like dustbins and sound equivalently the same as bashing a dustbin...
Get yourself a pair of Denon D2000s, they are NOT cheap, but then they are about the best closed backs you can get without spending mad money... Even a set of d1000s wouldn't be a bad choice.... A headphone amp probably would be a good idea, but you might find it better to get a DAC with amp built in... A laptops standard AC'97 or Intel HD dac simply isn't up to the job really...
If you are going to see the light and get a set of open backs, get aset of Sennheiser HD515s or 555s... Very impressive headphones, used to have a set of 515s and for the price they are darned good... In a way I wish I hadn't sold them to buy my 595s, they're not enough better to justify the outlay...
Rant over...
Get yourself a pair of Denon D2000s, they are NOT cheap, but then they are about the best closed backs you can get without spending mad money... Even a set of d1000s wouldn't be a bad choice.... A headphone amp probably would be a good idea, but you might find it better to get a DAC with amp built in... A laptops standard AC'97 or Intel HD dac simply isn't up to the job really...
If you are going to see the light and get a set of open backs, get aset of Sennheiser HD515s or 555s... Very impressive headphones, used to have a set of 515s and for the price they are darned good... In a way I wish I hadn't sold them to buy my 595s, they're not enough better to justify the outlay...
Rant over...
