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Open-Inside7200 t1_j2armwd wrote

The only comment on my advice post in r/headphoneadvice was to go end game on an $1800 set of headphones, so thank you for posting this reasonable and apparently awesome setup.

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Warlord_Wiggles OP t1_j2ax3c8 wrote

That seems excessive. If it helps I tend to look into basic but high(ish) end equipment when venturing into new territory then buy in. Not everyone needs $3000 setups and the rate of return between this ~$500 setup and that $3000 one may be smaller than it looks.

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Open-Inside7200 t1_j2b1twc wrote

Yea I had listed a budget and mentioned the concept of diminishing returns after a certain price point , 80/20 rule etc. this thread and OP have already been way life helpful :)

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KawaiifuWorks t1_j2azwls wrote

You got awful advice. HD6XX with a schiit stack is really tough to beat on value.

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nebkelly t1_j2chne3 wrote

AD2000x, LCD-1 etc?

Why buy cheaper high impedance cans and cheap stacks to power them when you could put that $ into more expensive low impedance cans that can run off any source and sound better.

I would post a thread asking this but my account is too new.

(also no offense to OP, I'm sure your setup sound wicked)

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iRAPErapists t1_j2dtmw6 wrote

I guess that's fine, if you ignore planars and sensitivity

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cr0ft t1_j2d5l7f wrote

The difference between a $180 and $1800 pair is not that big. The $180 set gets you like 95%, the hyper expensive shit gets you 5% on top, or some such. Furthermore, high price doesn't have to mean anything except that it's priced high. It doesn't have to be that great just because it costs.

If you want a good set, pick up a FiiO K5 Pro, or a FiiO K7 for amp, and then a pair of Sennheiser HD58X Jubilee off Drop dot com. That will still run you over $300 for the set but I'd be shocked if you were displeased. Disclaimer: I have the HD58X myself so I'm biased af.

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Open-Inside7200 t1_j2f9fti wrote

Thank you, this is the exact sort of cost based quality ratio information i was looking for. There’s always a point with gear where the diminishing returns take a huge drop off and it’s nice to know where that is as an entry point to a high-end hobby.

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