Advice Needed - Newbie Headphone User

Horizons · « **on:** 31 Mar 2005, 12:02 am »

OK, so I have been listening to my Sony Discman and Grado SR60s for years. What is a moderate step up while only spending $100-200 or so?

I am moving and my high end rig will go in storage for six months or so, that means headphone listening is IT for a while.

Headroom amp, new phones, new player? I have no clue.

Thanks.

BradJudy · « **Reply #1 on:** 31 Mar 2005, 01:16 am »

A couple of important questions:

Do you like the sound of your Grados?
Is remaining portable important?

Horizons · « **Reply #2 on:** 31 Mar 2005, 05:09 pm »

Quote from: BradJudy

A couple of important questions:

Do you like the sound of your Grados?
Is remaining portable important?

Yes and yes!

Thanks.

BradJudy · « **Reply #3 on:** 31 Mar 2005, 06:10 pm »

You might want to try the Grado SR-225s. They are $200 list, but you should be able to get them for less, or get them used for ~$150.

There aren't a lot of portable amp options. The ones that come to mind are the Headroom Airhead and the Xin Supermini. Or, you could get something like a PIMETA from JMT - http://jmtaudio.com/ it looks like he has a couple of demo ones already built for $110.

I don't know anything about portable CD players.

djbnh · « **Reply #4 on:** 1 Apr 2005, 02:41 am »

Horizons - try doing a search at the following: www.headfi.com