Originally posted by: evident
i've owned the hd-595 for over a year now, i wear it about 8-15 hours everyday. these ( and most other hi-fi headphones) feel like you arent wearing any at all, and these would probably sound way better than the iFi. about 4 months after owning the 595's i decided to sell my logitech z5500s lol. but anyways, the headphones are extremely comfortable, before getting them i "couldn't stand" wearing headphones all day either, but these definately changed my perspective on headphones and high quality audio
Originally posted by: Aflac
Originally posted by: evident
i've owned the hd-595 for over a year now, i wear it about 8-15 hours everyday. these ( and most other hi-fi headphones) feel like you arent wearing any at all, and these would probably sound way better than the iFi. about 4 months after owning the 595's i decided to sell my logitech z5500s lol. but anyways, the headphones are extremely comfortable, before getting them i "couldn't stand" wearing headphones all day either, but these definately changed my perspective on headphones and high quality audio
agreed. high-end headphones are in a completely different class from regular consumer headphones. For supreme comfort, check out the Audiotechnica ATH-A900s. They're HUGE, but they are the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn, period.
Originally posted by: Aflac
Originally posted by: evident
i've owned the hd-595 for over a year now, i wear it about 8-15 hours everyday. these ( and most other hi-fi headphones) feel like you arent wearing any at all, and these would probably sound way better than the iFi. about 4 months after owning the 595's i decided to sell my logitech z5500s lol. but anyways, the headphones are extremely comfortable, before getting them i "couldn't stand" wearing headphones all day either, but these definately changed my perspective on headphones and high quality audio
agreed. high-end headphones are in a completely different class from regular consumer headphones. For supreme comfort, check out the Audiotechnica ATH-A900s. They're HUGE, but they are the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn, period.
Originally posted by: Astrallite
Not to mention the bass. For a multimedia speaker set, the bass is really phenomenal on the iFi.
Also Sennheisers are open-aire, so in reality anyone in the room can hear what you are listening to anyway. Though in terms of neighbors, yeah it'll be inaudible.
Originally posted by: Aflac
Originally posted by: Astrallite
Not to mention the bass. For a multimedia speaker set, the bass is really phenomenal on the iFi.
Also Sennheisers are open-aire, so in reality anyone in the room can hear what you are listening to anyway. Though in terms of neighbors, yeah it'll be inaudible.
the HD595s are open air, but they're not open air to that extent - unless you blast music loud enough to blow your eardrum out in a week. Sure, people in the same room might hear sound coming from your headphones, but it won't be very clear, nor will it sound good.
Anyway, my personal opinion of headphones vs. sound system is this - do you want to have full, body-shaking bass? get a system with a subwoofer. headphones sound all-around better, but they won't "feel" as good as having a subwoofer rocking your guts will.
Originally posted by: Astrallite
Don't overpay for the iFi! $199 at Costco/Sam's Club, and $180 refurbed from Klipsch.
Originally posted by: Astrallite
eBay Klipschstore and ship to Canada? (I don't know if they do, but you can always ask them or ebay sellers. You can get the iFi used for $140 on Ebay now, even with shipping it should--hopefully will be--still a reasonable final cost).
Originally posted by: Astrallite
In that case, you might be better off getting bookshelves and an amp. On ebay.ca for CA$44.51 Buy It Now you can get the Sonic T-amp + AC Adaptor (that's your amp). And there are plenty of great bookshelves that would smoke the iFis. For example, the Athena AS-B1.2, which is CA$190, Paradigm Titans ~CA$200, Infinity Primus 150 ~CA$160 shipped.
These are all good alternatives. Goto speakermeasurements.com to see how some of these fair in measurements (or stereophile.com for what is missing). Google for Soundstage, Stereophile, Audioreview, and Audioholics for reviews and more measurements.
You'll need an RCA to stereo mini cable ($7 at Ratshack) to connect your computer to your amp, and some decent speaker cable, like a reel of 16 gauge from Radioshack, or even lamp cord from Home Depot, to connect your speakers to your amp.
Just a start =D