By Fenrir.Weakness 2014-05-15 01:54:29
So the new sound card is functioning better than intended to be honest. I was scared that it wouldn't sound as clean as a DAC/amp combo... but really I have been using my Shure 840's and that little bugger is driving them extremely well. It also cleaned up the sound on my speakers a fair bit.
My wife let me loose with a credit card and just got my HD598's in the mail today. Just *** yes. Even fresh from the box on a mediocre sound card they sound great. I see why everyone raves about these as an amazing bang for buck purchase. Great mids, almost want to call them a bit bright (but they are brand new, so I expect this to mellow a bit with burn in), little bit of a warm signiture, and nice bass but not too much, which I adore. Just a very clean, deep, tight bass.
God... now I want more stuff. Thinking I may upgrade a Schiit Asgard II ($250) and Schiit Bifrost Uber Analog ($420) to get the most out of the new headphones. But then I'm gonna want a new pair of headphones for use with the amp/DAC. Just a never ending cycle of wasting money.
But these 598's have definitely made up my mind, I will be upgrading to HD650's some time in the not so distant future (after the amp/DAC of course). Then maybe hand the 598's to my wife and try to get her into my audiophile habits... though I tried to get her into gaming to no avail.