headphones/headphone systems for dummies
Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2003 2:05 pm
hello, everyone. posted this in another forum where rtsy and myself are members of, and he suggested to me that i go to this forum for additional inputs. so here goes.
i'm studying the feasibility of setting up a modest (and hopefully affordable) headphone system, but know very little on how to go about it. as to how far i'll be willing to go would depend on your inputs. i'm hoping you can help me out by answering a couple of my questions below. please feel free to add more pointers, in case i missed out on some important factors.
supra-aural vs. circumaural -- what are the advantages of one over the other? are these terms the same with open and close, respectively?
headphone amp -- would like to give this a try. hopefully, their cost won't be beyond my reach. where (preferably with in makati) can i audition entry-level amps, to hear for myself whether its worth saving up for?
source -- i'm inclined to use a portable CD player as my source. assuming i'll be using a headphone amp, would it be prudent to use a portable as my source, or it would be wiser to ditch the amp and spend the money for CDs instead? if i were to use a portable, would there be a difference between using the headphone output and line oout in connecting it to the headphone amp?
thanks.
i'm studying the feasibility of setting up a modest (and hopefully affordable) headphone system, but know very little on how to go about it. as to how far i'll be willing to go would depend on your inputs. i'm hoping you can help me out by answering a couple of my questions below. please feel free to add more pointers, in case i missed out on some important factors.
supra-aural vs. circumaural -- what are the advantages of one over the other? are these terms the same with open and close, respectively?
headphone amp -- would like to give this a try. hopefully, their cost won't be beyond my reach. where (preferably with in makati) can i audition entry-level amps, to hear for myself whether its worth saving up for?
source -- i'm inclined to use a portable CD player as my source. assuming i'll be using a headphone amp, would it be prudent to use a portable as my source, or it would be wiser to ditch the amp and spend the money for CDs instead? if i were to use a portable, would there be a difference between using the headphone output and line oout in connecting it to the headphone amp?
thanks.