BK5 or Headphones?

Febeleh said:
Haha, maybe someday. But at three times the price of the headphones I am currently considering, not at the moment. Just as a curiosity, would a Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium do the DT990s justice? I know it's no analogue vacuum tube amp, but would my sound card do it?
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Hi, I think you can get away with using the 32OHM version of the DT990s. You may get less sound stage (the ability to appreciate distances of the sounds like in gaming) but the quality should not be altered. Anything over 32OHMs I would opt for a stronger amplifier.
 
OutdoorsFamilyMan4 said:
Why should the teachers care if you dont care enough about your education to pay attention? just saying
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I do care about my education and I do pay attention. They know because I'm always the one who gets called on to do the problems or whatnot. Just because I listen to music doesn't mean I don't care or don't pay attention.
 
Febeleh said:
Someone who gets the reason this is a question. Knives aren't my only hobby (when it does come to knives though, Beckers are undoubtedly my favorite), and I just want some more awesome reasons to do either.
I like the BK5 a lot, but since my ancient but awesome Pioneer Se-305's are going out, I might need some new headphones. I listen to a ton of music, and in .FLAC, so I want a good pair of headphones.
And since I already have a BK2, I have less of a need for a new knife (although I do have quite a hankering for fresh steel).
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I know the pain you're going through. Trust me.

For me personally its always between things like "Do I buy a new SSD and Heatsink, or a BK16?", or "New weight lifting gloves or pair of cleats".

In your case, I would go with the headphones first, since your current ones are breaking (and the BK2 isn't likely to break anytime soon :p).

And headfi is a great place to learn, I've lurked there quite a bit as well. I tend to research the crap out of stuff before I buy anything, and that was a great place for info.

Good luck with whatever you do man :).
 
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I actually just gave a pair of those head phones to another member of Bladeforums. I will ask him what he thinks of them.
I would get the BK5....
 
You can cut up headphones with a Becker.

You cannot plug headphones into a Becker.

Just sayin'...
 
Out of curiosity, what drove you towards the Koss 4AA specifically?

If you plan on getting both eventually, just get whichever you'll use or need more first.
If you have the amp to drive the headphones and decent bitrates to your music files, then go for that. Or if you plan on doing things that need the BK5, then go for the knife.

Good luck.
 
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