grawk Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 one variant on my current rig works for under $500. Luxman LV113 - $100 Apple Airport Express - $100 Grado SR225 - $145 HTD Level 3 bookshelf speakers - $125 leaves $30 for speaker and optical cables Quote
jinp6301 Posted February 19, 2008 Author Report Posted February 19, 2008 Well my rig now is like Emu 0404 USB - $120 m^3 w/ STEPS - $250 Grado SR225 w/ Woodies - $250 If I got the Grados used, I could have probably stayed under $600 Quote
faust3d Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Simply the the best deal in headphones... ever! They do sound great for the money. Quote
Smeggy Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Mine would be SRD-7, SR-X Mk3 and a Trends t-amp. Quote
tkam Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Pico (w/ dac option) + whatever headphones you choose. Quote
gtp Posted February 19, 2008 Report Posted February 19, 2008 Pico (w/ dac option) + whatever headphones you choose. Shiny white buds? Quote
jinp6301 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Report Posted February 27, 2008 I always wanted to learn how to play violin Quote
postjack Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 For under $500, I'd get a Sennheiser HD650 used and ALO twisty cable for audio limits or something. Quote
n_maher Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 For under $500, I'd get a Sennheiser HD650 used and ALO twisty cable for audio limits or something. I'm not sure that'd come in under $500. Quote
postjack Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 I'm not sure that'd come in under $500. It would if I got the best deal ever on an HD650. Quote
laxx Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 You'd have to get the 650's for about $100. That's what I'd do if I could find that deal! Quote
slwiser Posted February 27, 2008 Report Posted February 27, 2008 I think that this one of the best threads concerning our hobby on the web. Thanks for all your insights. Quote
Lazarus Short Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 No-brainer: I'd simply use the Stax set-up I already have, SR-5 headphones, and modified SRA-3S energizer. Any cheap DVDp would do for a source. For $500 I could even include my Static Headroom unit, and my TDS unit. The rest of you can keep nasty computers. Laz Quote
deepak Posted March 17, 2008 Report Posted March 17, 2008 My setup based around the Lambda: Denon DA-500 dac Stax SRD-7sb Stax SR-Lambda That doesn't leave much for the power or integrated amp though. I have only tried my Denon integrated ($500 used), but there is some real synergy in this system. Quote
Lazarus Short Posted March 22, 2008 Report Posted March 22, 2008 Capitoles don't like it when you call them nasty I'm just sour grape-ing because the drive died in my iMac, and I had to fall back on another source for my man-cave system. I have a line on a CDRW drive however - FOR FREE. Laz Quote
raningman Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 hey all, been lurking around this place for a while and thought i'd create an account. really enjoyed this thread, despite it being very old now. would anyone care to update what they'd do for $500 now days? If not, and i've overstepped the bounds of a newbie let the troll begin! i'll shut up and get back to lurking if that's the case. Yes i've read the welcome pm, and yes i'm a noob. cheers. Quote
deepak Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 Same as post 96. Though I'd see about squeezing in an Assemblage DAC2 or Transdac instead of the Denon. Quote
grawk Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 My jh13s and iPhone. Total cost: $0, as I already own both Quote
naamanf Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 My jh13s and iPhone. Total cost: $0, as I already own both Agreed. Quote
Knuckledragger Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 Used GLite w/ elpac + used PicoDAC and whatever dynamics I can scrounge. Quote
HeadphoneAddict Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 Necrophilia in action here, resurrecting an old thread, eh? I never jumped into this one before, but thought about it a little just now. I'd probably say: SR-Lambda (which I much prefer over my similarly priced HD600 and other budget phones) Marantz 2240 vintage amp with SRD-7 (or other vintage amp, although my 15w Muse T-amp could work on a tighter budget) Marantz CD5001 (this is a great bang for the buck, nicely transparent and detailed sound via RCA output) I have about $600 in that rig. If the $500 budget is a brick wall then I use the cheaper amp. Quote
raningman Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 Lol, love a bit of necrophilia, apparently around time I started med school, more stringent security measures were implemented due to staff misdeeds with some of the cadavers... Thanks for the replies so far, vintage gear appears to be popular around here. More reading to do it seems Quote
dcpoor Posted May 9, 2012 Report Posted May 9, 2012 I got a good price on my Koss ESP-950, ~$300 used. So that plus a dac, maybe a AMB gamma2 or something. Quote
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