Hello!
First of all, I am not an audiophile. Secondly, I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but at the moment I am so lost, and it seems the more I try to research stuff, the more confused I get. So, here's the deal:
I am looking at buying my first set of headphones, I've only ever owned gaming headsets (mainly Astro) and a wireless Samsung headset.
I have a budget of around 5-600$, and I live in Norway, so you can just go ahead and assume I probably have to pay more for everything.
This budget needs to cover something I can use for gaming, music and the odd movie. I listen to just about every genre, but more rock and hiphop compared to jazz and classical. I will not be taking these "on the road", as I am buying a set of IEMs that'll cover that. They will be connected to a PC with a brand new MSI x570 Tomahawk MB. I don't know what kind of sound card this MB has, and I can't seem to find the information anywhere.
Now, I had originally decided to go for the new-ish HD 560S, but I am having second thoughts. I fear I might find them a bit...boring? People are saying they're good, but lack a little punch at the lower end. I'm also looking at a DAC or AMP, but there are so many options out there I am starting to go a bit crazy. At this point I don't even know if I need a DAC/AMP or should just use the entire budget on the actual headphones.
I've also read that sound staging is important to look at for gaming purposes, but haven't really been able to utilize this information in any way shape or form.
I am reaching out to you guys with a hope that someone will just go "right, you need to get this, that and those for this reason!".
Thanks a bunch in advance!
First of all, I am not an audiophile. Secondly, I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but at the moment I am so lost, and it seems the more I try to research stuff, the more confused I get. So, here's the deal:
I am looking at buying my first set of headphones, I've only ever owned gaming headsets (mainly Astro) and a wireless Samsung headset.
I have a budget of around 5-600$, and I live in Norway, so you can just go ahead and assume I probably have to pay more for everything.
This budget needs to cover something I can use for gaming, music and the odd movie. I listen to just about every genre, but more rock and hiphop compared to jazz and classical. I will not be taking these "on the road", as I am buying a set of IEMs that'll cover that. They will be connected to a PC with a brand new MSI x570 Tomahawk MB. I don't know what kind of sound card this MB has, and I can't seem to find the information anywhere.
Now, I had originally decided to go for the new-ish HD 560S, but I am having second thoughts. I fear I might find them a bit...boring? People are saying they're good, but lack a little punch at the lower end. I'm also looking at a DAC or AMP, but there are so many options out there I am starting to go a bit crazy. At this point I don't even know if I need a DAC/AMP or should just use the entire budget on the actual headphones.
I've also read that sound staging is important to look at for gaming purposes, but haven't really been able to utilize this information in any way shape or form.
I am reaching out to you guys with a hope that someone will just go "right, you need to get this, that and those for this reason!".
Thanks a bunch in advance!