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I have a pair of Sennheiser HD 280 pro's and was looking at a amplifier to get for them to get them really alive. I also have a question, most are line in RCA, so I would just get a 3.5aux to rca so I can go from my computer to the amp. Then just plug into the amp, correct?

On 11/20/2012 at 8:54 PM, AMI CUSTOMS said:

Turned mine up today at a light, guy next to me his steering wheel started moving and he looked over at me like I was a magician lol.

On 5/9/2012 at 8:45 PM, skittlesRgood said:

fuck the plating. look at what the main metal used is. you could buy unicorn blood plated terminals but if its just covering up dog shit, whats the point

On 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM, mrd6 said:

I'll admit, half way through sanding that fiberglass in the rain and cold while I was all itchy I was definitely starting to question why i was doing this haha

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Personally... Dont know if you would want this... but, though it might be an option. I own an Astro 7.1 Mix amp. I love this thing so much. Has Great sound quality ( when using optical port) And it really brings out the detail, imo.

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If you are going to use those phones with your computer, Better sound quality would be to use your USB instead of the headphone jack and get a combo DAC/amp that can plug in to usb. I have one of these and its real sweet

http://www.fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000012071912&MenuID=105026002

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I have the option of optical also. I just don't know of any amps that use it. That's why I asked about the RCA's

On 11/20/2012 at 8:54 PM, AMI CUSTOMS said:

Turned mine up today at a light, guy next to me his steering wheel started moving and he looked over at me like I was a magician lol.

On 5/9/2012 at 8:45 PM, skittlesRgood said:

fuck the plating. look at what the main metal used is. you could buy unicorn blood plated terminals but if its just covering up dog shit, whats the point

On 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM, mrd6 said:

I'll admit, half way through sanding that fiberglass in the rain and cold while I was all itchy I was definitely starting to question why i was doing this haha

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  • Pioneer DEH-80PRS
  • DD AW6.5 (2) per door
  • *Tweeter Unkown*
  • DD SS4a & C3d
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Ayy I have those exact headphones. Never looked into getting an amp though. Curious what people say.

Have you heard of the sticky tack mod for them? I did it to mine, had great results.

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On 10/20/2013 at 0:37 AM, KillaCam said:

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Ayy I have those exact headphones. Never looked into getting an amp though. Curious what people say.

Have you heard of the sticky tack mod for them? I did it to mine, had great results.

No I didn't I will google that though right now. My brother had the 350's I believe, or some pair above mine. It was a big difference between amp'd and non amp'd.

On 11/20/2012 at 8:54 PM, AMI CUSTOMS said:

Turned mine up today at a light, guy next to me his steering wheel started moving and he looked over at me like I was a magician lol.

On 5/9/2012 at 8:45 PM, skittlesRgood said:

fuck the plating. look at what the main metal used is. you could buy unicorn blood plated terminals but if its just covering up dog shit, whats the point

On 4/10/2013 at 12:26 PM, mrd6 said:

I'll admit, half way through sanding that fiberglass in the rain and cold while I was all itchy I was definitely starting to question why i was doing this haha

  • Soon To Be
  • '04 Ford Escape
  • US Alternator 280A Hairpin
  • D4800 Under the Hood
  • (6) XP3000's in Rear
  • 1/0 SHCA & XS Power 4 runs to back
  • TORK2 kit from Tony @ CE Auto Supply
  • Pioneer DEH-80PRS
  • DD AW6.5 (2) per door
  • *Tweeter Unkown*
  • DD SS4a & C3d
  • (2) SCV4000 @ .5Ohm
  • (2) 15" Sundown Zv5
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Get a Schiit Audio amp.

I run their entry amp on my HD 650's and love it.

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Build one using the PCB out of an old cdrom/DVD drive. Fairly easy to do.

alternately you could use a home audio amp and plug into the headphone port.

If you want the best quality you need to use optical or digital output. USB isn't very good for some reason though, would have to google the reason to tell you why though and I'm too lazy right now. Depending what you want to spend USB would be fine for average quality though.

Those schiit amps look really nice :)

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