Nirach
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I've been using a pair of Sennheiser CX300II's for a while now, and while I don't dislike them, I am utterly tired of in-ear headphones. They're either horribly uncomfortable (Despite trying every permutation of the little rubber plugs they supply), and I have awful trouble with the cable catching on something and pulling one side out, or the cable hanging down and thus dragging the darned things out as I walk. As such: Time for a change.
I've been looking (Rather longingly) at a pair of Koss Pro4AA/T, however. I'm fully aware that iPhones, and iPods, lack the grunt to run larger headphones - Of which the 4AA/T seem to be the type - And assume some sort of headphone amp would be required.
The homebrewer in me is looking at building a CMoy Pocket amp, since it seems small enough to be unobtrusive, and to my admittedly untrained eye, to do what I want - Add power enough to compensate for the weaker iPhone output.
However, I am an untrained heathen in the headphone world (And arguably the home theatre world), and would appreciate some advice from people with more experience and knowledge - So here I am!
For reference; My music tastes are varied. For example. I have Ennio Morricone and Converge on the same iPod, and exclusively use shuffle.
Is the combination of iPhone 4, a CMoy Pocket Amp, and Koss Pro4AA/T an acceptable one? Are there any pitfalls to the proposed solution?
Ideally I'd like to not stray much beyond £100, if there are better suggestions, although if another solution proposed has some exceptional 'phones, I could wander towards £150 - Although, for that budget, I don't expect exceptional
I've been looking (Rather longingly) at a pair of Koss Pro4AA/T, however. I'm fully aware that iPhones, and iPods, lack the grunt to run larger headphones - Of which the 4AA/T seem to be the type - And assume some sort of headphone amp would be required.
The homebrewer in me is looking at building a CMoy Pocket amp, since it seems small enough to be unobtrusive, and to my admittedly untrained eye, to do what I want - Add power enough to compensate for the weaker iPhone output.
However, I am an untrained heathen in the headphone world (And arguably the home theatre world), and would appreciate some advice from people with more experience and knowledge - So here I am!
For reference; My music tastes are varied. For example. I have Ennio Morricone and Converge on the same iPod, and exclusively use shuffle.
Is the combination of iPhone 4, a CMoy Pocket Amp, and Koss Pro4AA/T an acceptable one? Are there any pitfalls to the proposed solution?
Ideally I'd like to not stray much beyond £100, if there are better suggestions, although if another solution proposed has some exceptional 'phones, I could wander towards £150 - Although, for that budget, I don't expect exceptional