09-13-2011, 06:49 PM
I have some decent headphones (that I bought years ago when I had more income), although not wildly expensive: one Sennheiser 545 headset and one Beyer DT 990.
I don't like the sound quality I hear using the Mac's headphone port. I am slowly ripping my large CD collection, much of which is classical. Everything is ripped in AIFF format; I generate an Apple Lossless copy for my iPod. I have some MP3 or AAC files, but they are a minority.
I would have to look up the specs on the headphones; I wouldn't have thought to check that sort of thing, so that's a very good tip. I'll check out the Head-Fi link.
I don't like the sound quality I hear using the Mac's headphone port. I am slowly ripping my large CD collection, much of which is classical. Everything is ripped in AIFF format; I generate an Apple Lossless copy for my iPod. I have some MP3 or AAC files, but they are a minority.
I would have to look up the specs on the headphones; I wouldn't have thought to check that sort of thing, so that's a very good tip. I'll check out the Head-Fi link.