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I am a retired professor and have just embarked on learning all I can about quality music storage on my computer. Just sent for new 6xx headphones and can't wait till they come and I can begin to enjoy music files generated by my grandson for me to hear. I am a little late in life getting this project going since I will be 80 in a few months. I also wear hearing aids and am concerned about maximizing my listening quality to great music.
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keyboard_arrow_downdm94aq7
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Oct 20, 2023
Did you have a question? Drop is a dead website, if you're looking for advice I would try other forums.
Fortunately / unfortunately (depending on how you look at it) you won't be able to discern "audiophile" quality. At 80 you have the high frequency hearing loss that will inevitably affect all of us. With a hearing aid I would guess you have additional hearing loss as well. So you ("fortunately") don't need to justify buying grotesquely expensive audio equipment. For the youngsters, they can at least pretend it's worth it spending way too much on headphones, even though spending more doesn't lead to better sounding audio.
Almost no one can discern between lossless and compressed audio these days, regardless of hearing loss. You're welcome to try: https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2015/06/02/411473508/how-well-can-you-hear-audio-quality .
You don't need an amp with the 6xx, unless you want to turn them up louder than an average listening level due to hearing loss. That may accelerate additional hearing loss though. And all modern solid state amplifiers are identical in terms of audio quality, the differences are all below the threshold of human hearing. Modern amps don't affect the tonality of headphones in any way, unless it's a bad amp like a tube amp. They simply make headphones louder. If you do choose to get an amp you don't need to be too picky, find one that has a size, style and price point that you're OK with.
DrLJH
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Oct 20, 2023
dm94aq7Thank you for your high quality analysis and evaluation of my particular situation. I deeply appreciate it. As you say the young aspire to some form of uniqueness and spend more money on things than those of us who are older question if we really need all this fancy and costly gear. You have just saved me from spending more money than I wanted to on stuff I really do not need. I am grateful to you for that since I retired many years ago and must live frugally so that I do not outlive my money. :-) Retired Professor checking out.
beyerdynamic2cans
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Nov 15, 2023
dm94aq7What do you mean by Drop being a dead website? Or are you referring to the forums, which aren't very populated.
beyerdynamic2cans
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Oct 18, 2023
Hey, you're never too old or too young to be an audiophile! I'm 15 and I'm just getting started!
As for the hearing aids, I believe Sennheiser makes some high quality ones. I don't know how hearing aids work.
Just remember to have an amplifier to power the HD 6XX's.
Cilvre
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Oct 18, 2023
The speaker jack will work, but will not provide enough power to truly let them shine. A good amplifier and/or DAC will help bring out the quality of the headphones. Consider looking at Schiit Audio's Magni and Modi for a cheap combo, and you could always start with just the headphones, then eventually an amp, and later on a DAC to hear the differences as you go.
beyerdynamic2cans
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Oct 19, 2023
Drop currently has some cheap DAC/Amps currently right now. The HD-6XXs have an impedance of 300 ohms, so they do require some power to let them shine. I recommend getting the xDuoo TA-01B ($80) or the portable Qudelix 5K (but you'll need the (currently sold out, but sold here for $20) 2.5mm TRRS cable to power it fully).
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