Revision as of 20:29, 14 January 2013

This is a list of recommended audio equipment that VTLUUG members own. Feel free to contribute!

Headphones

Brand	Model	Type	Isolation	Impedance	Price	Recommended By	Recommended Genres	Notes
AKG	K702 (similar to K701)	Over-ear	Semi-open	62 Ohm	$265	Matt	Most electronic stuff, acoustic/layered rock, jazz	Very comfortable, long detachable cable, durable metal casing, probably needs an amp
Audio Technica	ATH-M50	Over-ear	Closed	38 Ohm	$159	mutantmonkey	House, minimal, techno, trance	1/8" connector is somewhat malleable, recommend keeping 1/4" connector on when not in use
Audio Technica	ATH-AD700	Over-ear	Open	32 Ohm	$99	ackthet	Postrock, classical, downtempo, electronic	Be wary of malleable 1/8" connector
Grado	SR-60i	On-ear	Open	32 Ohm	$79	mutantmonkey
Sennheiser	HD448 (now HD449)	Over-ear	Closed	32 Ohm	$120	Matt		Casing is plastic and somewhat flimsy

Brand	Model	Max Power	Self-powered?	Price	Recommended By	Notes
KRK	Rokit 6			$399
M-Audio	AV-40			$144.71

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 == Turntables ==
-= Recommended Brands =
+= Recommended Reading =
+* [http://people.xiph.org/~xiphmont/demo/neil-young.html Comparison of 24/192 and 16/44.1 music quality]
+* [http://www.reddit.com/r/audiojerk /r/audiojerk]
+* [http://www.headphone.com/selection-guide/ Headroom selection guide]
+* [http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide Head-fi headphone buying guide]