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Two-part headphone question

For the first time in decades, I have an amplifier with a headphone jack. (It's a Creek Audio Destiny Integrated Amplifier.) Two questions:

1) I'd like to give 'phones a try, but I don't want to spend a ton in case I don't end up enjoying the experience. Can folks recommend a decent and relatively inexpensive pair of headphones that a boy might try to check out this whole (forgotten) world of listening with the speakers attached to your head?

2) As the most comfortable seat in the joint is a fair distance from the amp, I'm wondering if one can run a kind of headphone cord extender (quarter-inch female to quarter-inch male) without causeing any problems?

Thanks for any direction you might be able to give me on this one.

Howard
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elevick
2,439 posts
 
You can find AKG 701's for low $200s if that's in your range. Extremely comfortable and I like them much better than the Grados or Sennheisers.
Most phones come with 12 foot cables. You can easily get an extension without a noticeable loss of fidelity.
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shadorne
7,333 posts
 
HD650 is top line quality. If your headphone amp is not great quality then get something with low impedance. My Sennheiser HD-25-1-11 Pro's work great with crap amps - extremely dynamic and great for PC's or airplane trips as you get around 17 db external noise reduction (cupped headphone design). Horses for courses...these don't sound as good as open headphones and a special dedicated headphone amp though.
dlr
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I think comfort is the most important aspect for 'phones. If you can't wear them, you are wasting your money. I can't handle the "bowl" style phones. The newer AKG's and higher end grados have them. I like the older grados with radio shack replacement pads. I can wear them for an hour or so.
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