Broke-Fi: Venture Electronics Supernova or AKG K72 ?

[pyromaniac]

Hey there,
I am a beginner audiophile (hope to stay this way and never descend into the depts of consumerism). I am considering to buy a pair of headphones.
My options based on my budget are Venture Electronics Supernova and AKG K52. Both are available at the same price point. VE supernova selling for 2800 and AKG k72 for 2900.

I own a pair of VE Monk's and their Abagail DAC and personally I like their suff. I am not so sure about AKG them being from Harman they do kind of feel like a gimmick-ey brand like Bose.

Which option is best to consider here, I am hoping to get the best out of my money.

 

[sound1]

I haven't heard those products at all. but...

IMO buy planar magnetic, they're inefiicient so you need a good amp.

I have heard pretty good dynamic ones (AKG K702) and they don't resolve anything close to what mine do (mine is a basic fostex modded one), but then you need an excellent amp because they're hard load which need good drive from the amp (aka. more current, and quick enough to serve the transients - basically a higher slew rate output stage). no idea about the portables though...

if you can't afford an amp now, plan it for later. you will only lose out on volume and may be little bit on bass until then.

good luck

 

[jai1611]

I've not heard a k72. Have heard the k92. Harman sound and very durable. Needs some power though

 

[greenhorn]

I have a k92 and I've become a big fan of them. Despite having a lot more fancy stuff (ath m50, hd58x) the 92 is what i grab every time because they are so comfy and durable and once you eq them with peace, they sound superb.

I use a zen DAC air as the source, and it's more than enough.

I have an hifiman he400se and it needs a lot of power (I use an smsl sp200 thx amp to get some sort of decent output out of it). Even then the bass on it is nothing to write home about. I wouldn't advice a planar for your budget.

The Abigail dac may be too underpowered, but you won't need too much power.