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Originally Posted by KB
I prefer these to my E9s however keep in mind that the E9s are closed and the 701s are open. The E9s are portable and the 701s are not. The reproduction of sound made in the 701s are more resolving IMO. If I wanted to listen to classical, Jazz, chamber music, blues, acoustic music, vocals etc.. the 18G modded 701s are simply not touchable. For hip hop rock funk I would probably would go with the E9s but not always.
I will have a pair of the 18G 701s at my table for people to try, perhaps an extra pair if someone whats to borrow them for a while.
I am sure I will get some people who will bash me for the price tag (I am use this it is nothing new for me) and I am not too concerned about that. People are free to go and buy a Stefan AudioArt cable for less. I only ask that people not bash me or others for the price issue, its all relative and this hobby is not cheap. I want to make the best gear I possibly can regardless of the cost of material and time it takes to assemble.
Thanks
Ken
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No price tag bashing; I understand the need to cover costs plus profit, in addition to the cost of amortizing your development time, failed trials (broken 701s in the process), etc. With this mod, roughly the same price as Victor/JVC DX1000 that I have also been considering (although somewhat apples to oranges considering the closed vs. open issue).