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Old 04-11-2008, 01:06 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default K701 and Total Airhead Combo

I decided to purchase my second Total Airhead (I sold my first one) because I was unimpressed with my Corda Move driving my new K701's (it could only power the K701's to moderate volumes without distortion). To be honest, I wasn't expecting much of a difference with the Total Airhead, but since I was on a limited budget, I decided to give the Total Airhead another try. To put it bluntly I'm actually quite impressed with the Total Airhead K701 combo. The Move is a bit more refined at lower volumes, but doesn't hold a candle to the dynamic range that the Total Airhead can produce with the K701 (especially while using the optional wall-wart adaptor, and the Airhead produces enough volume via battery power to provide for a satisfying listening experience. Not that the Move was quiet by any means, but it lacked the extra oomph that the K701's need to produce good bass tones. Best of all, even though the Airhead out of the box is a bit less refined in the mids than the Move, the Move costs 1.5 times as much and the Airhead has a better volume control IMO. It doesn't suffer the so-so tracking that my move has when changing volumes. The Total Airhead offers a good taste of HeadRoom's amps at a price most people can afford and it actually does a decent job of powering the K701's (which is hard to do for a portable amplifier). Good job HeadRoom!
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Portable System: 2nd Gen. 4GB iPod Nano --> Cardas HPI Mini-to-Mini --> Meier-Audio Corda Move--> Denon AH-D1001 Headphones

Computer System: Mac Mini --> Cardas HPI Mini-to-Mini --> Meier-Audio Corda Move--> Denon AH-D1001 Headphones

Speaker System: iPod Nano 2nd Gen -->AudioQuest ICA-1 Interconnects -->Marantz 2226B Receiver --> Polk Audio RM20 Subwoofer --> JBL Venue Series Monitor Bookshelf Speakers


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