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Originally Posted by ghostmusic
I'm very excited about HeadphoneAddict's discovery of the Denons' synergy with Amphora. The LA7000s I'm reviewing now were very impressive with both the LISA III and WA2, and it seems like the Amphora/LA7000s, based on HeadphoneAddict's comments, will be particularly sweet.
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I had a chance to listen to the Amphora with the K701, LA7000 and SA5000 at the NY meet. My initial impression with the K701 was that it was very transparent and clear with an overall balanced presentation. I am not very familiar with the K701 but I think most opinions are that they are light and airy, very detailed but thin on the bass. I did not find them to be at all bass light with the Amphora.
With the LA7000 and my MD5000 DE, I thought it sounded even better. I've come to enjoy a sound that is slightly warmer and musical than detailed and analytical. To me the Denons sounded even better than the AKG, both the 5000 and the 7000.
Trying out the SA5000, it was just too bright and fatiguing. It was really hard to find an amp that made the SA5000 sound good, even at the meet with dozens of amps. I think the best they sounded was with the WA2.
I did have the LISA III at the meet also, but I never did a direct comparison between it and the Amphora. I wish I would have thought of that at the meet.
Thanks again Vinny for coming out. I hope we'll see you again at the fall meet.