Quote: FWIW, Ive really been enjoying the Q701's/Schiit combo! I noticed with more usage that the treble harshness has mellowed quite a bit without loss of the low end ranges.   Thanks to all who answered my n00b questions before pulling the trigger on this setup!

Quote: I'm having the same issue. Did you go with a thicker gauge cable or something shorter in length to resolve it?

Quote: I just purchased this exact setup (Magni/Modi, Q701's and MixampPro 2013) for gaming on xbox as well as listening to music from both a pc and my Pioneer AVR (VSX-53). I will say that the headphones arrived first and I eagerly plugged them into the the AVR to check out the Headphone...

Quote: I have a huge collection of bootlegs (~3TB worth) that I have collected for the last 15 years or so. Lots through trades as well as a few servers (dimeadozen, Live Music Archive, and a few private servers) and I rip all of my cd's to flac as soon as I get them.   Yeah the E5's...

Quote: Honestly its the first pair of headphones Ive had in decades, although I do use my Shure E5's when I travel. The setup is simply amazing :) While waiting for my Schiit to arrive I was listening through the headphone jack from my AVR ( it has headphone surround) but it left much to...

Just a quick thanks to MLE and Chico for answering my questions and helping us all out with your knowledge!   I finally got all of my gear (Q701's, Magni/Modi and Mixamp Pro 2013) and have been enjoying it immensely all weekend. No disappointments (other than the occasional audio dropout...

The new Schiit Amp/DAC is looking enticing! Anyone pick them up and use with these cans yet?

Quote: Hmmm... well I have an Oppo BDP-83 which has a pretty decent DAC but have no idea how I would go about connecting this to it since it doesnt have a HP jack. More to research I guess. Hahaha I have to admit, this is getting somewhat overwhelming! Perhaps I will just pick up the amp...

Quote:   How well does the O2+ODAC play with these cans?

Quote: hahaha Thanks! Usually it takes some time for people to get the name let alone the origin :)

Well after reading several threads about the Q701's in their entirety... my head hurts!   So I decided that I am going to take the plunge on these (50/50 between gaming and music of all genres on flac or sacd's) but like so many others, am struggling on what amp to get. I have narrowed my...