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Originally Posted by pelayostyle 
How are you liking those pk1's unamped ? Ive read they need to be amped to sound good, unlike the pk2.
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They are surprisingly loud enough with that philips player. I went grocery shopping with the above setup today and it was certainly more than adequate. Being pure earbuds they are MUCH more open and airy sounding than an IEM, with very useable soundstage. They are noticeably less in the head sounding than the MDR-EX90, one of the more open sounding canalphones I have heard.
I may be in the minority, but I could be perfectly happy using them unamped from that philips player. Although adding an amp DOES increase dynamics, bass extension, soundstage depth...just about everything improves with an amp. The PK1 sounds REDICULOUSLY good with my earmax and my home setup. So... I'm certainly not reaching their full potential in an ultra-portable setup.