k701's

These arrived this morning.

I dont wan't any more headphones. I am absolutely speechless with how these sound. I can't even begin to convey how these sound using technical language, but ifI was to have a go at it, I would say these phones are so transparent they are invisible.

Literally, they are ube comfortable so you dont realise they are there, and the sund just efortlessly envelops you.

I mean seriously, I can't imagine anything reproducing sound in any more accomplished way than these.

I am sat here listening to some trance and am absolutely mesmorised, these phones obliterate, I mean DESTROY every other iem and headphone I have (not a vast collection so I suppose subjectively it wouldn't be that hard).

Is this other people's experiences of this headphone, I mean if people are to be recommended just one headphone purchase it has to be these surely?

I would really like to hear other people's impressions of these headphones ad where they sit in the pecking order of headphones because these just place me right at the centre of a world of sound I never imagined possible.

Could i be that it is just the open backed sound that is appealing to me, because the walk all over my esw9 and w1000

yeah brand new and I was expecting some harsh highs but to my ears these come out of the box utterly adept at what they do

k1000 and a 10k amp, I cant evn begin to comprehend a more transparent set up. I mean how transparency can be better achieved beyond what I am hearing now, I know in the grand scheme of things these phones are low perhaps mid fi, certainly in relation to cost, but im just utterly blown away by them.

Uncle Erik, thanks for the sugestion, I am waitng for a little dot 2 to arrive, as it is my first foray into tube and dsktop amps I went in at the cheapskate end lol however, after the gearbox on my car died a couple of days ago an havign to buy a new car (more cost effective than replacing gearbox) I fear my equipment buying days are brought to a premature end for the next couple of months.

However, the zana deux would be right out of my price range, and the darkvoice 337 has drawn me to it ut that would be right at the top of my price range when my wallet recovers. Would you recommend that amp or any other tube amp around that price mark?
p.s. sorry forgot to answer the question, currently amed via the iqube, I do only have portable amps as of right now.

I do need something a bit beefier though, as I dont think it can drive these phones to their full potential

wicked stuff, thanks for all the input, I think I have to say the k701's have most certainly been the best purchase I have made thus far