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post #91 of 105
3/9/09 at 3:05pm
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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice View Post
I found my 701's to have great depth with a great sense of space.. Like a mouse in the middle of a cathedral.
I am looking for cans like these.

I was looking at HD555, HD595

Then I read more and shortlisted 701, ad700, DT880.

Some have recommended K1000 and W5000. But these are of a much higher price range.

Between 701, AD700 and DT880, which has a bigger "3D" soundstage?

Or, you guys have a better recommendation?

Thanks a lot.
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post #92 of 105
3/9/09 at 3:21pm
Wow, those are some nice looking headphones.. Might go and save up for some of these.
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post #93 of 105
3/9/09 at 3:57pm
Can these be ran off headphone out of an iPod, or a MacBook without the use of an amp?
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post #94 of 105
3/9/09 at 4:02pm
you will need an amp for DT880.

AD700 can be used unamped.
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post #95 of 105
3/9/09 at 4:07pm
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Originally Posted by Success View Post
you will need an amp for DT880.

AD700 can be used unamped.
What about the K701's?
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post #96 of 105
3/9/09 at 4:13pm
As a general guide, headphones with an impedance or more than 50 ohm will be better with an amp.

if I am not wrong, K701's impedance is 62 ohms.
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post #97 of 105
3/9/09 at 4:17pm
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Originally Posted by Success View Post
As a general guide, headphones with an impedance or more than 50 ohm will be better with an amp.

if I am not wrong, K701's impedance is 62 ohms.
How much improvement do amps make? I've never owned any, so I'm not sure.
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post #98 of 105
3/9/09 at 4:24pm
big differences.

If your can requires an amp or has a high impedance and you use w/o amp, it will sound soft and flat.

But there are many cans that don't need amps. So you still have lots of choices.
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post #99 of 105
3/9/09 at 7:26pm
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Originally Posted by donunus View Post
TEAM AD700 Rocks!

do tell how you like the rx700. I'm interested in your view since you are an ad700 fan
Yup, looking forward to comparing them. And you've got to update your AD700 thread when the AD900 comes in. :O)
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post #100 of 105
3/9/09 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by Success View Post
I am looking for cans like these.

I was looking at HD555, HD595

Then I read more and shortlisted 701, ad700, DT880.

Some have recommended K1000 and W5000. But these are of a much higher price range.

Between 701, AD700 and DT880, which has a bigger "3D" soundstage?

Or, you guys have a better recommendation?

Thanks a lot.
The 701's give a better sense of space..But the AD700 does a better job at fleshing out the imaging. I heard the 501s are even more spacious then the 701, with a much better mid range.
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post #101 of 105
3/9/09 at 7:58pm
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Originally Posted by thechungster View Post
How much improvement do amps make? I've never owned any, so I'm not sure.
Really depends on your source. If your source is crap, no headphone or amp will change that. Get a good source, and quality headphones and amps become more irelevant. But a great amp and headphone will reward you if you have a quality source.
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post #102 of 105
3/9/09 at 8:23pm
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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice View Post
The 701's give a better sense of space..But the AD700 does a better job at fleshing out the imaging. I heard the 501s are even more spacious then the 701, with a much better mid range.
So...it's mean the K-70X have better depth to create better sense of space?
what do you mean by fleshing out the imaging ??
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post #103 of 105
3/11/09 at 8:39am
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Originally Posted by donunus View Post
get rid of the beyers, your ears will thank you for it. eek recessed mids. The memory of my 990s are still haunting me as the worst buyers remorse ive had with any cans ive ever bought
Just a question donunus as to what headphones you do like as i've only seen you leave negative comments which of course there's nothing wrong with doing (as you stat why etc). I guess i'm just interested in what sets apart the cans you like to the ones you dont.
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post #104 of 105
3/12/09 at 12:08am
the mids are number 1. It must have good mids or its gotta go.
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post #105 of 105
3/12/09 at 1:19am
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Originally Posted by Acix View Post
So...it's mean the K-70X have better depth to create better sense of space?
what do you mean by fleshing out the imaging ??
The 701s do a better job at making you feel like you are yelling at the bottom of the great caynon..I think the 701 sound stage is equally big with good depth.. Just that the AD700 has more vertical depth.. I have not A/B them togther, so take it with a grain of salt..Going off memory, the 701s was better at creating space..I have the 702 on my hit list. Will do a A/B when I get them. Fleshing out the imaging is my way of saying, theres a viseral feel to the imaging, notes, etc are full bodied and have weight and substance. Before the AD700, I only got that imaging with my hybrid PH BADA 12 amp. The BADA 12 and 701/2 were made for each other.. They are going used for 250.
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