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AKG K1000 early vs late production?

post #1 of 11
3/2/09 at 12:46am
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Is there any difference in the sound between early and late production K1000s?
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post #2 of 11
3/2/09 at 1:30am
Wasn't there only 12,000 produced without any changes being made?
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post #3 of 11
3/2/09 at 1:32am
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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times View Post
Wasn't there only 12,000 produced without any changes being made?
Someone said there are differences between early and late production...

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/wha...-k1000-363045/
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post #4 of 11
3/2/09 at 1:36am
hhmmm, I didn't think there was. In any case I would say they are very minor, that is if there are any changes at all (otherwise there would be countless threads about it considering how popular these headphones are).
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post #5 of 11
3/2/09 at 3:42am
the only change I am aware of, is that the lower production numbers have a black walnut veneer box, while the later ones came with a cherry veneer box - both, however, were made of the same quality particle board
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post #6 of 11
3/2/09 at 3:53am
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the only change I am aware of, is that the lower production numbers have a black walnut veneer box, while the later ones came with a cherry veneer box - both, however, were made of the same quality particle board
and as we all know the cherry veneer box allows for a brighter presentation of the music.
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post #7 of 11
3/2/09 at 5:37am
The only thing I ever heard about this, I think, was the change of bass quantity...or was that another AKG model?
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post #8 of 11
3/2/09 at 5:57pm
There are said to be different bass performances among the different K1000's.
Where some are bass "heavy", while others are bass "light".

I have read a lot about it, and what's weird is that it don't seem to be a real pattern. Meaning that users have reported 'phone with close version numbers to be different, both in low and high version numbers. I have only heard one (my own) pair, so no idea if its "heavy" or "light".
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post #9 of 11
3/2/09 at 7:36pm
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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule View Post
The only thing I ever heard about this, I think, was the change of bass quantity...or was that another AKG model?
hhmm, me thinks it was another model. (cough, copugh, sextett, cough)
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post #10 of 11
3/3/09 at 4:26pm
I've also heard pairs from early and late serial numbers and the differences, if any were very very small. A couple of headfiers in the past have posted that early production K1000's tended to be a bit warmer and bassier, but again variations between similar numbers have also been reported. I personally think that age and extended break-in could account for part of what some people have heard.
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post #11 of 11
3/3/09 at 5:49pm
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I personally think that age and extended break-in could account for part of what some people have heard.
I feel this way too.
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