AxelCloris,
Thank you for your posts, ze humor makes my day ^_^

Mad,
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Benben,
Shows promise, more options seem to be popping up, so companies are at least recognizing the demand even if nobody has produced a optimized product yet.

chicolom said:

 

Mid-fi is the best value obviously, but I do listen enough that I can justify owning one hi-fi can and I know it will get used and appreciated.  

Testing the T90 I was surprised that even some older recordings and stuff that I never thought of being perfectly recorded can still sound better on the T90.  Like some soundtracks from the 90's and some 50's/60's jazz.  The T90 still extracts more detail from them that I didn't even think was there.  That makes me feel better about the HD800, knowing my music library can still work with it.  Now, if the recording is a hissy sibilant compressed sounding mess, than something like the T90 or HD800 isn't going to fix anything or due it any favors.

So are you planning on keeping the K712 and Q701 both or something?  I thought you would sell the Q701 and then get some angled pads for the K712.  I don't think it's worth owning both of them as they're too similar once you mess with the pads.

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I'm still trying to suss them out and compare. Haven't even used the Q701 since getting the K712 though, trying to give myself adjustment time. Haven't had the chance to swap pads yet, or rebias my tube amp for my fav tube (been listening to my K712's straight out of my iPod and Recon3D USB, tbh). And theeeen, the MA900 just arrived yesterday, so I gotta give time to that. I probably will let one go, but I can afford to wait a bit (probably the sale will fund my first smartphone).

I'm glad you like the T90! But... kinda sad that you don't think you'll keep it, like it could be an end-game contender like you felt with the Q701. I mean it's good you enjoy it, but I get the sense you're just trying it on your way to summit-fi.

lb felipe said:

 

Where is there you are?


Thanks.


Am I awesome? Sorry but I don't think so. I just made a lot of use of the Google Translator.   This what I'm writing here right now is, in much of, supported by it. Even so, thanks. I'm still not understanding whether that word was suitable. Whatever. It may be because both Portuguese and English make much use of Latin words. e.g. In Portuguese, we have the verb "manifestar". I think this is a cognate. Two languages ​​and the same word. It's funny, is not it? Once again, thank you so much for your reply. 

One point that makes me look more likely to the Sony than the AKG is the fact that the former is much easier to drive. Furthermore, there is the price point. Do you think it's a good idea to use the same headset for PC and console? If so, the MA900 has advantage because I intend to use it with a Sound Blaster Z series. As its amplification is enough good for the Sony but is not for AKG, and as it is not a good idea to use an external amp with SB-Z...

A more question: Do you or anyone know whether NFL Madden for PS3 will be avaiable for streaming for PS4?

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I'm comparing the Sony and MA900 right now. Well, not this second, starting work. Stay tuned.
Manifest fit the context of your sentence well enough, I was just surprised because it is the kind of word that people rarely use in conversation.

SoundBlaster Z will have enough power to drive the AKGs, and it's fine to hook up an external amp to it. No reason NOT to use the MA900 with both computer and console, I think it'll do fine. From my first impression of the headphones, the AKGs simply are better if you can afford them, but the MA900 doesn't embarrass itself and is pretty good for the price.

miceblue said:

  Ugh, why did AKG have to make so many rehashes of the same thing? T_T
 
K 701
K 702
K 701 (8-bump)
Q 701
K 702 65th Anniversary Edition
K 712
What's next, the K 777 77th Anniversary Edition, 77 ohms with a new revolutionary 77 pm diaphragm for €777.77 and only 77 are made?

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Oh hey.

 
Yay, another re-hashed product.
That would be absolutely hilarious if it was just another K 701 and people claim it sounds 1000 times better.

kinda looks like a K601.

miceblue said:

  Oh hey.
 
Yay, another re-hashed product.
That would be absolutely hilarious if it was just another K 701 and people claim it sounds 1000 times better.

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It's a K812.
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/682453/akg-k812-professional-headphones-coming-soon
 

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

evshrug said:

I'm glad you like the T90! But... kinda sad that you don't think you'll keep it, like it could be an end-game contender like you felt with the Q701. I mean it's good you enjoy it, but I get the sense you're just trying it on your way to summit-fi.

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That's basically the idea.  I definitely like the T90 more than I was expecting too though.  It's an upgrade over the K712 for some genres like classical and jazz.  But I've got my eyes set on the HD800, and there's no room (or budget) for the T90 to stay around too.  The plan was for the T90 to hold me over in the meantime though.
 

evshrug said:

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

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I wouldn't be concerned.  That won't be out for a while and it's rumored to cost about as much as a flagship headphone.  It's a complete unknown at this point, unlike the K712 which is solid (and essentially replaces your Q701 once you decide to sell it and optionally get angled pads )

 
 
 
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKnhcsRTNME&hd=1
 
Lovely demo

K812... its about time they made a legitimate flagship...

mad lust envy said:

K812... its about time they made a legitimate flagship...

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The K1000 isn't legitimate enough for you?

namelesspfg said:

The K1000 isn't legitimate enough for you?

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After decades... it's about time they made a new flagship...

namelesspfg said:

The K1000 isn't legitimate enough for you?

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My bad. NEW flagship to compete with what's been out in the recent years.

mad lust envy said:

My bad. NEW flagship to compete with what's been out in the recent years.

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Just as Sennheiser needed to bring out the HD800 after discontinuing the Orpheus systems, huh? And speaking of which:
 

spritzer said:

The first few times I heard the HD800 it was all off some opamp garbage and they sounded terrible.  Give them a good amp and they truly shine...   
Prior to the HD800 there wasn't a whole lot of choice out there.  Never liked the R10 all that much (too bloody colored), the HP1000 is a one trick pony and the comfort is horrible, HD600 is astounding for the price but a bit dull and that was it really.  A SR-Lambda or LNS more than holds its own against all of those.

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This kind of surprised me, really. The don of the Stax Mafia himself, actually giving praise to a dynamic driver headphone? Now I really have to try the HD800...but what constitutes a good amp for it, anyway?

The Orpheus was never meant to be sold like a typical headphone. It was apparently a task given to the engineers to build the best sounding headphone in the world, not one meant to be consistently sold, etc.

FWIR, the K1000 doesn't stack up to the competition these days. Not only that, but it's been discontinued for ages. It's about time for AKG to step back into the game.


I've heard nothing but great things about the HD800 (if articulation and detail retieval are your aim), but I do hear that it has a peak at 6khz that keeps them from being true god level. Ironically, the same problem the K701 has...

I think I'd like to give the K701 another chance, as I'm in the mood for some highly detailed, airy headphones. the MA900's soundstage really brought me back to the AD700 days.

K701, SRH-1840, HD800, Alpha Dogs, Stax 764327864798749803249

And the hunt goes on!!!

You know all the AKGs, the lower ATs and a few others. You're more than familiar with this level. I think it's rather time to go for the HD 800 and the K812, at least with a loaner program.