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AKG K-501s

post #1 of 14
12/28/04 at 12:50am
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I'm looking for a pair of AKG 501s (new, with the "new" pads!) to go with my iPod , PIMETA and PortaCorda (soon..). What is your Head-Fi price on these 'phones?
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post #2 of 14
12/28/04 at 11:35am
HI mls64,

The AKG K501 price is listed on my website and click for a quote to see the price. I am not allowed to publish it so I cannot give you a quote here. You can call me or PM me for the pricing...

The official word from AKG is that there is no difference in the pads on the K501. No changes have been made.

Todd
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post #3 of 14
12/28/04 at 12:07pm
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Originally Posted by Todd
HI mls64,

The AKG K501 price is listed on my website and click for a quote to see the price. I am not allowed to publish it so I cannot give you a quote here. You can call me or PM me for the pricing...

The official word from AKG is that there is no difference in the pads on the K501. No changes have been made.

Todd
Perfect, thanks.
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post #4 of 14
1/16/08 at 12:58pm
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Originally Posted by Todd View Post
HI mls64,

The AKG K501 price is listed on my website and click for a quote to see the price. I am not allowed to publish it so I cannot give you a quote here. You can call me or PM me for the pricing...

The official word from AKG is that there is no difference in the pads on the K501. No changes have been made.

Todd
Todd,
I know this is a old Thread, but I am looking for a amp or a DAC/Amp that would be powerful enough to drive K501. I have RSA Tomahawk and Predator, but Ray confirmed with me that they are not enough to drive K501. Do you have any suggestion? My budget is around $500. hopefully within $500.
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post #5 of 14
1/17/08 at 3:58am
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Originally Posted by udeupa View Post
Todd,
I know this is a old Thread, but I am looking for a amp or a DAC/Amp that would be powerful enough to drive K501. I have RSA Tomahawk and Predator, but Ray confirmed with me that they are not enough to drive K501. Do you have any suggestion? My budget is around $500. hopefully within $500.
The Heed amp is reported to drive the 340's pretty well.. Better then expected, so It would be enough to power the 501's.. Cost around 400..
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post #6 of 14
1/17/08 at 8:53pm
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Originally Posted by udeupa View Post
Todd,
I know this is a old Thread, but I am looking for a amp or a DAC/Amp that would be powerful enough to drive K501. I have RSA Tomahawk and Predator, but Ray confirmed with me that they are not enough to drive K501. Do you have any suggestion? My budget is around $500. hopefully within $500.
FYI, Ray listens to insanely loud volumes. I have owned the Tomahawk and since I listen to very low volumes it was fine.

However for most the Hornet M, TTVJ Millet, or the SR-71 would be better. Good luck.
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post #7 of 14
1/18/08 at 8:39am
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Originally Posted by kool bubba ice View Post
The Heed amp is reported to drive the 340's pretty well.. Better then expected, so It would be enough to power the 501's.. Cost around 400..
At that price wouldn't it be better to go with a desktop amp, such as the CKK3?
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post #8 of 14
1/19/08 at 8:08pm
What about Meier Corda Cantate?
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post #9 of 14
1/19/08 at 8:21pm
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At that price wouldn't it be better to go with a desktop amp, such as the CKK3?
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at ~$500, there many nice desktop amps
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post #10 of 14
1/19/08 at 9:31pm
Excuse me, but what is CKK3 stand for?
Better than Cantate?
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post #11 of 14
3/1/08 at 7:20am
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Excuse me, but what is CKK3 stand for?
Better than Cantate?
That's the CK2III from AMB. You can find more here:

The Cavalli-Kan Kumisa III Stereo Headphone Amplifier

I built one a little after the PCBs were released. Excellent little amp and it does well with the K-501. I have not heard the Cantate, so I can't compare.

I can say that the parts for the CK2III are a bit cheaper, though.

However, I still the K-501 is at its best when driven by tubes. For $500, you could probably find a used Singlepower PPX3, which is terrific with the K-501. Check the For Sale Forum and look at the others, as well.
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post #12 of 14
3/1/08 at 11:11am
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Originally Posted by Uncle Erik View Post
That's the CK2III from AMB. You can find more here:

The Cavalli-Kan Kumisa III Stereo Headphone Amplifier

I built one a little after the PCBs were released. Excellent little amp and it does well with the K-501. I have not heard the Cantate, so I can't compare.

I can say that the parts for the CK2III are a bit cheaper, though.

However, I still the K-501 is at its best when driven by tubes. For $500, you could probably find a used Singlepower PPX3, which is terrific with the K-501. Check the For Sale Forum and look at the others, as well.

The Green Solo, the Musical Fidelity X-Can V2, or the O2 Headphone/DAC all do well. The last two are much cheaper ($175 or $250 respectively).
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post #13 of 14
4/3/08 at 1:13am
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Originally Posted by mrarroyo View Post
The Green Solo, the Musical Fidelity X-Can V2, or the O2 Headphone/DAC all do well. The last two are much cheaper ($175 or $250 respectively).
I have the XCan V2, modded by Mike of Rock Grotto fame, and it's very, very nice. I'm using Mitsu****a tubes and it drives the K501s comfortably; it will even drive my 600 ohm 240DFs. A modded v2 with an auxilliary power supply is an impressive amp after you fine tune it with the tubes you like.
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post #14 of 14
4/3/08 at 8:43am
I'm driving the APS V2-recabled K501 with the Bada PH-12 (3x 6SN7 & 2x Toshiba 2SK1529 MosFET) and am very, very happy with the synergy. Ditto for the RAL-recabled K701! : )
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