I used to have a pair of AKG K701's with a black dragon cable on them. I thought they sound excellent. Then one day out of curiosity, or rather I think a hair got stuck in the driver, I opened them up to look inside. I noticed that the drivers had two rather large mental poles sticking out of...

I'm looking for headphones for my home setup, where I mostly watch videos on youtube and listen to rock music. I want open headphones, with a huge soundstage and super clear vocals and spoken word and such. I also listen to a lot of rock music and will be using them with my Fiio e9/e7 combo.

I've been debating with myself lately if to let go of my SR325is(let me know what you think of my price btw) and go with top tier universal IEMs. I searched for a consensus on these forums to no avail. My belief is that Fullsize headphones have more bang for their buck, is this true? When you...

I'm considering upgrading from my AKG K701s and am torn between the Audeze LCD2 Rev 2 and HiFiMan HE-500. I'm interested in any comparisons of the sound of the two as I'll have to buy without first listening to either (as I live in Jamaica).    For the record, I've owned the K701s driven by...

I know the obvious answer is, get a tube head amp, but I am looking at Tube Buffer + SS amp. Am aware of gd Audio "SA" versions but are there any other makes in current production? Under $1000 & pre amp or not is ok. TIA.

hello everybody , first i will apologize for my mistakes , i'm not an english man :(  so as you can read i hesitate between 4 headphones , i will use my headphone for listening music( hip-hop , rock , classic ... ) on my pc , and do some mix with them , i have read a lot of reviews but i can't...

I have this amp/receiver http://support.jvc.com/consumer/product.jsp?archive=true&pathId=5&modelId=MODL027235 I'm thinking that it may be limiting my new set of akg k701 the reason I'm thinking it is because of the 20Hz to 20kHz output should I worry about it ? or am I making a problem were...

Hello Im a proud new owner of a pair of Shure SRh840's, and while the case that it comes with is...ok I'd much rather have better travel protection for them. The whole fold up mechanism is a bit new to me, as I never tried folding up the sony v6's, and the K701's are really my only other high...

Hello all, this is my first post here and I'm pretty new to headphones.   I own a pair of Sony MDR-V6s for general listening/iPod use and I think I'll continue to use them when I'm taking the train/walking to class etc. but for the next year I want a pair of headphones that will be with me...

does anyone have these and if so, do you know if i can get hold of a pair? i troed to look last night, and got a load of german websites. unfortunately i haven't done any German since leaving school, so i don't know if any sie will deliver to the UK.

Hi everyone,   this is my first post so I'll hope this is the right section - and that this is a good place to ask this! :)     So... I'm a hardcore music listener (meaning I listen to music for at least 8 hours per day) but when it comes to the technical side I'm very ignorant.  ...

Prompted by the higher than expected sensitivity of the HD800, I spent some time creating a spreadsheet of headphones output power required at different level, using their official sensitivity spec to scale with. I thought it was quite interesting after looking at the results, so I'm going to...

I've heard everything from Sony R10 and Stax Omega 2 to the PX100 and SR60's being called the most overrated headphones in the audiophile world.   Since the other thread about overrated headphones became mostly about bose, skullcandy and beats...What is your vote for the most overrated...

Hello all,   Is the SE535 worth an extra $100 to Q-Jays? I listen to all kinds of music except country, so a well-rounded IEM would be great. However, a majority of the music I listen does involve bass. So what's everyone's opinion?   Thanks

Hi I'm looking for an amp for my AKG K701. I need recommendations

How well do these cans do rock. All my cans are Grados and I'm itching to try something different. I think the K701s are for me based on reading some reviews. I just want to know how well they do with rock since it makes up about 60%-70% of what I listen too. Thanks

there have been some threads recently debunking the burn in of K701s. I just reached 500 hours with mine, 300 burning in and 200 at play. At about 450 hrs. the headphone completely changed. The bass has blossomed beyond my expectation (coming from a Microstack). These cans out of the box were...

I've got about 50 hours on the AKG 701's and they are incredible! Really musical. I keep reaching for CD's to hear music I love that I haven't heard that good in quite a while. These sound as good as the big rig(no headphones). I'd really like to hear these w/new digital front end-Ayre universal...

Hello. I don't really know if it is a problem or if it is ment to be like this, but at high volumes on my K701 the S like words are very sharp and hurt my ears, but with my SR80 its just perfect at the same high volume. My source is my onboard soundcard and my CanAmp Anyone know what the...

Unfortunately I started reading about these headphones yesterday. That is usually how it starts. First the reading and then the lusting after. Before you tell me, I know about the bass. I am willing to do some risk taking and hope that it all works out. I listen to jazz. I need a headphone...

Hi. I bought a pair of brand new K701 headphones from the internet (a US ebay seller) and after I opened the box I noticed that the headphones look a little different from the pictures on its box (and the ones on AKG website). First of all, the biggest difference I noticed was the AKG logos...

So I want more. MORE AND MORE. I have gone crazy with my K701s and did a recable.... 8 times using different geometries, metals, and gauges... tried single entry and dual entry. I tested out the Sony field-speakers at a Fry's and loved the soundstage, but the bass fell a little short and wasn't...

So I am a pretty much a nub to high end headphones and was origionally looking for something to use without an amp and with the help of you guys and trying out several headphones I landed on the AKG K701. The headphone litterally gave me an adrenaline rush when I listened to it after returning...

I got a pair of AKG K701, with furutech fp704 6.5mm jack already modded.  I am looking for a good amp that does it justice.   I have heard the Matrix M-stage works wonders with the K701, however in one of the other threads I read that if I can get a really powerful amp (1+W @ 62ohm) I can...

It took me awhile to figure out I prefer headphones with prominent or forward MIDRANGE: especially ones with upper midrange/lower treble spike/peak. I guess that would make me a "midrangehead". So if you would: List and Rank headphones that have very forward midranges (especially ones with...