mild555
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Hi.. Can anyone tell how Q701 compared to DT880 600 ohm in terms of Soundstage ( width, depth and Heigh )?
New member of the Q701 club here, and within 10 minutes, I'm loving 'em! Everything that people mentioned that made me hesitant to the 70x's seems rather overblown. I thought that they might be way too bright, or the sound stage would be too big for intimate music. However, both the high end and soundstage are exactly what I was looking for! I'm driving them with an Asgard, which I know tdockweiler mentioned was not his fave, but sounds fantastic to me. Anyway, I dig 'em a lot so far.
Also, these a lot more versatile genre wise than I would have thought. Listening to some house music right now, it lacks a little bass (no biggie for me). With the huge soundstage though, it makes it feel like I'm in a club.
You don't happen to have a portable amp paired with this do you? If you do, how well does it do with the frequency response of your Q701's?
Hi.. Can anyone tell how Q701 compared to DT880 600 ohm in terms of Soundstage ( width, depth and Heigh )?
Hi.. Can anyone tell how Q701 compared to DT880 600 ohm in terms of Soundstage ( width, depth and Heigh )?
If I have my volume at 100% in Windows the Q701 only needs to be at around 20-25% or so on the Magni (using ODAC). I'll double check this tonight, but it's VERY low.
Sometimes I just reduce the volume control in Windows, but I can't really notice any differences in sound quality.
For some reason my K601 is the only headphone I have that needs to be up around 40% or so.
On the E9 I believe the Q701 is at around 30-35%.
The Magni does have a ton of gain. I always say that i'll be shocked if anything exists that needs to be at past 75%. I know volume doesn't always mean much..
BTW using the DJ100 with the volume in windows at 100% is kind of scary! I don't think it needs to be past 10%. Totally overkill for the DJ100 which is 38 ohm.
On my Micro Amp my Q701 is always at 45% on medium gain. This is basically like low gain on most amps, but on the Micro, low is really only useful for IEMs.
Not that anyone asked! High would be at about the same level as the Magni.
I've never heard any noise or hiss with any headphone other than my DJ100. On my DJ100 (38ohm) I heard some hiss/noise, but it was due to a crappy cable with poor shielding!
I got it from Guitar Center and it's one of those generic brands. I then tried a Monoprice, RCA and metal shielded GE Ultra Pro cable and it was dead silent! This was the actual cable going to the headphone though.
Someone said the Monoprice cables don't have shielding, but I think this is impossible! Mogami has very good shielding too.
I get some weird bass distortion/crackling with my Magni when using thin cables. I don't have a clue why. It's now even occurring with my new Monoprice cables (the thinner versions). Only on one headphone though. Makes no sense.
When I switch amps it's gone.
Oh yeah, if anyone was curious..the Magni drives the 600 ohm Sextett with ease. Sounds good too.
So if you were to chose one of the Magni, E9, or Headroom Microamp for Q701, which one would it be? Regardless of price, how would you rate them in terms of sound quality and how well they work with the AKG's? I'm looking for a small amp like that which I could carry around with me. Not portable, just a small desktop one.
And by the way, how effective is crossfeed on the Headroom Micro?
To me, Q701 has a larger soundstage. With Q701, Locations of instruments in a music are easier to identify.
Its considerably bigger on 701, and more open feeling.
I just got my q701s in the mail yesterday. I noticed they were too sibilant when I demoed them. Its a little off putting, but for me it is a win win. I bought them as a second reference for mastering since they resembled the sound signature of my paradigm studio reference 80s startlingly well. They too, have a tendency to be a bit spitty/overly sibilant. I WANT that. Why? here's the key: not on all recordings. If I dial my top end so it juuuust sits under that sharp sound of the studio 80s tweeter, and I assume with my q701s, I know I have a perfect reference for my 7-8kHz range. An extremely crucial range, IMO.
I say win/win because if breaking them in mellows them a bit, well, that's good too.
But I am curious...does a break in period chill out the treble spike, in anyone's experience? Should I be blasting pink noise for a week before I start getting used to them?