Listing ID:
46149
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1,475.00 USD
- Condition
- Excellent/Like new
- Negotiability
- Or best offer
- Ships to
- United States of America
This is a very rare pair of Stefan Audio Art full cable'd K1000's. Here is a link to a review/description of these.
From the review:
"Technically speaking, what's the diff between the hardwired (full-on) and tail-end (partial) replacement cable by StefanAudio Art? "We get this question often. The hardwired K-1000 does not have the stock cable portion to compensate for so the gauge is higher with a very different strand configuration. The hardwired K-1000 incorporates our more extensive and expensive proprietary wire treatment process with a multi-strand configuration developed to bring the AKG K-1000 headphone to their full sonic potential." Adds the website: "Significant increase in soundstage. Added richness and extended lower frequencies. Dramatically warmer midrange. Naturally balanced high frequencies. Construction: 4-conductor quad-braid field geometry consisting of medium gauge ultra high purity copper with individual strain isolation enclosed with a Teflon Oxygen dielectric. All connections are applied to the cable with Stefan AudioArt's exclusive Ultra-Solder Process (patent rights issued and/or pending).""
Installation was performed by authorized AKG technician Richard Land of Land audio fame. These terminate in 4 silver leads.
More from the review at 6 Moons audio:
"Admittedly, that's a very brief wrap of listening conclusions after two pages of introduction and setup. But here's the real giveaway. If I could now listen to these floating earspeakers hanging off a passive preamp and transistor amp -- for hours, at any levels, no tubes -- without having any subliminally nagging or outright complaining sentiments resurface, it can only mean that the hard-wire mod has eliminated the remaining corks of this design (corks as far as my listening biases go, of course). Ultra resolution is now married to long-term ear comfort and even without valves, there's now just the right hint of midrange fullness or skoch of warmth that had always eluded the AKGs previously. For me, that inks the deal. I will never open these cans again. I'm now finally happy. As I experiment further with other amps, I'll insert brief commentary into their respective reviews. But already, I'm quite confident that the previous fussiness -- of finding just the right amp to fortuitously compensate for the AKG's tonal balance liberties -- has now been rendered a thing of the past. Any "normal" amp of sufficient power (and one that won't go into oscillation with a 120-ohm load impedance as some valve amps might) should now suffice to properly mate with the K-1000s and sound swell. In my book, that's a very good thing indeed!"
Includes original cord as well.
I am going to be away from the studio in 5 days and these will no longer be available to ship if not sold by then. Let me know if you have any questions. Shipping will be actual cost to ship insured.
I don't typically sell here, but it seems the right forum. If you want to see my reviews as a buyer/seller you can check out my ebay reputation. Here is a link to me.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/nexusse7enty7
From the review:
"Technically speaking, what's the diff between the hardwired (full-on) and tail-end (partial) replacement cable by StefanAudio Art? "We get this question often. The hardwired K-1000 does not have the stock cable portion to compensate for so the gauge is higher with a very different strand configuration. The hardwired K-1000 incorporates our more extensive and expensive proprietary wire treatment process with a multi-strand configuration developed to bring the AKG K-1000 headphone to their full sonic potential." Adds the website: "Significant increase in soundstage. Added richness and extended lower frequencies. Dramatically warmer midrange. Naturally balanced high frequencies. Construction: 4-conductor quad-braid field geometry consisting of medium gauge ultra high purity copper with individual strain isolation enclosed with a Teflon Oxygen dielectric. All connections are applied to the cable with Stefan AudioArt's exclusive Ultra-Solder Process (patent rights issued and/or pending).""
Installation was performed by authorized AKG technician Richard Land of Land audio fame. These terminate in 4 silver leads.
More from the review at 6 Moons audio:
"Admittedly, that's a very brief wrap of listening conclusions after two pages of introduction and setup. But here's the real giveaway. If I could now listen to these floating earspeakers hanging off a passive preamp and transistor amp -- for hours, at any levels, no tubes -- without having any subliminally nagging or outright complaining sentiments resurface, it can only mean that the hard-wire mod has eliminated the remaining corks of this design (corks as far as my listening biases go, of course). Ultra resolution is now married to long-term ear comfort and even without valves, there's now just the right hint of midrange fullness or skoch of warmth that had always eluded the AKGs previously. For me, that inks the deal. I will never open these cans again. I'm now finally happy. As I experiment further with other amps, I'll insert brief commentary into their respective reviews. But already, I'm quite confident that the previous fussiness -- of finding just the right amp to fortuitously compensate for the AKG's tonal balance liberties -- has now been rendered a thing of the past. Any "normal" amp of sufficient power (and one that won't go into oscillation with a 120-ohm load impedance as some valve amps might) should now suffice to properly mate with the K-1000s and sound swell. In my book, that's a very good thing indeed!"
Includes original cord as well.
I am going to be away from the studio in 5 days and these will no longer be available to ship if not sold by then. Let me know if you have any questions. Shipping will be actual cost to ship insured.
I don't typically sell here, but it seems the right forum. If you want to see my reviews as a buyer/seller you can check out my ebay reputation. Here is a link to me.
https://www.ebay.com/usr/nexusse7enty7
Listed by:
nexus77 (0)
Listed:
2023-04-20
