Quote: Originally Posted by jcx a little research into the darkvoice leads me to think its simply inadequate for the K701 follow through PinkFloyd's posts/links and you'll find the 336i has too small output coupling C for 32 Ohm cans - causing severe bass roll off - 3 octaves! Rock...

Ordered! I love my HF-1's...

I just paid $150 for a used HD580 and thought it was a killer deal.

And my HF-1's have arrived! They are pretty much exactly what I expected -- a similar sound to my SR-225's, but more refined and smoother, without sacrificing detail or clarity. Porcupine Tree (one of my favorite bands) sound absolutely stunning. Pics to come!

Quote: Originally Posted by timothy77 Just wanted to give y'all an update. I decided to go for the SR80. Improvement over the stock ipod phones should be noticable. And I can invest in some more music Again, thanks for your input. Helped me alot to make up my mind. Excellent...

After listening to the HD580's for several hours over the past day, my current impressions agree with my initial impressions. The sound is warm, round, smooth, and 'effortless' (and enhanced by the higher level of comfort compared to my Grados and AKG K701's). However, this does not come free...

And the HD580's have arrived! Initial impressions are very good. Much warmer and 'round' sound compared to my K701's and Grados.

Quote: Originally Posted by Gatto do the headphones come with an adapter to fit them into an ipod or a laptop? Don't think my K701's came with the adapter. And even if it did, you aren't going to be happy with the sound directly out of an iPod or laptop....they have nowhere near...

My current collection of headphones consists of the following: IEM's: Shure E500 Etymotic ER-4P (with P->S adaptor) Full size headphones: Grado iGrado Grado SR-80 Grado SR-225 AKG K701 Headphone amps: Meier Audio Corda HEADSIX Xenos X1HA-EPC Darkvoice 336i (with several sets of...

How about a used HD580?

Specs mean nothing. You can have two headphones with exactly the same specs but sound widely different. You can also have headphones with 'worse' specs but which sound miles better than one with 'better' specs.

The Darkvoice 336i arrived yesterday around lunchtime. I installed the stock tubes, powered her up, and had a listen with my Grado SR225's. I am very impressed. If I had to choose only one word to describe the sound, it would be 'fluid'. I'm working from home today so I unfortunately cannot...

I ended up purchasing an APS cable from a fellow Head-Fier. 'P' cable, 4 feet long, standard connector. Take this with a grain of salt as I do not have a (working) stock cable to do A/B tests. After several days I am quite impressed with the APS cable. Bass is markedly increased, but still...

I have the iGrados, and I think they are a great value.

This thread is very helpful to me, as I have contemplated ditching my Shure E500's for the UE Triple-fi's. I haven't had a chance (yet) to hear the Triple-fi's though...