These have been discontinued, but the few that have them are all audio engineers :)   I just bought a pair, they are supposedly very good for value and underpriced (undercutting the competition of Adam AX7 and others at such pricepoint).

Ah sexiewasd, we were talking about that...then we drifted to that..   :)

Devlesa!   (I hope that is some sort of hooray or something :L) (sounds like you're swearing at me )

Dear Liamstrain, Quote:   Don't be ridiculous, do you really think I crawled through your past posts to see what your opinions are and what your favourite icecream is??? I only see what you present to me, here.   But that is good to know you are now doing a 180 degrees turnaround...

Yes I did not perform a double blind, only a blind, stupid Senjy bandying words around. I miswrote. That happens. I'm sorry. I will not edit it away so you can all laugh at me.   However Liamstrain, you're missing the point..........   If you do not trust your own ears, whose are you...

  Quote:     Forgive me, but I see the word 'potential' in every thread regarding the AKG K702 with amp. Have yet to read one that doesn't (would be hard pressed to find such a thread). Even if I am wrong about that, it is still a widespread opinion regarding the K70X, am I wrong?  ...

Quote: Yes it is...yes it is. I think it's wonderful how nowadays engineers have this amazingly generous mindset, they don't mind giving away their own research or revealing to us the issues that they discuss between themselves, in comparison to the old days when everything was hush...

Oh of course crossfeed or a similar effect (whether intentional or from a bad amp) will affect the soundstage, but that should never be built straight into an amp without the choice...and if it is a bad amp, well I am not comparing that.  As I have stated before, you are going to hear a...

  Quote:   It is comments like this all over every thread on the internet. Listen to me. In simple terms, your headphone creates a stereo image by playing an instrument louder in one ear than the other, or at the furthest extreme (hardpanned), only in one ear. How in the freaking hell...

Hey all, it's me again, the op :)   What's up with the notifications from head-fi? I got an email just then for this thread, and realized that email is LATE on the ball, many replies...nvm I am here now, and it looks like I need to do some talking   Well since the first set of AB tests...

I just retried my vol control on my itouch because of you Nick. When I hit around 80% I went "ah ****" and had to pull back before I permanently damaged my ears. If I listen normally like this Ipod Touch => K702 I have the volume at 25%. 80% was past my threshold and painful as if my friend...

Here's more clarification of my AB testing done with an ipod touch.   Contrary to popular belief, my own listening has shown that there is no   Tightening or boosting of bass Taming of highs Widening or opening of soundstage   Any other changes in your sound going from badly...

Probably does blow from a laptop (or so i've been led to believe, read on), but my interface has a built-in headphone amp - although apparently its not suitable for these 'hard-to-drive' k702 headphones.   I also have AB'd from my ipod touch and then from my ipod touch into the Arietta into...

You're right, no the ProFire isn't "unamped", but it's 'technically' not rated to be able to drive the K702's properly. So says everyone.   Why not? I can take the levels so high as to damage your ears, and more, even though it supposedly is not right for it.   The Arietta, however, is...

@Headfiers Have you AB'd material with your hard to drive headphones when 'unamped' vs 'amped'? I have, multiple times.   For your info my signal chain is as follows : M-Audio ProFire 610 => Meier Audio Corda Arietta => Akg K-702   After switching the Arietta in/out of my signal chain...