Quote: Originally Posted by Greenboughs I don't understand. Are Cmoy's built or purchased? That looks nice, in the altoids box. They're purchased from builders who hand build them.

That really sucks as it was looking great and in my price range. I'll have to keep an eye on the for sale forum. I was also considering a gilmore lite, but at $90 more I thought it'd be worth trying a tube based amp for once.

I'm not completely happy with my HS classic and 501 combo I want more of a warm lush sound. The Woo 1 would seem to fit the bill thanks to gsferrari's excelent review. It's lush warmer sound could be what the 501's asked for in terms of adding some bass impact. Also at the $390 price it fits...

The K501's are great for jazz, but I think your amp may be the weak link in the chain with these. They take alot of juice and I don't know if your amp can properly drive them to give them the 'umph' particularly in the bass region.

I think with open headphones it'd drownd out the sound. You'll never get the body shaking bass feeling that you get from a home theatre sadly. You could try something like the 'bass shakers' I don't know how well they work though I'm sure you could find something on head-fi about them.

Quote: Originally Posted by fmplautus I agree with all Smurf wrote above EXCEPT that Akg K501s don't rock. For me they rock hard because they are right in the bass and very tuneful, and everything is clean, clean, clean. They rock with classical music is what I meant not with rock...

Because you listen mainly to rock/pop music I'd reccomend the grados. The K501's really can't rock at all. I own the K501 and a Headsave Classic and they just don't have the in your face slam that lends to a good rock headphone. Of course modern recordings don't help. Some of my favourite...

Quote: Originally Posted by mls64 What kind of wire did you use? (I have a set of 501s on the way via UPS...) He used 22awg silver plated copper IIRC. It says something like that in the thread he linked to where he shows them.

I sent you a PM inquiring about having you rewire my K501s. How much bass is added exactly?

With your music tastes I'd actually reccomdend the Headsave classic with some AKG K501's they do jazz, classical, and acoustic guitar beautifuly (I own the combo).

A headsave homevibe could do the trick, they're about $85. If you don't have that much you could get a go-vibe. www.headsave.com

The classic is a great amp (I have one myself). For its price it's one of the best proformers out there.

Quote: Originally Posted by kiwirugby Smurf, Doesn't EQ really make those can really extend and amplify the bass?.....and what a clean, immediate sound! I am so impressed with the 501s when properly amped and EQed. They are quite amazing for the price. Yeah, I'm still...

They'd probably benifit alot more from a more powerful amp and/or source I don't know if the PCII has enough juice let alone the airhead to drive them to their fullest.

Bill Ward Yeah I've been playing bass heavy music such as those maximum boom for your system CDs and there's more then enough bass. kiwirugby I agree whole heartedly they just keep getting better and better! I am using some slight EQ in foobar just to give the lower end a tad extra umph...