First impressions are of good clarity and tight deep bass. I like it The only down point is a strong and obvious upper midrange peak. Maybe around 4-8KHz. It makes things quite hard sounding. I've run them in for about 10 hours. Maybe it will improve with more time, but I get the impression...

I bought the Denon because although my budget was £150, really I do not listen to music very much outside. So I think a lower priced earphone is more sensible. I'm sure it will be good enough for me.

I just bought a pair of Denon C751 for £70. I'll let you know what I think when they I get them.

How should I describe the sound I want? It is impossible, lol! But, if you know the sound of the top-end AKG open back headphones then you will know the sound I like. Very transparent, dynamic and lively, but I do think the K701 are a little bass light. I only got a short listen to the...

Okay I'm sure this sort of thread has been done to death but I hope you can help me! I want to get some in-ear headphones to use with my Sony Ericsson whatever its called... W750 or something. I'm in the UK and willing to spend about £150, provided it is worth it for use just with my...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. That seems intuitively correct, but I think things may not be so clear. When you look at the specs for headphone amps they are no better than power amps. Most of the headphone amps I have seen state THD+N (so includes noise getting through from power supply) of 0.01%...

Hi Guys, My Mum just got herself a pair of AKG K701. She also tried a pair of Audio Technica AD700, but although they sounded nice they didn't fit her (or my) head! So anyway, the K701 seem like really good headphones but I have heard they need a beefy amp to drive them. Now, rather than...

Quote: Originally Posted by udeupa Any idea which one is good to drive AKG K501? I drive my AKG K401 with the Firebox output and it has plenty of headroom. Pleasantly surprising.

Following on from Hi-FiZen's analysis of the Firebox I have something to add. I recently found that the SPDIF output is not truly transformer isolated. Although they have a tx on the digital output, the negative phase is pulled to ground, so all the electrical noise can get through from the...

Welp.. Got the cable now! Gosh those banana plugs were murder to put on! Taking the plastic covers off nearly took my nails off instead! Lol *sounds silly complaining about his nails* Anyway, It is seems to have reduced the brightness a tad. Not allot, but that’s what I wanted. I am not sure...

Thats what I was thinking! With banana plugs on one end and a female 4pin XLR on the other. For the XLR I have to wait 7days grrr.... Cheers for all ya help guys!

Okay guys I have decided to try a different cable first. I have ordered up 2 meters of this 6-Core PURE SILVER Cable I just hope that because of it being silver it doesn't sound even brighter! But I have heard of people using silver cable for the K1000. Besides.. when you buy something...

Hi Jan, I got these K1000's from you! lol! I read in the manual that there is a K1000 amp made by AKG, but I could not find it on their site. Is it still possible to get it? Just curious. Okay, so I will be getting a Norh SE9. I will have to wait and save up a bit more though as the import...

Hello, I have a pair of AKG K1000 headphones that so far I have been using with my Cyrus 3 amp and Arcam Alpha 9 CD player. My only complaints are that the sibilant parts of tracks can sometimes be over emphasised and also a bit bright (very bright before I changed my interconnect) I have now...

As far as I am aware there are two reasons. (I'm pretty new to this stuff so correct me if I am mistaken) 1. The K1000 are VERY inefficient, they need more than twice the power of the K501 to reach 100db 2. The K1000 require a much higher voltage output from the amp. A 'normal' power...