Headphones I didn't like: K7XX -------- I tried a friend's pair of K7XX recently (before receiving the La Figaro 3339), and while I was 'surprised' by what AKG had done to their sound. . .it was still not 'enjoyable' to me. Obviously subjective, but I found them to still not be natural...

Randomly chime in and say that I have been very pleased with the La Figaro 339 driving both the HD650's and HE-500's. Plus, I mean. . .those tubes. . .

  I'd like to start off by saying our musical taste/listening percentages are fairly similar, save for "Pop" and "World".  With that being said, a good "all rounder" is the best way to go in my opinion.  I've owned several headphones over the years that have sounded really great, but in more...

No amp will make a night a day difference... It can help slightly, but for the majority of headphones I would only say somewhere around 0-15% increase in audio quality (depending in headphone, price range, synergy, etc... plethora of variables, but I feel 15% to be generous). Obviously opinions...

  That sounds like you are describing the K601's  (not the K701's)

  1)  I agree wholeheartedly   2)  I disagree with, but that loops back to #1 I suppose. . .just my personal opinion.  There were very few songs(less than a handful out of some 70+ GB of music) I could pick the Grados on.  I listen to 85+%  rock, heavy metal, etc with the rest being a...

So yeah, as the title says, I have an obvious ground loop issue.  I've determined this by testing via a "cheater plug", which eliminated 100% of all noise I was incurring.  (I am not actually using the cheater plug, as I want to avoid lifting any grounds. . .it was for testing purposes only)  ...

Quote:   I was never saying this is what was causing your issue that you had. . .was just point out that variances in manufacturing can create these issues, and that they are not limited only to variations in the drivers.  Everything that is over your ear can alter/tweak the sound from a...

Quote:   Quote:   You missed the entire point of the 2nd half of my post. . .it wasn't a variation in the drivers in my case, but instead variation in the manufacturing of the ear pads.  The ear pads had enough difference in them to create the perception of a channel imbalance, due...

All of this discussion about sound variations between K models, Q models, and even between old and new. . .I'll just say this (mainly pertaining to new/old debate). . .obviously there can be variations in sonic signatures, from one production batch to the next, there will always be manufacturing...

Quote:   Quote:   Actually, it clearly states that they used "older 2400Z00070 but specially selected" on both the Q701 and K702. . .just saying.

Quote:   I would love to listen to that on these cans. . .but sadly they are already packaged up ready to ship off after work today    I will however probably check this out through my speaker set up, haha

Quote:   I would be inclined to agree here. . .I loved how well they handled double bass, and just drums in general.  They really present them with a true "body" to them, if that makes sense.  I loved listening to A7X with these headphones. . .really presented Rev's drum lines as they...

Quote:   I listen to trance and techno type tracks as well, although maybe not EDM. . .not ventured out there yet. . .more so just because of lack of time to explore more lately, haha.  For the trance and various types of techno styles I really liked the bass and lower mids on this...

Quote:   Obviously everyone's "end game" headphones at various price points are going to be different.  I believe you hit the nail on the head in one aspect where it depends on where you are coming from, and also about requiring extended listening.  You have to "get used to" the sound. ...

Quote:   There were a few things where I could sit back and listen and it would make me just nod my head, think, "yes, these help this sound better" (As I Lay Dying for instance). . .but again it had to be EQ'd to get to that point, and the limited number of instances where this was the...

Quote:   All of this makes perfect sense coming from the consumer manufacturing world. . .seems perfectly legitimate in explanation.  Thanks for sharing.

I picked up these headphones and gave them a try, but ultimately they were not for me.  They do seem like nice headphones, I will not deny that, but the sound signature was just not quite what I was looking for.  The bass was nice, and on that end of the spectrum, it appeared to be what I was...

Quote:   I read it as an improvement over the original K702's, coupled with the opening to the email and paired with the (in my opinion obvious) comment about the 65th's being "limited", as them saying they are essentially the same as the Anniversary edition.  This is all obviously just...

Quote:   I could only afford Sennheiser EH150's when I was 15. . .   . . .then again I was way too busy playing baseball to even consider having a job, ha.

First off, this thread has an amazingly ample amount of information about these headphones, ha.   My question is. . .can anyone comment as to the similarity/differences between the HiFiMAN velour pads and the K601 stock pads?  I only ask as I have a pair of stock K601 pads sitting around and...

Quote:   Is that a money back guarantee?  

Quote:   That sounds more like Monster than AKG. . .

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