Recent content by franatium
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How long is your journey now with K701?
Almost a year now.- franatium
- Post #36
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DT880 vs HD595
Quote: Originally Posted by pp312 That's right: the 595 is vastly better in my opinion. I tried the 880Pro and ran screaming from the room at its brightness...oh,. the neutrality!!! Couldn't wait to get back to the relative dark Sennheiser house sound of the 595. fixed. Though...- franatium
- Post #8
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Headphone lifespan?
I have a friend who has DT48s that were made in the 50's and they still sound amazing.- franatium
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Free Man's Dilemma
You should come round to my place sometime and listen to my DT880/600 '03s and see what you think- franatium
- Post #6
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Powering AKG 701s
Quote: Originally Posted by aimlink They not only respond to an amp that will offer a lot of power, but also to recabling. Additionally, you need an amp that offers clean power and with quick transients, the recipe for clarity with dynamism. This requires a little investment. I don't...- franatium
- Post #7
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The Beyerdynamic DT880 Discussion thread
Quote: Originally Posted by Silenced How are these with Rock? are they better or worse than Denons? Personally I would prefer these over the D2000s which are the only denons I've heard. The denons are very euphonic sounding with a lot of boost on the treble and the bass where as...- franatium
- Post #252
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The Beyerdynamic DT880 Discussion thread
Quote: Originally Posted by apatN ^ So you modded your 03s with 600 ohm drivers? Yes, one of the 250ohm drivers died so I figured I might as well go to 600ohm drivers. Sound really nice. Very balanced and detailed across the frequency range. Don't have the soundstage or...- franatium
- Post #243
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Burn Them In Or Listen Over Time
I'm a fan of the listen while you burn in camp. It seems senseless to not listen to new headphones.- franatium
- Post #18
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Need a very strong and sturdy set of headphones
+1 for DT48. Easily the most durable headphones I've ever seen.- franatium
- Post #17
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The Beyerdynamic DT880 Discussion thread
Quote: Originally Posted by David.M -_- I knew I should of strayed away from this thread ! you guys are really tempting me to drop the bomb on some new DT880/600's from Moon-Audio. I have my Little Dot MKIII tube amp configured with excellent driver/power tubes so i will most...- franatium
- Post #237
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is this real? are these akg k 702's?
I'd also be keen for a cheap pair of K702s- franatium
- Post #141
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best headphones according to your experience
DT-48S with the K701 not far behind- franatium
- Post #29
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Burn-in skepticism....
Quote: Originally Posted by AmanGeorge It doesn't necessarily take a bunch of measurement equipment - all it takes is an A/B test between a burned in vs. brand new version of the same pair of headphones (as long as you assume that production variation isn't great enough to cause...- franatium
- Post #14
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The Beyerdynamic DT48 Arrives...
Quote: Originally Posted by shamu144 I second that. I had very little time with K701, but heard them for a few hours in my system, and thought they were at least as resolving as my old (very old) pair of DT48S. My DT48S have the new E pads as well, and a new DT48E stereo cable. But the...- franatium
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