Hi Filburt, I mean absolutely no offence, but comparing the 701's to anything before they have 4 or 5 hundred hours on them is shear folly and unfair. You might not believe me now, but you will. Anyway.......Enjoy them! Best, Jim ~

Quote: Originally Posted by Oo_oO Ok I'm quite fixed on the 555s now... but a few more questions first: How much difference is there between the 555 and, say the 650 in terms of sound quality and what would be a cheap but good quality amp to use with either? Thanks for patience...

the instructions with mine said to use 75% of volume on the player. call headroom. luck, jim ps.....i get no noise from mine.

201's

I get the same smoothness for classical from my 701's that I do from my 600's. But much more detail. I suspect people that don't get the bass they desire from the 701's have less than 500 hours on them. With 700 hours, I get very nice bass on mine. But I will say it was a bit lacking until the...

i use my 580's with ss. nice combo, and i get no fatigue. enjoy, jim ~

congrats.......should be a nice combo. jim

Quote: Originally Posted by warpdriver I always find it a bit weird when people assume that a headphone good for acoustic and classic means it isn't good for rock. I've listened to many types of music on my 701's, and it's more dependent on the recording itself rather than the genre of...

JMO, but why get a world class headphone and not even tap into half their potential? Either way...enjoy! Jim ~

I haven't heard a dt880(although would love to), but just wanted to comment on the thread. No flaming or dissing, just good discussion and opionions. Ain't it great. Thanks, Jim

Although the 60's do quite well un-amped, the amp will add a more full and rich sound. Money well spent in my opion. Best, Jim

Haven't heard the 650's with the desktop amp, so it wouldn't be fair to comment there. I have spent many blissful hours listening to my 600's with the desktop. A very nice combo IMO. Up until about the 350 hour mark, I prefered the 600's over the 701's. The 701's were to harsh to my ears, a...

Thanks for the excellent comparisons. With 470 hours on the 701's my headphone search is now on the back burner. But alas! Singlepower has been getting a fair amount of my research lately. Thanks again. Best, Jim ~

The 201's have surprisingly good sound. My daughter listens to hers studying in the library at college with no complaints. She likes them a lot and so does her dorm room neighbors. They borrow them all the time. For 15.99 I think you'll be quite pleased. Then save up for some SR-60's when...

Quote: Originally Posted by Todd R OMG Sean is still around! How's things been bud? Actually I've got a week of constant burn in on them, and I check the progress once a day to see how it's going. I'm not liking the upper mids / lower highs, they sound harsh and spitty. Snare...