Software/OS: foobar2000 v.0.9.4.2/WinXP SP2 Settings: ASIO (no resampling) Audio Interface: tc electronic konnekt 24d (1394/firewire) Cable/Digital Processor: Acoustic Revive DSIX (coax) DAC: Lavry Engineering DA10 Amp: Stax SRM-717 Headphones: Stax SR-007 Sounds really good

@patricklang -- I really like your avatar Oh, and welcome to club K501 :k501smilie: -kaitsuburi

Japanese singer Utada Hikaru wears them consistently in her studio performances. I wonder if she gets any ad money from Sony for so conspicuously displaying the "red band" headphones. Or perhaps the cans just go with the Toshiba/EMI studio atmosphere... Please, do tell us how you like them...

The HD280s with a (separate) mic is what I'm using for Skype all the time actually I can definitely see the sense in coupling those cans with a high quality microphone and pitching them to phone operators/sales people etc. The comfort (some may disagree), together with isolation, build...

Rough translation follows. Great headphones BTW. Very accurate reproduction without being dry or boring at all. The SACD listening stations in Japanese HMVs all have MDR-CD900STs. -kaitsuburi ================= To: All Customers From: Sony Music Communications, KK Thank you for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Stephonovich Heh, yep. 'Tis quite nice. Multi tasking is one of the things I love about computers. Currently I'm browsing the internet, encoding Spiderman into DivX for my PDA, and listening to a FLAC rip of Dream Theater's A Change of Seasons. The computer is...

'Pasties and a G-String' Brings back a lot of memories... -k

**chime chime** I have almost the same setup as Kunwar and I totally love the K501s!! Their neutrality (no "groovalizing effect", colour, overemphasis, et.al.), combined with the "full open air" soundstage create an effect of clarity and control that I find very pleasing (<--insert K501...

K-501 paired with Talisman 3-H is a great combination. IMHO, bass is not an issue anymore. The clarity of the K-501 is absolutely awesome. I love my K-501 :k501smile: -kaitsuburi

Detailed? Piano? Budget? IMHO, you can't beat the AKG K-501 with those requirements. Give it an amp and it will really shine. -kaitsuburi PS. "Best" will have to go to electrostats ~~ stunningly detailed!

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Quote: Originally Posted by kunwar i am not making a judgement but I imagine you quite like classical music which is why the 501 seems to be in your setup Boy are you in for a surprise, things you never imagined will come out of the music. He-he. More than half of my music...

I find the T-3H to be very adequate in the bass area, giving enough umph to my K-501s. I briefly auditioned a Sugden Headmaster and I think the T-3H possesses a similar "authority" but adds a bit of mellowness that I found a bit lacking in the Headmaster. And there is the coolness factor of...

Quote: Originally Posted by ampgalore Any pics of the Talisman amp? The site just re-opened in July: Talisman Audio -kaitsuburi

Quote: Originally Posted by kunwar Having read opinions that the HR-2 and the Grace 901 are say a notch above the DAC1 in terms of presentation, I will say that the Talisman T-3H deserves to be put in the same league/ higher. I wholeheartedly second your opinion about the T-3H...