I should also mention that the Cary 805c gives you a choice of OHM settings.With 3 sets of speaker posts on the back of each monoblock. You can select 16,8 or 4 OHMs.THe AkG1000's sound best when hooked up to the 4 OHM speaker posts. The k1000 sounds much better on the 805's compared to...

Grado rs-1,just take your portable to a local dealer and demo them in the store. If you have a good dealer he should have other brands you can compare the Grado to.

they are the only headphones that get out of the way and let me hear my frontend.

# 10493...purchased from Meier audio about 5years ago.They were shipped from germany all the way to seattle washington.

besides amplification anyone who uses the k1000 should feed it with a quality frontend. Listening to the k1000's with my cary 306 sacd player is wonderful....listening to them with my analog frontend is even better. Thats the beauty of the k1000's.They are so transparent that you are...

CARY 805C MONO BLOCKS WITH WESTERN ELECTRIC 300B TUBES

Tubes and vinyl are the way to go. I listen to Cary 805c monoblocks (check AUDIOGON website for info or sterophile magazine archives) .Fed by a Rega p9 tt/benz-micro MC catridge/cary ph302 phono amp (tube). Headphones are AKG1000.The Carys have 25watts set tube power per channel.

I'm using the Cary 805c (western electric 300b) monoblocks.They have plenty of power at 50 watts per channel .The feedback output can also be adjusted very easily,which allows me to dial in the right amount for the AKG1000.I have it set at 16 ohms for AKG 1000. The amps have also been...

1) Akg1000....the clearest view of your source.If, you don't like the sound the problem is with your source.These are the most transparent transducers I've ever heard. 2)Grado rs-1....I love the "you are in the middle of the stage" presentation 3) Jecklins.....great presentation of the...

AKG 1000'S fed by Cary 805cmonoblocks and a vinyl frontend...unbeatable. I also love my grado rs-1 and ety 6i for portable/computer listening.But the AKG 1000's are like having the humble telescope scoping out the frontend.Anyone with a quality frontend needs to hear the AKG 1000'S. Before...

Analog-Rega P9 turntable/benz-micro cartridge/cary ph302 phono amp Digital-theta gen 3 dac/Oppo universal player transport Amplifier-Cary 805c(western electric 300b) monoblocks Preamp-EVS passive attenuators speakers-soliloquy sm2A3 AND AKG 1000 earspeakers Balance is the key...

AKG 1000 with Cary 805c monblocks. Frontend rega p9 TT with benz-micro cartridge and cary ph302 phono amp.No preamp...volume controlled via EVS passive attenuators. Grado rs-1 for portable playback.I haven't heard the gs 1000... etymotics 6i for listening while traveling.