I'm a binge listener; I can go months without firing up the system.  A disc on the JVC micro system or college radio on same.  A binge started a few weeks ago.  Some years back I decided that I should get a new player, since the Adcom GDA-600 was already old, and the Yamaha player even older. ...

If you haven't soldered in a while, or ever, go to Rat Shack and pick up a few terminal strips and some wire that's the same gauge (I don't recall off hand), and practice.  Heat the joint, then add the solder.  The joint should be shiny, not matte.  Matte (fuzzy) is cold, which is not good.  Cut...

Absolutely.  This is gawd awful.

Quote: Originally Posted by jasont I appreciate the tips! Thanks for taking the time. I do have a couple of questions/comments is you don't mind.... I'm glad you mentioned this. I would have been tempted to make the wiring look pretty and might have screwed up because I didn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by jasont I've never done anything like this before so hopefully I don't screw it up too badly . I built my first one (yes, more than one) a few years ago, and I hadn't built anything for a few decades. The instructions and diagrams are extensively...

Quote: Originally Posted by bhanja_trinanjan And oh boy! The K701 is heavenly with female vocals. I am listening, agape with admiration, as I write this. If you want to hear something uncanny, get the Fairfield Four, "Standing in the Safety Zone". Five gospel guys (yes, five) a...

I've had the K501 for some years, and was happy with them. Now that I have the K701 (a couple of hundred hours), I'd say it is better. The bottom end is much better, the treble is smoother. Soundstage isn't quite as cavernous. More money, though.

Quote: Originally Posted by SiriuslyCold MFSL... well it was going for US$300 at one point IIRC Damn. I nearly bought that years ago, but wasn't into them enough to bother. Did get the "Sound Check", though. That's worth having; has a 20 to 20 sine wave sweep that does break...

Now, this is a good question. These 5 are on the top of my stack. Not necessarily the best 5, but the closest to hand: Andrew Hill - Point of Departure Don Pullen - New Beginnings Joe Henderson - Inner Urge Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch Tony Williams - Lifetime

Quote: Originally Posted by kool bubba ice The 701 demand tubes.. I have to agree. Got them as "upgrade" to my K501, and used them with my HeadRoom Home and Mapletree HD++. The tubes are much better, and they do outdo the K501. What people say about soundstage seems true; tighter...

Quote: Originally Posted by warpdriver My own speaker system has been carefully tuned to be flat all the way down to 22Hz (using SMS-1 subwoofer equalization) running from a tight sounding sealed subwoofer, and if I pay $1800 CAD for a headphone, I expect that it do the same with some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beagle It is not a "fun" headphone. The music sure can be fun though. There is a distinction there. A refreshing expression of maturity.

Quote: Originally Posted by mrarroyo After washing the pads with liquid soap in lukewarm water, rinse them well and allow to air dry. Then place the entire unit in a plastic box with a box of baking soda, close the plastic box and allow to sit unmoved (to prevent the soda powder from...

Quote: Originally Posted by DeusEx graveyard bump?.. Didn't see any sense in starting a new thread with a new msg. (this one being an exception, of course.)

Heard part of a Beethoven cello sonata on local public radio, so off to Amazon to get the "best". They said Fournier/Kempff. I've no idea how good it is relative to any others, since I've not heard them before. What impresses me about the disc is that is the only one in memory of an...