ah, too bad I'm busy on that day, and I just noticed this thread :P looking forward to photos and impressions

So easy, I immediately knew B was the 128kbps after 3 seconds The vocals sounded very off compared to the 320kbps, it's not as sharp and you can hear some slight 'distortions' when he reaches the high pitches. And as other people, said, there's less 'air' and soundstage in B

Headphone fan in Sydney here!

I've been using my DV 366i with the K701 for a few months and haven't had any problems, if that reassures you

I just got mine yesterday, I'll write one up when I get the time

Hey everyone I should be able to come, but I'll have to see how my schedule and exam dates stacks up first. Great to see we have quite a variety of gear this time round as well My gear: K701, AT-HA20, Darkvoice 336i, Ipod Nano 2GB

Me too, except I find that the K701 does everything much better than the AD900 - I found the AD900's a bit harsh in the treble. The K701s with the right amplification blows the AD900 away in terms of detail, instrument separation, impact and timbre

Quote: Originally Posted by coemaudio A customer pointed me to this thread We'd love to attend and bring along some gear. That sounds great! Great to have more audio companies join us...I think the next meet is turning out to be a bit bigger already! I think the best times...

Yeah I got my DarkVoice 336i a week ago

Quote: Originally Posted by carloskleiber i forgot to mention my musical taste is strictly classical...so obviously grados wont do...and senns will cost me thousands of dollars later on...otherwise they sound muddy... i share the 701s with my friend. so i'm looking for a getaway from...

Well you really should be connecting it to a DAC or through RCA, but for those like me who hasn't got one (and soon will be :P), we plug it in the speaker out. Volume should be 100% because otherwise you will be amping a lower volume signal from the soundcard, which will then increase distortion...

Quote: Originally Posted by donutboy So I'm playing music with 24-bit crystalization, EQ, EAX and CMSS (I dont quite like the SVM cause it really lowers the range and intensity level of all the different sounds from my music), but with a lower volume. Got Bass and Treble at 50% and...

Quote: Originally Posted by kondor-11 So are the MS-1s good for classical, or more geared towards rock and such? As I mentioned before, MS-1s aren't that good for classical. There is very little soundstage and instruments don't sound right on it. I never use classical for the...

MS-1s are great for rock and alot of the other genres you listed. However, expect them to be horrible at classical and opera

Let me tell you, once you use higher quality headphones, you'll realise how pathetic surround sound is for precision and accuracy For your connectivity...you really should plug your A900s into the headphone jack of the hi-fi (if it has one). I don't know what your Hi-fi is so can't comment...