Quote: Originally Posted by TSi 169 euro is still 200$+ USD My point was that the difference in price here in the Netherlands is not so small: 100 euro is about 160$. In dollars the K701 here is 425$. It may be that the K701 is much more expensive here than elsewhere. If the...

Quote: Originally Posted by TSi for the price it has against k701, it doesnt justify to get one... if only if its drops to 150$ish Depends on where you are. Here in Holland the cheapest price for the K601 is 169 EURO, the K701 starts at 269 EURO. In many stores the difference is...

Quote: Originally Posted by Steph86 which one of these are better? 1. Zhaolu 2.5c with upgraded headamp 2. Keces DA 131 3. Yulong DAH1 Simple question, difficult to answer. I don't know of any reviews of these three. Hence, you'll just have to go by what everyone says about...

Quote: Originally Posted by 2162 so what is everyone's final recommendation (k601 vs dt 880) is the build quality of the k601 any good? I don't know about the DT-880, but I did listen to a DT-860. The build quality of the DT-860 disappointed me. The K601 feels much better. I must...

Quote: Originally Posted by PITTM I am kind of wary of the keces as I have heard SOOO many bad things about chinese made gear and have tried to buy products that are really solidly built(like the woo). I haven't seen the woo, but do have the Keces. I can tell you the Keces is...

Quote: Originally Posted by JamesL Hmm.. I'm kind of disappointed to hear that tubes really aren't for the k601s. I think I'd love to lay back and just watch the tubes start doing its thing, rather than stare at a big chunk of metal. Its a placebo effect definitely.. but often times...

Quote: Originally Posted by glitch39 in reading posts, you do not want to go optical or coaxial if going through a PC, due to internal noise. Better to go USB, to isolate line noise and lower the noise floor. For me, that is the way I'm playing my music so I went that route instead...

I second the Keces DA-131. I haven't heard the DA-151. They are different designs. The DA-131 is designed to a higher spec, but the seller seems very enthusiastic about the DA-151's performance. This seems to be confirmed by many on this forum. I can only comment on the DA-131 and I am stunned...

Quote: Originally Posted by vvanrij Sounds good. A combination of a LD MK3 + DAC would be too expensive for me however. In the ZERO's review it sais it has a 'tubey' character, and it also allows all opamps to be replaced (plug and play style ) but the stock ones seem to be really good...

I bought a LDMKIII to go with my K601. I can't comment on solid-state, other than the headphone jack on my AV receiver. That's not a really fair comparison ;-) I must however say I like my LD very much. I still have the stock tubes in it. The sound can really change with other tubes. That's one...

Got it right. The difference is quite obvious too (using K601's and DA-131 dac). The cymbals sound louder and more 'airy' on the 320 sample, for instance. However I must say that I too, thought that the difference would be greater. Maybe this particular sound sample is not the best to test the...

Quote: Originally Posted by oldson Penchum thanks for the advice. after reading your reviews i am set on something from the LD family! i still have a shortlist of, mk3 , 4se and mk5. i will be using pc as source only initially. then later adding a dac (keces 131 or zero). my pc...

Quote: Originally Posted by oldson oicdn point taken! do you know where i can find an "in depth" review on the 131. either on here or elsewhere? cheers Oldson, I will post a review here at head-fi on the KECES DA-131 after 200 hours of use. Right now I'm at 40 hours of use...

I have just received my DA-131. I will write a review later, but first I'll let it burn in a bit. Right now the original OPA604's are still in there (and already I can hear details I haven't heard before). Soon I will change them for LME49710's. I'm curious how that changes the sound. I will...

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