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K701 Replacement Pads
Live in Canada and these pads are hard to track down with having huge wait time attached to it. Planning on getting them for my K501 which this combination has been discussed with great results. Anyone know where to get them, even from the US is ok as long as I can get them. I tried giving the...- Whitewind
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Official AKG K501 Version Count
There are so far 3 versions of the K501 which have been presented on Head-Fi. The following versions are what I think is the order they came out as (oldest to most recent). Also these photos are not mine and do not remember who’s post I took these off of, but if these pictures are yours please...- Whitewind
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- akg-k501 headphones over-ear
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Dreaded Headband Hair
lol I'm so frustrated when i gel my hair and i don't want to mess it up, but i also want to listen to my music. Any suggestions? be creative, im a DIYer so something like a ksc75 in a crappy behind the neck headphone would be nice thanks- Whitewind
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Covering up an open headphone
What happens? I try it with my grado by using my hands, but that gives misleading results as it pushes them close to my ears making them sound different. So what really happens? Does it sound alot different?- Whitewind
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Need help w/ new dynalo amp
I have recently purchased a populated Dynalo Rev C board from Kin0kin, but there seems to be a short between "+" and "Ground". I have already removed all caps with relation to the positive rail and ground, but still have a short. I have taken some pictures of my current board in hopes that...- Whitewind
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Anyone listen to their HD580s (600,650) with grills off?
When I listen to my 580s with grills off, there is definitely less bass bloat and mids are clearer. I was wondering if anyone else does this? I'm not really worried about dust since I haven't seen any accumulation as of yet.- Whitewind
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Plugs in Canada
Does anyone know where i can get some high quality plugs in canada? by high quality i mean ones that don't break in 5 secs, like a no name one which is the only option i have....*sigh*- Whitewind
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Proof of the 2 versions of K501
http://www.akg.com/akg_structuretree...odeid,148.html enjoy!- Whitewind
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K501 vs HD580 vs old DT880 price/performance
just wondering which one has the best ratio when used with a millet hybrid or gilmore. I'm kind of stuck between the three- Whitewind
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Noob question about capacitors (graphs)
I found this link http://66.249.93.104/translate_c?lan...istortion/cap/ but I'm not sure what the graphs or the numbers mean. Based on this data, what defines a good cap in various applications. Thanks for your help- Whitewind
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AV710 with Metalized polycarbonate output caps
I was wondering if there is any long term problems with putting metalized polycarb. caps on the output of the AV710? I have already listened to them and they sound amazing. Everything is clear, crisp and forward, with a lot of detail pumping out. The only problem is the bass seems smudged and...- Whitewind
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ksc75 in sr60 = sr75?
So i had an extra headband from a broken sr60, so i thought hmmmm since i needed a good full size headphone and i have the 75s might as well, so here it is, tell me what u think happy listening- Whitewind
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Alternative CCS for millett Hybrid
I am currently ordering parts for my Millett Hybrid and was wondering if there is a possible alternative to the 1N5291, because I don't want to order from Mouser. I am thinking of building a ccs based on Sijosae's design which would be compatible with the Millett Hybrid. If this is possible...- Whitewind
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ERO MKC1862 0.47uF 100v
I am currently building a Millett Hybrid and was wondering if "ERO MKC1862 0.47uF 100v" metal film capacitors are recommended for bypassing applications? I managed to find a cheap source of them. Would either ERO MKC or MKT metal film caps be better than WIMA MKP caps? Thanks- Whitewind
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Philips or Koss??
I have a modded koss ksc75 which is at the same quality of my sr-60s (ill post a tut soon). anyways i wanna get the HP910 or anything the like (wanna settle with a full size can) so i thought that would be a good choice (since im a cheap ass :P hehe). however, there have been mixed reviews with...- Whitewind
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EX70 vs KSC75
just wondering which one is better/the differences between them. For people that don't know what the ex70s are, they are basically an older version than ex71s. Thanks- Whitewind
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$150 Millett Hybrid vs. $150 Pimeta vs. $150 Dynalo
I am pretty new to Head-fi and I have just recently purchased a pair of HD580s recabled with starquad. Right now I am trying to prepare for my first amp build but im having a hard time deciding which amp to build based on my $150 budget. I would like to build one best matched to my HD580s...- Whitewind
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Closed headphones = bad for you?
I heard this somewhere that closed headphones if you listen to them too long it is bad for you. Is this true?- Whitewind
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Noob Question - Line out and headphone jack
Hi! Sorry for the noob question but can anyone tell me what the difference is? Also, why don't people like amping through the headphone jack? Thanks- Whitewind
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