Hey Head-fi'ers   So I've reached a point where I am pretty satisfied with my mid-fi setup (Audio GD NFB-5 & AKG701) so I won't be upgrading anytime soon. However I know I will be upgrading in the future and was wondering what you guys had to say about the setup.   What I have planned...

I started this journey with a m50 and an e7 but after getting a taste for the head-fi world, I purchased the AKG 701 and an e9 soon after. At this point the AKG's were fairly new and the treble was harsh. My friend happened to have a vintage kenwood 6004 which had a very warm sound signature so...

~400 dollars to spend   Current Headphones: m50 K701   To order hd 598   I've had my eyes on the 598 for a while for its mids (and looks) so I'm pretty sure I'm getting them (but suggestions for <200 cans with mids are welcome; im also curious about orthos).   I'm looking...

dell inspiron>fiio e7>vintage kenwood ka-6004>akg k701 /m-50s I also own an e9   Anyway short and simple, came across 300$ so I was looking for a new pair of cans. I find myself being drawn to the Sennheiser hd598's. Forward mids, impressive soundstage, minimal Sennheiser veil...  ...

I just got the k701's this monday and have burned them in for approximately 60 hours (using music/white/pink noise with periods of rest). I'm running these from my laptop->fiio e7-> vintage kenwood ka6004 (1970's i think)-> k701's. The first thing i notice is the harsh treble out of the box...

I just received the e7's (first amp with the ath m50's!) today and it worked great at first.   The first thing I noticed was that the bass booster distorted the bass, although I saw in another thread that it might be because of my sub-par laptop sound card. I'm going to try other sources...