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I don't have a Little Dot but with my Bravo v2 w/ a 12au7 tube, the Q701s sound great. I don't see why it wouldn't be wonderful. You could tailor the sound with tube choice.

As I was getting back into phones and shopping for some new headphones, I spent quite a bit of time exploring various threads herein. In the past I was an avid headphone enthusiast but had drifted back to my first love, a regular 2 channel analog stereo. My Audio Note E SPx speakers in a...

Thanks for the tip on the Lime Green Q701s. I've been wanting to try these and was waiting for a good deal. The price for these was insanely good. Thanks for the head's up.

I recently purchased a used Ack! Dac 1.2e and am using an Onix xcd-88 cd player as a transport. I'm not going to attempt a full review yet as I've only listened for a few hours. WOW!!!! (in a quiet unassuming sort of way) is my initial reaction. The unit is very detailed. There is an absence of...

I can't say much about the high priced electrostatics as I have not heard them. However, of the commonly available Sennheiser (600, 650), Grado (SR 225, 325, RS-2's), and AKG's, I'm very fond of my K501s, especially with a tube amp. I really think they got the midrange right. When you've the...

I find it hard to adjust to the sonic signature of multiple headphones. It takes me several days to really adjust and that really cuts down on my inclination to switch headphones for various types of music. This is sort of weird for me as I have 6 guitars and have no difficulty adjusting to the...

My AKG 501's are the most comfortable headphones I've ever worn. I can wear them for hours without discomfort. Of course, I guess you need to use your own experience to evaluate your comfort level.

At the risk of reviving and inflaming the ongoing debate over the proper balance of bass in musical reproduction and the adequacy of the bass in the AKG K501 versus the over-emphasis of bass in headphones, such as, the Sennheiser HD 650.......... I find the bass of the AKG K501 just fine in my...

Count me in!!! I LOVE my K501's with my Woo Audio 3. I really think that the strengths of the AKG K501'a and a good tube amp are really complementary and the resultant synergism is quite wonderfully musical and satisfying in an audiophile kind of way also. Musical Ecstacy Loves Company!!!!!!!!!!!

I liked my sr 125's more than my sr 225's. I've never heard the sr 325's so I can't comment on them directly. I've discovered two truths about headphones from the situation with my Grado sr 125's and 225's. One is that sometimes less expensive headphones do sound better. And, the other one is...

I bought an Onix xcd-88 and I'm very pleased with it, especailly after the installation of the 627 op amps. It's pretty amazing the very high level of red book cd player that one can buy now for so little money!

I had 225's for awhile and sold them. I had 125's with TTVJ flat pads at the same time and kept them. I think that says something about my preferences. I didn't think the 225's offered me much more than the 125's. I have since replace d the 225's with AKG K501's, which at the same price, blow...

I've got K501's and I'm very happy with them overall, especially after they were fully broken in. And yes, I think the bass did improve significanly over the break in period. I listen to jazz, classical, and a wide range of other music. I find the bass with my Woo Audio 3 and Onix xcd-88...

I recently purchased an Onix xcd-88 cd player. As many know, this is essentially the same cd player as the Music Hall cd-25 at a bargin price of $299. At the price, it's a great bargin and a very respectable cd player. I recently upgraded the op amps to 627's and the player really has improved...

I was a vinylphile for years. I still love the qualities of great vinyl played on a fine system. But, with headphones, I can't take the surface noise, even on new, high quality records. It's a major chore to clean a record, etc and put it on. I can't just throw it on and listen. SACD, a very...

I'm relatively new to this forum and headphones, in general. In following the fora and the For Sale ads, I've come to a few conclusions: 1.Hearing and taste in audio equipment is highly individual. One person's audio nirvana may not be another's cup of tea, to mix a metaphor or two. 2...

Hi all: I just goy my Onix XCD-88 cd player today. I've been playing some cds through it, just to start to break it in. I've listened casually off and on for a few hours and it already sounds very nice. I'll probably listen on and off for the next week before I sit down and really listen to...

Thanks for all your responses. BBB

I'll just say at the outset that the speaker based and headphone based music listening experience are different. They are complementary, each with its own particular set of strengths and weaknesses. Having said that, my own set of experiences suggest to me that putting together a really...

I'm sorry, I just thought that as great as these AKG 501's are, maybe G-d created them when He was fresh ( Day 1) or when He was well rested (Day 7) or maybe He was just tinkering in His workshop one day or night and came up with these. Who knows? What I do know was that I was completely...

Wow!!!!!!!!!! I'm in the process of breaking in my new, well almost new, AKG 501's. I really can't believe they sound so heavenly with classical music. Jazz and rock, good but not great . Vocals and classical music...I'm addicted. My Grado SR-225's are fine by me for rock and jazz, but give me...

Thanks for the input. It is much appreciated. Bill

This may be a little off the topic of my original post but does anyone have any experience comparing one of the cheaper SACD/CD players when playing cds, such as the Philips DVD 963SA, to the Onix XCD-88 or Music Hall 25 playing cds?

Thanks Earl. The more I read on Head-Fi, the more I learn, and the more I learn that here, there is no such thing as leaving well enough alone.