Quote:   yup. everybody was probably expecting a new akg top of the line to come out so people were selling off their old stock of k702s in anticipation. when the disappointing q701 was finally announced, the prices for the k702 immediately shot back up.

i use the sennheiser headphone stands that have the adjustable clamps. they are relatively cheap, compact, unobtrusive, and functional. i own three of them already, but plan on getting more as my collection grows.

thanks. i imagine that sound leakage would be significantly less with the pleather pads then. i should probably stick with those since i plan on using the hd25-1ii in libraries and don't wish to disturb others.

i tried searching, but couldn't find the answers.   1) people mention flipping the driver cups upside down to use dual entry cables in the y shape. how exactly do you do this? i imagine you would unscrew the two side screws on the right, unplug the cables and then pull the cups down and off...

     Quote: a toothpick might not be sturdy enough!

that optical-mini connector is beautiful! i might steal that design in the future!

Quote: i haven't listened to a lot of gear nor am i familiar with all the audiophile terms. however, the clarity and imaging on the hd600 is amazing through the toucan. i'm coming from the ibasso d2+ and it just seems like *everything* improved. i'm really loving this sound, so much so...

Quote: thanks. i've been considering getting a k702 to complement the hd600 and it sounds like the k702 would probably be driven just fine by a toucan.

Quote: maybe you seriously believe that last sentence!!  

Quote:   how was the bass on the k702 through the toucan single ended?

check out hiflight's in-depth comparison of the toucan versus the protector:   http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/501028/toucan-and-boomslang-ibasso-audio-balanced-review-thread/75#post_6856750

am i going insane, or does the pb1's battery recharge in just 2 hours? the ibasso manual says it should take 4 hours to charge. i've completely emptied and charged the battery a few times already and it's been 2 hours or so each time.

Quote: the higher end iems are not immune. the ie8 has been faked, for example. there's an entire thread on head-fi devoted to telling the differences between the fake versions. the bastards have made buying a used pair of ie8's difficult and risky.

  Quote: sorry, never heard of a fake hd595. i imagine it probably wouldn't be worth the trouble to fake. iems/earphones are just so much easier to bootleg.

Quote: the hd595 were my first pair of serious headphones too. i used the hd595 for a long time without an amp and was quite satisfied with the sound. i then bought an ibasso d2+ boa only to realize that the 50 ohm hd595 really doesn't change much after amping if the amp itself is fairly...

Quote: because akg numbered their new headphones 701 again.

half disappointed, half excited. i was hoping for a k801 with new drivers, but the new black q701 does look sexier than the previous models. still waiting on pricing though.

two. hd600 and hd595.   i plan on buying an akg k702 in the near future to complement the sennheiser sound.

has anyone tried the toucan with the akg k702? those are notoriously difficult to drive. i'm very curious as to how well the toucan does with the k702. i've heard that the k702's huge soundstage depends on adequate amping and would like to know in particular how the soundstage fares. thanks.

  Quote: i'm using the toucan with a pair of balanced hd600 cans. the toucan has more than enough juice for the hd600. the volume knob is only at 9 pm to 9:30 pm for a comfortable volume for me. i don't detect any distortion whatsoever. the details and imaging are the best that i've...

Quote: i've purchased a lot of good used cds from secondspin.com in the past. some of those used cds look pretty much new with no scratches. you should wait for secondspin to have a nice sale at say 25% to 30% off your entire order to really save.

an amp will do very little for the hd595, provided you're talking about the 50 ohm version. there's an older version of the hd595 with higher impedance.

0-1 weeks ago. i picked up a couple of front line assembly albums and the new iron maiden cd.   i purchase cds and then rip them at 320 cbr. i'm too old to still be pirating music.

thanks for sharing that article.   i realize there's a bootleg industry out there that uses the same factories to crank out their fakes, but i didn't know legitimate companies were just slapping their logos on these generic earbuds too!

does the battery drain less when using the toucan in singled ended mode versus balanced mode?   i wonder why ibasso lists the battery life as "more than 20 hours" rather than set a fixed figure like they do for all their other amps.