I came back to look at some mid-range headphones after I fell into a little cash, and I thought I would try some K601's. From half a year ago, I remember these being sold for less than the K70X, and going for maybe $160 in the FS section.   I just checked amazon, and the cheapest one is...

I don't get it. I bought a AKG 601 a couple of months back. I just got my FiiO E7 and E9, but I don't hear a difference at all, it may be even worse sounding than plugging the headphones directly into my old M2Ne Motherboard. I even have more volume by doing so. Am I missing something?  

new to this site and i am looking for much needed help since i know nothing about what makes headphones good. i want headphones mainly for hip-hop/pop/R&B mostly songs they mainly play on the radio like nicki minaj, drake, chris brown, and etc.   My price range for headphones would be...

These are the phones I've been using for ever it seems and really like the sound quality and signature of these (neutral version). But they are quite big and are a bit too warm the wear for long in summer.   So, with that in mind what would be a decent headphone that would sound similar and...

Hi all. First of all, let me quickly introduce myself. Im a 26 yr old who has just been bitten by the audiophile bug a few days ago. I took study leave(im a doctor) and spent all that time researching the net for pre-amps, amps(tube vs solid state), DACs(and do i really need em?!?), sources etc...

which one is best for odac ? and which one is best for cpop, jpop, kpop, vocal, ballad ?

    A few years back, I recall hearing praise for a little DAC from Grant Fidelity called the TubeDAC-09. It was a compact unit with a good amount of inputs, offering both tube and solid state outputs. It reminded me of the Maverick Audio TubeMagic D1, also a popular unit in its price...

Does anyone know if the K601 shares drivers with the K501/500?  Just wondered due to the fact they are both 120 ohm and the 701 are lower.  Thought maybe the 601 uses the older driver and is a tweaked K501?  Not that this would be a bad thing of course.

Hey.   I'm going to buy new pair of phones and some dac/amp for those.   My friend recommended some Sennheiser cans and Matrix mini-i dac.   Personally I've been interested in AKG:s cans and maybe tube amp.   Budget is about $700.   Those brands are just recommendations for...

I have a pair of AKG K601's and I've read here that they are hard to drive. I have two restored vintage receivers (Marantz 2250B and Pioneer SX-850) and a modern NAD C 740 receiver. The headphones sound incredible on all three receivers, but I'm wondering if I'm missing something. Would it be...

I'm looking to purchase my first good headphones and would like to hear some recommendations. I'm currently using onboard audio (ALC1200), and don't have any kind of amp to go with. I'm willing to spend max. 300-500 euros total (headphones+amp?+?). The headphones should be open or semi-open...

I have a strict budget of 1000 dollars to buy the absolute, set for a log time combo of a amp/dac and a headphone. I listen to all genres but a little less of classical and more of alternative. The headphones could be open or closed(leaning towards open)

This is my first thread and I'm new here =D As shown above, I'm finding a new headphone (portable or full size) to replace my Shure SRH440... Reasons is that the SRH440's pad is not suitable in my country (too hot that makes me sweat after a few hours) and sometimes my ears will touch the...

Hey, I am a Student from Loughborough University studying Industrial Design looking to design a pair of headphones that will allow the user to listen privately, whilst being able to be transformed into an audio system when on the go. What do you guys think about this, any good? Any thoughts at...

Hello! I've been using a pair of Sony MDR-V600s for about 9 years now. I somehow managed to step on them in the middle of the night about 7 years ago and busted the plastic bits that hold one of the speakers to it. I figure it's finally time to replace them and get better sound at the same time...

Hi,i'm a satisfied owner of an hd 600.I really like the sound of these cans,they have a balanced,open,silky/smooth sound,with natural timbre and they are not fatiguing,i can listen to them for hours... I was searching for a pair of good closed cans to use with my portable cd player.I've tried...

I'm working on a project and need some suggestions for open and closed headphones in the $300-$500 range. Thanks!

I do not know what to look for, and from researching different types of headphones I can NOT figure out what type would best suit my favorite genre of music.   I am a computer programmer by day (and by night :'( ) and I listen to chillwave music, and sometimes classical.    I don't know...

Have you tried them? Where do they excel? How does it compare? Nice to see a new closed headphone on the table.

I just ordered a k601 headband replacement for my k702's and I just wanted to clarify where exactly I'm suppose to pop off the CE cap. I know your suppose to insert a screwdriver into the notch below the CE logo but I wasn't sure if your suppose to break through the plastic covering the notch...

I know; there are some already written pages about this, but here is how I´m doing it and my experiences:   First of all, I just bought a pair of used AKG K702 in mint condition. First of all, I took of the cushions and cleaned them in a ultrasound cleander with soap and detergent.  ...

Hello guys, recently i bought a studio amp for powering my speakers but incidentally this particular amp has an excellent headphone output as well. I cannot say whether it is using a separate headphone circuit or not but my guess is the amp is using the speaker circuit to power the headphones as...

I have a pair of M50's that I use with my udac2 and mostly everything sounds the way I like it. However I am just starting to get into some classical music (symphonies atm) and it's not sounding so perfect, everything sounds too 'close' to me if that makes sense, no depth. Even my Razer...

  Just a shout out if anyone else feels that AKG might cut the K601 in the near future from the product line.   This thought crossed my mind by chance after stumbling upon some online retailers that are now for no apparent reason 'no longer listing this item'.   It might make sense...

Hello,   this is my first post here, please be kind  I hope you will all be able to understand my English I've been reading this forum a lot the past few days, trying to figure out what headphones suit me best. The most obvious answer is, ofcourse, to go to a hi-fi shop and listen to the...