So I have bought my AKG K500 a few years back (2nd hand for I think about 30 euro's) and I absolutely love it.  I don't know if they are considered "good" around here but I just love it. I don't know much about hi-fi and how to "describe" how something sounds (that's where I'm here for to...

Hi! What do you think is the best portable amp+DAC usb for a laptop? Currently I have the Fiio E 10 and I´d like to improve it. My headphones are AKG K500 (soon AKG 702)

Has anyone used any of this cans for competitive gaming? For positional audio in fps. I would also like to know experiences with other closed-back headphones that have performed well in such aspect.

Introductions first, I'm a newly head-fi enthousiast I guess, I've been using an ATH-AD700 for around 3 years and was very, very satisfied. I first used them for gaming exclusively, where they really shined with excellent left-right seperation and majestic soundstage. So recently I've bought me...

Hey folks! This is nuts. I just reacquired the Grado 225. For the 4th time!! Out of the 9 Grados I've owned. Why? I have no idea. Every time I think I'm out, Grado just sucks me right back. Lmao I know repurchasing a headphone one might of regretted selling makes some sort of sense. What I...

Well I'm thinking of selling my K500's, but I have the feeling if I do i know I will regret the decision. I'm looking for something warmer as none of my headphones are warm. I never really seem much love for the 500's only the 501's. I would also like to ask does anyone have a response graph for...

Ok, so I'm not much of an audiophile, actually I only discovered this site last friday, and it was only a week ago that I found out how nice my Sennheiser HD465 headphones sound amplified by my receiver. I had no idea that music could sound so beautiful. I did own a Sennheiser HD590, which I...

I just spent a good 3 hours with my AKG K-401's powered by the ASL MG Head-OTL. Bottom line....I liked them better than the 701's.   Normally I use the 401's with my portable rig. I don't know why it took me so long to A/B against the 701's in the main system. I guess I just assumed they...

Hi, I have decided that I may move on to my second pair of open headphones after my happiness with my Senn 595s. I was truly looking for a headphone that could reproduce piano and other acoustic instruments very faithfully along with having an ideal soundstage for classical music. I stumbled...

Well I thought I would contribute instead of lurking and adding an opinion to some threads for one thousand posts. So this thread is about Amp's and the synergy they have with certain headphones. Just the few amp's I have herd I will list and I would appreciate it if people could contribute...

Which headphone is best for studio mixing? These are the TYPE of famous recording/mixing studios I'm talking about: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ording_studios I ran out of space and left off many headphones such as the Sennheiser HD280 PRO. Feel free to vote for any other...

Well I got them I didn't expect bass but I also didn't expect.....none, at all I'm using a dark amp for them, I have had them for a while and read that the k601-701 pads can increase the bass any truth behind this? Currently I have put a piece of fabric on the back of the pad and it has bumped...

I bought used, old vintage AKG K500 headphones and I am wondering which replacement pads I would be better to use? I can order K501 K601 K701 (others also) but original K500 pads are no longer available anywhere (googled :D)   Do you have any experience or idea which would be better? how much...

Hello, I'm new to the forum and high end headphones in general. I want headphones that have decent sound quality and look good. I know this will sound noobish but looks is big. I tend to like bass. I listen to many different genres of music and watch a lot of movies and videos. I would like to...

Hi,   I'm looking for a serious upgrade from my Sennheiser HD-25 but am totally lost in all the options.   The set that I'm using is:   Sansa Fuze V2 (RockBox FW w/ lineout patch) player Line out cable upgraded with Nichicon Bi-polar caps Ibasso D-Zero amplifier Sennheiser...

wondering whats the diff in the k500 vs k501 and k400 vs k401 ?   and what to pick if i wanna buy one of those ?