I'm sure this type of thing has been asked a lot around here but with all of the different threads, it's hard to keep track.   I got a Schiit Valhalla amp for Christmas that I plan on using with Senn HD600s and AKG k501s. I want to use my computer, iPod and iPhone as a source (along with my...

So my ears have been letting me know that it's time to upgrade my listening setup. Currently that setup is: Macbook lossless files -> Marantz 2238B -> AKG K501. Sometimes I listen through my Dynaco A-25s, and sometimes I listen away from the receiver, in which case I plug the K501s directly into...

Does anyone know a pair of headphones that has little more bass than K501 but still retains its openness and midrange sound?

Which amp would power AKG K501 better? 

I love my AKG K501 but would love to have some closed headphones so my wife can watch TV while I listen to music in the same room without her hearing my music and me not nearing most of the TV.   So just wondering if the K550 would sound similar to the K501.

anyone know which headphone to pick for odac with o2 ?   whats the diff in K501 vs K401 vs Q701 in sound ?

I've been listening to jazz and other acoustic music through my AKG K501s for a few years now, and I love them. But as good as they are, I'm beginning to wonder how the next step would sound. I'll do my research on here of course, but before I fling myself into hours of sifting, patient and...

Recently found a pair of AKG K501s on eBay (the only one that's popped up this year it seems) and I really love them, esp for classical+jazz. I'm looking for good dedicated amp for them, and there doesn't seem to be too much discussion these days on these old 'phones. Any 501 enthusiasts out...

Hello!   I've been searching far and wide and asked stuff about headphones. Now I feel like this might be just me wanting to get new headphones, for the sake of new headphones. Really I just want sound that I like and can live with for a long while. I don't want to get something new that I...

The K501's are a headphone famous for it's complete reversal of the 'v'-shaped sound signature common on most modern headphones, where the midrange is sucked out and the bass and treble are elevated to give an 'exciting' sound. Instead, they featured a very prominent midrange and rolled off both...

Hey guys! This is my first post. I am 20, male, in college, and have never owned a nice pair of over ear headphones so I assume I'm in for quite a treat.   Stats: I listen to math rock, country, electronic dance music, classic rock, basically everything but rap. I don't like roaring bass...

I'm pretty new to the whole audio obsession but nonetheless I am very curious about all the stuff. I have seen some post about tube amps and their benefits over solid state but I am curious as to what headphones pair well with tube amps and why they don't drive all headphones like they should?

HI my last thread for this matter :P Gonna order the headphone with most vote tomorrow.   Iam using Odac+O2   listen mainly to Cpop, Jpop, Kpop, ballad, female voice music, acoustic   Have narrowed it down to:   akg Q701 akg K702 anni akg K401/K400 akg K501 sony Ma900...

If this thread already exists elsewhere, please point me in the proper direction (and I'll close this one). Otherwise, I thought it might be worthwhile to consolidate tube-rolling related discussion(s) on one, dedicated thread. : ) The 337 arrived for me just yesterday, having been shipped...

Disorganized thoughts only right now. My full-length three-way review is not going to happen for a while, as I have to burn in two of these 3 headphones. Since my full-lengther isn't going to be for a while I thought I would just throw this up with quick impressions. First, it should be...

THE BATTLE OF THE FLAGSHIPS My quest to find the greatest headphone ever made! by David Solomon     TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ABOUT THIS REVIEW ABOUT THIS REVIEWER BEING @ HEADPHONES.COM     THE GEAR SOURCE AMPS ODDS & ENDS   50+ HEADPHONES COMPARED TL;DR & CHARTS...

This is my review of Red Wine Audios Isabellina HPA LFP-V Edition. The approach is non-technical and very subjective/personal.   A couple of years ago, I was out to find a DAC, that could give me some of the same organic and natural sound, that I was offered by my vinyl setup. I always was...

Hello fellow head-fi-ers! I got lended a AKG K501 to solder a new plug on it,but i also noniced the right channel being a bou 5-7% softer than the left. Any possible causses/remedies for this? I am pretty shure i connected it right(Channels are right and earth is connected to earth.) Can...

Hello people I am about to buy open or semi open headphone for orchestra and opera music. Besides AKG K 240 studio and Audio-Technica ATH AD700 nothing is in my head... can you suggest if I have any more options?   Which one is more better semi open or open?   My price range is 100 $...

Hello,   I browsed trough some threads but the land of heapdhones is too vast for me to comprehend without making my own thread.   I have a 200-500 euro budget.   I listen to music from the renaissance to Bruckner's symphonies, everything classical.   Thanks in advance.

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...

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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.

Hello I have the Sennheiser 650/HA-2. But I want now a headphone who i can put directly on the Headphone Out in a Yamaha Reciver ( Cilent Cinema ) With the HD650 the sound is to dark and warm. Is it possible, that the HD595 could be better for looking Movies wiht a Headphone Prozessing...

First off, the most expensive pair of headphones I've ever had were $30 so I don't know much. I'm looking to get some nice head phones that have a very natural/clean sound because I'll be using them primarily for playing piano. I'll also be using them to listen to classical music. I also want...