[amartignano]

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Originally Posted by amartignano Any news about the sound of the "little" K601?

I see now, from Meier:

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The K601 strongly resembles the K701 but has a slightly harder hitting treble. It's a very comfortable headphone. These headphones are very inefficient and for sure need an amplifier to deliver adequate sound levels.

Andrea

 

[Voodoochile]

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Originally Posted by amartignano Also the bass of the K501 is somehow slightly lacking impact, but, still, they have a lovely bass, for sure when properly amped (I've tried the K501 with amps not totally sinergic for them, and they sounded good). If the K701 has a similar behaviour to the K501, but with more "rounded" and full bass (more of the K501, and slightly less than others), it can be a wonderful sounding headphones.

Exactly. Just because I think the K501 is a bit lacking in the low end hardly makes it unworthy. It's a beautiful sounding headphone. I used them with several amps, and listened to them for several weeks. It was tough to part with them. If these 701s can fill out the low end a bit better without loosing control of everything else, I'll be ecstatic.

As for amplification, I have plenty of balls and beef on tap.

 

[Dhw]

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Originally Posted by Voodoochile I have plenty of balls and beef on tap.

I would hate to drink at your bar

Edit: for content's sake - can't wait to hear the K601...hopefully someone does a review of how they pair with an M3...

 

[HiWire]

So... does anybody have impressions of a burned-in pair of these babies? Medium-rare is ok too.

 

[gordolindsay]

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Originally Posted by HiWire So... does anybody have impressions of a burned-in pair of these babies? Medium-rare is ok too.

yes...

 

[jamesp]

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Originally Posted by gordolindsay yes...

Well!!!!

..Spit it out already...we are waiting

 

[gordolindsay]

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Originally Posted by jamesp Well!!!! ..Spit it out already...we are waiting

OK,

http://www4.head-fi.org/forums/showt...15#post1728715

 

[Andrea]

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Originally Posted by Yikes Given an amp with big balls I feel that the 501’s have excellent bass. What they don’t have is HD-650 bass, ie. Bloated and Slow.

You'll never be giving up your crusade, won't you?

I don't think these terms apply to the real thing

 

[sxr71]

Has anyone listened to the k601 with 60ohm added impedance and compared it to the k701?

I think you guys know what I'm getting at and maybe they won't sound similar, but what if they do?

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by Yikes Given an amp with big balls I feel that the 501’s have excellent bass. What they don’t have is HD-650 bass, ie. Bloated and Slow.

Except that there's nothing bloated or slow in 650s bass.

 

[fewtch]

IMO compared to the K501, it's fair to call many headphone's bass bloated and/or slow. Only in comparison to the K501 though, not to real life. K501 has bass like a pair of monitor speakers with small woofers, and frankly I find the DT880 more accurate in the bass region and thus better for classical music. I like K501 better for new age, folk/world music and jazz, also any recording that may have more-than-desirable bass.

IMHO they are not neutral/accurate in the bass region, they are rolled off in low bass (in a good way, that is very coherent with the rest of the presentation). Never thought I would like a bass-shy headphone, but I do like the K501. One of these days though, I'll pick up a PPA amp with bass boost and probably enjoy them even more.

 

[cheechoz]

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Originally Posted by Patu Except that there's nothing bloated or slow in 650s bass.

I agree, there is no way that the HD650 bass is bloated, and slow. It's just pure quality!!

 

[Patu]

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Originally Posted by cheechoz I agree, there is no way that the HD650 bass is bloated, and slow. It's just pure quality!!

Do I notice some sarcasm in this comment?

My comment is true. Everyone should hear 650s paired up with RP5.1.

 

[amartignano]

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Originally Posted by Patu Except that there's nothing bloated or slow in 650s bass.

Agree, the HD650s bass (and mid-bass) is surely present, but not bloated or slow, at least not with any "decent" amplification.

 

[Andrea]

That is true even independently of amplification, I say. My 650's don't seem to know what the heck "slow and bloated" is about...

Seriously, I can't see how such a lifelike texturing a bass drum has with the 650 could involve "slow and bloated". The 595's bass can seem tighter/drier/quicker -- yet bass lines have slightly less definition to them, so.