[babyoh]

Is there any difference in the sound between early and late production K1000s?

 

[Suntory_Times]

Wasn't there only 12,000 produced without any changes being made?

 

[babyoh]

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Originally Posted by Suntory_Times /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wasn't there only 12,000 produced without any changes being made?

Someone said there are differences between early and late production...

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/wha...-k1000-363045/

 

[Suntory_Times]

hhmmm, I didn't think there was. In any case I would say they are very minor, that is if there are any changes at all (otherwise there would be countless threads about it considering how popular these headphones are).

 

[El_Doug]

the only change I am aware of, is that the lower production numbers have a black walnut veneer box, while the later ones came with a cherry veneer box - both, however, were made of the same quality particle board

 

[Suntory_Times]

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Originally Posted by El_Doug /img/forum/go_quote.gif the only change I am aware of, is that the lower production numbers have a black walnut veneer box, while the later ones came with a cherry veneer box - both, however, were made of the same quality particle board

and as we all know the cherry veneer box allows for a brighter presentation of the music.

 

[TheMarchingMule]

The only thing I ever heard about this, I think, was the change of bass quantity...or was that another AKG model?

 

[krmathis]

There are said to be different bass performances among the different K1000's.
Where some are bass "heavy", while others are bass "light".

I have read a lot about it, and what's weird is that it don't seem to be a real pattern. Meaning that users have reported 'phone with close version numbers to be different, both in low and high version numbers. I have only heard one (my own) pair, so no idea if its "heavy" or "light".

 

[Suntory_Times]

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Originally Posted by TheMarchingMule /img/forum/go_quote.gif The only thing I ever heard about this, I think, was the change of bass quantity...or was that another AKG model?

hhmm, me thinks it was another model.

(cough, copugh, sextett, cough)

 

[tev]

I've also heard pairs from early and late serial numbers and the differences, if any were very very small. A couple of headfiers in the past have posted that early production K1000's tended to be a bit warmer and bassier, but again variations between similar numbers have also been reported. I personally think that age and extended break-in could account for part of what some people have heard.

 

[robm321]

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Originally Posted by tev /img/forum/go_quote.gif I personally think that age and extended break-in could account for part of what some people have heard.

I feel this way too.