Tull1996
New Head-Fier
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So, I'm in the market for a headphone amp, and mainly use Grado's (currently SR-80's).....but, I also have a pair of AKG K240DFs that I use for tracking in my little home studio. Never really used them for anything BUT that.
Just for craps and giggles while reading the forums on amps, I pulled them into my computer system (which is an x-fi onboard, out to a Parasound HCA-800II amplifier with headphone jack built in...the amp runs a pair of mordaunt short 902i speakers and usually the grado's).....I plugged the AKGs in and listened to a few songs (everything in wav format) and thought they were ok.....plugged the grado's back in, adjusted for volume matching and WOW....the AKGs suddenly sounded cloudy, veiled and disappointing.
Some stuff sounded ok...but certain things like snare hits sounded like they came from another room with the door closed.
Is this because they need more current? Is this a typical sound characteristic of AKG cans? (I have occasionally thought about the K701's, but would be highly disappointed if they sounded like these)
Are Senn's going to share this kind of "cloudiness" or the "open up the door!" kind of sound? Am I going to have to stick with Grado's forever? (not that I'm complaining!
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Just for craps and giggles while reading the forums on amps, I pulled them into my computer system (which is an x-fi onboard, out to a Parasound HCA-800II amplifier with headphone jack built in...the amp runs a pair of mordaunt short 902i speakers and usually the grado's).....I plugged the AKGs in and listened to a few songs (everything in wav format) and thought they were ok.....plugged the grado's back in, adjusted for volume matching and WOW....the AKGs suddenly sounded cloudy, veiled and disappointing.
Some stuff sounded ok...but certain things like snare hits sounded like they came from another room with the door closed.
Is this because they need more current? Is this a typical sound characteristic of AKG cans? (I have occasionally thought about the K701's, but would be highly disappointed if they sounded like these)
Are Senn's going to share this kind of "cloudiness" or the "open up the door!" kind of sound? Am I going to have to stick with Grado's forever? (not that I'm complaining!